Comcast has officially completed its separation from the new Versant Media, ending Comcast’s ownership of a wealth of news and cable networks. After being confirmed by the board late last year, Comcast said this morning that Versant had become a separate public company effective 11.59 p.m. ET (8.59 p.m. PT) on January 2. Comcast shareholders … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world President Donald Trump likes the idea of “very large” US oil companies going into Venezuela, investing billions of dollars and getting the oil flowing again. The companies themselves have reason to be less … Read more
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has stated that the blockchain network must decide between chasing speculative trends or fulfilling its original promise as a neutral “world computer.” In two separate detailed posts on the social media platform X, Buterin reflected on 2025 as a year of significant technical progress. However, he cautioned against the network’s growing … Read more
NBC Every day, TVLine’s What to Watch column spotlights new and returning English-language shows (and select movies) premiering or airing fresh episodes across broadcast, cable and streaming — organized below by release time and alphabetically within each slot. On TV this Monday: “The Wall” begins Season 6, … Read more
Japan appears to be moving to bring cryptocurrencies deeper into its traditional market rulebook, signaling that regulators want digital assets handled through established exchanges and securities-style oversight rather than a parallel system. The direction was underscored on Monday by Finance Minister and Financial Services Minister Satsuki Katayama, who publicly backed traditional securities exchanges and market … Read more
Lidar-maker Luminar says its founder and former CEO Austin Russell has been evading requests for information — including a subpoena — that the company needs in order to decide whether it should take legal action against him. The company, which entered the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process in late December, said in an emergency filing over … Read more
A significant portion of the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is about TVs, and this year, LG is showing off its manufacturing chops with a new Wallpaper OLED TV that is just 9mm thick. The South Korean company first launched the Wallpaper line in 2017, and is now bringing it back with this model, dubbed … Read more
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world “The Monroe Doctrine is a big deal, but we’ve superseded it by a lot, by a real lot. They now call it the ‘Donroe Doctrine.” So said Donald Trump, a few hours after … Read more
The opening lines of Svetlana Satchkova’s debut English-language novel, The Undead, see the protagonist, Maya—an unassuming woman in her 30s, making her directorial debut with a horror movie—eating a delicious fig. “[It] felt like pure happiness, making her forget, at least for the time being, that life was full of disappointments and nasty tricks,” Satchkova … Read more
Additionally, Rocket Lab continued its ascendance as a spacecraft company. It played a key role in supporting Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander at the beginning of this year, and in November, its two ESCAPADE vehicles were safely switched on after launch, beginning their journey to Mars. As it has grown, Rocket Lab’s ability to execute has … Read more