The bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and its extensive library of hit TV shows and films like “Harry Potter,” “Game of Thrones” and the DC Comics titles, is dragging on. The studio on Wednesday said its board had unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance’s revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a “leveraged buyout” that … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Warner Bros Discovery has rejected Paramount’s $108bn hostile bid as “inadequate” despite a personal pledge from Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison to backstop financing for the takeover. In a letter to shareholders released on Wednesday, … Read more
Stranger Things has finally come to an end and left us with some big complicated feels about how it all went down. Both of us (Jennifer and Beth) are bona fide fans who have seen prior seasons multiple times, and we had remarkably similar reactions to the fifth season, especially the series finale. So we … Read more
To us, skin scents are the perfume equivalent of ‘no makeup’ makeup or a slick of blush-colored lip gloss. Rather than a larger-than-life flower bomb of heady gardenia in your typical women’s perfume, they can only be smelt by the wearer and someone who is so close, their eyelashes skim your neck when you embrace. … Read more
Digital asset company CoinFlip has launched a new workplace benefit that allows employees to invest in cryptocurrencies directly through payroll deductions, offering a payroll-based investing mechanism to digital asset investing as interest in portfolio diversification continues to grow. The program enables employees to automatically purchase cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and … Read more
But CES always manages to sneak in a few surprises, whether with what has been announced, what hasn’t made an appearance, and trends that no one saw coming. We’ve rounded up the biggest CES 2026 curveballs so far. Motorola has really gotten into a groove with its clamshell-style flip phones over the past few years. … Read more
Apple TV There are a lot of reasons why “Ted Lasso” became an overnight sensation on Apple TV when the first season premiered back in the summer of 2020. First and foremost, the world was in the fiercest throes of a devastating global pandemic, and a feel-good, … Read more
Just when we think we’re over our ‘90s and early-’00s nostalgia, Hailey Bieber and Victoria’s Secret bring us an image that’s the perfect nod to the the brand’s Gisele Bündchen days. Best of all, it’s a picture that hasn’t been recreated a thousand times and a thousand ways. It’s almost…fresh? To kick off their Valentine’s … Read more
After debuting 21 new Matter-compatible smart home devices last November, Ikea is expanding Matter support to some of its existing home furnishings starting with two upgraded lamps at CES 2026. The Varmblixt donut lamp is getting a small redesign to complement its new color-changing smart home capabilities, while the new Varmblixt pendant lamp will let … Read more
Caroline Crenshaw has left the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), leaving the agency solely comprising Republicans. As a result, nothing stands in the way of pro-crypto rulemaking. Republicans in Washington have generally been friendlier toward the crypto industry than their Democratic counterparts. The SEC made a 180-degree turn last year, after President Donald Trump … Read more