Sammy Azdoufal claims he wasn’t trying to hack every robot vacuum in the world. He just wanted to remote control his brand-new DJI Romo vacuum with a PS5 gamepad, he tells The Verge, because it sounded fun. But when his homegrown remote control app started talking to DJI’s servers, it wasn’t just one vacuum cleaner … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. This week’s £9.9bn takeover of Schroders, the UK’s largest independent asset manager, is a seminal event for the City of London. Once again, a British financial services company is being swallowed up by a foreign … Read more
SAG-AFTRA has concluded its first week of contract talks with the major Hollywood studios, but both parties are keeping quiet about their progress at the bargaining table. Deadline understands that the actors union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers finished up Friday’s session by early afternoon. They’ll return to the table next … 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 Sports wagers on Kalshi, the prediction market start-up whose popularity has surged since the 2024 US presidential election, are now delivering estimated annualised revenues of about $1.3bn. That sum is close to a … Read more
Stephen Amell (Arrow, Heels) is the first star to be cast in Matt Nix’s Baywatch reboot for Fox. He will play the series regular role of Hobie Buchannon, a character from the original series. The wild child Hobie Buchannon is now a Baywatch Captain, following in the footsteps of his legendary father, Mitch (played in the … Read more
A reversal in memecoins could come sooner than traders expect, even amid choppy conditions across the broader crypto market, if history is any indication, according to crypto sentiment platform Santiment. “There is a growing narrative of “nostalgia” regarding memecoins, with many traders treating the sector as if it is permanently dead,” Santiment said in a … Read more
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer will warn Europe must move away from over-dependence on the US for its security and accept greater “burden sharing” as he signalled the western alliance must be “remade”. The UK prime minister … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Inspired by the DIY success of Markiplier’s Iron Lung, Dylan Clark’s Portrait of God sale to Monkeypaw, and Curry Barker’s Obsession, YouTube horror filmmakers Cameron Gallagher and Jeremiah Lewis are moving into production next week on It Visits Me, a psychological horror based on their viral short of the same name that is approaching … Read more
Nothing, the hardware company backed by Tiger Global, is opening its first retail store in India, its biggest market. The store is located in Bengaluru, where a large chunk of Nothing’s userbase in India is concentrated, the company said. The new, two-storied location will show off Nothing’s products and other projects. Customers will also be … Read more
James Van Der Beek was one of the stars of Fox’s cancer special The Real Full Monty. The network is now set to repeat the two-hour special following Van Der Beek’s death earlier this week from colorectal cancer. The Real Full Monty will air on Wednesday, February 18 at 8pm, replacing a repeat of The … Read more