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Meta will soon give Instagram and Facebook users in the European Union the option to limit personalised ads, in an effort to comply with the bloc's tech rules. The European Commission announced that the new advertising options will be rolled out in January 2026, and that this is "the first time that such a choice [âŠ]
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Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflixâs $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giantâs studios and streaming service âinferior.â The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflixâs, would also include the linear networks owned by WBD. Paramount says its deal offers a âsuperior alternative to the Netflix transaction,â citing [âŠ] Read more âș
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Paramount's Larry and David Ellison are making a hostile bid for Warner Bros. Three of their partners are Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Abu Dhabi. Read more âș
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As if the Analogue 3D wasn't nostalgic enough, the 4K N64 emulator will soon be available in a handful of transparent "Funtastic" limited editions going on sale on December 10th at 8AM Pacific/11AM Eastern. The vibrant transparent models will be available "in highly limited quantities," and they'll cost more than the standard model at $299. [âŠ] Read more âș
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A Slovenian security researcher has published an analysis of Sipeedâs NanoKVM that raises far-reaching concerns about the âŹ30-âŹ60 remote management device. Read more âș
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Katsuhiro Harada, has announced his departure from Bandai Namco having worked on the Tekken series for 30 years. Read more Read more âș
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As Warren Buffett approaches retirement, Berkshire Hathaway announced a slew of new roles for some of its most important executives. Read more âș
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The "AI and crypto frenzy" is threatening American lives, the organizations say. Read more âș
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Paramount just launched at $30 offer for all of WBD, after Netflix won the bidding war. Read more âș
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Elon Musk spent the weekend bashing the EU after regulators fined X over its "deceptive" blue checkmarks. Read more âș
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Apple today shared a new "Outrun" Apple Pay ad on its YouTube channel, highlighting the usefulness of the payments service when a physical payment method is unavailable. In the spot, a woman fleeing from an attacking monster pulls into a gas station, then realizes she doesn't have her wallet to pay for gas. She's able to make her purchase with her iPhone instead. "Count on âApple Payâ," reads the video's... Read more âș
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By recruiting travel experts to train external clientsâ generative AI models, Uber signals it wants to become a behind-the-scenes infrastructure player for trip planning. But are travel planners and agents going along for the ride? Read more âș
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The Boys' fifth and final season is headed to Amazon Prime Video on April 8th, 2026. In addition to a release date, Prime Video revealed the trailer for season five during CCXP in Brazil, offering a look at the reunion between Supernatural co-stars Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles, as reported earlier by Variety. The Boys [âŠ] Read more âș
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Appleâs 2025 App Store Awards showcase rising trends in AI, accessibility, immersive video, and high-end gaming, giving users a curated list of apps worth downloading this year. Read more âș
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Same brains as Galaxy XR, but lightweight: Here's your first real look at Google's latest Android XR eyewear. Read more âș
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For years, I've lived in Canada's Victoria, British Columbia, where Hallmark Christmas movies are filmed. It's a great place to visit all year. Read more âș
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Hollywood studio Paramount isn't going to let Netflix's Warner Bros. acquisition go ahead without a bidding war. The historic filmmaking company announced an offer of its own for Warner Bros. today, which is even bigger than Netflix's "inferior" proposal. Read more Read more âș
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Facebook agrees changes to âpay or consentâ model after talks with European Commission Read more âș
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The Verge
Micron is retiring the Crucial brand, marking the end of its line of budget-friendly solid-state drives (SSDs) and RAM kits, as reported earlier by VideoCardz. In an announcement on Wednesday, Micron says winding down its consumer-focused business will âimprove supply and support for our larger, strategic customers in faster-growing segmentsâ â a.k.a. AI companies. The [âŠ] Read more âș
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Netflix is poised to purchase Warner Bros.â studio and streaming business after being selected as the winner of the bidding war for the media giant. The two companies will now move forward into exclusive deal talks, TheWrap reports, likely including a $5 billion break-up fee in case regulators block the buyout. Netflix reportedly offered $30 [âŠ] Read more âș
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Marques Brownleeâs Panels wallpaper app is shutting down on December 31st, barely a year after its controversial launch. âWe made mistakes making our first app, and ultimately, we werenât able to turn it into the vision I had,â Brownlee said in a video on the MKBHD YouTube channel. The Panels launch in September 2024 was [âŠ] Read more âș
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Disney is bringing a ânewly restored versionâ of the original, 1977 theatrical cut of Star Wars back to theaters on February 19th, 2027. It will only be available in theaters for âa limited time,â Disney says, and itâs being released as part of âLucasfilmâs yearlong 50th anniversary celebrationâ for the franchise. Tickets arenât on sale [âŠ] Read more âș
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Alan Dye, who has led Appleâs UI design team since 2015, is leaving to join Meta as its chief design officer, Bloomberg reports. Heâll join Meta on December 31st, and Meta is opening a design studio and giving Dye oversight of design for âhardware, software and AI integration for its interfaces,â according to Bloomberg. Dye [âŠ] Read more âș
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Billionaire Elon Musk â whoâs long used his X (formerly Twitter) platform to stoke anger at immigrants and support antisemitic conspiracy theories â has spent the past day spreading and praising claims that âWhite people are on the verge of extinction,â Somali immigrants have âno right to be in America,â and nonprofits who support them are [âŠ] Read more âș
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The tides are turning in the AI race, and the pressure is getting to OpenAI. Chief executive Sam Altman reportedly declared a âcode redâ on Monday, urging staff to improve its flagship product ChatGPT, an indicator that the startupâs once-unassailable lead is eroding as competitors like Google and Anthropic close in.  In the memo, reported [âŠ] Read more âș
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When songwriter Patrick Irwin moved to Nashville last year, he was entering a lottery. Each day hundreds of sessions take place where writers create a song demo to pitch to a publisher. Publishers then share those songs with labels and managers, who may share those songs with the artists. Even if a major country star [âŠ] Read more âș
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President Donald Trump announced a new plan that lets carmakers pollute more by making less fuel efficient vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said today that itâll roll back fuel economy rules finalized last year by the Biden administration for model year 2022-2031 vehicles. The Trump administration has eliminated incentives for EV purchases, [âŠ] Read more âș
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Tiny kei trucks from Japan have a new fan: President Donald Trump. Trump expressed admiration for the pint-sized autos during a briefing with reporters to announce his plan to gut fuel economy standards. âTheyâre very small. Theyâre really cute,â Trump said. âAnd I said, how would that do in this country? And everyone seems to think, good, [âŠ] Read more âș
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