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Apple led global smartphone sales with the iPhone 16 in the third quarter of 2025 while simultaneously accelerating demand for the iPhone 17 lineup and expanding its promotional footprint in the United States, according to new analyses from Counterpoint Research.
Counterpoint Research's Global Monthly Handset Model Sales Tracker shows that the iPhone 16 was the best-selling smartphone worldwide during the third quarter of 2025. Well into its second year of life, the device's sustained performance is.
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Paramount has launched a $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, calling Netflix’s $83 billion arrangement to purchase the entertainment giant’s studios and streaming service “inferior.” The Paramount proposal, unlike Netflix’s, would also include the linear networks owned by WBD. Paramount says its deal offers a “superior alternative to the Netflix transaction,” citing […] Read more ›
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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 ›
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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. […] Read more ›
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A Slovenian security researcher has published an analysis of Sipeed’s NanoKVM that raises far-reaching concerns about the €30-€60 remote management device. Read more ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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The "AI and crypto frenzy" is threatening American lives, the organizations say. Read more ›
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Paramount just launched at $30 offer for all of WBD, after Netflix won the bidding war. Read more ›
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Elon Musk spent the weekend bashing the EU after regulators fined X over its "deceptive" blue checkmarks. Read more ›
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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 Apple Pay," reads the video's... Read more ›
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By recruiting travel experts to train external clients’ 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 ›
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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 […] Read more ›
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Apple’s 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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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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 ›
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Apple's upcoming iPhone 17e is set to feature slimmer display bezels while retaining the iPhone 14–based OLED panel used in the 16e, according to a new report from The Elec. Citing supply chain sources, the Korean-language report says BOE will again produce most of the panels for the second generation of Apple's more affordable "e" iPhone model, with Samsung Display and LG Display supplying the rest. However, the report does... Read more ›
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Netflix today announced that it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's vast studios and streaming operations for $82.7 billion. The transaction will see Netflix acquire Warner Bros., HBO, and HBO Max in a cash-and-stock deal valued at $72 billion in equity and $82.7 billion, including debt (via Reuters). The acquisition gives it control of major franchises, including DC, Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Looney Tunes, and the Warner Bros. film library,... Read more ›
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Apple UI design head Alan Dye is leaving the company and transitioning to Meta, reports Bloomberg. Dye took over Apple's user interface design team in 2015 when former Apple designer Jony Ive transitioned to Chief Design Officer, and he's held that position since then. Dye has been at Apple since 2006, joining the marketing and communication team as a creative director. He transitioned to Jony Ive's user interface team in... Read more ›
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The full Replay 2025 experience is now available in the Apple Music app, allowing you to reflect on the songs you listened to the most over the past year. You can view your total minutes spent listening to Apple Music songs, the total number of artists you listened to, your favorite genres, and more for 2025. More details to follow.Tags: Apple Music, Apple Music ReplayThis article, "Apple Music Replay 2025:... Read more ›
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There is uncertainty about Apple's head of hardware engineering John Ternus succeeding Tim Cook as CEO, The Information reports. Some former Apple executives apparently hope that a new "dark-horse" candidate will emerge. Ternus is considered to be the most likely candidate to succeed Cook as CEO. The report notes that he is more likely to become CEO than software head chief Craig Federighi, Chief Operating Officer Sabih Khan, or marketing... Read more ›
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Two senior Apple executives are leaving the company, Apple announced today. Apple's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kate Adams and Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, are both retiring in 2026. Adams will be replaced with Jennifer Newstead, who will join Apple as a senior vice president on January 1, and will become Apple's general counsel on March 1, 2026. Newstead is currently Meta's chief... Read more ›
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We're getting closer to the launch of the final major iOS update of the year, with Apple set to release iOS 26.2 in December. We've had three betas so far and are expecting a fourth beta or a release candidate this week, so a launch could follow as soon as next week. Past Launch Dates Apple's past iOS x.2 updates from the last few years have all happened right around... Read more ›
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OpenAI appears to be gearing up to introduce ads in ChatGPT, presumably for users who don't pay to access the chatbot. Engineer Tibor Blaho recently found references to upcoming ad functionality in the ChatGPT Android app. Code strings mention search ads, a search ad carousel, and an ad API. Though ad mentions were found in the Android app, it's likely a change that's coming to ChatGPT on all platforms, including... Read more ›
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg today announced plans to launch a creative studio that will be led by former Apple UI designer Alan Dye. As we learned earlier today, Dye is leaving his position as Vice President of Human Interface Design at Apple to become Meta's new chief design officer. In a post on social media site Threads, Zuckerberg said that Meta's creative studio will merge design, fashion, and technology, while... Read more ›
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India is requiring smartphone makers like Apple and Samsung to preload devices sold in the country with a state-owned cyber security app that can't be deleted, reports Reuters. The Department of Communications in India is giving smartphone companies 90 days to begin preinstalling the Sanchar Saathi government app on all new devices that are sold. It has also requested that manufacturers push software updates to devices that are already in... Read more ›
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