Netflix backs out of bid for Warner Bros. Discovery, giving studios, HBO, and CNN to Ellison-owned Paramount

In a one-two punch of centibillion-dollar offers, the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery is over. David Ellison-owned Paramount will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix has lost.

Viture Closes Second $100 Million Round As Display Glasses Category Finds Its Footing

Viture raises $100 million led by Legend Capital, topping $200 million in six months, as IDC ranks it No. 1 in U.S. XR glasses shipments amid ongoing Xreal patent litigation

Sony Announces Tech To Detect Music Used In AI. It Has Plenty Of Company

Sony’s new technology joins a growing list of technologies for managing copyright in the age of AI, echoing similar developments in the post-Napster era 25 years ago.

Amazon’s AWS Debuts AI Tool That Automates Clipping Live Sports For Social Media

AWS launches Elemental Inference tools to automate finding, clipping, adding meta data and distributing vertical video highlights from live sports events.

YouTube beefs up its $7.99/month Lite subscription with offline downloads and background play

Now the only reason to get the full Premium subscription is ad-free music and music videos.

High-Impact Blizzard To Impact Major U.S. Cities

Major blizzard to affect the I-95 corridor Sunday and Monday. Here’s the latest information.

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs Prompts $1 Billion, Ricursive AI Chip Design Snares $335 Million, Google Joins AI Music Parade

Fei-Fei Li’s World Labs raises $1 Billion, Ricursive secures $335 Million for AI chip design, and Google adds Lyria 3 music generation to Gemini.

Pushing Deeper Into AI Music Creation With Mozart AI

Mozart AI raises $6 million led by Balderton Capital as the music creation startup launches a mobile app and scales its AI powered audio workstation for artists and producers.

2026 Super Bowl Hits UK Mainstream As Search And Social Surge

Lady Gaga, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Bad Bunny power 2026 Super Bowl buzz as Dunkin’ and Squarespace campaigns drive all-timeUK search spikes and social views.

‘Industry’ season 4 captures tech fraud better than any show on TV right now

This latest season of the TV show Industry takes a look at the world of money and power through the eyes of a fintech baron.