Paramount and Warner Bros. complete merger to form Skydance; Fitch downgrades credit rating on debt load
The new Skydance opens for business under David Ellison with a large film and TV portfolio, but Fitch questions its ability to repay the debt taken on in the me
Variety · +13 outlets
Xbox secures GTA 6 streaming rights; Microsoft plans something "no other platform holder is doing"
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma told employees the company is preparing a GTA 6 initiative tied to streaming, ahead of the game's launch.
The Verge · +14 outlets
YouTube changes Shorts recommendations to prioritize original content and demote clipping channels
The update reduces reach for channels that recycle other creators' videos, a shift for the large Shorts clipping economy.
Dexerto · +4 outlets
OpenAI releases 722 manuscripts of math results produced by an unreleased frontier model
The batch covers 372 result families and extends a run of claimed AI-driven mathematical breakthroughs, though the model itself remains unreleased.
The Verge · +8 outlets
Twitch launches a Shopping category with Amazon-linked live commerce streams
The Amazon-owned platform is adding shoppable livestreams, pushing live content further toward home-shopping style commerce.
Tubefilter · +5 outlets
TikTok outlines 2027 ad push built on a global placement network and agentic AI
At Advertising Week New York, TikTok pitched itself to brands and agencies with new automated placement and AI planning tools.
Tubefilter · +1 outlets
Google signs 20-year nuclear power deal with Constellation for data centers
The agreement would update six US nuclear plant sites as Google seeks more electricity for AI-driven data center demand.
The Verge · +13 outlets
TikTok says its 2025 US economic impact supported 410,000 jobs
The report credits TikTok with growing US business reliance as its regulatory questions were largely resolved in 2025.
Tubefilter · +5 outlets
YouTube and Google.org grant $2.5 million to Mark Rober's Class Crunchlabs
The funding keeps the creator's education venture running long term, extending YouTube's push into learning content.
Tubefilter · +3 outlets
MoistCr1TiKaL teams with Jagex and Lyrical Animation for a RuneScape animated series
The studio behind Jacksepticeye's upcoming Bloodborne film is adapting another game franchise, this time led by the penguinz0 creator.
Dexerto · +4 outlets
OpenAI to add invisible watermarks to ChatGPT text in the EU to comply with AI law
Certain organizations would be able to detect whether text was generated by OpenAI models under the EU rules.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
MrBeast sets a personal record for most views on a video in its first 24 hours
The $1 million grocery store challenge became his best 24-hour launch to date on YouTube.
Dexerto · +7 outlets
Matt Reeves' The Batman Part II pauses production over a family matter
Filming on the Robert Pattinson sequel has been halted, four years after the first film's release.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
Fortnite player arrested by FBI after Epic Games reported his voice chat threats
The case marks a rare instance of a game platform's report to law enforcement resulting in an arrest.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Secondhand PS5 Pro prices spike to $1,400 at GameStop as GTA 6 demand builds
The pre-owned price is about $500 above Sony's price for a new console, a sign of hardware demand around GTA 6.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Disney lawyer says FCC is holding a "guillotine" over ABC's head
The remark escalates the standoff between Disney and the regulator over ABC's broadcast licenses.
Bloomberg.com · +2 outlets
Epic Games replaces Ironmouse art in Fortnite after fans spot an AI watermark
The swap came after viewers identified a Google Gemini watermark on the Meow track art.
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