Paramount completes Warner Bros. takeover, creating new Hollywood giant under Skydance
Skydance closed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, consolidating two major studios under David Ellison, who addressed employees and outlined plans for o
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HBO Max and Paramount+ to merge into a single streamer under Skydance
David Ellison confirmed plans to combine the two streaming services, raising questions about the fate of Discovery+ and the merged service's structure.
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Microsoft unveils Surface Laptop Ultra with Nvidia RTX Spark at Windows event
Microsoft detailed its MacBook Pro competitor and a broader Windows push, with first RTX Spark laptops priced as high as $7,000.
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Skydance's merger debt draws Fitch downgrade as analysts question $80B burden
Fitch downgraded the merged company's credit rating amid roughly $80 billion in debt, while RedBird added $4 billion more to the Paramount-Warner Bros. deal.
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OpenAI rolls out 'Intelligent UI' in ChatGPT alongside GPT-6
The update lets ChatGPT answer with interactive visuals, charts and buttons, and is rolling out to all users with the new model.
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Microsoft gives Copilot access to local files and the ability to act across Windows
The upgrade, part of what Microsoft calls Hybrid Intelligence, expands Copilot from a chat assistant into a system-level agent operating over user files.
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Disney+ will stream Super Bowl LXI and New Year's Rockin' Eve
Disney is putting the 2027 Super Bowl on its streaming service, a first for the NFL championship on Disney+.
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TikTok's weakened ad rules let fake e-commerce sites scam tens of thousands
A Forbes investigation says loosened advertising review on TikTok allowed fraudulent storefronts to reach large numbers of users.
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Skydance names leadership across games, experiences and consumer products after merger
The new company merged the Paramount and Warner Bros. game studios and named Tony Driscoll to head games and experiences.
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Spotify to expand audiobooks offering to more than 180 markets
The audio platform is broadening its audiobook catalog internationally as it pushes beyond music and podcasts.
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Google to remove free access to Gemini Flash and Pro
The change narrows free access to Google's AI models, a sign of how the company is structuring paid tiers around Gemini.
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Emmy Awards move to Prime Video under six-year TV Academy deal
The ceremony leaves broadcast for streaming, marking a milestone shift for one of television's biggest awards shows.
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Bobby Kotick and Laurene Powell Jobs join Skydance board of directors
The former Activision Blizzard CEO and the Emerson Collective founder join the board of the newly merged Paramount-Warner Bros. company.
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Xbox secures GTA 6 streaming rights
Microsoft locked up cloud streaming rights for the highly anticipated Rockstar release, a notable win for its game streaming ambitions.
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PlayStation to launch Crunchyroll anime hub on PS5 home screen in spring 2027
Sony is tying its Crunchyroll streaming service more closely to PlayStation hardware to align anime content with anime-inspired games.
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BMW's iX4 SUV targets 428 miles of range as a defense against China's EV push
The new electric SUV emphasizes range and price as Western automakers respond to Chinese EV competition.
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Google now lets users make games with AI
The new tool lets people generate playable games through AI prompts.
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ICANN opens applications for new top-level domains, with .agent and .agi in play
For the first time in years the domain regulator is accepting applications for new suffixes, drawing AI-themed interest.
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