Paramount and Warner Bros. complete merger to form Skydance, reshaping streaming
The combined company consolidates HBO Max, Paramount+ and Discovery+ assets, raising questions about streaming pricing and platform consolidation.
Forbes · +14 outlets
Joe Rogan renews multiyear Spotify deal reported to be worth nine figures
The renewal extends a partnership that began in 2020 and keeps Spotify handling ad sales and licensing for the top podcast in the US.
Variety · +9 outlets
USA Today sues OpenAI over copying 'hundreds of thousands' of articles for training
USA Today Co. and its local papers join a growing set of publishers pursuing copyright claims against AI model trainers.
The Verge · +10 outlets
Anthropic updates usage policy to ban 'abusive or cruel behavior' toward Claude
The first policy update in over a year also targets election interference, weapons development, surveillance and health and financial misuse.
The Verge · +8 outlets
New York lawsuit accuses TikTok of giving users 'placebo' versions of safety features
The updated filing claims thousands of users, including minors, received non-functional 'ghost' safety settings.
The Verge · +9 outlets
Trump administration suspends Microsoft from worker visa program, citing abuse
The move cuts off some tech employers from an immigration program that lets them hire foreign workers for permanent US residency.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Discord disables new bot installs after hack exposed millions of users' IP addresses
A hijacked anti-alt-account bot, Double Counter, was used to spam hundreds of servers and copy user IP data.
Dexerto · +4 outlets
Tiger Global poised for $5 billion windfall from OpenAI bet
The gain underscores how early private AI stakes have become a major driver of returns for large investment firms.
Bloomberg.com · +3 outlets
Meta's smart glasses face scrutiny over privacy and security concerns
Norway is preparing a temporary ban on AI glasses in some public places, as questions mount over covert recording.
Tubefilter · +14 outlets
Tim Cook says he is 'not meddling' in new Apple CEO John Ternus's business
Cook, now executive chairman, addressed his post-CEO role after handing the top job to the former hardware chief in September.
The Verge · +14 outlets
GTA 6 gameplay leaks show first-person mode, nudity and mission freedom
Leaker Cyberleek returned with a 25-minute batch of alleged footage that contradicts some of Rockstar's public statements about launch features.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Rockstar reveals six GTA 6 radio stations, confirms on-foot music and podcasts
The station reveal is part of a steady drip of GTA 6 details ahead of the game's launch.
Dexerto · +11 outlets
How Meta got ahead of OpenAI in the AI agent race
Coverage examines how Meta pulled ahead of OpenAI in the race to ship AI agents.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Paramount adapting Cyberpunk 2077 into a live-action film
CD Projekt Red's sci-fi franchise is the latest game property headed to theaters, with no release details yet.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Google launches Playground, an AI platform for making games by description
The experimental tool lets users create and play games without coding, part of a broader push into generative game creation.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
North Carolina man sentenced to 18 months for $8 million AI music streaming fraud
Bots streamed his AI-generated songs billions of times to generate royalties, drawing a federal prison sentence.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
SpaceXAI backs Linux distro Omarchy with $1.5 million in compute
SpaceXAI joins the Omacom Foundation as a founding corporate patron, tying Musk's AI effort to a controversial distro.
The Verge
Twitch launches Shopping category in partnership with Amazon
The Amazon-owned platform is adding a category for streamers selling products, leaning into live commerce.
Tubefilter