$110 Billion Paramount-WBD Merger Hits EU Regulatory Wall as Deadline Looms The proposed merger between Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery — valued at $110 billion and poised to reshape global media — faces a critical regulatory test in Brussels,…
The Microsoft CEO urged tech leaders to stop treating AI as a job-cutting tool and start proving the technology benefits workers and society Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella issued a stark warning to the AI industry this week: tech giants cannot…
China Dominates Humanoid Robot Production — But the Real Challenge Is Finding Buyers Chinese humanoid robots can do backflips, direct traffic, and brew coffee. The country now accounts for roughly 85% of global humanoid robot shipments and has more than…
Erin Brockovich Takes On Big Tech: Activist Demands Transparency as Data Centers Quietly Reshape Communities Erin Brockovich, the environmental activist who secured a landmark $333 million settlement against utility giant PG&E for groundwater contamination, has launched a new campaign targeting…
Trust on Trial: The Deeper Question Behind Musk vs. OpenAI Closing arguments wrapped this week in Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI, leaving jurors to decide whether the AI company acted wrongly in its ongoing transformation into a more conventional for-profit…
Academy Permanently Bans AI-Generated Performances and Scripts From Oscar Eligibility The rule changes protect actors and writers from displacement — but leave visual effects and sound categories untouched for now The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has permanently…
Swift’s comment about fan “detective work” draws backlash as fans point to her own history of planting clues Taylor Swift built a career on hiding coded messages in her music, album art, and liner notes — then told The New…
A striking 47% of Americans aged 18-29 say they would choose to live in the past if given the option, according to a new NBC News Decision Desk Poll that reveals deep pessimism among Gen Z about their future prospects.…
Nick Reiner pleaded not guilty on Monday, February 23, 2026, to two counts of first-degree murder tied to the stabbing deaths of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. He entered the plea in Los Angeles Superior Court before…
A new wave of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein has rattled the entertainment industry. The U.S. Department of Justice, or DOJ, released a large batch of materials under the Epstein Files Transparency Act on January 30. Reporting in the U.S.…