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Paramount CEO David Ellison announced that Paramount has filed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery in Delaware Chancery Court, seeking greater financial disclosure on Netflix’s $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. to enable shareholders to evaluate Paramount’s competing $30-per-share all-cash offer.
Ellison detailed the lawsuit in a letter to shareholders, stating that Warner Bros....
Apple and Google announced a partnership to power Apple AI features like Siri using Google’s Gemini models and cloud technology after Apple evaluated competitors including OpenAI and Anthropic.
Apple and Google issued a joint statement: “After careful evaluation, we determined that Google’s technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and we’re excited about the...
According to TechCrunch, Amazon told at CES in Las Vegas that 97 percent of devices it has shipped support its AI assistant Alexa+. The company leverages its extensive device footprint and customer familiarity with Alexa to compete in the generative AI market.
Daniel Rausch, vice president of Alexa and Echo at Amazon, stated in an interview at the event, “Ninety-seven percent of devices we ever...
Anthropic expanded its agentic AI lineup with the debut of Cowork, a tool designed to bring the sophisticated capabilities of Claude Code to a much broader, less technical audience. Integrated directly into the Claude Desktop app, Cowork serves as a more accessible entry point for users who want the power of an AI agent without the need to navigate command-line interfaces or complex virtual...
Apple announced it paid developers $550 billion through the App Store since its 2008 launch. Senior Vice President Eddy Cue described 2025 as a record-breaking year for Apple services in a blog post, citing 850 million average weekly App Store users, over $100 billion in Apple Pay merchant sales, and growth in Apple TV and Music engagement.
The App Store launched in 2008, enabling developers to...
Meta Platforms Inc. has deactivated nearly 550,000 accounts in Australia to comply with the nation’s new social media ban for users under 16, the company announced on Medium. This action includes 330,000 Instagram accounts, 173,000 Facebook accounts, and 40,000 Threads accounts identified as belonging to children.
Australia’s minimum age social media ban, which affects ten platforms, including...
Samsung is preparing to launch the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra in late February, with the Galaxy Unpacked event scheduled for February 25 in San Francisco.
The company shifted its traditional mid-to-late January launch timeline to accommodate a revised product mix. The Galaxy S26 and S26+ join the flagship S26 Ultra, following the discontinuation of the Galaxy S25 Edge due to...
Xiaomi plans to release a new smartphone in 2026 featuring an in-house chip, operating system, and artificial intelligence capabilities, aligning it with a strategy of developing core technologies independently. This initiative suggests a strategic pivot towards reducing reliance on external technology providers.
The company has been developing proprietary technologies, including the XRING chip...
A global memory chip shortage has driven up prices for personal computers, smartphones, and consumer electronics, as manufacturers prioritize artificial intelligence applications.
TrendForce forecasts conventional DRAM contract prices will surge 55% to 60% in the first quarter of 2026, following a 45% to 50% increase in Q4 2025. This increase stems from Samsung Electronics, SK Hynix, and Micron...
Alibaba released its Qwen series as an open-weight model family at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this week, a move that has already spurred the creation of over 100,000 derivative models on platforms like Hugging Face. This development highlights a major push by Chinese technology companies to lead in open-source artificial intelligence, with more than 1,000 Chinese firms...