Talks between YouTube TV and ESPN remain far apart, sources say, as the Philadelphia Eagles vs Green Bay Packers Monday Night Football game nears. Without a deal, 10 million YouTube TV subscribers face a second weekend without ESPN, missing college football Saturday and Monday Night Football, though Sunday NFL games...
Wall Street woke to a jolt of headlines: Tesla investors approved Elon Musk’s nearly $1 trillion pay plan, lifting his stake to 25% and tying stock awards to milestones including 1 million Optimus robots. Tech shares fell as AI valuation worries resurfaced; the Nasdaq dropped 1.9% and job cuts hit...
Qualcomm pushed back on talk that Samsung's Galaxy S26 will mostly use Exynos, saying on its Q4 call it still expects to power about 75% of devices in 2026. Executives called 75% the new baseline and noted Galaxy S25 used Qualcomm across the board. That contrasts with reports praising the...
Coca-Cola's new AI holiday spot has reignited backlash from artists and writers, echoing last year's furor. Robert King likened it to Zootopia, Reid Southen called it stupid ugly trash, Karla Ortiz urged a boycott, and Alex Hirsch mocked executive remarks. Director Jason Zada of Secret Level defended the work, citing...
Furniture prices have climbed since 2020—up 11% for bedroom sets and 25% for living room, kitchen and dining pieces—yet industry voices note that increases trail overall inflation of nearly 26% and have eased from 2022 peaks. Makers face higher utilities, insurance and wages, while competition and offshoring keep stickers in...
Comcast moved closer to a possible bid for select Warner Bros. Discovery assets, hiring Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley and gaining access to WBD’s financials, Variety confirmed via a source familiar. WBD, which began a sale process last month, is weighing offers that could merge its Warner Bros. streaming and...
Meta projected last year that 10% of its annual revenue — $16 billion — would come from fraudulent ads on its apps, according to Reuters. Documents cited by Reuters say the company failed for three years to shield users from ads for illegal gambling, investment schemes, and banned medical products....
OpenAI is fielding questions about how to fund $1.4 trillion in data center build-outs and usage commitments this year despite a $20 billion revenue run rate, after CFO Sarah Friar floated, then retracted, a U.S. government backstop for infrastructure loans. Trump’s AI czar David Sacks said there will be no...
OpenAI scrambled to calm concerns after CFO Sarah Friar suggested the U.S. could backstop its funding, prompting backlash. She later said “backstop” muddied her point about public and private roles in building capacity. The White House’s AI and crypto czar declared there would be no bailouts, and CEO Sam Altman...
OpenAI’s dealmaking streak in 2025 got context as CEO Sam Altman used a lengthy post on X to lay out ambitions and numbers. He said the company expects to end the year above a $20 billion annualized run rate, aims for hundreds of billions by 2030, and is looking at...
