Paramount has reportedly reached a settlement with the state AGs blocking its Warner Bros. merger.

According to Reuters, the settlement with California and 11 other states “includes the creation of independent editorial boards for CNN and CBS” as well as “a $30 million penalty per film for any ...

Apple’s smart display could finally arrive next month.

According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, the long-rumored Apple home hub with a screen is now being positioned as an AI hub for the home, working in tandem with your personal AI hub, the iPhone. He ...

Paramount settles lawsuit blocking $110 billion Warner Bros. merger

The settlement resolves the antitrust lawsuit filed by California, New York, Washington, and several other states. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, ...

GM can’t ‘bring back’ Apple CarPlay because it never left

It’s certainly true that GM has not offered phone projection in any of its electric vehicles for the past three years. That means no CarPlay or Android Auto in the Chevy Equinox, Blazer, Bolt, and ...

Steam Frame mission debriefing.

I spent a whole lot of time talking about the headset with fellow reviewers. I interviewed CNET’s Scott Stein about his review on The Vergecast, then Aftermath’s Chris Person turned the tables on me ...

Spotify might make free tier users wait to listen to new releases.

It’s reportedly testing a “Premium early access” feature that would force users without a subscription to wait three extra days for access to new albums. According to Android Authority, the delay ...

Amazon blocks Meta’s Muse AI agent

Meta’s Muse AI agent has been blocked from shopping Amazon on behalf of its users, Geekwire reports. A popup message started ...

MediaTek’s new Dimensity CX C10 Max chip will go into Googlebooks.

MediaTek is announcing its new Dimensity CX C10 Max processor. It’s an Arm-based chip built on TSMC’s 3nm process, with an 8-core CPU, 11-core GPU, and an NPU capable of up to 55 TOPS. This will be ...

iPhone owners can now submit claims in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI settlement

The deadline to file a claim is December 21st, 2026. is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO.

The long dream of the Googlebook

It’s called the XPS Googlebook, and it’s one of five new devices running Googlebook OS, Google’s latest big idea about ...

The Mac Mini is still mighty, just not as cheap

There are lots of compact desktop computers out there, but none match the Mac Mini’s small size and big power. 2024’s redesign reduced the Mini to 0.82L, a chassis so minimal you can easily mount it ...

Bungie says it’s ‘not done with Destiny’ and will bring back vaulted content

All Destiny 2 players will get access to the vaulted content, but it’s not a simple switch of a button for Bungie. The developer made big changes to Destiny 2 with the Beyond Li ...