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Pluribus becomes Apple TV’s most watched show ever – 9to5Mac
After touting Pluribus as its biggest drama launch ever, Apple has now confirmed another milestone for the hit series. ‘It’s official, Carol’ Last month, Apple said that Pluribus had overtaken Severance season 2 as Apple TV’s most successful drama series…
The Netflix-Warner Deal Faces Increasingly Plausible-Sounding Government Opposition
At this phase, conventional wisdom will tell you that the Trump Administration is probably not going to use the force of the government to shoot down Netflix’s effort to acquire the core studio and streaming assets of Warner Bros. Discovery.…
Apple Releases HomePod Software 26.2 With Performance Improvements
Alongside iOS 26.2, iPadOS 26.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.2, Apple has released new HomePod 26.2 software for the HomePod and the HomePod mini. The update comes a month after Apple released HomePod Software 26.1. According to Apple’s release notes, HomePod…
Online Piracy Can Boost Box Office Revenue, Study Suggests * TorrentFreak
A new academic study counterintuitively concludes that online piracy can boost revenue for some films. By analyzing years of box office data, as well as upload details from The Pirate Bay, researchers found that high-quality leaks of ”spectacle” movies, such…
David Ellison’s Netflix Scare Tactic Runs Into European Reality
In his pitch to Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders to accept Paramount Skydance’s $108 billion hostile takeover bid, David Ellisonhas repeatedly argued that European regulators will never allow Netflix to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. In his Dec. 10 letter to WBD…
Russian hackers debut simple ransomware service
CyberVolk, a pro-Russian hacktivist crew, is back after months of silence with a new ransomware service. There’s some bad news and some good news here. First, the bad news: the CyberVolk 2.x (aka VolkLocker) ransomware-as-a-serviceoperation that launched in late summer.…
Everything announced and all the winners at The Game Awards 2025
This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, mechanically innovative, beautifully presented and aggressively French, it didn’t stand a chance. The Game Awards 2025 wrapped up on the evening of Thursday, December 11 with a record-breaking showing…
HBO Max Teases ‘Lanterns,’ New Seasons of ‘The Pitt’ and ‘Industry’ in 2026 Preview
HBO Max has unveiled a short trailer for its 2026 TV series slate, with never-been-seen footage from Euphoria, House of the Dragon, Lanterns and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. “There’s no turning back,” Zendaya as Rue Bennett in Euphoria…
Liam Neeson Narrates Anti-Vax, Pro-RFK Documentary
Liam Neeson has a very particular set of skills—skills he recently lent to a new anti-vax documentary that glorifies the rise of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. The Academy Award-nominated actor, known for leading roles in Schindler’s…
Trump signs executive order threatening funding cuts over state AI rules
On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order threatening to withhold federal funding from states whose AI regulations impede American innovation. Speaking to reporters, Trump argued that a patchwork of state-level rules slows down the industry. The order directs…
Trump moves to pardon Colorado election clerk Tina Peters, even though he can’t
President Donald Trump announced Thursday his intention to issue a federal pardon for an individual convicted in connection with efforts related to challenging the 2020 election results. However, on this occasion, the person in question will remain behind bars. In a…
Reddit sues Australia over teenager social media ban
Reddit is suing the Australian government over its newly enacted social media ban, which prevents children aged 16 and younger from accessing most social media platforms. Reddit argued that the ban impinges on the right to free political discourse implied…
