Netflix announced last Friday its intention to acquire Warner Bros., HBO and its streaming business HBO Max, in an $82.7 billion deal. But that deal is being contested by Paramount, which announced Monday that it was launching a hostile bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery. Netflix’s deal would see the... Read more

Two people allegedly linked to China’s infamous Salt Typhoon espionage hacking group seem to have previously received training through Cisco’s prominent, long-running networking academy. Meanwhile, warnings are increasingly emerging from United States lawmakers in Congress that safeguards on expanded US wiretap powers have been failing, allowing US intelligence agencies... Read more

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued no-action letters to four different prediction markets. In a public announcement, the CFTC said it would give the all clear for “swap data reporting and recordkeeping regulations in response to requests from multiple registered entities.” This is the second time since... Read more

When to watch Barcelona vs. Osasuna Saturday, Dec. 13 at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT) Where to watch Barcelona vs. Osasuna will air in the US on ESPN Select. Barcelona could open up a seven-point advantage at the top of La Liga with a win on Saturday as... Read more

“This was one of the most significant safety events in US nuclear history and yet it was not significantly dangerous to the public,” said Stein. “That speaks to the robustness of these plants.” NRC licensing requires reactor buildings to be built to withstand “tornado missiles,” or large objects colliding... Read more

Louisiana is the latest state to take issue with prediction markets introducing sportsbooks. In a press release from the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (LGCB), it now views sporting event contracts and “certain other event contracts” as a violation of state gambling laws. This comes only days after the Washington... Read more

Amazon launched a limited beta of AI-generated Video Recaps for selected in-house Prime Video shows last month — titles like Fallout, Jack Ryan, The Rig, Upload and Bosch. But now the feature has made a generative AI about-face, with reports of it being removed from the app after fans found... Read more

In a new paper that studies tool-use in large language model (LLM) agents, researchers at Google and UC Santa Barbara have developed a framework that enables agents to make more efficient use of tool and compute budgets. The researchers introduce two new techniques: a simple "Budget Tracker" and a... Read more

The gambling watchdog (PAGCOR) for the Philippines is under fire, as its CEO, Alejandro Tengco, has been accused of a conflict of interest. It comes as Tengco’s family’s construction firm managed to acquire government contracts. The PAGCOR chief has refuted these claims, claiming that he has no direct influence... Read more

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