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Twelve states are suing to stop the Paramount-Warner deal that Washington already waved through

Jul13
by on July 13, 2026 at 8:18 pm
Posted In: Oracle

A dozen states have sued to block Paramount Skydance’s takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. The suit, led by California attorney general Rob Bonta, was filed in federal court in California’s Northern District, CNBC reports. The timing is pointed. The Justice Department approved the roughly $110bn deal last month without conditions or divestitures, after an eight-month review. […]

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Ubisoft is in crisis, and a 13-year-old pirate game is part of the escape plan

Jul12
by on July 12, 2026 at 3:34 pm
Posted In: gaming

Ubisoft has remade the best-loved game in its biggest franchise. Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced arrives 13 years after the original, and the BBC found it largely worth the wait. The Caribbean looks spectacular now. New underwater sections and coral reefs show off what modern hardware can do with a setting that was always the game’s […]

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The EU says autoplay and infinite scroll are illegal. Meta has until it responds to disagree.

Jul11
by on July 11, 2026 at 11:35 am
Posted In: Social Media

The European Commission issued preliminary findings on Friday accusing Meta of building Facebook and Instagram to be addictive, giving the company a formal opportunity to respond before Brussels reaches a final decision that could trigger fines of up to 6% of its global annual revenue. Based on Meta’s 2025 turnover of roughly $201 billion, that […]

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Volkswagen will halve its model range, but stays silent on the 100,000 job cuts

Jul10
by on July 10, 2026 at 8:23 pm
Posted In: Cars, Future of Work

Volkswagen has announced plans to gut its sprawling product range as it fights the worst crisis in its history. The carmaker will cut its model lineup by up to half over the coming years, CNBC reports. The group will also shrink production capacity to nine million vehicles a year. That is well below the 12 million […]

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Google will now tell you which ads were made with AI, if the advertiser admits it

Jul09
by on July 9, 2026 at 7:50 pm
Posted In: artificial intelligence, Google, Marketing and SEO

Google is rolling out a feature that flags when an advertisement was made using AI. The label will indicate if an ad was created or edited with generative tools, TechCrunch reports. The disclosure appears in the “My Ad Center” panel, reachable via the three-dot menu or info icon on ads. It covers ads across Google Search, […]

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