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Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 26, 2026

Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio and its streaming service HBO Max. In an announcement on Thursday, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters say the streamer is...

Microsoft’s “Copilot Tasks” AI uses its own computer to get things done

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 26, 2026

Microsoft is previewing a new AI-powered "Copilot Tasks" designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, the company announced on Thursday. The feature takes the load off your device usin...

In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount

  • Business
  • David Folkenflik
  • Feb 26, 2026
  • US

Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.

Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Feb 26, 2026

Jack Dorsey's Block, the financial tech company that runs Square and the Cash app, is cutting its workforce by "nearly half" and axing more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink from more than 10,0...

Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop

  • Technology
  • Stevie Bonifield
  • Feb 26, 2026

Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop or a handheld gaming PC with two different display sizes, as WindowsLatest report...

Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Feb 26, 2026

Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones like these folding magnetic mirrors. But unlike...

Smartphone sales could be in for their biggest drop ever

  • Technology
  • Emma Roth
  • Feb 26, 2026

The smartphone industry could experience a record-breaking decline in 2026 as a result of the RAM shortage stemming from memory-hungry AI giants. That's according to the latest report from the Interna...

Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher pricetag

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Feb 26, 2026

The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are "more of the same for more money," my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon is...

FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages

  • Technology
  • Lauren Feiner
  • Feb 26, 2026

The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not enforce a children's online privacy law against certain websites that collect and...

Qualcomm won’t be announcing Windows gaming handhelds at GDC after all

  • Technology
  • Sean Hollister
  • Feb 26, 2026

In January, Qualcomm hinted to The Verge that it might finally bring its powerful Arm-based Snapdragon processors to Windows gaming handhelds at the 2026 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco -...

DHS reportedly detained a Columbia University student and content creator

  • Technology
  • Mia Sato
  • Feb 26, 2026

Department of Homeland Security agents "made misrepresentations" to gain access to a Columbia University residential building and detained a student early Thursday morning, according to a statement is...

Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive will stream on Apple TV, too

  • Technology
  • Jay Peters
  • Feb 26, 2026

Netflix's sports docuseries obsession started a few years ago with F1: Drive to Survive, but when the eighth season premieres after midnight tonight, it will also be available on Apple TV. Now that Ap...