Netflix has updated its offer for Warner Bros Discovery’s streaming and film business and will pay completely in cash – as it looks to fend off rival Paramount Skydance in pursuit of the Hollywood studio. The move amends the streaming giant’s original offer, which would have funded the transaction using a mix of cash and…
China’s commercial space sector logged 50 launches last year – more than half of the country’s total – underscoring the growing role of private players alongside the state-led space programme, with Beijing highlighting aerospace as a strategic industry. Commercial launches accounted for 54 per cent of the country’s total in 2025, according to data released…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says consumers are starting to see the impact of tariffs less than a year after President Donald Trump implemented sweeping fees on a range of imported goods. During an interview with CNBC, Jassy says the inventory Amazon and third-party sellers prebought in early 2025 to keep prices low has “run out,”…
Meta has a lot of work to do when it comes to limiting hate speech on its platforms. Now, its Oversight Board is looking into the company’s decision to ban an account for, among other things, posting visual violent threats and harassment against a journalist — and it wants the public’s advice. In the year…
Meta’s Oversight Board is tackling a case focused on Meta’s ability to permanently disable user accounts. Permanent bans are a drastic action, locking people out of their profiles, memories, friend connections, and, in the case of creators and businesses, their ability to market and communicate with fans and customers. This is the first time in…
Beth LindopJan 20, 2026, 09:19 AM ET Close Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN’s Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL. For more than two decades, the third Monday of January has been widely dubbed “Blue Monday,” named to reflect its status as the so-called most depressing day of the calendar year….
Watch: Veronika the cow shows off her unique skills Scientists are rethinking what cattle are capable of after an Austrian cow named Veronika was found to use tools with impressive skill. The discovery, reported by researchers in Vienna, suggests cows may have far greater cognitive abilities than previously assumed. Veronika, a cow living in a…
ZURICH – Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has arrived in Switzerland to participate in the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. At Zurich International Airport, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva Muhammad Bilal, Pakistan’s Ambassador to Switzerland Marghoob Saleem, and Pakistani diplomatic staff in Switzerland received the Prime Minister.Accompanying the…
The Model S. The Mach-E. The Ioniq. The… Dolphin Surf? That’s right, friends: There’s a new biggest name in EVs, and it means you might soon be cruising down the highway in the Dolphin Surf. And you might love it. After that, and after BYD, David answers a question on the Vergecast Hotline (call 866-VERGE11…
Israeli demolition teams have begun to tear down the headquarters of the UN Palestinian Refugee Agency, known as Unrwa, in occupied East Jerusalem. Israel says it owns the land on which the compound stands and has accused Unrwa of being infiltrated by Hamas. Unrwa says its premises are protected under international conventions and, while it…
