2026-07-20

Paramount and Warner Bros. merger blocked by temporary restraining order one day before close

California District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín granted a temporary restraining order on the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on Monday, pausing the deal for 14 days. The order came after a coalition of 12 state attorneys general led by California’s Rob Bonta sued to block the acquisition last week, arguing it would violate the Clayton […]<br /> This story continu [...]

2026-07-20

Everything to know before putting a car key on your iPhone

Do you need to be in your car to set up your digital car key? [...]

2026-07-20

Adobe crams multiple AI tools into its experimental camera app

Adobe's Project Indigo app will have new features like removing distractions and offering immediate photo feedback. [...]

2026-07-20

Judge pauses the controversial Paramount-Warner Bros. merger for two weeks

A judge has paused the Paramount / Warner Bros. deal to review a multi-state lawsuit. [...]

2026-07-20

Google's "Frozen v2" chip reportedly bakes Gemini's architecture directly into silicon for efficiency gains

Google is developing "Frozen v2," a server chip that bakes the Gemini architecture directly into hardware. According to internal sources, it could be 6 to 10 times more efficient than current TPUs. Scheduled for 2028, the chip would drastically cut Google's AI inference costs and could give the company a price advantage over OpenAI and Anthropic.<br /> The article Google' [...]

2026-07-20

New report claims working late really could help you get promoted - so much for the 'right to switch off'

Research into the emailing and messaging habits of employees reveals that breaking the work-life balance could get you a promotion [...]

2026-07-20

20 things that will shock first-time visitors to the Middle East

From driverless subways to malls with indoor ski slopes, here is the practical picture behind a first trip through the Middle East [...]

2026-07-20

Oil spikes as Trump says Iran will pay "many times over" for killing three US soldiers

Brent crude topped $90 overnight before easing; the Houthi move could cut off Saudi pipeline exports that have offset Iran's tanker attacks [...]

2026-07-20

Mountain Dew is releasing Baja Blast in glass bottles made with real sugar

The 12-ounce glass bottles swap out high-fructose corn syrup for real sugar and have begun appearing at several U.S. retail chains [...]