The logo of Meta is seen at the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France, on June 11, 2025. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Meta Platforms said Tuesday that it has acquired Manus, a Singapore-based developer of general-purpose AI agents, as the tech giant continues its…
Medianews Group/boston Herald Via Getty Images | Medianews Group | Getty Images Los Angeles resident Ruth Horne, 76, enticed by a bargain, bought what she thought was a Roomba to vacuum her house, but the experience ended in frustration. “It kept getting stuck somewhere and would then just go around in circles,” Horne said. She…
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) The board of directors has rejected $108 billion hostile takeover bid David Allison of Paramount Skydance described the proposal as “illusory” and said that Paramount had misled shareholders about its financing. saying that he wants to respect it Preliminary agreement to sell NetflixWBD’s board wrote in a letter to shareholders that…
Slope, a lending startup that uses artificial intelligence to vet businesses, is partnering with Amazon starting Tuesday to provide a reusable line of credit to Amazon sellers, backed by a JPMorgan Chase credit facility, the company told CNBC exclusively. The new relationship means eligible U.S. Amazon vendors can apply for and access capital directly through…
Illustration of the SK Hynix company logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images South Korea’s SK Hynix on Wednesday confirmed that it is weighing a U.S. listing as the memory chipmaker’s valuation soars on global demand for artificial intelligence hardware. The company at the center of the AI…
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison at Netflix’s “America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys” at The Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, Aug. 11, 2025. Gilbert Flores | Variety | Getty Images Paramount Skydance laid out its plan Monday to persuade Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders that it’s a better buyer for the company than Netflix. The…
IBM is buying data infrastructure company Confluent for $11 billion in cash to strengthen its data and automation products as more and more companies move their technology operations to the cloud and deploy AI technology. The tech giant said it would offer $31 for each Confluent share, about 50% more than where the small company’s…
An illustration photo shows Moore Threads logo in a smartphone in Suqian, Jiangsu Province, China on October 30, 2025. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Shares of Moore Threads, a Beijing-based graphics processing unit (GPU) manufacturer often referred to as “China’s Nvidia,” soared by more than 400% on its debut in Shanghai following its…
Anthropic, the AI startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, is in early talks to launch one of the largest initial public offerings as early as next year, the Financial Times reported Wednesday. For the potential IPO, Anthropic has engaged law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, which has previously worked on high-profile tech IPOs such…
Actors Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan arrive to the premiere of “Rush Hour 3” at Mann’s Chinese Theater on July 30, 2007 in Hollywood, California. Jeff Vespa | WireImage | Getty Images A push from President Donald Trump led Paramount Skydance to revive its “Rush Hour” buddy cop movie series, two decades after the last…
