ICEBlock developer sues U.S. government after DOJ demanded Apple remove app from store

ICEBlock developer sues U.S. government after DOJ demanded Apple remove app from store

In this photo illustration, the ICEBlock app is displayed on an Apple iPhone on October 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images The developer of ICEBlock, an app used to track local sightings of ICE agents and other law enforcement authorities, sued the U.S. government on Monday for allegedly infringing his … Read more

Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid

Trump says Netflix, WBD deal could be ‘problem’ as son-in-law Kushner backs Paramount bid

U.S. President Donald Trump poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 7, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters President Donald Trump expressed skepticism on Sunday night about Netflix‘s proposed acquisition of parts of Warner Bros. Discovery, saying … Read more

Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD ‘to finish what we started,’ CEO Ellison says

Paramount Skydance launches hostile bid for WBD ‘to finish what we started,’ CEO Ellison says

CEO of Paramount Skydance David Ellison poses on the red carpet for the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., U.S., December 7, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Paramount Skydance is launching a hostile bid to buy Warner Bros. Discovery after it lost out to … Read more

The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey

The regulatory path ahead for a Netflix and Warner Bros. deal could get dicey

Logos of Netlfix and Warner Bros. Reuters The Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery deal came together quickly — but its path to regulatory approval may not be so speedy. Netflix stunned the media industry on Friday when it announced its proposed $72 billion deal to acquire the iconic Warner Bros. film studio and streaming service … Read more

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros. throws the theater industry into upheaval

Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros. throws the theater industry into upheaval

A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Movie theater operators woke up Friday to the possibility of a new world order. Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a deal for the streaming giant to acquire WBD’s film … Read more

Trump administration views Netflix and Warner Bros. deal with ‘heavy skepticism,’ senior official says

Trump administration views Netflix and Warner Bros. deal with ‘heavy skepticism,’ senior official says

The Trump administration views the proposed $72 billion deal for Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery‘s film and streaming assets with “heavy skepticism,” a senior administration official told CNBC’s Eamon Javers on Friday morning. Netflix said Friday that it would acquire Warner Bros.’s film studio and streaming service, HBO Max. Paramount Skydance had made multiple … Read more

Apple announces departure of general counsel and policy chief

Apple announces departure of general counsel and policy chief

Lisa Jackson, senior vice president of environment, policy and social initiatives at Apple Inc., speaks during the TechCrunch Disrupt 2017 in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple’s general counsel, Kate Adams, and its vice president for environment, policy, and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson, … Read more

Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘fairness and adequacy’ of sale process: Read the full letter

Paramount questions Warner Bros. Discovery on ‘fairness and adequacy’ of sale process: Read the full letter

A bus passes near Warner Bros. Studio on Sept. 12, 2025 in Burbank, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images Paramount Skydance is calling foul on how Warner Bros. Discovery has conducted its sale process. In a letter reviewed by CNBC, Paramount attorneys told Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav that Paramount was questioning the “fairness … Read more

Design executive behind ‘Liquid Glass’ is leaving Apple

Design executive behind ‘Liquid Glass’ is leaving Apple

File: Then Apple Creative Director Alan Dye celebrates the launch of the July Issue at the new WIRED office on June 24, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images Apple‘s head of user interface design, Alan Dye, will join Meta, in a notable shift of executive talent in Silicon Valley. The iPhone … Read more

Sabrina Carpenter blasts Trump admin for ‘evil’ ICE video that uses her song ‘Juno’

Sabrina Carpenter blasts Trump admin for ‘evil’ ICE video that uses her song ‘Juno’

Sabrina Carpenter performs during her “Short n’ Sweet” tour at Madison Square Garden on October 26, 2025 in New York, New York. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Pop star Sabrina Carpenter on Tuesday blasted the Trump administration for using her hit 2024 song “Juno” as the soundtrack for a TikTok video showing Immigration and Customs … Read more