Judge Pauses Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger

A federal judge ordered a temporary halt to the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger on Monday, as a state coalition argues it would violate federal antitrust law, leading to higher prices and fewer movies and TV shows.

‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer: Spiderman, Doctor Strange And More Missing

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A person in a Spider-Man suit during filming on Hutcheson Street in Glasgow for the latest film in the Spider-Man franchise, Spider-Man: Brand New Day. The sequel will see Tom Holland reprise his main role and is set to be directed by Destin Daniel Cretton. Picture date: Wednesday August 13, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Milligan/PA Images via Getty Images)

Xbox Games Pass losing 8 more games this month

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Russia thought its supply roads 100 miles from the front were safe. Ukrainian operators can 'free hunt' with new drones.

Russia thought its supply roads 100 miles from the front were safe. Ukrainian operators can 'free hunt' with new drones.

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England cricket: Are Harry Brook's side set to challenge for the 2027 World Cup?

England's only significant change in the India series was a new opening combination of Ben Duckett and Jacob Bethell, and it bore fruit at Lord's.

The left-handed duo became England's sixth opening pair since the 2023 World Cup, with Phil Salt, Jamie Smith and Zak Crawley currently out of contention and Will Jacks and Rehan Ahmed considerations for the middle order after spells at the top.

The Chequered Flag Podcast - 2026: Belgian GP Race Review: A Tale of Two Mercedes

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The Chequered Flag Podcast - 2026: Belgian GP Race Review: A Tale of Two Mercedes

Could Mercedes have experienced two more contrasting races? 

Why AMI Labs’ Alexandre LeBrun won’t call his AI ‘AGI’ or ‘superintelligence’

While the rest of the AI industry races to label its work as “AGI” or “superintelligence,” Alexandre LeBrun, the CEO of Yann LeCun’s world model startup, AMI Labs, avoids the terms altogether. Lebrun said in an interview with TechCrunch that the company doesn’t use terms like “AGI” or “superintelligence” at all.

'Similar Art Styles Make the Comparisons Inevitable' — Palworld and Pokémon Fans Are Arguing Over Whether New Whale Pal Panthalus Copies Kyogre

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Palworld and Pokémon fans are arguing over whether a new whale Pal called Panthalus copies the Pokémon, Kyogre.

Palworld creature Panthalus is a massive legendary blue-green whale with a white belly, flared fins and tribal-like markings across its body, plus a large bronze decoration. Beloved Pokémon Kyogre, meanwhile, is a legendary blue whale with a white belly, flared fins and tribal markings across its body, with no bronze decoration.

Eli Lilly to buy psychedelics maker AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion as experimental treatments gain traction

The Eli Lilly logo appears on the company’s office in San Diego, California, Nov. 21, 2025.

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Eli Lilly will acquire psychedelic drugmaker AtaiBeckley for $2.8 billion up front, the company said Thursday, as momentum grows for using versions of the drugs as mental health treatments. 

TV’s Best New Streaming Show Has A 95% Rotten Tomatoes Score

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As ever, we are all looking for something to watch in any given week, and now, there’s a new 95% Rotten Tomatoes-scored show live that you may want to check out. Surprisingly enough, it’s not on Apple TV, where that tier is practically average at this point.