Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos (L) and Warner Bros. Discovery Chief Revenue and Strategy Officer Bruce Campbell testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights | Getty Images Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos was launched into the middle of a congressional culture war on Tuesday as he testified before a Senate subcommittee about the company's attempt to buy a large part of Warner Bros Discovery.The hearing before the Senate Judiciary antitrust subcommittee highlighted an array of traditional merger concerns on both sides of the aisle: that the deal could potentially raise costs for consumers, limit their theater experiences, or shrink the market for entertainment jobs. But a large chunk of the session also focused on Netflix's allegedly "woke" programming, including content that features transgender characters.Netflix …Read the full story at The Verge.

Some of the best gaming laptops come from Lenovo, like the Legion Pro 7, which we love every time it hits our desks. This time around, it's the bigger brother in the Legion 9i going through its paces, and it's every bit the behemoth that the 18-inch display would indicate. Powered by the fastest laptop components like Arrow Lake HX CPUs and Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs, this carbon-fiber bedecked clamshell is ready to race.

The possibility of Apple releasing its own TV is a rumor that won't go away.

There have been whispers of a new Xbox console on the horizon. While Microsoft hasn't explicitly stated that a new Xbox is on the way, we've heard whispers that the company is planning something with its gaming hardware. Yes, despite letting go of its exclusives and going for a cross-platform strategy, Microsoft isn't going to duck out of hardware anytime soon.

If you’ve been a part of the home lab community for a while, you’ve probably tried to mix and match different hardware and software combinations for your DIY projects. After all, the beauty of experimentation servers is that you can integrate practically any computing device with your nodes. And I don’t just mean mini-PCs, CPUs, or other hardcore PC components, either.

Tablets are a solid way to go if you're looking to bridge the gap between phones and laptops. Of course, just like those products, you'll need to find one that can meet your needs, but we think this one from Lenovo can handle everything you throw at it.

I’ve been testing LLMs and covering AI tools since OpenAI launched ChatGPT, so I’ve seen the hype cycles, the actual breakthroughs, and the tools that deliver on the promises they make. A quick scan of my coverage at XDA makes it pretty clear that Perplexity was one of my go-to recommendations. In fact, I even ditched my usual browsers for its AI-powered browser, Comet.

Adobe is no longer planning to discontinue Adobe Animate on March 1st. In an FAQ, the company now says that Animate will now be in maintenance mode and that it has "no plans to discontinue or remove access" to the app. Animate will still receive "ongoing security and bug fixes" and will still be available for "both new and existing users," but it won't get new features. Many creators expressed frustration after Adobe's original discontinuation announcement from Monday (here's a Wayback Machine link), and the application is still used by creators like David Firth, the person behind the animated web series Salad Fingers. Now, Adobe says that …Read the full story at The Verge.

Laptops not having enough ports is all too common nowadays, especially with brands doing their best to chase slimmer devices. A great way to overcome this is to grab a USB hub or docking station to add more ports.

I've been following the Clawdbot, Moltbot, and OpenClaw saga over the past couple of weeks, to the point that this article originally started as a piece highlighting how Clawdbot was a security nightmare waiting to happen. However, I was working on other projects, then I went on vacation, and by the time I settled down to finally write this piece... well, the security nightmare has already happened. OpenClaw, as it's now known, has been causing all sorts of problems for users.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing Google for more information about its plans to build a checkout feature into its Gemini AI chatbot. In a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Warren expresses concerns that the integration could allow Google and retailers "to exploit sensitive user data" or "manipulate consumers into spending more and paying higher prices."Last month, Google announced that it will soon allow users to buy products directly within Gemini through the Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), a standard it developed in partnership with Shopify, Target, Walmart, Wayfair, and Etsy. The UCP is supposed to make it easier for AI age …Read the full story at The Verge.

Microsoft confirmed last year that it's working on a next-gen Xbox console in partnership with AMD. Now, AMD is hinting that the next Xbox console, which will use custom AMD chips, could be launching in 2027."Development of Microsoft's next-gen Xbox, featuring an AMD semi-custom SoC, is progressing well to support a launch in 2027," said AMD CEO Lisa Su on an earnings call today. The brief comment doesn't confirm Microsoft will launch a new Xbox in 2027, but it does reveal that AMD is ready to support a launch then if Microsoft is also ready.Microsoft entered a "strategic multi-year partnership" with AMD last year that includes the pair …Read the full story at The Verge.