Netflix is securing a staggering $59 billion bridge loan from major banks to fund its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery. The deal values Warner Bros. at over $82 billion in enterprise value. This is one of the largest corporate loans in history.
Microsoft has officially enabled Storage Spaces Direct and traditional SAN storage to coexist within the same Failover Cluster. This is a direct response to customer demand for flexible data migration. The move blends modern hyper-converged infrastructure with legacy investments.
The European Union has issued its first-ever fine under the Digital Services Act, and Elon Musk’s X is on the hook. The $140 million penalty targets the platform’s “deceptive design” of its verification system.
Cloudflare suffered another service disruption early Friday, impacting a wide swath of the internet. Unlike a major outage a few weeks ago, the company says a fix has already been implemented.
Samsung appears to have leaked its own upcoming Galaxy S26 series phones through its software. Renders found in One UI 8.5 confirm designs for the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra, matching previous leaks from trusted sources.
Meta just hired Alan Dye, the Apple VP who designed the interfaces for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and Vision Pro. This follows a $200M+ deal for an Apple AI lead, marking a massive talent raid. It’s all about winning the next platform war.
Eric Topol argues we’re entering a unique moment in medicine. With AI and new data layers like “organ clocks,” we can finally quantify aging. The goal? Make your healthspan match your lifespan.
A new study finds AI chatbots are more persuasive than political ads, shifting voter opinions by several points. The surprising silver lining? The persuasion seems to come from factual arguments, not creepy personalization.
GeekWire reports on a wave of executive moves in the Seattle tech and policy scene. The most significant is the appointment of a former White House advisor to lead Washington’s critical broadband expansion efforts.
A new US bill called SAMOSA is moving through Congress to fix the government’s software management problems. It highlights universal struggles with licenses and contracts that every large organization faces.
