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Last week, Netflix surprised us all when it announced plans for an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., a move that would fundamentally reshape the world of streaming video and Hollywood. But Paramount isn't giving up on WB this week it launched a $108 billion hostile takeover effort. In this episode, we discuss why everyone is fighting for WB, and why Netflix may be the best worst option for the storied movie studio.Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicsWhat the Netflix bid for Warner Bros. means for at-home streamers and moviegoers 1:55Disney characters are coming to Sora after OpenAI struck a deal 32:59Meta may be giving up on open source for Llama 43:53 Google CEO says were just going to have to grin and bear societal disruption via AI 46:46Around Engadget: The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is good, but is it $630 good? 49:06The best trailers and announcements from The Game Awards Day of the Devs stream 51:28Heres why projectors won in 2025 54:31Working on 56:15 Pop culture picks 57:33CreditsHost: Devindra HardawarGuest: Nathan IngrahamProducer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'BrienThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/engadget-podcast-why-netflix-is-the-best-worst-option-for-warner-bros-132156232.html?src=rss
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Honestly, compiling the biggest losers for Engadget is more fun than talking up the winners. While we reviewed nothing as atrocious as those ill-fated AI assistant gadgets from 2024, AI companies and services straddled both the winner and loser podiums. The losers might be you, the American consumer. (Sorry.) In the US, anyone wanting a drone will have to find something that isnt made by DJI. The company has been targeted by regulators since 2017 over concerns its products could spy on sensitive US infrastructure on behalf of China. Engadget The problem is DJI has such a high market share (over 75 percent) that its absence will effectively upend the industry. Oh, and its drones are consistently the best too. The US government hasnt yet attempted to work with DJI to assess whether its products pose a risk. DJI recently made a final plea for a security review, sending letters to five US agencies that could assess its products. If that fails, US drone options will shrink massively. In the same 12 months, EV sales across the globe are up around 25 percent this year. Germany set a record in the first half of 2025, with electric cars accounting for nearly one in five new registrations. In China, EV sales are growing so fast (over 50 percent market share) that the country is flooding the global market with gas-powered cars it cant sell at home. However remember this is about losers in the US, the Trump administration ended the EV tax credit. And shock! Sales of EVs in the US slumped, with some automakers, such as Ford, seeing a 60 percent year-over-year decline. As Sam Rutherford puts it, this policy change puts more roadblocks (his inadvertent pun, not mine) in the way of making cheaper battery-powered cars. It also affects EV investment and could mean US automakers fall even further behind their rivals elsewhere. We also point and shake our heads at Xbox, Grok and TV streaming. Check it all out right here. Mat Smith The other big stories (and deals) this morning Kindle Scribe Colorsoft review-in-progress Control Resonant steps into a larger world inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion OpenAIs house of cards seems primed to collapse Trump orders creation of litigation task force to challenge state AI laws All the winners (and everything announced) at The Game Awards 2025 News, trailers and award winners. Most of which are Clair Obscur. Remedy If you missed The Game Awards 2025, you missed a historic sweep by Sandfall Interactives Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. The Belle Epoque saga, which was expected to win several categories, even bagged Game of the Year and eventually picked up more wins than any title in the shows 12-year history. Naturally, there were trailers and game reveals too, which were pleasantly notable. We got a first look at the Control sequel, Resonant, Star Wars: Fate of The Old Republic is coming, headed by Mass Effect veterans, while Larian Studios is returning to the Divinity series following the success of Baldurs Gate 3. Heck, if you want a good chance of winning at The Game Awards, hire Jennifer English to voice one of your main characters she was in both BG3 and Clair Obscur. Continue reading. OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT Slop Wars, Toy Sloppy and more! Disney announced a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI to bring more than 200 of its characters, including those from Star Wars and Pixar, to the Sora app and ChatGPT. With the deal in place, OpenAI users will be able to prompt ChatGPT to generate images that tap into Disneys intellectual property, with costumes, props, vehicles and environments covered. Additionally, Disney will invest $1 billion in OpenAI, with the option to purchase additional equity down the road. Continue reading. MasterClass subscriptions are 40 percent off for the holiday season Learn about tennis from Serena Williams or music from John Legend. If youre struggling to find a good present for the holidays, MasterClass has discounted its subscriptions by up to 40 percent. I secured a similar deal for myself and was pleasantly surprised by the solid interface and the number of courses. I also forgot to update my subscription, whoops. Maybe this offer will get me back on board. Continue reading. Amazons AI-generated recap tool didnt watch Fallout very closely Its already getting the details wrong on its own shows. Amazons plan to offer AI-generated recaps of Prime Video shows isnt off to a great start. The companys recap of the first season of Fallout has multiple errors. First, the AI-generated recap incorrectly identifies the era of the shows Los Angeles-set flashbacks as being the 1950s theyre actually 2077. Perhaps more egregiously for a recap, it misunderstands the ending of the first season, which sets up season twos partnership between vault dweller Lucy and The Ghoul. Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-121506303.html?src=rss
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