The WBD board of directors said on Wednesday that Paramount’s amended bid from last month “remains inferior” to Netflix’s offer, adding that Paramount “continues to provide insufficient value.”
Apparently, even a personal guarantee from Larry Ellison wasn’t enough to top Netflix’s bid, which Netflix doubled down on today.
In the first of two episodes this week, Nilay and David unpack the flurry of “is this a thing?” AI gadgets that flooded CES, including LG’s CLOiD robot that struggled to put a single towel in a laundry machine.
The Vergecast will be back tomorrow for a live episode from the Brooklyn Bowl in Las Vegas!
The 2026 Vivobook S14, S15, and S16, announced today at CES, pair a familiar design with new processors, including the Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite, along with updated Intel Core Ultra Series 2 and AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series options.
According to Asus, the Snapdragon-powered S16 boasts 25 hours of battery life.
The Verge’s Dominic Preston got a look at a static prototype of the phone this week, but unlike Boston Dynamics’ Spot robots, the phone’s fancy camera didn’t move. In case you missed the announcement for the Robot Phone and its gimbal camera (which is apparently intelligent), check out this video for a recap of what we know so far.
Asus’ latest gaming PC, unveiled at CES today, glimmers with the new ROG AniMe Holo, a full-color holographic display that projects 340 x 340 animated images on the PC’s chassis.
It also boasts top-tier components, including up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D, and 64GB of DDR5 RAM.
