av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
HBO Max has renewed The Pitt for season three ahead of season two of the hit medical drama premiering on Thursday.
HBO and HBO Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys announced the renewal during the series’ season two premiere event in Los Angeles Wednesday night.
The Pitt season two takes place 10 months after season one, over the July 4 weekend, giving Noah Wyle‘s Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch and the other characters some time to deal with the issues that emerged from the mass shooting and other incidents that took place in season one.
Källa: ‘The Pitt’ Renewed for Season 3 at HBO Max
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
In a unanimous written determination, the Warner Bros. Discovery’s board is advising shareholders to once again reject Paramount Skydance’s ”inadequate” hostile takeover bid. The letter to shareholders cites a number of concerns with the offer and reiterates its position that Netflix’s offer remains superior. Netflix and WBD have entered into a merger agreement in early December after the WBD board selected its offer over other bidders.
Källa: Warners Bros. Discovery board urges shareholders to reject amended Paramount bid
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple has lost its lead Safari designer, Marco Triverio, who is moving to work for The Browser Company, maker of the AI-centric browser Dia.
While Apple saw a number of departures in 2025 due to the tech industry’s battle to secure AI talent, it seems that the fight has not concluded yet. In an extremely early career move for 2026, a designer for Safari has shifted to a different employer.
In an X post, The Browser Company CEO Josh Miller proclaimed that Apple’s ”lead Safari designer” had just joined his company. In a similar post on LinkedIn, Miller actually says that it’s Marco Triverio who had jumped ship from Apple to The Browser Company.
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av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Eye tests are an important part of life, but they aren’t always the most convenient things to work into your schedule. It’s an issue Eyebot thinks it has solved with its kiosk, which shrinks the time taken from 20 minutes to closer to three minutes. Plus, you don’t need to book an appointment where an optician will lean too close in to your face while trial and error-ing corrective lenses. As mundane as a subject as a visit to the eye doctor is, this device could have some fairly massive ramifications. And, having tested it, I can certainly see the benefits.
Källa: Eyebot promises an accurate eye test in a couple of minutes
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads, Twitter
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company has raised $20bn in its latest funding round, the startup announced Tuesday, even as its marquee chatbot Grok faces backlash over generating sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and underage girls.
xAI’s Series E funding round featured big-name investors, including Nvidia, Fidelity Management and Resource Company, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, and Valor Equity Partners – the private investment firm of Musk’s longtime friend and former Doge member Antonio Gracias. The funding round exceeded its initial $15bn target, according to xAI’s press release. The company touted Grok’s image-generation abilities in the announcement of its latest funding round.
Källa: Elon Musk’s xAI announces it has raised $20bn amid backlash over Grok deepfakes
av Mikael Winterkvist | jan 8, 2026 | Bluesky, Mastodon, Notiser, Threads
Apple is unlikely to adopt a 200-megapixel camera sensor for the iPhone 18 lineup, despite recent speculation about a major resolution jump. Instead, the company appears to be focusing on mechanical improvements to its existing 48-megapixel system while quietly evaluating new sensing technologies behind the scenes.
Källa: iPhone 18 Pro Unlikely to Feature 200MP Camera, Apple Exploring Multispectral Imaging [Rumor]