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At CES 2026, Anthony Wood, Roku’s founder, chairman, and CEO, offered a hint about the future of the company’s newest streaming channel, Howdy, and its ambition to become a broader competitor in the market. Launched last August, the $2.99 per month streaming service offers ad-free access to library content, at a time when rival streamers are raising their prices. “The opportunity for Howdy was — if you just look at what’s going on in the streaming world with streaming services, they’re getting more expensive. They keep raising prices, and they keep adding larger and larger ad loads,” Wood explained at…

Bill BarnwellJan 8, 2026, 06:20 AM ETCloseBill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more.He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with episodes released weekly. Barnwell joined ESPN in 2011 as a staff writer at Grantland.It’s NFL playoff preview time. There are a lot of ways to break down what we’re about to see, but I’ve landed on one I like: I’m going to take the playoff bracket and try…

Over the past few days, several posts on LinkedIn and Twitter/X went viral after one of the most talked about AI companies in San Francisco suddenly vanished from LinkedIn: Artisan AI.   The company’s LinkedIn page, individual employee profiles, and posts from executives all displayed a “This post cannot be displayed” message.   The startup had been banned from the site, Artisan CEO Jaspar Carmichael-Jack confirmed to TechCrunch. However, after working with LinkedIn over the past two weeks — and addressing the social network’s concerns — Artisan is now being reinstated.  “Every startup inevitably has some kind of thing that comes back…

I’ve spent the last 25 years in front of the camera here at CNBC, and people have gotten to know a lot about me.What they don’t know, though, is probably the most important part: My family. And our family is a happy one. But we are also unique, and we have our struggles.Our 9-year-old daughter Kaylie, our youngest child, has a rare genetic disease. Her journey and her battles have changed me in so many ways, all for the better.Kaylie with her parents, Matt and Becky.Lori and Seth Horowitz, John GomezKaylie is a beautiful, happy, loving girl. Those who know us…

We’ve been waiting on Rosey the robot for over 60 years now—some version of a robotic servant to take over the menial household chores that nobody enjoys. And judging by the footage that’s emerged from CES in Las Vegas this year, we’re still going to be waiting a while longer. But that doesn’t mean there’s reason to despair. The robots on display may be slow but they looked moderately impressive in some fun ways. The robot that’s perhaps gotten the most attention for its slow movements at CES is CLOiD from LG Electronics. The robot appeared on stage with LG…

So someone made a request on X to post Duke highlights of Nolan Smith and that wish was granted.When he was at Duke, Smith improved dramatically. Along with Jon Scheyer, he formed one of Duke’s more underrated backcourts. We still talk about the Johnny Dawkins/Tommy Amaker backcourt, the Bobby Hurley/Thomas Hill backcourt and the Tyus Jones/Quinn Cook backcourt, but the Smith/Scheyer backcourt was pretty amazing because both of those guys were very smart players.AdvertisementPeople forget that that team had only three guards and Andre Dawkins had the emotional devastation of his sister dying during the season.Smith was really brilliant throughout…

For years, we’ve been wondering when Samsung would actually bring Ballie, its cute household companion robot, to market and now we finally have our answer: it won’t. After the planned summer 2025 release window came and went, the company has opted not to release the gizmo as a consumer product, at least not for the foreseeable future.According to Bloomberg, Samsung has “indefinitely shelved” the robot. A spokesperson told the publication that the company will keep Ballie around as an “active innovation platform” internally. “After multiple years of real-world testing, it continues to inform how Samsung designs spatially aware, context-driven experiences,…

Drink more water. Exercise more consistently. Be more present. New Year’s resolutions can be a helpful push toward progress, but many of us make the same pledges each year, with little success.Sustainable fashion is no exception. When Vogue Business asked industry leaders and experts to share their hopes for 2026, their responses could just as easily have come from any year prior.Still, the new year is a chance to reset and refocus, so here are five New Year’s resolutions for the fashion industry to forge ahead with sustainability. Maybe 2026 will be the year things finally change for good.1. Invest…

I’m a longtime lover of pen and paper, so E Ink tablets have been intriguing to me ever since they started becoming more widely available. After having hundreds of half-filled notebooks over the years, I, at some point, turned to digital tools instead because it was just easier to store everything on my phone or laptop so I always had my most important information at my fingertips.E-Ink tablets seem to provide the best of both worlds: the tactile satisfaction of regular notebooks with many of the conveniences found in digital tools, plus easy-on-the-eyes E-Ink screens. These devices have come a…

Trae Young’s time as an Atlanta Hawk has officially come to an end. On Wednesday, the four-time All-Star was traded from the only NBA team he’s ever known to the Washington Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert.On the surface, the deal is somewhat strange. Why would the Hawks trade a superstar like Young without getting back any young players or draft picks? And why would a Wizards team add such an expensive veteran midway through what has thus far been a lengthy rebuild? Well, for reasons we’ll cover in our grades below, the deal actually makes a fair bit…