Peter Williams, a former U.S. defense contractor boss, was sentenced on Tuesday to seven years in prison for stealing and selling his former company’s hacking and surveillance tools to a Russian firm. Reporters with Bloomberg and Cyberscoop first reported Williams’ sentencing.  Williams was the general manager of Trenchant, a division…

One of the most popular 4K streaming devices right now isn’t the Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Apple TV 4K, Roku Ultra, or the Google TV Streamer — it’s Walmart’s Onn 4K Pro. This budget-friendly Google TV streamer packs in premium features such as Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi 6,…

Discord no longer plans to roll out age verification globally in March and is delaying the launch until the second half of 2026, the company announced Tuesday. Discord had faced heavy backlash from users earlier this month after it announced that all users would be put into a “teen-appropriate experience”…

Roku remotes might make navigation on your TV easy, but they also have a special talent for getting lost. The little living room drivers have a knack for hiding under pillows, between couch cushions, and even within that labyrinth you call a throw blanket. I often send my Roku remote…

AI has brought the startup world the rise of a new phenomenon: startups that almost instantly hit multimillion ARR (annual recurring revenue). Stories abound of founders going from zero to $10 million, or as much as $100 million, in annual recurring revenue in a matter of months. To be fair, this,…

When it comes to watching movies, my philosophy has always been that bigger is better. My favorite way to watch a film is at my local cinema, but when I’m at home, my 58-inch TV works just fine. I used to loathe the idea of streaming movies on my iPad,…

Twitch announced on Tuesday that it’s revamping its suspensions policy to shift away from its previous all-or-nothing penalty system. Until now, a temporary suspension on Twitch meant losing access to the platform altogether, including the ability to chat, watch streams while logged in, and access basic information. Now, the company…

I’ve got to give Google some credit here. Over the past few years, it has put in a lot of work to improve Google Messages, bringing it to a point where it can properly compete with popular messaging apps like iMessage and WhatsApp. It’s added tons of handy features, including…

Another year, another Stripe tender offer where investors buy shares from employees that values the company at an enormous step up. On Tuesday, Stripe announced that this latest secondary transaction now values the company at $159 billion. Investors buying the shares include Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz, and Stripe itself.…

Gemini, Google’s flagship artificial intelligence platform, is reportedly breaking the Google TV experience for some users. As reported by Tom’s Guide, several users of the smart TV platform have taken to Reddit with videos and photos of a novel search loop glitch in action, which appears to cause a perpetual…