Roku’s $3 streaming service, Howdy, reaches 1M subs, per recent report
Roku’s $2.99 streaming service Howdy has topped 1M subscribers, showing demand for cheaper, low-commitment alternatives to pricier streamers.
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Google gains 25M subscriptions in Q1, driven by YouTube and Google One
Google added 25M paid subscriptions in Q1, reaching 350M total, as YouTube and Google One grow.
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Spotify introduces verified artist badges to help distinguish humans from AI
Spotify looks for an identifiable artist presence both on and off platform, like concert dates, merch, and linked social accounts on their artist profile.
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Netflix delays Greta Gerwig’s ‘Narnia’ movie for big theatrical push in 2027
“The Magician’s Nephew” looks like a big next step in Netflix’s thawing relationship with movie theaters.
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Farewell, Jeeves: Ask.com shuts down
For most of Ask Jeeves’ 30-year history, it’s been overshadowed by other search products, especially Google.
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AI-generated actors and scripts are now ineligible for Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said that only performances “credited in the film’s legal billing and demonstrably performed by humans with their consent” will be eligible for Academy Awards.
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Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.
Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails.
