Sunday, January 12, 2025

A case study of the amount and kinds of ads in 12 shows on the ad-supported tiers of Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, and Hulu (Jon Keegan/Sherwood News)

Jon Keegan / Sherwood News:
A case study of the amount and kinds of ads in 12 shows on the ad-supported tiers of Netflix, Peacock, Disney+, Max, Paramount+, and Hulu  —  We watched 12 shows on six platforms to find out how much of your life you give up to save a few bucks each month.  —  It's getting harder to avoid ads on streaming video.



A look at Apple's plans for 2025, a year likely to be seen as a stepping stone toward more revolutionary products, rather than one of remarkable innovation (Mark Gurman/Bloomberg)

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
A look at Apple's plans for 2025, a year likely to be seen as a stepping stone toward more revolutionary products, rather than one of remarkable innovation  —  Apple plans a loaded 2025, with plans for an overhauled iPhone line, new AI features, a smart home push and updates to products it hasn't refreshed in a while.



Some advertisers raise brand safety concerns over Meta's content moderation changes, fearing a surge in harmful content and misinformation on its platforms (Financial Times)

Financial Times:
Some advertisers raise brand safety concerns over Meta's content moderation changes, fearing a surge in harmful content and misinformation on its platforms  —  Facebook owner's move to loosen policing of online content has raised fears over a surge in misinformation



As researchers talk about the arrival of supersmart AI, far fewer voices are trying to envision and articulate what a world awash in AI might actually look like (Ethan Mollick/One Useful Thing)

Ethan Mollick / One Useful Thing:
As researchers talk about the arrival of supersmart AI, far fewer voices are trying to envision and articulate what a world awash in AI might actually look like  —  What to make of the statements of the AI labs?  —  Recently, something shifted in the AI industry.



Saturday, January 11, 2025

Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of "culturally neutered" companies that have sought to distance themselves from "masculine energy" (Riley Griffin/Bloomberg)

Riley Griffin / Bloomberg:
Mark Zuckerberg lamented the rise of “culturally neutered” companies that have sought to distance themselves from “masculine energy”  —  - Rogan interview is latest in sign of shift toward Trump  — CEO says Biden staffers would ‘scream’ and ‘curse’ about Covid



A look at Zuckerberg's lies on Joe Rogan's podcast, as he tried to get listeners riled up about agencies like CFPB and give GOP a new tech target in Apple (Elizabeth Lopatto/The Verge)

Elizabeth Lopatto / The Verge:
A look at Zuckerberg's lies on Joe Rogan's podcast, as he tried to get listeners riled up about agencies like CFPB and give GOP a new tech target in Apple  —  I'll spare you the experience of listening to one of the richest men in the world whine and just tell you straight out …



A scammer details how voice phishing groups are abusing Apple's support line to generate "account confirmation" message prompts from Apple to their customers (Brian Krebs/Krebs on Security)

Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security:
A scammer details how voice phishing groups are abusing Apple's support line to generate “account confirmation” message prompts from Apple to their customers  —  Besieged by scammers seeking to phish user accounts over the telephone, Apple and Google frequently caution …



Bengaluru traffic police booked 17K+ cases against delivery personnel in a single week of November 2024, as Swiggy and others rolled out rapid delivery services (The News Minute)

The News Minute:
Bengaluru traffic police booked 17K+ cases against delivery personnel in a single week of November 2024, as Swiggy and others rolled out rapid delivery services  —  Bengaluru traffic police registered 17,218 cases against delivery personnel in a single week of November, including wrong-side driving …



Friday, January 10, 2025

Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels (Alex Weprin/The Hollywood Reporter)

Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
Disney, Fox, and WBD say they have agreed to discontinue their Venu Sports streaming joint venture and will focus on existing products and distribution channels  —  The sports-focused streaming service will not move forward, the companies said Friday.  —  Venu is dead.



In a weird X Spaces conversation, Elon Musk and Alice Weidel, the leader of the German far-right party AfD, pushed disinformation about Hitler, migrants, more (Politico)

Politico:
In a weird X Spaces conversation, Elon Musk and Alice Weidel, the leader of the German far-right party AfD, pushed disinformation about Hitler, migrants, more  —  God!  Martians!  A “communist” Hitler!  It was heavy on oddness and light on policy as the X owner and the AfD co-leader hit it off.



A look at Meta's convoluted or contradictory guidelines for those working on its user content, allowing derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, and more (Sam Biddle/The Intercept)

Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
A look at Meta's convoluted or contradictory guidelines for those working on its user content, allowing derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, and more  —  Meta is now granting its users new freedom to post a wide array of derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, ethnic groups …



Russian media says attempts to limit VPN use may have triggered a widespread banking outage, as Moscow intensifies a crackdown on internet use and Telegram (Anthony Halpin/Bloomberg)

Anthony Halpin / Bloomberg : Russian media says attempts to limit VPN use may have triggered a widespread banking outage, as Moscow inten...