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 — 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 — 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 — What to make of the statements of the AI labs? — Recently, something shifted in the AI industry.
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 — 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 — 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 — Bengaluru traffic police registered 17,218 cases against delivery personnel in a single week of November, including wrong-side driving …
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 — 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 — Meta is now granting its users new freedom to post a wide array of derogatory remarks about races, nationalities, ethnic groups …
A look at LexisNexis Risk Solutions, RELX's largest division, which accounts for ~35% of RELX's revenue and holds 9B device records and 3B digital identities — Company once known as Reed Elsevier has moved from legal and scientific publishing into AI fraud detection
Taiwan's National Security Bureau says daily average cyberattacks on government departments doubled in 2024 vs. 2023 to 2.4M, mostly from Chinese cyber forces — Cyberattacks on Taiwan government departments doubled in 2024 from the previous year to an average of 2.4 million attacks a day …
Istanbul-based gaming startup Grand Games, maker of Magic Sort and Car Match, raised a $30M Series A led by Balderton, after securing a $3M seed in 2024 — Gaming startups, specifically those building casual mobile games, are very hot in Turkey right now, and today, another one is announcing …
A new English-language Polish film about Vladimir Putin, in which AI is used to superimpose his real face onto an actor, sparks a debate about use of AI — A new English-language Polish film about Vladimir Putin, in which the Russian president is portrayed using AI-powered special effects …
Meir Orbach / CTech : Docs: Israeli AI chip startup Hailo is pursuing an urgent IPO via a SPAC merger at a valuation of less than $500M; ...
