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ESPN to Air Redzone-Style NHL Whip-Around Show So You Don’t Miss Any Highlights
With so many hockey games playing in one day, fans can find it challenging to catch all their favorite games, especially those played outside local listings. ESPN is invoking the fast coverage style of the NFL’s Redzone with Frozen Frenzy featuring quick highlights from NHL games. Frozen Frenzy will stream on ESPN+ starting at 7:00…
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YouTube Is Rearranging Ads So Shoppers Can Better Engage With Products
YouTube said on Wednesday that it is changing the placement of its ads in YouTube Shopping. Now, ads will show up in place of the product shelf and a creator’s products will appear in the video description. The changes, which only apply to mobile users for now, aim to make it easier for customers to…
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OpenAI Could Soon Be Worth $90 Billion As Artificial Intelligence Craze Soars
OpenAI, which has led the charge for the development of generative artificial intelligence, is in talks with investors over a share sale that could triple its current valuation. The company behind ChatGPT is selling a few hundred million dollars worth of shares to Silicon Valley investors in a round that could boost its value. The…
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Walt Disney Pictures VFX Crew Vote Unanimously to Unionize
Walt Disney’s visual effects workers unanimously voted in favor of unionizing under the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, part of a historic moment for VFX crews feeling left behind in a wave of strikes hitting the entertainment industry this year. “For so long, we’ve wanted the same protections as everyone else, but there was…
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Amazon Successfully Launches First Satellites For its Internet Service
Amazon’s satellite-based internet service, Project Kuiper, has officially lifted off with a successful launch on Friday following multiple delays. The test satellites, which were aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, lifted off at 2:06 p.m. ET. Within five minutes a ULA official confirmed the successful completion of the first phase of the flight. Project…
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Beware: Deepfake Celebrities Like Tom Hanks and Mr. Beast Are Trying to Sell You Crap on Social Media
Celebrities like Tom Hanks, Gayle King, and YouTube sensation Mr. Beast are warning their social media followers certain advertisements using their likenesses are, in fact, deepfakes. These types of videos use artificial intelligence to render “real” people to endorse a product or service or to spread false information by making it look like a particular…
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How to Watch ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov Live on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, & More on October 6
ONE Championship, in collaboration with Prime Video, brings us another showcase of skill, strength, and martial artistry with ONE Fight Night 15: Le vs. Freymanov. A beacon of Asia’s martial arts scene, ONE Championship presents a battle in the heart of Bangkok, Thailand, specifically at the iconic Lumpinee Boxing Stadium on October 6, 2023. While…
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Amazon’s Internet Service Will Send Its First Satellite Up Soon. Here’s How to Watch the Launch
Amazon’s Kuiper internet service will lift off later today. The online retailer’s first test satellite will hitch a ride aboard the Atlas V rocket and takes off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. Interested in watching the feed of the launch? You can catch it on United Launch Alliance’s YouTube site here. United Launch Alliance…
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Hollywood Has Lost 45,000 Jobs Since Writers and Actors Strikes Began
Hollywood writers may be headed back to work after its union struck a new deal with the big media studios, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t already been a toll taken among those working in the industry. The U.S. Bureau of Labor noted in its monthly employment report that the motion picture and sound recording…
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Bally Sports Confirms It Will Carry Lightning Games as Clock Ticks on Bankruptcy
In a rare bright spot for Bally Sports, the regional sports network confirmed that its Florida-based Bally Sports Sun local station will broadcast 71 Lightning games during the 2023-24 NHL season, according to a joint statement from the team and network. It’s a potential lifeline for Bally Sports and its parent company, Diamond Sports, which…