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Google Podcasts is Shutting Down And Moving to YouTube Music
Google said it will shut down Google Podcasts and transition customers to YouTube Music by the end of 2023. The move is part of a plan by Google to make YouTube the go-to app for all things streaming, including podcasts. Google said 23% of weekly podcast listeners in the U.S. name YouTube as the service…
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Squid Game: The Challenge Debuts on Netflix in November, But Will Audiences Have to Wait to See The Entire Season?
Last Friday, the trailer for a new spin on a fan-favorite dystopia went live. Squid Game: The Challenge is a reality competition show featuring 456 people competing for a chance to outlast them all and win $4.56 million in cash. The contest begins on November 22, though whether the competition will debut in its entirety…
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FTC May Continue Fighting Microsoft-Activision Merger – Even After the Deal Closes
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will challenge Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of video game company Activision Blizzard, despite already losing the trial to block the deal. On Tuesday, the agency issued an order to resume its review of the merger, meaning it will continue to challenge the deal. “The Commission has determined that the public…
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Hollywood Writers Get the AI Protections and Streaming Data They’ve Been Asking For
The Writers Guild of America on Tuesday released the details of its new contract with the studios and the Hollywood writers appeared to get virtually everything they wanted, including better protections against the use of artificial intelligence and more transparency over how well their streaming shows and movies have performed. The new contract, which ends…
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Amazon CEO Confirms Former Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay Will Join Online Retail Giant
It’s official: Panos Panay, who led Microsoft’s efforts to transform into a hardware maker, will join Amazon to run its devices and services team. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday confirmed the move, which had leaked earlier shortly after Panay said he was leaving Microsoft after 19 years. Panay will take the reins from Dave…
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Americans Are Cutting Back Streaming Service Spending As Cord Cutters Become More Budget-Savvy
Consumers are using fewer – and spending less on – streaming services, but paring down subscription services and saving money doesn’t mean viewers are in an entertainment deficit. The average number of streaming services used by consumers decreased from 11.6 in the fourth quarter of 2022 to 10.9 in the second quarter of 2023, according…
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Man Could Face Prison Time for Reselling Thousands of Hacked Streaming Service Account Logins
Having too many streaming service options — some with growing price tags — is reportedly driving piracy. The Danish National Unit for Special Crime said a 29-year-old man is facing possible prison time for illegally reselling lists containing login credentials for 500,000 online services, including streaming platforms. The man also allegedly created a website where…
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Review: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2023 Hands-On
Last week, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max that is a significant step up from the older model. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage, WiFi 6E, and a quad-core 2GHz processor. The biggest improvement any will notice is the remote is the same one the Fire TV…
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Deal Alert! 30,000mAh 18W USB-C Battery Pack Just $31.99
Do you need a powerful battery pack to keep all of your devices charged? Right now, ROMOSS has its 30,000mAh 18w USB-C battery pack on sale for just $31.99. This battery pack can charge an iPad Pro 4 times, a Nintendo Switch 4 times, and an iPhone 8 12.6 times. You can find this battery…