YouTube overtakes TV as the top news source in the U.S., Syracuse survey finds
A Syracuse University Center for the Creator Economy flash report surveying 1,001 Americans found YouTube now outranks traditional TV as where Americans get new
Tubefilter · +2 outlets
Sony Pictures hires YouTube exec Fede Goldenberg to lead its horror label as studios court creator talent
Sony Screen Gems is bringing YouTube's business operations expertise in-house, reflecting Hollywood's growing appetite for creators whose careers started on soc
Tubefilter · +5 outlets
Satya Nadella says companies should assume all AI models are compromised
Microsoft's CEO argued in a post on X that advanced AI models can no longer be treated as safe black boxes, framing security as a first-order concern for deploy
The Verge · +14 outlets
French YouTuber says his 190K-subscriber channel was permanently banned over censored Hellraiser: Revival video
The ban highlights ongoing creator complaints about YouTube's enforcement around game content and nudity even when footage is censored.
Dexerto
Instagram's Adam Mosseri rules out a dating feature, saying the app already helps people find love
The comment signals Meta's intent to keep Instagram's social graph focused on existing products rather than entering the dating market.
Dexerto
Silicon Valley increasingly adopts Trump's push to rebrand AI as 'super intelligence'
Parts of the tech industry are aligning with the White House's preferred terminology even as the broader public sticks with the term AI.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Streamers have not proven to be saviors for the kids content industry, Variety reports
Netflix and Amazon's investment in children's programming has not reversed the sector's structural decline, raising questions about the economics of kids conten
Variety
GTA 6 leaker Cyberleek threatens to release a full playable build
The alleged leaker demanded physical discs and a public apology, escalating Rockstar's long-running GTA 6 leak problem with claims of a complete build.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Vurt pitches vertical video as a genre of its own amid streamer microdrama push
As Disney Plus and HBO Max experiment with vertical content, Vurt argues short-form verticals deserve to be treated as a distinct storytelling format rather tha
The Verge
Anya Taylor-Joy joins the next Lord of the Rings movie
The casting adds a major name to Warner Bros.' return to Middle-earth, a franchise the studio is betting on for theatrical tentpoles.
Variety · +13 outlets
Apple TV refresh rumored to add a built-in mic, with a speaker-equipped remote
The reported features would let users issue Siri commands without speaking into the remote, part of Apple's broader smart home push ahead of its Welcome Home ev
The Verge · +1 outlets
NASA publishes 800GB of Artemis II science data, images, and video
The archive, posted to the Artemis II: Sights & Sounds of Science site, expands public access to the mission's raw material.
The Verge · +3 outlets
Free Steam demo's $1,000 daily AI bill forces developer to take a bank loan
Developer Easy Fox said demo traffic rose more than twentyfold in a month, exposing how AI inference costs can scale faster than indie budgets.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Netflix Korean romance 'Love Untangled' director discusses freedom and indie film's funding gap
Speaking in Busan, Namkoong Sun joined other filmmakers in describing how streaming money has reshaped but not solved Korean independent cinema's distribution p
Variety · +3 outlets
New York Comic Con apologizes after Brandon Rogers threatens Helluva Boss panel heckler
The incident at the Helluva Boss panel put convention security and creator-fan conduct in the spotlight.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Shane Gillis' SNL monologue draws mixed reviews after Joe Rogan nickname bit
The host's second SNL outing generated the expected controversy, with Variety calling the monologue a bomb while THR covered his Rogan-sourced material.
The Hollywood Reporter · +2 outlets
Free app DroidDeck lets Android phones run Steam games without a PC
The tool extends PC game streaming and local play to Android handhelds, a growing niche as portable gaming hardware gains popularity.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Deadlock's new hero Solomon hides references to famous chess matches in his board
Valve's hero shooter continues to seed hidden details into its characters as it builds out its roster in early access.
Dexerto · +1 outlets