Feed18 stories ›
Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro with OLED display at "Pro and tell" event
Apple's move reverses a decade-long refusal to put touch on laptops, and macOS gets only limited touch optimizations rather than a full redesign.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Instagram adds 90-minute uploads but has no plan to pay long-form video creators
Instagram is chasing YouTube's TV watch time while leaving monetization for longer videos unresolved, per comments from Adam Mosseri.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Google and Xreal's Aura glasses debut at $1,099, undercutting Meta
The 95-gram Android XR glasses with a tethered compute puck arrive at a lower price than initially signaled, intensifying competition in smart glasses.
The Verge
YouTube tests lower AdSense payout thresholds for creators in developing economies
The YouTube Partner Program test, running in the US, India and Indonesia, lets some creators cash out smaller balances sooner.
Tubefilter · +3 outlets
Hasan Piker sues CNN commentator Scott Jennings for $72.5M over edited Twitch clips
The suit targets context-stripped clips of a streamer with a large political audience, testing how defamation law applies to clip-driven commentary.
Dexerto · +10 outlets
Rockstar staff vote on union recognition as GTA 6 launch nears
The IWGB balloting runs Nov. 12-26, putting labor organizing at the studio alongside the biggest game release of the year.
Dexerto · +3 outlets
YouTube18 stories ›
Instagram tests 90-minute uploads and a TV version in direct challenge to YouTube's living-room watch time
Instagram is testing uploads of up to 90 minutes and a TV app as it competes directly with YouTube for living-room watch time, with creator payouts still unclea
Tubefilter · +14 outlets
Apple responds to iPhone Duo reports of inner screens cracking within hours of launch
Apple acknowledged an issue with the iPhone Duo's inner display after buyers reported cracks within hours of the foldable's launch.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Canada weighs extending under-16 social media ban to Roblox, Minecraft and Discord
Canada may broaden its proposed under-16 social media ban to cover gaming platforms including Roblox, Minecraft and Discord.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Mastercard partners with MrBeast's Beast Industries to bring payment perks to creators
Mastercard will fold payment and perks services into the creator economy through a partnership with MrBeast's Beast Industries.
Tubefilter · +7 outlets
Tubi unveils ten TikTok-star-led originals from its creator incubator program
Fox-owned Tubi detailed ten original shows fronted by TikTok stars as part of its creator incubator program.
Tubefilter · +4 outlets
Discord to make public server messages discoverable through Google search
Messages from certain public Discord servers will begin appearing in Google and other search results.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Twitch18 stories ›
Instagram tests 90-minute uploads in push for YouTube's TV watch time
Long-form video and living-room viewing are the battleground as Instagram moves onto YouTube's core turf.
Tubefilter · +13 outlets
Canada could restrict Roblox, Minecraft and Discord for under-16s under proposed social media ban
Extending youth social media restrictions to gaming and chat platforms would reshape how minors access the largest UGC services.
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Discord to make public server messages discoverable through Google and other search engines
Indexing public communities is a major shift in discoverability and privacy expectations for a platform built on closed chats.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations involving creator Rakai
The Twitch megastreamer is escalating a personal dispute into a legal demand, the latest high-profile conduct fight to spill out of the creator world.
Dexerto · +7 outlets
Hasan Piker sues CNN commentator Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over manipulated video
The suit tests how far creators can pursue defamation claims over edited clips circulated by political commentators.
Forbes · +7 outlets
MrBeast's Beast Industries partners with Mastercard to bring perks into the creator economy
A payments giant tying into the biggest YouTube brand signals creator commerce moving deeper into mainstream finance.
Tubefilter · +7 outlets
Platforms18 stories ›
Apple unveils its first touchscreen MacBook Pro with M6 chips at "Pro and tell" event
Apple ended its week of announcements by reversing a decade of its own resistance to touchscreen laptops, pairing an OLED touch display with new M6 silicon.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Meta faces mounting legal exposure after New Mexico ruling pushes settlement exposure to $25B
A New Mexico judge's ruling escalated Meta's kids safety and privacy liabilities well beyond the $17 billion multistate settlement announced this summer, drawin
The Verge · +5 outlets
Reddit rolls out a For You algorithmic feed
The move takes Reddit further from its chronological, community-run roots toward the personalized feeds used by rival social platforms, with implications for tr
The Verge · +13 outlets
TikTok launches in-app restaurant guide, taking on Yelp and Google Maps
The U.S. joint venture is building out food discovery as a business line, turning local search into a direct competitive front with established review platforms
The Hollywood Reporter · +9 outlets
FCC's Carr plans vote to let prisons jam cellphone signals
The November 19 vote would carve a narrow exception into the long-standing ban on radiofrequency jammers under the Communications Act.
The Verge · +9 outlets
Google and Xreal debut Aura glasses at $1,099, undercutting Meta
The 95-gram glasses pair with a tethered Android XR compute puck and multiple virtual screens, pricing below rival smart glasses ahead of launch.
The Verge · +2 outlets
Creators18 stories ›
Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over allegedly manipulated Twitch clips
The suit tests how far streamers can go in pursuing defamation claims over edited clips of their broadcasts circulated by political commentators.
Dexerto · +6 outlets
Canada weighs extending under-16 social media ban to Roblox, Minecraft and Discord
Adding gaming platforms to the proposed ban would mark one of the broadest regulatory moves yet targeting minors' online play.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Rockstar staff vote on unionization as GTA 6 launch approaches
The anonymous IWGB vote covers staff at the studio behind one of the biggest game releases in history.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations
The dispute puts a top Twitch creator's legal team against a former collaborator making claims about him and another streamer.
Dexerto · +9 outlets
Discord to make public server messages discoverable through Google and other search engines
Search indexing of public communities changes how discoverable and persistent Discord conversations become.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
YouTuber ItalianBach calls on YouTube to scrap custom thumbnails to curb clickbait
The proposal adds creator pressure on YouTube over thumbnail A/B testing and how packaging drives discovery.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Podcasts18 stories ›
Netflix hires former Apple podcast exec Steve Wilson to lead podcast content acquisition
Netflix is building a podcast acquisitions team under a veteran of Apple's podcast marketing, signaling a push into video podcasts against YouTube.
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
beehiiv launches podcast advertising tools with no minimum download requirement
The newsletter platform's dynamically inserted ad tools lower the barrier for smaller shows to monetize, extending its creator push into audio.
Net Influencer · +7 outlets
Triton Digital completes first AI-to-AI audio ad sale, calls it an industry first
An agentic media buy executed entirely by Triton's Seller Agent marks an early test of automated audio ad trading.
Rainnews · +6 outlets
MeidasTouch Network to launch 24/7 streaming news channel with Swerve TV
The progressive podcast network is moving into always-on streaming television, widening the podcast-to-TV pipeline.
Podnews · +4 outlets
Acast reports record Q3 results on North American growth
The podcast company's North American ad performance drove its strongest quarter yet.
https://www.podcastnewsdaily.com/ · +4 outlets
Podnews: Spreaker is enabling wholesale copyright theft of podcasts
A copied podcast charting within days points to hosting loopholes that let third parties redistribute shows they do not own.
Podnews · +1 outlets
Gaming18 stories ›
Hasan Piker sues CNN commentator Scott Jennings for $72.5M over allegedly manipulated Twitch clip
The lawsuit centers on a clip the streamer says was stripped of context to suggest he endorsed a lynching, testing how far platform clips can be edited before t
Dexerto · +11 outlets
Rockstar staff vote on unionization plan running alongside GTA 6 launch
The IWGB said Rockstar employees will cast anonymous online votes between November 12 and 26 as the studio approaches the biggest launch in its history.
Dexerto · +10 outlets
Xbox's first COO Helen Chiang leaves company after three months in the role
The short tenure adds to a period of leadership churn at Microsoft's gaming division under new Xbox leadership.
Gamesindustry · +14 outlets
Xbox staff among up to 60,000 Microsoft employees offered voluntary exit
The buyout program reaches gaming staff as Microsoft continues trimming headcount across the company.
Gamesindustry · +14 outlets
Warhorse Studios hit by cyberattack affecting company systems and data
The Kingdom Come: Deliverance developer reported unauthorized access to both internal systems and data.
Gamesindustry · +14 outlets
Sucker Punch reportedly lays off 24 employees after Ghost of Yotei Complete Edition launch
The cuts hit a first-party PlayStation studio weeks after shipping an expanded edition of its open-world samurai game.
Gamesindustry · +5 outlets
Economy18 stories ›
Anthropic files for IPO, weighs giving retail investors 15-20% of shares with JPMorgan
The Claude maker's filing warns it will need substantially more cash and outlines heavy data center and chip spending, with big tech backers and Asian investors
Bloomberg · +10 outlets
Microsoft and Alphabet report earnings as Wall Street seeks proof AI spending is paying off
Investors are focused on whether massive AI capital outlays are dragging on cash flow and margins at the two hyperscalers.
Bloomberg · +13 outlets
Jio Platforms surges over 27% in market debut, making Ambani group India's most valuable
The listing breaks India's recent mega-IPO jinx and elevates Reliance's conglomerate to the top of the country's equity market by value.
Bloomberg.com · +10 outlets
Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro, reversing long-held Jobs stance
The flagship laptop adds touch input, a feature Apple resisted for over a decade, alongside a new OLED iPad Mini.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
Oracle projects $30 billion free cash flow in fiscal 2029, shares jump
The long-term outlook eased investor concerns about the payoff from Oracle's heavy AI infrastructure spending.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
AI data-center borrowing may test credit market, Fortress warns; Pimco sheds AI debt
Rising debt financing for AI data centers is drawing scrutiny from credit investors worried about absorption capacity.
Bloomberg · +2 outlets