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
FCC's Carr proposes letting prisons jam cellphone signals, with a Nov. 19 vote
Radiofrequency jamming is broadly banned under the Communications Act, so the rulemaking would carve out an exception for correctional facilities.
The Verge · +6 outlets
Netflix hires former Apple exec Steve Wilson to lead podcast acquisitions
The hire extends Netflix's push into podcasts, a format it entered in fall 2025 as it diversifies beyond video.
The Hollywood Reporter · +11 outlets
Tubi unveils ten TikTok-star-led shows in its creator incubator slate
Fox's ad-supported streamer is converting social video talent into original programming, seven months after announcing the initiative.
Tubefilter · +3 outlets
MrBeast's Beast Industries partners with Mastercard on creator economy perks
The deal puts a card network inside creator commerce, a sign of financial services moving deeper into the influencer business.
Tubefilter · +9 outlets
Microsoft is ending Copilot support on LG and Samsung smart TVs
The retreat comes roughly two years after both TV makers announced Copilot integration at CES 2025.
The Verge · +14 outlets
AT&T data breach settlement payments of up to $5,000 get final approval
The $177 million class action resolves claims from two 2024 breaches, and affected customers must watch for notice emails.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Discord to make public server messages searchable via Google
Indexing public communities widens discovery but raises questions about how Discord users expect their posts to be seen.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
TikTok adds "Must Eat" restaurant guide to its Local feed
The feature turns food content into in-app city dining recommendations, deepening TikTok's local discovery push.
Tubefilter · +13 outlets
Canada weighs extending under-16 social media ban to Roblox, Minecraft and Discord
Adding game platforms to the proposed restrictions would expand the reach of a law aimed at minors' online activity.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Kai Cenat sends cease-and-desist to former friend Reggie over grooming allegations
The dispute escalates from online accusations into legal threats, involving fellow creator Rakai.
Dexerto · +8 outlets
Mozilla courts lapsed users with a YouTube-nostalgia Firefox ad
The campaign leans on 2000s internet personalities as Firefox tries to recover share lost to Chrome.
Tubefilter · +1 outlets
Anthropic IPO draws attention for expected trickle-down effects across tech and finance
Coverage focuses on how a listing by the AI developer could ripple through Wall Street and Silicon Valley.
CNBC