Feed18 stories ›
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek's Picard and X-Men's Professor X, Dies at 86
The classically trained British actor's death ends a screen career that spanned Star Trek: The Next Generation and two decades of X-Men films.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic Back New Standard Letting Publishers Opt Out of AI Scraping
The joint commitment gives publishers a machine-readable way to signal that their content should not be used for AI training.
The Verge · +13 outlets
Instagram Offers YouTubers Up to $500,000 to Post Long-Form Horizontal Videos
Meta is paying creators to seed its new horizontal long-form format as it competes with YouTube for TV watch time and ad dollars.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion
The deal would consolidate US food and grocery delivery and is expected to change subscription offerings for customers.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
YouTube Tests Policy Letting Creators Delete Violating Videos to Avoid Permanent Bans
The test gives some channels a path to stay live by removing content that broke its rules instead of facing termination.
Dexerto
Apple Intelligence Coming to China With iOS 27.3
Apple's on-device AI suite arrives in its largest overseas market via a beta release of iOS 27.3.
The Verge · +14 outlets
YouTube18 stories ›
YouTube tests policy letting creators delete violating videos to avoid permanent channel bans
The test gives some creators a chance to remove rule-breaking content and keep their channels instead of facing termination.
Dexerto
Instagram reportedly offers YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form horizontal videos
Meta is paying creators to seed its new horizontal long-form format as it competes with YouTube for TV watch time and ad dollars.
Dexerto · +4 outlets
Netanyahu's Likud-led bloc wins most seats as Israel election heads to deadlock
Results point to protracted coalition horse-trading, with Netanyahu alleging irregularities in Arab-sector votes.
Bloomberg.com · +14 outlets
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek and X-Men actor, dies at 86
The actor was best known as Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Professor Charles Xavier.
Dexerto · +13 outlets
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back a new standard for publishers to opt out of AI scraping
The companies say they will honor a common control letting publishers flag their content against AI training use.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Apple Intelligence to launch in China with iOS 27.3
The company announced on its Chinese newsroom site that the features arrive first in a beta of the release.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Twitch18 stories ›
YouTube tests letting creators delete rule-breaking videos to avoid permanent channel bans
The policy would give some creators a chance to remove violating content and keep their channels, a shift in how YouTube handles enforcement.
Dexerto
Instagram reportedly offering YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form horizontal videos
Meta is paying creators to seed its new long-form horizontal format as it competes with YouTube for TV watch time and ad dollars.
Dexerto · +5 outlets
YouTube living room TV viewership now accounts for one-third of its ad revenue
YouTube reported $11.2 billion in Q3 2026 ad revenue and 150 million Premium and Music subscribers, with TV screens driving a growing share.
Tubefilter · +14 outlets
Binance responds to $6.3 billion crypto hack as it covers all customer losses
The exchange confirmed the scale of the incident and said it would absorb losses, amid reports blaming a single laptop.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in major delivery consolidation
The deal would combine two major delivery platforms and could reshape subscription offerings for food and grocery ordering.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Voicemod signs Disney deal to add Star Wars and Marvel soundboards to its platform
The AI voice-modifier is licensing major Disney franchises, extending branded IP into creator audio tools.
Variety · +6 outlets
Platforms18 stories ›
Patrick Stewart, Star Trek captain and X-Men's Professor X, dies at 86
Tributes poured in from William Shatner, Ian McKellen, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry for the actor whose career spanned Shakespeare and blockbuster sci-fi.
The Hollywood Reporter · +14 outlets
Apple Intelligence to launch in China with iOS 27.3
Apple announced on its Chinese newsroom that its AI features will debut in a beta of iOS 27.3, finally bringing the suite to its largest overseas market.
The Verge · +14 outlets
OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Anthropic back a new standard letting publishers opt out of AI scraping
The coalition says it will adopt a shared mechanism publishers can use to signal their content is off-limits to AI training crawlers.
The Verge · +7 outlets
Reddit will require everyone to log in to browse
The platform is ending anonymous browsing, a change that could limit traffic from search engines and AI crawlers.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Reddit CEO says Google's AI Mode 'does not drive traffic'
Steve Huffman's remark sharpens the dispute between content platforms and Google over the value of AI-generated search summaries.
The Verge · +14 outlets
Google's satellite AI server transmits its first response to Earth
Google said it booted Tensor Processing Units on its Project Suncatcher satellite and ran an onboard Gemma model, testing data-center compute in orbit.
The Verge · +2 outlets
Creators18 stories ›
YouTube tests letting creators delete rule-breaking videos to avoid channel termination
The policy test gives some creators a path to save their channels from permanent bans by removing offending content.
Dexerto
YouTube Q3 ad revenue rises 9% to $11.2B as Alphabet misses earnings estimates
YouTube's ad growth slowed versus recent quarters and lagged Alphabet overall, reflecting softer digital ad demand.
Variety
Instagram reportedly offering YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form videos
Meta's push targets YouTube's core creator base as platforms compete for long-form video inventory.
Dexerto · +6 outlets
Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings for $72.5 million over allegedly manipulated Twitch clips
The suit tests how far edited clips of streamers can be used as political attack material.
Dexerto · +8 outlets
Amazon Q3 ad revenue growth slows as ecommerce giant misses earnings estimates
Amazon cited Prime Day timing and unfavorable foreign exchange rates for the softer ad quarter.
Variety · +13 outlets
Twitch streamer Ohlana dies at 26 from suicide
The death of a prominent streamer renews attention to mental health pressures in always-on creator work.
Dexerto · +7 outlets
Podcasts18 stories ›
SiriusXM podcast ad revenue rises 20% as demand outpaces available inventory
The company's podcast ad sales growth is drawing attention after it declined to chase the broader streaming video gold rush.
https://www.podcastnewsdaily.com/ · +1 outlets
Interested buyers circle PodcastOne as company explores a sale
Multiple parties are reportedly interested in acquiring the podcast network, signaling continued consolidation in the audio industry.
Podnews · +1 outlets
Spotify adds podcast questions, memberships and personal audio features
The platform is expanding creator monetization and interactive tools as competition for podcast listening intensifies.
ChannelLife Australia · +7 outlets
White House works to sustain its podcast-driven political outreach strategy
The administration is trying to keep the podcast election playbook going as audio shows become a key political channel.
Bloomberg · +1 outlets
YouTube Q3 ad revenue growth slows, rising 9% to $11.2 billion, as Alphabet misses estimates
The platform's ad growth decelerated even as it continued capturing digital ad dollars, dragging on Alphabet's overall results.
Variety · +6 outlets
Karen Read and her lawyer Alan Jackson to launch weekly video podcast
The high-profile murder defendant and her attorney are turning the case's publicity into a recurring video show.
The Hollywood Reporter · +6 outlets
Gaming18 stories ›
Roblox Q3 beats expectations with revenue up 16% to $1.6bn, bookings fall 12% to $1.7bn
Roblox's bookings decline signals pressure on its virtual currency economy even as overall revenue growth outpaces forecasts.
Gamesindustry
YouTube tests policy letting creators delete flagged videos to avoid permanent channel bans
The test gives creators a path to remove rule-breaking content instead of losing their channel outright.
Dexerto · +1 outlets
Activision apologizes and pulls real Itaewon crowd crush footage from Modern Warfare 4 after backlash
The use of real footage from a deadly 2022 tragedy drew swift criticism over insensitivity in a mass-market shooter.
Dexerto · +6 outlets
Instagram reportedly offering YouTubers up to $500,000 to post long-form videos
Meta's push to lure long-form creators signals a direct challenge to YouTube's dominance in the format.
Dexerto · +8 outlets
DoorDash to buy Instacart for $17 billion in deal that reshapes delivery subscriptions
The acquisition would consolidate two major US delivery platforms and is expected to change how customers pay for orders.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Maddy Makes Games delists Celeste and TowerFall from Xbox over pro-Palestinian BDS boycott
The move pulls two acclaimed indie titles from a major storefront as part of a politically motivated protest.
Gamesindustry · +10 outlets
Economy18 stories ›
OpenAI cuts fundraising target by $10 billion as AI stock selloff and Anthropic IPO loom
The reduced target reflects investor caution amid a broader AI stock slump and competition from Anthropic's impending listing.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
Apple overtakes Nvidia as world's most valuable company
The shift at the top of global market capitalization comes as AI-related tech stocks sell off sharply.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
Microsoft plans $25 billion debt raise to fund AI buildout
The bond sale adds to a record wave of borrowing tied to data center and AI infrastructure spending.
CNBC · +14 outlets
Big Tech holds $3 trillion in spending commitments for the AI boom
The five largest data center players have committed the sum over coming years, underscoring the scale of AI infrastructure bets.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets
Tech stocks tumble as AI spending fears collide with earnings misses
Two straight days of selling pressure reflected investor concern that the AI trade is overextended.
Bloomberg · +12 outlets
S&P cuts Meta's credit rating outlook to negative on AI spending
The outlook revision is an early step toward a possible downgrade as AI-related costs strain the balance sheet.
Bloomberg · +14 outlets