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
U.S. Tech Stocks Drop on AI Spending Concerns
Investor unease over the scale of AI capital expenditures weighed on major technology shares.
WSJ · +13 outlets
Google's AI Satellite Completes First On-Orbit Inference and Transmits Response to Earth
Google says its TPU-equipped Project Suncatcher satellite booted its chips and ran a Gemma model in space.
The Verge · +3 outlets
Amazon Q3 Ad Revenue Growth Slows, Company Misses Earnings Estimates
Amazon pointed to Prime Day timing and currency effects for softer advertising growth in the quarter.
Variety · +13 outlets
People Inc. Lays Off 195 Staffers, About 6% of Workforce
The publisher of People and Entertainment Weekly is the latest media company to cut jobs amid industry upheaval.
Variety · +5 outlets
Reddit is making a major change to how users access the platform
The platform plans a major change in how users access it, pushing visitors to sign in.
Dexerto · +2 outlets
Binance Responds to $6.3 Billion Crypto Hack, Says It Will Cover All Losses
The exchange pushed back on claims that a single laptop was behind the breach of billions in assets.
Dexerto · +14 outlets
Pornhub Campaign Pays Users to Upload Safe-for-Work Content
Aylo's Pornhub is trying to attract mainstream creator content and advertising with a paid SFW upload push.
Tubefilter · +14 outlets
Disney Brands Coming to TikTok Shop for Holiday Super Brand Days
TikTok is bringing Disney merchandise to its in-app marketplace in a week-long holiday shopping activation.
Tubefilter · +13 outlets
Sam Altman Says RAM Belongs in Data Centers, Not on Desks, Amid Shortage
The OpenAI CEO's comment on the memory shortage reflects how AI demand is reshaping hardware supply.
The Verge · +1 outlets
White House Works to Sustain Podcast-Driven Political Outreach
The administration is leaning on podcast appearances as a core channel for reaching voters ahead of midterms.
Bloomberg.com
Rivian's Autonomous Driving Ambitions Face First Major Test
CEO RJ Scaringe emphasized autonomy over R2 production ramp on the company's earnings call.
The Verge
SiriusXM Says Podcast Ad Revenue Rose 20% After Skipping Streaming Push
The audio company's podcast advertising growth contrasts with the broader pivot to video streaming spend.
Forbes