YouTube’s new AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music
YouTube's new AI experiment adds AI hosts to your music YouTube is adding AI hosts to radio and mixes in the YouTube Music app as part of a new test available through its new Labs program. The hosts are designed to “deepen your listening experience by sharing relevant stories, fan trivia, and fun commentary about […]
Amazon accidentally confirms Vega TV OS launch for 2025
Amazon accidentally confirms Vega TV OS launch for 2025 This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Amazon is moving ahead with plans to replace Android with its custom-built Vega operating system on Fire TV devices: The new […]
Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are ‘not aligned’ on decision to halt The Savant
Jessica Chastain says she and Apple are 'not aligned' on decision to halt The Savant Just a day after Apple announced that it was pausing the premiere of The Savant, its upcoming show about domestic extremism, star Jessica Chastain says that she disagrees with the decision. In a lengthy statement on Instagram, Chastain said that […]
YouTube will now let you hide those pesky end screens
YouTube will now let you hide those pesky end screens YouTube will finally let you dismiss the pop-ups that fill your screen with recommendations at the end of a video. Now, when you come across an end screen, you can select a new “hide” button in the top-right corner of the video so you can […]
Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets
Meta is bringing an all-in-one movie and TV streaming hub to Quest headsets Horizon TV puts your streaming apps in one spot. | Image: Meta Meta is making it easier to stream movies and TV shows on your Quest headset. During its Meta Connect keynote on Wednesday, the company announced that it’s rolling out a […]
YouTube makes it easier and more lucrative to go live
YouTube makes it easier and more lucrative to go live Features like AI-powered stream highlights aim to give creators more ways to quickly monetize their content. YouTube is introducing some live streaming features that give content creators new ways to grow their audiences and interact with viewers. The updates were announced at the Made on […]
This is the first Roku TV smart projector
This is the first Roku TV smart projector Aurzen’s D1R Cube projector trades Google TV for Roku TV. | Image: Roku Aurzen has announced a new portable projector that will be the first to run the Roku TV OS already found on TVs from brands like TCL and Hisense. The new Aurzen D1R Cube will […]
Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement
Spotify Lossless is an inconvenient improvement If you listen to music the way a lot of people do these days – with a pair of wireless earbuds, from a Bluetooth speaker, or just blaring directly out of your phone – you will never notice a difference between Spotify’s high-quality 320Kbps streams and its lossless audio. […]
Amazon’s Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL
Amazon's Thursday Night Football broadcasts add more AI to the NFL The AI-powered “Pocket Health” feature shows whether the quarterback is at risk. Amazon’s Prime Video is bringing more AI to the football field with new features designed to give viewers more insight into Thursday Night Football games, as highlighted earlier by Deadline. One feature, […]
It’s time to change your Plex password again
It's time to change your Plex password again The Plex media streaming platform has been breached in what looks to be a repeat of a 2022 incident that saw authentication data and encrypted passwords compromised. The company is urging users to change their password, enable two-factor authentication, and sign out of any connected devices that might already […]