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The unions of Hollywood are trying to save it from itself
Entertainment With both writers and actors on strike, the future of Hollywood is at stake. By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story
Twitter Is Paying Some Content Creators Including Andrew Tate
Elon Musk and Twitter are making desperate moves to keep users on the platform.
‘Crash Team Rumble’ Is A Fun Experiment, With An Unsure Future
Is Crash Team Rumble be another Live-Service flop?
Twitter Creator Receives Six Figure Payout From Ad Revenue Share
Twitter has gone live with its highly anticipated revenue-sharing program, with some creators already reporting payouts of over $100,000 USD. While the program was planned months ahead, many believe the timing of its release is a direct attempt to bolster support for the platform in light of competition from Meta's new Threads app.The new program isn't an easily accessible infinite money glitch though and does require a specific set of criteria to be eligible. Current requirements include an active subscription to Twitter Blue, a Stripe account for payment processing and five million tweet impressions from over the course of the last three months -- when the program was first announced.Elon Musk shared that the program, which pays creators for the ads that appear in their reply threads, wo...
Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i is for the two-screen lifestyle
Laptop Reviews The Yoga Book 9i jettisons the traditional lower laptop deck for a second touchscreen, which opens up some interesting use cases along with some compromises. By Dan Seifert, an editor overseeing The Verge’s product reviews and service journalism programs. Dan has covered the technology world for over a decade at The Verge. Two screens at the same time. That is the whole appeal of Lenovo’s Yoga Book 9i in a nutshell, as best as I can tell after using the device for a couple of weeks. The $1,999.99 9i, for the uninitiated, is a dual-screen clamshell touchscreen laptop that eschews the traditional keyboard deck for a second touchscreen on the bottom half. Lenovo has been experimenting with nontraditional laptop designs for years, from foldable ThinkPads to twisting laptop...
How to add users to your PS5, Xbox Series X, or Xbox Series S
/ Don’t keep your console to yourself — you can easily add other users, guests, and family members. *:last-child>*:last-child]:mb-0″> The PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S also cater to families. If you’ve got youngsters in the house who want to track their own gaming progress but aren’t allowed to buy and install games (or access unsuitable content), then a family account can offer another option. Both Sony and Microsoft enable you to set up accounts for your kids that can then be monitored in terms of what games can be played, what content can be accessed, and even what times gaming is allowed to happen. These accounts can then be plugged into your gaming system. Whether you’re adding full gamers, temporary guests, or family members, managing users on the latest gener...
Spotify Teams Up With Calm To Release Wellness-Focused Content
Spotify is expanding its offerings with the aim of helping users improve their physical and mental health. While most people use the app to stream music and podcasts, they now also have access to audio content from the mental health brand, Calm.The streamer will be releasing Calm content in the Spotify podcast catalog so that users can listen for free without having to purchase a Calm Premium subscription. Among the new additions are “Sleep Stories,” narrated by actors such as Cynthia Erivo and Cillian Murphy, and soundscapes to help ease one into a deep sleep.There are also relaxing meditations and breathing exercises, many of which just take a few minutes. For those who prefer the traditional podcast format, Calm has introduced a full lineup of wellness-focused shows, including Daily Cal...
Strikes Continue as Hollywood Comes to Standstill Over AI
In a recent development, members of the Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) have voted to join the ranks of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in striking against studios over flat negotiations surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), pay structures and more.Underpinning the strikes is a particular failed negotiation with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) over the use of generative AI tools that would seemingly disrupt the creative process and intellectual property (IP) rights of entertainment professionals. As a result, Hollywood is being brought to a standstill, with the future of the industry as unstable as it's ever been.Actress Fran Drescher, the president of SAG-AFTRA, emphasized the significance of the ...
Lego isn’t just for kids: the latest news for nostalgic adults and adult budgets
Filed under: p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Sean Hollister, a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Share this story “Adults welcome,” Lego declared — as it started seriously expanding the average size, price, and detail of its sets beyond anything we’d seen before. Like fellow toymakers, Lego has realized: the greatest generation of brick-loving kids is now old enough to open their bank accounts wide. The result has been a non-stop parade of some of the greatest Lego sets ever made — and the return of classic themes like Space, Castle and Pirates. Also, a lot of intriguing nostalgia-inducing partnerships with the...
Reddit is getting rid of its Gold awards system
Reddit/ Tech / The platform is sunsetting coins and awards but is working on a ‘new direction for awarding’ that it will reveal more about in the coming months. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Reddit is sunsetting its current coins and awards systems, meaning you soon won’t be able to thank a kind stranger for giving you Reddit Gold for one of your posts. Awards are little icons on posts you might have come across while scrolling around Reddit, and they’re given by other users to show appreciation for a post. Perhaps the most commonly-known ...
ChatGPT Creator OpenAI Is Under Investigation by the FTC
As the proliferation of large language model AI learning systems continues, the US government is looking to make sure that generative AI isn't violating consumer privacy laws. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently launched an investigation into OpenAI, the parent company and creator of both ChatGPT and DALL-E, as it's reportedly "concerned" that OpenAI may be running afoul of those consumer privacy laws by putting personal data and personal reputations at risk.The FTC's probe into OpenAI was first reported by The Washington Post, who revealed that the agency sent OpenAI a 20-page document demanding records of how it's addressed "risks" — like a recent bug that leaked ChatGPT users' payment and chat history — posed by its AI models. Besides the addressed risks, the FTC is also asking ...
Google’s Bard Chatbot Can Now Speak
Google’s Bard chatbot has been updated with a series of new features, among them, the ability to speak.Bard can now actually talk back to its users. When asked a question, the AI will offer the option of either receiving a written response or an audio one.Moreso, Bard will be able to answer with different voices depending on the desired tone: simple, long, short, professional or casual.“For example, you can ask Bard to help you write a marketplace listing for a vintage armchair, and then shorten the response using the drop-down,” Bard Product Lead Jack Krawczyk and Bard Vice President of Engineering Amarnag Subramanya wrote in a blog post.The feature is only available in the English language for now but Google plans to roll it out to Bard’s other languages sometime soon.In other tech news,...
