Apple’s Vision Pro Is Trying to Solve a Nearly Unsolvable Problem
Billed as the “ultimate entertainment device,” the Apple Vision Pro could be the thing that gets people to watch movies in headsets—or not.
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‘The Last of Us’ Was the Most Pirated Show of 2023
Read more: ‘The Last of Us’ Was the Most Pirated Show of 2023A new study shows piracy was up nearly 7 percent globally last year. At the top of the most pirated lists: The Last of Us and Oppenheimer.
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A Glimpse at the Future of Streaming in 4 Mind-Blowing Stats
Read more: A Glimpse at the Future of Streaming in 4 Mind-Blowing StatsIt seems all but inevitable that streamers are going to merge into mega-media entities in 2024. New research shows what those consolidations might look like. Get ready to click on Para-Flix+.
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2024 Is Going to Be a Rough Year for TV
Read more: 2024 Is Going to Be a Rough Year for TVNetflix is cutting back on shows, Amazon is laying off Prime Video workers. The boom days of streaming are showing signs of bust.
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Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Kid Who Beat ‘Tetris’
Read more: Why Everyone Is Obsessed With the Kid Who Beat ‘Tetris’It has a lot to do with mystery, defeating AI, and wanting to believe amazing achievements are still possible.
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Netflix’s Big Data Dump Shows Just OK TV Is Here to Stay
Read more: Netflix’s Big Data Dump Shows Just OK TV Is Here to StayEarlier this week, Netflix finally released viewership numbers for nearly all of its shows and movies. Bottom line: Expect a lot more The Night Agent.
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‘Authentic’ Is 2023’s Word of the Year. You Read That Right
Read more: ‘Authentic’ Is 2023’s Word of the Year. You Read That RightIn a year dominated by artificial intelligence, deepfakes, and disingenuity, “authentic” has somehow emerged as Merriam-Webster’s word for 2023.
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Hallmark Channel Won the Streaming Wars
Read more: Hallmark Channel Won the Streaming WarsIf you’re watching Countdown to Christmas right now, you’re not alone. Hallmark Channel figured out a formula that Netflix, Hulu, and Max don’t have—and it cracked the streaming code.
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Google DeepMind’s AI Pop Star Clone Will Freak You Out
Read more: Google DeepMind’s AI Pop Star Clone Will Freak You OutTwo new tools using DeepMind’s music generation algorithm Lyria let anyone make YouTube shorts using the AI-generated vocals of Demi Lovato, T-Pain, Troye Sivan and others. It’s haunting.
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Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed It
Read more: Tech Disrupted Hollywood. AI Almost Destroyed ItStreaming invigorated the film and TV industry and sent established studios scrambling. That was before AI sparked one of the biggest work stoppages in Hollywood history.
