Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos says the company didn't see much of an “interruption” from Hollywood's strikes and is still targeting a $17B content budget for 2024
and throws shade at competitors Juli Clover / WRAL TechWire : MacRumors: Netflix ‘completely satisfied’ with pace of password sharing crackdown Jill Goldsmith / Deadline : Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos ...
The White House designates 31 communities across the US as regional Tech Hubs that can compete for $40M to $75M each in grants, under the CHIPS and Science Act
The White House and the Commerce Department announced … Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : White House unveils 31 U.S. tech hubs to boost industry Brittany Roston / SlashGear : White House Designates 31 U...
Analysis: the iPhone 15 lineup has ~10% more expensive components than the iPhone 14 lineup; iPhone 15 Pro Max costs rose to $558, up 12% from the 14 Pro Max
here's why Hartley Charlton / WRAL TechWire : MacRumors: iPhone 15's record high production costs could push up iPhone 16 prices Ajit Singh / MySmartPrice : iPhone 15 Teardown Reveals Record High Comp...
A look at Apple's recent executive promotions; sources: a sub-$2,500 Vision Pro won't have EyeSight and M3-based MacBook Pros could come in early or spring 2024
and I'm pretty happy about that Damien Mason / Club386 : Apple iPhones may get day-one iOS updates before you buy them John-Anthony Disotto / iMore : A cheaper Apple Vision Pro without a creepy eye sc...
Uber expands Uber Connect with a “return a package” feature, allowing customers to send up to five packages for a $5 fee to UPS, FedEx, or USPS locations
for a fee, of course Jennifer Korn / CNN : Hate returning packages? Uber will now do it for you Ben Lovejoy / 9to5Mac : Returning packages can now (sometimes) be done by Uber, for a $5 fee Jennifer Ko...
US v. Google: Satya Nadella says Google cemented its search dominance via default search deals with Apple and he may have been overenthusiastic about ChatGPT
and Apple could fix it New York Times : Microsoft C.E.O. Testifies That Google's Power in Search Is Ubiquitous Bloomberg : Microsoft CEO Says Google Search Dominance to Give It AI Edge Diane Bartz / R...
Epic Games lays off 16% of its workforce, or ~830 employees, divests from music storefront Bandcamp, and intends to spin off “kid-tech” company SuperAwesome
Earlier today Tim Sweeney sent the following email to Epic employees: Tim Sweezy / HotHardware : Epic Games Confirms Massive Layoffs After Fortnite And Metaverse Spending Spree Jamie Crawley / CoinDes...
Eddie Cue's US v. Google testimony: Cue said Google was the only “valid” search choice for a deal; the DOJ noted Apple railed against Google's privacy policies
When court resumed today for the start of the third week … Adi Robertson / The Verge : Apple's Eddy Cue will take the stand Tuesday in the Google antitrust trial Thomas Barrabi / New York Post : Top A...
Netflix releases a game controller iOS app on the App Store to let users play Netflix games on their TV; the app's description says the feature is “coming soon”
this is coming to your TV Pranav Dixit / Business Today : Netflix launches game controller app for iPhone; playing games on TV possible soon? Amanda Yeo / Mashable : Netflix has quietly released a gam...
TikTok rolls out support for text posts, available via the app's Camera page and letting users add sounds, locations, stickers, and more
TikTok Users Can Now Make Text Posts Chris Dawson / ChannelX : TikTok introduces text only posts Leigh Mc Gowran / Silicon Republic : TikTok challenges Twitter with new text posts feature Kresimir Bla...