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Vimeo lays off ‘large portion’ of staff after Bending Spoons buyout
Vimeo is laying off employees around the globe just months after the Italian software company Bending Spoons acquired the platform for $1.38 billion, as reporte...
Telly has only delivered 35,000 of its free televisions with always-on ads
Telly appeared on the home theater scene in 2023 with an unusual proposition. Its business model revolves around giving customers free dual-screen televisions w...
Epic and Google have a secret $800 million Unreal Engine and services deal
A judge is questioning whether Epic Games and Google are settling their long-running antitrust fight partly because of a previously unannounced partnership invo...
Sen. Markey questions OpenAI about ‘deceptive advertising’ in ChatGPT
Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) is pressing OpenAI about its move to bring ads to ChatGPT, and is asking several other companies whether they have similar plans. In lette...
Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi rides
Tesla is finally doing unsupervised robotaxi trips in Austin, Texas, according to a video posted on X. Elon Musk reposted the video, congratulating Tesla's AI t...
David Ellison extends deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery takeover offer
Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is apparently still hopeful that investors will approve his $108.4 billion hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Para...
Ring claims it’s not giving ICE access to its cameras
Ring's partnership with Flock is sparking renewed online backlash this week, with influencers calling for people to smash their Ring cameras and claiming the co...
Substack is launching a TV app, and not everyone is happy
Substack announced Thursday it's launching Apple TV and Google TV apps that audiences can use for videos and livestreams - and early reactions suggest not all u...
Fable will let you be a heartless landlord this fall
After half a decade of waiting, Microsoft finally offered an extended preview of its long-awaited reboot of the beloved Fable RPG franchise on Thursday. During...
Double Fine announces delightful-looking multiplayer pottery game Kiln
Double Fine has been on a tear with its smaller projects lately. The popular indie game developer is following up last year's atmospheric adventure game Keeper...
Substack now has a TV app
It was only 16 months ago that Substack expanded into live video. Since then, it's become a widely adopted medium on the platform, including by its ever-growing...
The state attorneys general are as mad as you are
The sun was already beginning to set as Portlanders in weatherproof jackets and fleeces lined up around Revolution Hall. It wasn't yet 5PM on a Wednesday but th...