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The OpenAI board drama is reportedly turning into a movie

3 June 2025 at 19:16
A film that will portray the chaotic time at OpenAI, when co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was fired and rehired within a span of just five days, is reportedly in the works.Β  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is titled β€œArtificial,” and it’s in development at Amazon MGM Studios. While details aren’t finalized, sources […]

Grocery platform Misfits Market acquires The Rounds to further its mission of reducing food waste

30 May 2025 at 12:00
Misfits Market, the online platform that delivers imperfect groceries to help minimize waste, announced the acquisition of household restocking service The Rounds on Friday. As a result of the deal, Misfits Market plans to take on over 250 items from The Rounds’ inventory. This allows the company to diversify into additional categories, such as household […]

TED’s app launches a short-form video feature ahead of potential TikTok ban

21 May 2025 at 16:00
With TikTok still facing the possibility of a ban in the U.S., the popularity of short-form video content continues to grow. The latest company to enter this space is TED, the non-profit best known for its TED Talks featuring prominent figures like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the late Pope Francis.Β  On Wednesday, […]

Remember Moviefone? Well, it’s back.

9 May 2025 at 20:22
For millions of moviegoers in the ’90s, Moviefone’s 777-FILM number was the go-to source for learning about showtimes. Now, under new ownership, Moviefone is trying to make a comeback. On Friday, as part of its 35th anniversary celebration, Moviefone announced the relaunch of its mobile app and a new nationally syndicated broadcast TV series. Set […]

A new startup called Bono aims to modernize the way people donate to charitiesΒ 

5 May 2025 at 16:00
Every year, donors contribute billions of dollars to charities, yet the donation process still feels outdated and cumbersome. Founders Dan Eblagon and Ron Levy believe there is an easier way to donate, leading to the creation of Bono, a platform designed to facilitate a more modern and streamlined approach to giving.Β  The platform (named after […]

Skype is shutting down today β€” these are the best alternatives

5 May 2025 at 13:31
After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down on Monday. Microsoft, the parent company, confirmed that the official sunset date for the service is today, May 5, 2025. Skype users can either migrate all their contacts and chat data to Microsoft Teams, or they can choose […]

Lately’s new gamified app helps people arrive on time

26 April 2025 at 15:00
A new app called Lately launched on the App Store a few weeks ago, targeting people with ADHD to help them arrive on time and rewarding them for doing so. The service is designed to help users manage their travel plans by notifying them when it’s time to leave for a trip, sending reminders 30 […]

Netflix aims to be a trillion-dollar company, says co-CEO

23 April 2025 at 19:09
At Semafor’s 2025 World Economy Summit on Wednesday, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said he believes Netflix’s long-term goal to achieve a $1 trillion market capitalization is possible if the streaming giant continues to perform well.Β  Sarandos said, β€œIn the previous five years, we’ve doubled our revenue, we grew profits 10 times, and we grew our […]

YouTube considers a daily timer for users looking to cut back on Shorts

11 April 2025 at 17:24
YouTube is looking into potentially offering a feature that would allow users to set a daily timer to limit how long they spend on Shorts. Recent findings from the beta version of the YouTube app, first reported by Android Authority, suggest that the platform is developing a feature to help users stop the endless scrolling […]

Spotify invests over $1M to grow its catalog of non-English audiobooks

11 April 2025 at 15:55
Spotify announced on Friday that it plans to invest €1 million β€” or approximately $1.1 million β€” to boost audiobook production in languages other than English, beginning with French and Dutch. The investment indicates that Spotify is eager for more non-English titles in its limited library as it tries to compete with major players like […]

Reddit’s conversational AI search tool leverages Google Gemini

9 April 2025 at 12:00
Reddit Answers, the platform’s conversational AI search tool, gets an upgrade through an integration with Google Gemini.Β This comes over a year after Reddit expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to access its Vertex AI platform to build AI agents. Google and Reddit announced the update on Wednesday, explaining that by incorporating Gemini on Vertex AI, […]
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