Nufa lets you live up to unrealistic beauty standards at the tap of an app
It isn’t like Instagram is a beacon of truth as it is, but things are about to get a lot worse, as Nufa takes any image and sculpts you into the “after” picture dream that every gym owner wants to project into our souls as they continue on their mission to make us all look like bo
Yahoo gets 25% stake in Taboola as part of long-term advertising deal
Yahoo is taking a nearly 25% stake in advertising network Taboola. In exchange for this move, Taboola is becoming Yahoo's native advertising partner through a 30-year commercial agreement.
If you're not familiar with Taboola, you may have seen its content recommendation widgets on popular n
Amazon is working on a TV series about FTX drama with Russo Brothers
The FTX drama is not over yet — and Amazon wants a piece of it. The company is partnering with the Russo Brothers, best known for Marvel movies, to make a show on the spectacular collapse of the giant cryptocurrency empire.
Amazon has partnered with the duo’s production house AGBO to make t
Hulu subscribers are now able to stream the first two episodes of 'Andor'
Starting today, November 23, “Star Wars” fans can stream the first two episodes of Disney+'s “Andor” on Hulu. Just ahead of Thanksgiving in the U.S., Hulu subscribers have access to episode 1, “Kassa,” and episode 2, “That Would Be Me,” until December 7.
Also, the first two ep
Apple TV+ series 'Severance' gets exclusive ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ vinyl records
Fans of Apple TV+'s popular sci-fi workplace drama, “Severance,” can have their very own Lumon music-dance experience — maracas not included. Starting Wednesday, November 23, online store Mondo will have exclusive “Severance” vinyl records on sale, which contain the official soundtrac
Bob Iger is returning to head Disney as Bob Chapek steps down
The Walt Disney Co. said today that Bob Iger is returning to head the company as Bob Chapek is stepping down from the CEO post. Iger, who officially left the company last year, is set to take command immediately. The company said that he will serve as the CEO for two years.
“We thank Bob Chapek f
Discord users can now link their Crunchyroll accounts
Anime streaming service Crunchyroll has partnered with Discord. Starting today, users will be able to display the movie or TV show they’re currently watching on their Discord profile.
Crunchyroll is the latest media company to add “Rich Presence,” the “Now Playing” fun
Roku lays off 200 US employees, citing economic conditions
Roku wrote in a new SEC filing that it plans to cut 200 jobs in the U.S. as it braces for economic headwinds. Thanks to the workforce reduction, the company expects to incur a non-recurring charge of between $28 to $31 million, mainly because of severance payments, employee benefits contributions,
PR software giant Cision acquires Factmata, the fake news startup that pivoted to monitoring all kinds of online narratives
Fake news, and the identification and eradication of it, has long been thought of as the purview of social media platforms, where a lot of that tends to be shared. Today, one of the more ambitious tech startups in the field of fighting fake news is getting acquired — not by a social media pla
Apple to launch 'MLS Season Pass' subscription on February 1
Today, Apple announced the launch date and price of its upcoming subscription service for Major League Soccer (MLS) fans, “MLS Season Pass.” Starting February 1, 2023, subscribers in 100+ countries and regions can get MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app for $14.99 per month during the season or
Netflix’s new feature lets subscribers kick devices off their accounts
Want to kick your ex off your Netflix account without having to change your password? A new Netflix feature will make that possible. Today, Netflix is launching “Manage Access and Devices,” which allows account owners to remotely log out of devices they don't recognize or no longer want
YouTube Shorts can now include 60 seconds of music or sounds, up from 15 seconds before
YouTube today is addressing one of creators’ chief complaints with filming videos for its TikTok competitor, YouTube Shorts: to date, the music and sounds added to videos could only be 15 seconds in length, even though Shorts themselves can be as long as 60 seconds. Now, thanks to revised lic
Spotify’s video podcast publishing tools expand to creators worldwide
Spotify today is expanding its video podcasting capabilities to creators in more than 180 markets worldwide, which means the functionality is now available in nearly all the markets where Spotify’s podcast creation software, Anchor, is currently available. The feature first entered wider tes
Amazon launches 'Sports Talk' on Prime Video to give sports fans 12 hours of live daily content
Today, Amazon Prime Video announced the launch of “Sports Talk,” a live daily programming block dedicated to 12 hours of sports-talk content. Broadcasting Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. ET on Prime Video, viewers in the U.S. can access seven new shows on Sports Talk without a Prime me