A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon
A new reading subscription from Everand offers access to both e-books and audiobooks, and Fable’s book club community.
Media & Entertainment
This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.
‘This is fine’ artist KC Green reaches agreement with AI startup Artisan
The startup has apparently taken down the ads using KC Green’s “This is fine” meme.
This weekend’s two biggest movies were both directed by YouTubers
The YouTube-to-prestige-horror pipeline is looking very strong.
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Meta launches Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp subscriptions, with more to come, including AI plans
Meta is rolling out paid subscription plans for Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp worldwide, while also testing new AI, creator, and business-focused offerings under its broader “Meta One” subscription brand.
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ElevenLabs’s new music generation model can switch genres mid-track
ElevenLabs’ new model will let users regenerate a section of a song without affecting rest of the track
Spotify now lets you ‘clip’ moments from your favorite podcast
With the new scissors icon, you can clip favorite moments from podcasts and share them with your audience.
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