Amazon is shutting down its Freevee app in August
Amazon plans to shut down its Freevee app, the company’s free ad-supported streaming service, in August, according to an in-app notice to users.
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ChatGPT referrals to news sites are growing, but not enough to offset search declines
Not surprisingly, organic traffic has also declined, dropping from over 2.3 billion visits at its peak in mid-2024 to now under 1.7 billion.
Netflix teams up with NASA to boost its live TV offering
Netflix and NASA announced a new partnership that will bring live space programming to the streaming service later this summer.
Spotify revamps its Discover Weekly playlist after 10 years
Spotify is making Discover Weekly more customizable by genre.
Trump says he’s found a buyer for TikTok
A group of “very wealthy people” is set to buy short-form video app TikTok, according to President Donald Trump.
With ‘F1’, Apple finally has a theatrical hit
Looks like Apple has its first bona fide box office hit.
Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI
An open letter from authors including Lauren Groff, Lev Grossman, R.F. Kuang, Dennis Lehane, and Geoffrey Maguire calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators.
YouTube’s mobile video editor is coming to iOS
The app is Google’s attempt to compete with ByteDance’s popular CapCut editor.