Sources and docs: Amazon has increased Prime Video's ad load to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from 2-3.5 minutes per hour when it introduced ads in January 2024
streaming just got a lot worse David Satin / The Streamable : Prime Video has doubled the number of ads it makes viewers watch Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget : Prime Video reportedly shows almost twic...
Sources: Apple may announce new features for AirPods at WWDC, including iPhone camera control, new head gestures, and sleep detection for pausing playback
5 huge upgrades we're likely to see at WWDC 2025 Harsh Shivam / Business Standard : WWDC25: Apple may announce new head gestures, camera controls for AirPods PCMag : Apple AirPods May Get Sleep Detect...
OpenAI rolls out a ChatGPT memory feature that references past chats for answers, starting with ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers, but not in the UK and the EEA
and That Changes Everything Rimjhim Singh / Business Standard : OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT memory update, now for pro subscribers only OpenAI : Memory FAQ — Learn more about managing your memories in ...
Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders, which were set to start on April 9, “to assess the potential impact” of Trump's tariffs; the June 5 launch date is unchanged
June 5 launch date still on schedule Charles Harte / Game Informer : Trump Tariff Plans Delay Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Date Arol Wright / How-To Geek : Tariffs Just Killed Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Ord...
Google says Gemini will replace Google Assistant on Android phones in 2025, except on phones with Android 9 or earlier and that don't have at least 2GB of RAM
here's what you need to know TheCable : Google to replace Assistant with Gemini on mobile devices Livemint : Google Assistant to shut down soon, Gemini ready to take control of your phone The Indian E...
Microsoft announces Copilot for Gaming, available through the Xbox mobile app initially for Xbox Insiders and designed to work as a companion or gaming coach
coming to the Xbox mobile app for select users in just a few weeks Dallin Grimm / Tom's Hardware : Xbox announces ‘Copilot for Gaming’ AI assistant — early access coming to Xbox mobile app, more detai...
OpenAI launches Sora in select countries; ChatGPT Pro offers up to 500 videos per month at up to 1080p, and ChatGPT Plus offers up to 50 videos at up to 720p
OpenAI has officially launched Sora, its text-to-video AI model, as part of its “12 Days of OpenAI” event. Megan Morrone / Axios : OpenAI launches Sora video generator Dwayne Oxford / Al Jazeera : Wha...
The FCC approves a license for SpaceX and T-Mobile to use Starlink for supplemental telco coverage from space in a bid to extend internet access to remote areas
Federal Communications Commission DA 24-1193 Before the Federal Communications … Mariella Moon / Engadget : T-Mobile and SpaceX's satellite-to-phone service gets FCC approval Ayomide Sadiq / TalkAndro...
The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023
WOOT. … Rebekah Valentine / IGN : FTC New ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule Will Make it Easier to Cancel Subscription Services Justin Bachman / Payments Dive : FTC unveils final ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for consu...
Midjourney CEO David Holz says anyone can now generate AI images on its website; previously, the site was limited to users who generated 10K+ images on Discord
here's how it works Jacob Siegal / BGR : Now anyone can use Midjourney's website to generate AI images X: Guillermo Rauch / @rauchg : New https://midjourney.com/ looks and feels so good. Reminds me of...