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Meta launches Hyperscape, technology to turn real-world spaces into VR

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Although today’s Meta Connect developer conference was largely about new smart glasses, the social networking company did announce a handful of metaverse updates during Wednesday’s keynote. Of these, one of the largest was the introduction of Hyperscape, first demoed at last year’s event, which allows developers and creators to build more photorealistic spaces in virtual […]

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Eric Baker’s long, winding road to taking StubHub public

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Ticket reseller StubHub went public on Wednesday. Although StubHub’s shares closed 6% below their IPO price of $23.50, valuing the company at over $7 billion, the public debut itself is a testament to the co-founder’s decades-long perseverance. StubHub CEO Eric Baker co-founded the company with Jeff Fluhr in 2000 while they were attending the Stanford

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Airbuds is the music social network Apple and Spotify wish they had built

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A new social network has been quietly blowing up with Gen Z and younger, and it’s not from Meta. San Francisco-based Airbuds offers a mobile, social app that lets people express themselves through their music. Users can share what they’re streaming with friends through a smartphone widget that works with a range of streaming services.

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YouTube Live gets a major update, introduces dual-format streaming, minigames, and more

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At its Made on YouTube event on Tuesday, the video giant announced several new features aimed at improving the livestreaming experience. This includes letting creators play mini-games to entertain viewers, broadcasting simultaneously in both horizontal and vertical formats, AI-powered highlights, reacting to live events, a new ad format, and more. The company says this is

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Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content

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The CEO of the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. has accused Google of being a bad actor for crawling its websites to support the search giant’s AI products. Neil Vogel, CEO of People, Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith), a publisher that operates over 40 brands, including People, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure,

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HBO Max is going to get more expensive, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav has stated that HBO Max will become more expensive, while also making it harder to share passwords, as first reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Zaslav spoke about the future of the streaming service at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference. “The fact that this is quality — and

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YouTube’s multi-language audio feature for dubbing videos rolls out to all creators

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YouTube announced on Wednesday that its multi-language audio feature has officially launched after a two-year-long pilot. Now, millions of YouTubers can add dubbing to their videos in different languages, helping them reach a wider global audience. The rollout is expected to happen over the coming weeks. The feature initially launched as a pilot in 2023,

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Vimeo to be acquired by Bending Spoons in $1.38B all-cash deal

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Video platform Vimeo announced on Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by Bending Spoons, one of Europe’s largest mobile app developers, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $1.38 billion. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approvals. Vimeo will be

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YouTube’s first exclusive NFL broadcast attracts over 17M viewers

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YouTube announced on Monday that its first-ever exclusive global broadcast of an NFL game broke a record for the company, achieving the most concurrent viewers of a live stream on the platform. Over 17.3 million viewers from more than 230 countries and territories worldwide tuned in for the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and

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