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Jan. 10, 2024 10:48 am ETAmazon is eliminating hundreds of jobs across its film and television studio and Twitch streaming platform. Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Amazon’s Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, announced the studio and video-division layoffs in an email to staffers Wednesday. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Jan. 10, 2024 10:48 am ETAmazonis eliminating hundreds of jobs across its film and television studio and Twitch streaming…

Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late Sunday puts him at the center of high-stakes drama within the company and in the world of artificial intelligence.Shear, the co-founder of the popular videogame-livestreaming service Twitch, became OpenAI’s interim chief executive after the surprising and dramatic ouster of its former boss Sam Altman over the weekend.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late…

Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI CEO late Sunday puts him at the center of high-stakes drama in both the world of artificial intelligence and within his new company.Shear, the co-founder of the popular videogame-livestreaming service Twitch, became OpenAI’s interim chief executive after the surprising and dramatic ouster of its former boss Sam Altman over the weekend.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8 Emmett Shear’s sudden appointment as OpenAI…

Smart TV company Vizio is more known for its budget screens than it is for a functional, modern UI. Now, the company said it’s finally ready for a facelift, one that’s been a long time coming. Starting on Wednesday, Vizio’s new interface does away with its old box-y look and rearranges icons to make finding apps and content a fair bit easier.Are Big Consumer Facing Tech Companies Redeemable? On Wednesday Vizio announced its SmartCast UI that powers the brand’s TVs is being replaced by what’s been dubbed the “Home…

How free is “free” in today’s modern age of mass data collection, data brokers, and targeted ads? The new television startup Telly is trying to stretch the very idea of “free” as much as it can with its first batch of half a million large televisions for the first 500,000 people who want them. The entire product’s explicit purpose is to blast users with ads, and based on both the company’s policies and its founder, Telly is likely to get very tubby with your data.Little Mermaid Director Rob Marshall on Handling the Music…

Do you miss the pre-streaming days of clicking through a TV guide? What about stumbling upon three-quarters of an action flick or the last 15 minutes of My Cousin Vinny in a delightful channel-browsing haze? Well Google TV has a remedy for your nostalgia. The smart TV operating system is moving forward into the streaming future with something of a blast from the past. Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AIGoogle TV has expanded its lineup of free, ad-supported streaming (FAST) channels for…

Image Source : SAMSUNG Samsung may bring its streaming app to 3rd-party TVs Samsung will reportedly bring its streaming application, TV Plus, to other manufacturers' TVs. ALSO READ: Instagram launches 'Quiet Mode' to help users overcome distractions According to the tech reporter Janko Roettgers, the tech giant is likely to bring its streaming app to TCL TVs, reports…

Twitch said it would ban users from streaming unlicensed gambling content on its platform in an effort aimed at protecting its users.  The streaming platform, which is owned by Amazon.com Inc., said it won’t allow live streaming gambling sites that are only licensed in countries that don’t have enough protection for consumers. Twitch cited sites such as Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com and Roobet.com that it will ban from its platform, noting it may identify others as well.…