Amazon says restricting Fire TV sideloading is about safety. It's also about piracy
The restriction arrives with Vega OS, Amazon's new Linux-based replacement for Fire OS
Amazon sued in Australia after Prime subscribers were made to pay more to remove ads
The ACCC says more than 850,000 annual Prime subscribers had already paid upfront when Amazon introduced ads
Netflix now wants every profile to have its own email address, annoying users
The change also means Netflix can share your email address with its marketing and advertising partners
Fox to acquire Roku in $22 billion deal, its largest ever
Fox bets billions on owning the pipes over the content
AV2 promises 30% better compression than AV1 and costs nothing to use
The open video codec that big tech built to kill licensing fees just got its first major release
Spotify CEO defends AI music, promises musicians will be adequately compensated
"Legal and controlled AI music is better than pirated AI music"
Canada is imposing a 15% tax on streaming services to support local content
"No one ever likes being regulated," especially in the US
Spotify launches physical book sales, expands audiobook features
Spotify is giving members more ways to consume the stories they love
Netflix launches Playground, a kid-friendly gaming app with no ads or extra fees
Playground caters to young players and concerned parents in the age of restricted social media
H.264 streaming fees jump from $100,000 to $4.5 million a year under new licensing terms
The internet's most popular video codec just got a lot more expensive
Netflix's Void AI can remove objects from video and show how scenes evolve without them
Void can recreate scenes in which key elements have been removed
What Ever Happened to Napster? From MP3 Rebellion to Streaming Blueprint
Napster made digital music feel limitless for the first time, then vanished in lawsuits, rebrands, and sales. Its name faded, but its ideas still shape how the world listens.
Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts for smart features
Account not required for basic TV functionality
Netflix hikes prices for all its plans, pushing Premium to $26.99
The cheapest tier is now $8.99
Spotify's SongDNA maps the creative lineage of your favorite music
Rolling out now to premium subscribers
Man who used 1,000 bots to stream AI songs pleads guilty in $8 million fraud case
He faces up to five years in prison
YouTube expands unskippable 30-second ads to TVs after $40 billion revenue year
Connected TVs become YouTube's next major ad battleground
YouTube adds downloads and background play to Premium Lite plan
You'll still need the more expensive plan to access YouTube Music
Sony has an idea to make 300GB game installs less painful
Is asset streaming the right solution to tackle modern gaming gigantism?
Spotify's growth looks like a victory lap, hits 750 million monthly users
Inching closer to 300 million paid subscribers
Netflix is ending PlayStation 3 support nearly 20 years after Sony's console launched
Disappointing the 14 people who still watch Netflix this way
Streamer's RTX 4090 catches fire while live on Twitch, gamer asks viewers "WTF do I do?"
The unidentified cause could be the cable's design, the custom cable used, or improper installation
Spotify hits a new milestone: one-third of global music revenue
The streaming giant paid out $11 billion in 2025 and says it's cracking down on AI "slop"
Stranger Things and NFL pushed streaming to record highs on Christmas Day
More than half of US TV viewing moved to streaming on Christmas Day
Netflix closes 2025 with record growth, all-cash Warner deal, and AI push
Netflix's surge to 325 million subscribers comes as it bets on artificial intelligence and a bold cash acquisition strategy