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
Spotify is raising US subscription prices again – here's how much more you'll pay
Its third price hike since 2023
Two-year preservation project recovers 144 lost ROMs from the Sega Channel streaming service
Sega was also working on a Genesis web browser
A 300TB pirate archive claims to contain nearly every song ever streamed on Spotify
86 million songs and metadata for almost all of Spotify's 256 million tracks
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount hostile bid, backs Netflix deal
Paramount's backers are already backing out
Hollywood director received $11 million to finish a Netflix show - he spent it on crypto, a Ferrari, and five Rolls-Royces
Filmmaker Carl Rinsch found guilty of defrauding Netflix
Paramount's $108 billion offer to force Netflix out turns the battle for Warner Bros. into a showdown
Paramount Skydance throws down $18B gauntlet in Netflix-WBD battle
AV1 codec now powers 30% of Netflix streaming as company looks forward to AV2
License-free codec improves bandwidth for cellular connections, HDR content, and more
Blockbuster merger: Netflix acquires Warner Bros. for $82.7 billion
TL;DR: Netflix has agreed to purchase Warner Bros. as part of a colossal deal valued at $82.7 billion. The purchase, which includes HBO and HBO Max, works out to $27.75 per share of Warner Bros. Discovery – a modest premium over the $24.57 the stock closed at on Thursday afternoon. The deal isn't expected to close until late next year – that is, if regulators don't step in first.
The MP3 is almost 30, and it still sounds like the early internet
Through the looking glass: Nearly three decades after its US patent date, the MP3 is no longer the cutting edge of audio compression. Yet support for it remains ubiquitous in media players, browsers, automotive systems, and embedded devices. For many people, it also evokes a particular moment in internet culture, when ripping, cataloging, and sharing files felt like core digital rituals rather than background processes handled by cloud services.
Spotify plans US subscription price hike for early 2026
Spotify Premium currently goes for $11.99 a month