<p>As part of the new Alexa+ experience Amazon introduced on Wednesday, the smart assistant will gain the ability to navigate through movies on Prime Video on your behalf. Thanks to integrations between Alexa, Prime Video, and Fire TV, Alexa+, as the upgraded assistant is called, will be able to &#8220;jump to a scene&#8221; in a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Party promoter Billy McFarland is back with Fyre Festival 2. The event is scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico, from May 30 to June 2, and tickets just went on sale, ranging from $1,400 to a truly brazen $1.1 million &#8212; even though no artists have been confirmed, and McFarland himself isn’t sure [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Patreon has continued on its crusade against algorithmic feeds with its latest State of Create report, a look at trends in the creator economy based on internal data, and it&#8217;s an effort creators can get behind. In its survey of 1,000 creators and 2,000 fans, the membership platform reported that 53% of creators think it [&hellip;]</p>

<p>By using a rig that could hold 20 iPhone Pro Max cameras, the filmmaking team created “basically a poor man’s bullet time,” capturing the brutal action scenes from a variety of angles.</p>

<p>Paul Pope has written and drawn some of the most gorgeous comics of the twenty-first century — from “Batman: Year 100,” in which Batman challenges a dystopian surveillance state, to “Battling Boy,” with its adolescent god proving his mettle by fighting giant monsters. But it’s been more than a decade since Pope’s last major comics [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Deezer announced on Friday that it will start labeling albums that include AI-generated tracks as part of its efforts to combat streaming fraud.</p>

<p>Newly added references in the music app&#8217;s code suggest the lossless service is at least still under development and could even be getting closer to launch.</p>

<p>Tubi for Creators is a new program that brings content from well-known YouTubers like Mythical Kitchen and more. </p>

<p>Last month, streaming services accounted for 44.8% of all television viewership, their largest share to date.</p>

<p>Patreon is bumping its take fee from creators from 8% to 10%, but only for new signups.</p>

<p>Barbie-maker Mattel and OpenAI have teamed up to bring generative AI to the toymaking and ever-expanding pipeline of IP repackaging.</p>

<p>Here’s to the perspective that twenty years gives you, and to twenty more years of asking hard questions, helping readers see around corners, and working with people who make even the roughest days worth it. </p>

<p>There are some headlines making the rounds claiming that TechCrunch is “pulling out of Europe” and shuttering its coverage of European startups. This is flat-out wrong. It misrepresents who we are, what we do, and — most of all — what we believe. The recent changes at TechCrunch are not about retreat. They are about [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple revealed tvOS 26 during WWDC 2025, featuring a &#8220;Liquid Glass&#8221; aesthetic for Apple TV.</p>

<p>Anthropic was experimenting with an AI-generated blog. TechCrunch profiled it. Then, Anthropic shut it down.</p>

<p>Warner Bros Discovery announced its plan to split into two publicly traded entities as it separates its streaming and cable operations.</p>

<p>Andrew &#8220;Boz&#8221; Bosworth, Meta&#8217;s CTO, says 2025 will be a pivotal year for Reality Labs, the company&#8217;s augmented and virtual reality unit. </p>

<p>The Congressional Creator Caucus will work to support the creator economy, which is estimated to be worth half-a-trillion dollars by 2027.</p>

<p>A film that will portray the chaotic time at OpenAI, when co-founder and CEO Sam Altman was fired and rehired within a span of just five days, is reportedly in the works.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie is titled “Artificial,” and it’s in development at Amazon MGM Studios. While details aren’t finalized, sources [&hellip;]</p>

<p>TikTok announced that it&#8217;s officially launching TikTok for Artists, which is intended to help artists and their teams better connect with fans, improve their promotional efforts, and inform content creation on TikTok. </p>