<p>YouTube announced it&#8217;s making changes to mid-roll ads to improve the viewing experience for users while also helping creators potentially earn more revenue. Starting May 12, the Google-owned platform is going to show fewer ads during moments that feel interruptive or may cause viewers to abandon the video &#8212; like in the middle of a [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region by changing copyright law. The proposed changes would allow developers to train AI models on artists’ content found online — without permission or payment — unless creators proactively &#8220;opt out.&#8221; Not everyone is marching to the same beat, though. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Music streamer SoundCloud announced a partnership with Ticketmaster and Universe, owned by Live Nation Entertainment, to let artists list events on their profiles in a customized way. The company said it would create more promotion opportunities for artists in the future in partnership with Ticketmaster through a new promotion program but didn&#8217;t give any more [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The beauty of podcasting is that anyone can do it. It’s a rare medium that’s nearly as easy to make as it is to consume. And as such, no two people do it exactly the same way. There are a wealth of hardware and software solutions open to potential podcasters, so setups run the gamut [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple has been steadily working to expand the world of the Apple TV+ series “Severance,” through online materials, e-books, podcasts, and other content — and so have its fans. Taking advantage of its platform power, the Cupertino tech giant has been able to easily distribute supplemental material that adds to the show’s storytelling abilities, offering [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Google has gained permission to sell its e-books and audiobooks directly to customers through its iOS app, Google Play Books. While iOS apps today can offer access to content previously purchased elsewhere, like e-books bought via a website, developers have to request a specific exception to link their iOS app&#8217;s users to the company&#8217;s own [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The New York Times is now allowing its product and editorial teams to use AI tools, which might one day write social copy, SEO headlines, and code, reports Semafor.&nbsp; The news came to staff via an email, in which the publication announced the debut of its new internal AI summary tool called Echo. The New [&hellip;]</p>

<p>The recent Brian Epstein biopic “Midas Man,” a film about the manager of The Beatles, debuted not on a platform like Netflix or Amazon, but on a startup that bills itself as &#8220;Shopify for filmmakers.&#8221; So what? you might ask. The answer is that the new platform, Olyn, claims to offer a new model for [&hellip;]</p>

<p>After warnings that Paramount content was about to disappear from Google’s pay TV service YouTube TV, the companies announced late Saturday that they&#8217;d reached a deal that averts any disruption to channel availability. Those announcements didn’t include many specifics about the agreement, but a statement from a Paramount spokesperson said it includes “an expanded streaming [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Hotstar and JioCinema, two widely used video streaming apps in India, have merged into JioHotstar. JioStar, a joint venture between Reliance-owned Viacom18 and Star India, said Friday it had integrated JioCinema&#8217;s vast library of content into a revamped version of Disney&#8217;s Hotstar platform. The merged app, live as of early Friday local India time, will [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Apple on Wednesday announced that its Apple TV app, including its Apple TV+ streaming service and MLS Season Pass, is arriving on Android devices. While the company previously offered a version of its app for Google TV, the newly released app will support a broader range of Android-based devices, including phones, tablets, and even foldables. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>You can now dine out on dishes inspired by Netflix movies and shows at Las Vegas&#8217;s newest restaurant. Netflix Bites is open as of this week in the MGM Grand Hotel &amp; Casino, where it will operate for a year. The restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner options like a &#8220;Bridgerton&#8221;-inspired tea service, Stranger Wings, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>BuzzFeed, the media site known for its celebrity news and quizzes, announced on Tuesday that it’s developing its own social media platform in a move to counter the current negativity on the internet. Semafor first reported BuzzFeed’s plan for the platform this past week. Details on the new platform are not yet public. However, the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In his annual letter, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan dubbed AI one of the company&#8217;s four &#8220;big bets&#8221; for 2025. The executive pointed to the company&#8217;s investments in AI tools for creators, including ones for video ideas, thumbnails, and language translation. The latter feature will roll out to all creators in YouTube&#8217;s Partner Program this month, [&hellip;]</p>

<p>It&#8217;s no news that India is a huge market for entertainment businesses, but what often doesn&#8217;t get mentioned is that its people love to see content in their own languages. According to a recent survey by nonprofit Internet and Mobile Association of India, more than 870 million Indians sought out videos, music, and other content [&hellip;]</p>

<p>If you want to relive Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s headline-making Super Bowl halftime show, Apple Music just dropped a replay of the performance in its surround sound-like Spatial Audio. Because Apple currently sponsors the Super Bowl halftime show, the company has permission to republish these musical spectacles &#8212; but this is better than just a YouTube video [&hellip;]</p>

<p>We’ve officially experienced an AI Super Bowl, people. As everyone tuned in to watch the annual championship game, the biggest buzz wasn’t just about the Eagles&#8217; blowout win and Kendrick Lamar performing his Grammy-winning diss track at the halftime show. It was also about AI being a consistent theme in several of the multi-million-dollar ad spots. [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Fine art auction house Christie&#8217;s has sold AI-generated art before. But soon, it plans to hold its first show dedicated solely to works created with AI, an announcement that has been met with mixed reviews. The auction, which Christie&#8217;s is calling &#8220;Augmented Intelligence,&#8221; will feature artwork from artists including Mat Dryhurst, the founder of AI [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Attorneys for Elon Musk intend to move to dismiss a case that accuses the Tesla CEO, who is also the head of President Donald Trump&#8217;s DOGE organization, of using AI-generated, copyright-violating &#8220;Blade Runner&#8221;-inspired images at a Tesla press event. In a filing submitted to the U.S. District Court Central District of California, Western Division late [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Chris Anderson, who has run TED for 25 years, is looking to bestow the operation on anyone who has a good plan for its future, he announced in a blog post. TED is best known for its TED Talks, where ideas from tech to humor have been explored. It has featured famed tech moguls (Bill [&hellip;]</p>