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How Netflix is using ‘Too Hot to Handle’ games to build its reality TV audience
Reality show contestants are fiercely protective of how they look on screen. For Chloe Veitch, one of the breakout stars of Netflix’s risque dating series “Too Hot to Handle,”...
Reddit to release new products aimed at site’s ‘user economy’
Reddit to release new products aimed at site’s ‘user economy’
REDDIT plans to release new products related to the company’s marketplace efforts within the next few months, co-founder and chief executive officer Steve Huffman said on Thursday (May 10)...
Meta now has an AI chatbot. Experts say get ready for more AI-powered social media
When you use Facebook Messenger these days, a new prompt greets you with this come-on: “Ask Meta AI anything.” You may have opened the app to send a text...
Questions swirl over the future of TikTok. Who could own it? How will the platform operate?
TikTok on Wednesday faced a formidable threat to its business, with a new law signed by President Biden that could dramatically change the way the popular video app operates.TikTok,...
Spotify profits up, but lower marketing hits user growth
Spotify profits up, but lower marketing hits user growth
SPOTIFY’S quarterly gross profit topped one billion euros (S$1.5 billion) for the first time after it reined in marketing spending, although that meant the music streaming giant missed its...
Google says it will reduce some user access to California news sites
Google said Friday it would remove links to California news sites from its search results for some of its users, as it pushes back against a pending bill that...
An AI app claims it can detect sexually transmitted infections. Doctors say it’s a disaster
Late last month, the San Francisco-based startup HeHealth announced the launch of Calmara.ai, a cheerful, emoji-laden website the company describes as “your tech savvy BFF for STI checks.”The concept...
AI companies are courting Hollywood. Do they come in peace?
Artificial intelligence is coming to Hollywood — but is Hollywood ready for it? OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is meeting with entertainment industry players, including executives at talent agencies...
Congress is threatening to ban TikTok. Here’s what you should know
The House of Representatives’ lopsided vote Wednesday in favor of a bill banning TikTok in the U.S. unless it is freed from Chinese control suggests the wildly popular short-video...