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Perplexity is betting big on creators
By Krystal Scanlon and Seb Joseph • September 16, 2026 • Ivy Liu Social networks poured money into TV advertising even though their whole existence was anathema to it. AI platforms are doing the same with creators now, chasing them hard despite being viewed by many as an existential threat to their livelihoods. Perplexity is
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube launch a streaming lobby group in Washington
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube have formed a new policy coalition to lobby Washington on behalf of streaming services, including on live sports. The Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA) launched on 14 September, with the three companies as founding members. TechNet, a trade group that represents large technology companies, leads the coalition. Axios first reported
Samsung and Verizon Complete Successful ISAC Trial Over Virtualized Network at Global Sports Event
Samsung Electronics and Verizon have successfully completed an Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) trial at a major international soccer fan event in Dallas, Texas, enabling real-time sensing-driven intelligence across a virtualized network. This landmark milestone represents one of the industry’s first practical implementations of a key technology for 6G, signaling how operators are leveraging software-driven
Netflix, Disney and YouTube interested in FIFA World Cup U.S. rights; package could reach $2 billion
Folarin Balogun of the United States shoots during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 match between USA and Belgium in Seattle, Washington,...
Disney To Lay Off Up To 1,000 Employees In First Cuts Under New CEO Josh D’Amaro
Disney is planning to lay off as many as 1,000 employees over the next few months, Deadline has confirmed, the first cuts to come from the entertainment giant since naming its new CEO Josh D’Amaro. The company’s global head count stood at a bit more than 230,000 as of the end of the most recent
Disney+ UK Developing ‘After The Move To Nevada’ Drama Series With ‘Fool Me Once’ Writer Danny Brocklehurst
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ is developing a caper drama series with Fool Me Once scribe Danny Brocklehurst. We understand the show is titled After the Move to Nevada. Brocklehurst’s script is about a gangster movie fan who goes to a crime convention in Nevada, hence the title. While there, he gets mistaken for a mafia boss, and
Disney Dreamlight Valley lets love bloom with upcoming update featuring Lady & the Tramp
News Dream on Disney Dreamlight Valley's latest update is coming this month It features the iconic pairing of The Lady and the Tramp Jump into a new Realm and help the couple avoid the nefarious Dog Catchers Being based on the works of one of the biggest entertainment companies on the planet, Disney Dreamlight Valley
Disney Stock Dips as Josh D’Amaro Crowned CEO
Disney shares dipped 1.5% on Tuesday after the company crowned Experiences chairman Josh D’Amaro as its next CEO and Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden as president and chief creative officer. Iger, whose contract is set to expire at the end of 2026, will transition into the role of senior advisor and remain a board member, subject
Disney CEO Bob Iger Gives Advice to Successor: ‘Trying to Preserve the Status Quo Is a Mistake’
As Disney CEO Bob Iger prepares to hand off the reins of the company to his successor later this year, he offered some key advice during the company’s fiscal first quarter earnings call on Monday. “I believe that in the world that changes as much as it does that in some form or another, trying
Disney CEO Bob Iger to Step Down Before End of 2026 | Report
Disney’s Bob Iger is planning to step down as CEO prior to the end of his contract, according to The Wall Street Journal. Iger, who returned to the company in November 2022 following the ouster of his successor-turned-predecessor Bob Chapek, is currently slated to serve as CEO through the end of 2026. The Journal reports
Disney to pay $10mn to settle children’s privacy breach over YouTube content
Disney will pay $10 million to implement compliance measures after regulators said children’s YouTube videos were wrongly labelled, enabling targeted advertising.The Walt Disney Company...
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Perplexity is betting big on creators
By Krystal Scanlon and Seb Joseph • September 16, 2026 • Ivy Liu Social networks poured money into TV advertising even though their whole existence was anathema to it. AI platforms are doing the same with creators now, chasing them hard despite being viewed by many as an existential threat to their livelihoods. Perplexity is
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Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube launch a streaming lobby group in Washington
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube have formed a new policy coalition to lobby Washington on behalf of streaming services, including on live sports. The Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA) launched on 14 September, with the three companies as founding members. TechNet, a trade group that represents large technology companies, leads the coalition. Axios first reported
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Samsung and Verizon Complete Successful ISAC Trial Over Virtualized Network at Global Sports Event
Samsung Electronics and Verizon have successfully completed an Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) trial at a major international soccer fan event in Dallas, Texas, enabling real-time sensing-driven intelligence across a virtualized network. This landmark milestone represents one of the industry’s first practical implementations of a key technology for 6G, signaling how operators are leveraging software-driven
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The AI industry has taken a doomer turn. What now?
This weekend, Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, posted an essay calling for a brake on the pace of development of LLMs. Amodei cites the looming dangers he sees from the technology, from its use in cyberattacks and bioterrorism to its potential to wreck the economy. The heads of the other three top US AI labs—OpenAI
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Did You Know These World Cup Players Also Make Music?
Music From Rafael Leão to Memphis Depay, here are...