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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
New TB kit to curb spread
The Department of Medical Sciences (DMS) has signed an MoU with AEC Healthcare on the transfer of DMSc-TB FastAmp (TB-LAMP) kit production technology, aiming to support tuberculosis (TB) control...
Disney will slow and spread the releases of its Marvel series
Disney plans to scale back its streaming content as cost-cutting hits the entertainment giant. Marvel Studios will reportedly see the first and perhaps biggest cuts under CEO Bob Iger’s second stint leading the company. Marvel head Kevin Feige echoes the sentiment, saying the company plans to release fewer shows on Disney+ while spacing them out
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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...