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YouTube is testing a new version of its Premium Lite subscription tier in Australia, Germany and Thailand, a Google representative confirmed. Ads are limited, with the fine print explaining that most videos won’t show ads, but “video ads will appear on music content and short videos, and you’ll see uninterrupted ads when searching and browsing.” may be displayed.The original Premium Lite subscription began testing in Europe in 2021, but only lasted a few years and was phased out in October 2023. It was very “lite” and lacked the offline or background viewing of a regular Premium subscription.The pricing model for…

Amazon has given the basic Fire TV Stick what appears to be a rebranding and also lowered the price by a few dollars. If you go to the old listing on the website, you’ll see a note that says “This product has a newer model,” linking to the new Fire TV Stick HD. We call this a “rebrand” because its specs appear to be nearly identical to the company’s old basic streamer. It can stream in Full HD resolution, comes with HDR support, and comes with an Alexa-enabled remote control. Press the Alexa button on your remote to search for…

AmazonIf you have a Fire TV video streamer, you already know how great it is to have access to all the major streaming platforms and thousands of shows and movies in one central hub. Watching all your favorites on a big screen TV is much better than watching them on a small laptop or smartphone screen.But what do you do if you want to watch a show or movie but find it’s not available in your country? Or you want to watch an award-winning BBC documentary but it’s only available on BBC iPlayer? What if you can’t watch it and…

Personally, the best thing I’ve done for my sleep has been to banish my phone from my bedroom, so it may seem ironic to add smartphone apps to this list. However, Headspace has the opposite effect on sleep than social media. Similar to Hatch Restore, this iOS and Android app includes an extensive library of meditations and exercises to help you relax and fall asleep. I prefer short, relaxing segments lasting a few minutes that scan my whole body and help me relax. The long “Sleepcast” is approximately 45 minutes long and tells the story in a gentle voice. There…

Rob Levin moderated the DC Comics: DC’s Gotham City panel today at New York Comic Con. The panel included Alex Segura (The Question: All About the Watchtower), Christian Ward (Two-Face, Batman: City of Madness), and Dan Watters (Nightwing, Batman: Dark Patterns). , with Hayden Sherman (Batman: Dark Patterns) as a guest. and Tate Bronval (Batgirl).The panel began with an introduction to the new vertical scrolling comic “DC GO!”. We have special previews of two issues: Harley Quinn in Paradise and Nothing But Nightwing, available now on DC Universe Infinite. Details on DC GO! here.Rob asked the panelists where they came…

X is updating its privacy policy with new language that allows users to provide their data to third-party “collaborators” to train AI models. The new policy, which goes into effect on November 15, 2024, appears to open the door to Reddit-like arrangements where outside companies can pay to license data from X.The updated policy shared by X includes a new section titled “Third Party Collaborators.”Depending on your settings or if you decide to share your data, we may share or disclose your information with third parties. If you do not opt-out, in some cases the recipient of the information may…

Sam Altman’s World Coin has “coin” in its name, so new business cards will need to be printed. The OpenAI CEO startup is transitioning from a focus on cryptocurrencies to identification technology, and has just announced a new version of its signature gadget.A new company called (wait for it) World is focusing on eye-scanning technology for identity verification, which could be useful in a world where deepfake videos emerge on the internet, Bloomberg reports.Co-founder and CEO Alex Blania introduced the world’s newest device called Orb, a biometric eye scanner used to verify a person’s identity through an ID service called…

YouTube is testing a revamp of its Premium Lite subscription tier. User screenshots circulated on social media this week, and today a Google representative later confirmed to multiple other media outlets that the plan is being tested in Australia, Germany, and Thailand. The new version is said to have “limited advertising,” with the fine print explaining that most videos do not contain ads, but “with the exception of music content and short videos with video ads.” , and may display uninterrupted advertising when searching or browsing.”The original Premium Lite subscription began testing in Europe in 2021, but only lasted a…

A new trailer for Dune: Prophecy, a new six-episode spin-off series that serves as a prequel to Denis Villeneuve’s recent film, was released on the first day of New York Comic Con.The new series will premiere on HBO on November 17th at 9pm. Each episode will be available to stream on Max the Sunday after it airs on TV.The Dune prequel is based on the novel Sisterhood of Dune by Kevin J. Anderson and Brian Herbert, son of Dune author and science fiction writer Frank Herbert. HBO’s new series is set 10,000 years before the rise of Paul Atreides, as…

Dark Horse Books has announced another library edition of Mark Millar’s project, this time King of Spies. That’s not surprising, since the first problem surprised me. Joining Miller are artist Matteo Scalera, colorist Giovanna Niro (Orfani, The Bounce), letterer Clem Robbins (Hellboy, Y: The Last Man), and the design team. Ozgur Yuldrim (Loki, The Night Club) and Eddie Thornton.So, what is King of Spies about?A top secret British intelligence officer, now in his 60s, learns that he only has six months to live. Now he must choose between peaceful decline or going after everyone he thinks deserves death. With the…