Sean Parker, the Napster co-founder, has jumped back into the music industry, and he tells The Information that he’s playing by the rules this time. (Asking for forgiveness rather than permission didn’t work out so well last time around, he readily concedes.) Two years ago, he joined an $80 million rescue of Stability AI, the
From Flock AI-powered security cameras to Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses, people are getting frustrated with their everyday movements being recorded and tracked. Apple likely smells a market opportunity to do something different. According to Bloomberg News Managing Editor and Apple insider Mark Gurman, the company is developing a home security camera that can detect and
Dish-owned Sling TV will no longer be offering its Sling Pass feature that allowed people to buy a single day of cable TV programming at a time, as reported by The Desk. The feature was announced last year and offered a day pass, a weekend pass, and a week-long pass option to be able to
If you’ve been outside since 2020, you’ve probably noticed Hoka. You may even own a pair. The once-niche running shoe brand has gone from a favorite among trail and mountain runners to an everyday fixture on sidewalks, running paths, and in airports. Founded in 2009, Hoka built its reputation on plush cushioning and oversized midsoles,
Meta’s Muse, a personal AI agent that books travel, fills out forms, and shops on a user’s behalf, has already proven popular with the masses, but a new side project could be particularly alluring to tinkerers and hackers. On Friday, the company introduced Muse Gadgets, an open-source project that lets developers build their own hardware
With Paramount CEO David Ellison overcoming the final hurdle blocking his expansion of the Paramount media empire, the billionaire media executive announced on X (formerly Twitter) that the newly merged entity combining Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery will be named Skydance. The announcement comes after the company entered into a consent decree to settle antitrust
