Apple’s AI Playlist Playground is bad at music
Apple’s AI Playlist Playground is bad at music

Apple Music: “What do you want to hear?” Me: “Atmospheric instrumental black metal to write to.” Apple Music: “Here’s three metal songs with vocals, a field recording, an ambient electronic track, and a piece of doom jazz.” I am skeptical of AI’s ability to serve up the music I want to begin with, but even […]

Your Apple TV can now recommend shows and movies based on your viewing habits

Apple’s tvOS 26.4 arrives with four meaningful changes to your Apple TV experience, including a personalised content browser, a Dolby audio fix that audiophiles will appreciate, and an iTunes farewell.

Streaming keeps getting more expensive: all the latest price hikes
Streaming keeps getting more expensive: all the latest price hikes

Death. Taxes. All your streaming services getting a little more expensive all the time. These are the new certainties in life, it seems. Netflix has raised the cost of its subscription repeatedly in recent years. Disney Plus, Prime Video, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, Peacock — practically any service you can name — charges more per […]

Netflix is raising prices again
Netflix is raising prices again

Netflix’s prices just went up, with its cheapest, ad-supported tier now reaching $8.99 / month (up from $7.99 / month), according to an updated support page spotted earlier by Android Authority. The standard and premium plans are also getting a hike, going from $17.99 to $19.99 / month and $24.99 to $26.99 / month, respectively. […]

Xbox’s latest games showcase had Hades 2, The Expanse, and Bluey
Xbox’s latest games showcase had Hades 2, The Expanse, and Bluey

It’s a weird time for Xbox, with a big leadership shakeup that has many wondering what the future of the platform looks like, and what exactly it stands for. In the meantime, though, Microsoft is forging ahead with announcements, and it just wrapped up its latest Partner Preview event, focused on upcoming titles from third-party […]

Webtoon is adding AI localization tools to its comics platform
Webtoon is adding AI localization tools to its comics platform

Canvas, Webtoon’s platform for user-uploaded comics, is about to get a major overhaul that’s designed to help creators make more money and share their art with a wider audience. Today, Webtoon announced its plans to roll out a number of new features for Canvas that will make it easier for artists to build global followings […]

Aim for the stars for under $15 with this Estes 2441 Mini Arcas Model Rocket Kit at Walmart, now 17% cheaper in the spring sales

Want to show your solidarity with the crew of the Artemis 2? Launch your own mini-mission with this anti-Amazon deal, saving 17% on this Estes 2411 hobby rocket.

Harry Potter TV series’ first trailer is out and it feels like a replay I didn’t ask for

HBO’s Harry Potter reboot was supposed to reimagine the books, but the first trailer feels like a careful copy of the films, raising one blunt question. If nothing changes, why does this exist.

Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes
Spotify is letting artists manually approve releases to combat AI fakes

Spotify is beta-testing a new feature called Artist Profile Protection that lets artists review releases before they go live. Sometimes songs end up on the wrong artist pages because of metadata mixups or shared names. But increasingly, artists have been targeted by impostors and AI-generated fakes. Profile Protection offers a buffer against bad actors. Everyone […]