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  • Investors are increasingly adopting a "buy, fix, and hold" strategy, specifically targeting distressed startups that have the potential for recovery and profitability, marking a notable trend in venture capital.
  • YouTube is enhancing user experience by developing a feature that allows for personalized customization of the home feed, aiming to improve content discovery and user engagement.
  • OpenAI has made significant updates to ChatGPT, integrating voice mode directly into the chat interface, streamlining communication and making interactions feel more fluid with real-time responses and visuals.
  • Warner Music Group has entered a promising licensing deal with the AI music platform Suno, allowing for the creation of AI-generated music using artists' likenesses and ensuring they maintain control over how their identities are used in this context.
  • The autonomous vehicle sector is expanding, with Pony AI planning to triple its global robotaxi fleet by 2026, reflecting growing investment and interest in autonomous transportation solutions.

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  • Missing NBC and Bravo on Fubo? Here are your alternatives during the channel dispute an hour ago by Danica Creahan,Liz Kocan
    Media, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Danica Creahan

    It feels like 2025 is the year of corporate standoffs and stalemates among TV providers, with the latest being a contract dispute between streaming provider Fubo and NBCUniversal which has led to a blackout of all the latter's networks on the service. Channels like NBC, USA Network, Telemundo, and Bravo went dark on Fubo at 5PM ET on November 21, 2025, and as of now, there's no projected date for their return.  A message released by Fubo to their customers explains, "Fubo believes customers should have the option to choose among multiple distributors to access the content they love. Unfortunately, NBCU

  • AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for a record-low price for Black Friday 3 hours ago by Georgie Peru
    Technology & Electronics, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Georgie Peru

    Apple’s new AirPods Pro 3 are already shaping up to be one of the most sought-after tech gifts this season, and now you can grab them at a lower price. They’re on sale for $220, down from the regular $249. Previously, the lowest we’ve seen the AirPods Pro 3 discounted to is $239. If you’ve been holding off on upgrading your earbuds, this is the deal worth grabbing. Apple didn’t reinvent its flagship earbuds with the AirPods Pro 3, but it made smart refinements that elevate nearly every part of the listening experience. We praised these earbuds in our AirPods Pro

  • Warner Music drops lawsuit against AI music platform Suno in exchange for licensing agreement 4 hours ago by Ian Carlos Campbell
    Music, Media, Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Ian Carlos Campbell

    Following its licensing deal with Udio, Warner Music Group (WMG) has also reached an agreement with Suno that will let the platform license its artists' music and likenesses, and end the music company's ongoing litigation. WMG was previously one of several record labels suing Udio and Suno for allegedly infringing on copyrighted works at a "massive scale." As part of the agreement, "artists and songwriters will have full control over whether and how their names, images, likenesses, voices, and compositions are used in new AI-generated music," WMG explains in its press release for the announcement. WMG doesn't spell out how that

  • Best Black Friday streaming deals for 2025: One year of the Disney+ Hulu bundle for $60, plus save on Apple TV+, HBO Max and more 5 hours ago by Valentina Palladino,Sam Chapman
    Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Valentina Palladino

    Streaming deals come and go throughout the year, but they are most abundant around Black Friday. It’s been a testy year for streaming services to say the least, and one big manifestation of that has been continuously rising prices. Disney+ and HBO Max were just a couple of the streaming services that bumped up prices, which means it’s more important than ever to subscribe if and when you can get a discount. These are the best Black Friday streaming deals you can get this year; just note, though, that most require you to be either a new subscriber to get

  • FoloToy's AI teddy bear is back on sale following its brief foray into BDSM 5 hours ago by Will Shanklin
    Arts & Entertainment, site|engadget, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, language|en-US, author_name|Will Shanklin

    A brand spanking-new FoloToy teddy bear can be yours once again. However, he may now be less knowledgeable about spanking. The infamous "Kumma" children's AI teddy bear, once an expert in BDSM and knife-fetching, is back on sale. The company claims the toy now has stronger child safety protections in place. The Singapore-based FoloToy suspended sales of Kumma last week after a research group published an eyebrow-raising report. The PIRG Education Fund found that the fuzzy little teddy had a few spicy secrets. The review discovered that the AI toy had a thing for blades and kinky bedroom play. The bear had


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  • Campbell’s promises its soups are not made with 3D printed meat 3 hours ago by Emma Roth
    Food, News, Science, Tech

    Campbell’s is insisting that its soups aren’t made with 3D-printed chicken, lab-grown chicken, or bioengineered meat. The food giant issued the explanation on its website after leaked audio allegedly captured Campbell’s vice president of information technology saying the company’s meat “came from a 3D printer.” “A recent video contained false comments about our ingredients,” Campbell’s writes. “The comments heard on the recording about our food are not only inaccurate, they are absurd. We do not use lab-grown chicken or any form of artificial or bioengineered meat in our soups.” It adds that the company only uses chicken from “reputable” suppliers in

  • House overhauls KOSA in a new kids online safety package 4 hours ago by Lauren Feiner
    News, Policy, Politics, Speech

    The House Energy and Commerce Committee released a package of 19 bills aimed at protecting kids on the internet, teeing Congress up for a chance at passing some of the most substantive internet regulations in recent history, alongside a fight over online speech rights. The subcommittee on commerce will consider the bills during a hearing on Tuesday, including the contentious Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA). KOSA has been the centerpiece of advocacy from parent survivors whose kids died after suffering from a range of online harms, including cyberbullying, sextortion, and drugs purchased through the internet. But the new version of the

  • David Sacks tried to kill state AI laws — and it blew up in his face 6 hours ago by Tina Nguyen
    AI, Policy, Politics

    On Wednesday, a rumor began popping up in Washington about a momentous policy change: the White House, it was said, would issue an executive order on Friday that would finally preempt state AI laws, handing over those regulatory powers to the federal government. The minute it leaked online, lawyers and policymakers began to scour every sentence of it. There was a lot about it that seemed politically unfeasible; there was even more that seemed overbroad, possibly illegal. There were a lot of agencies that had suddenly been cut out. But crucially, they noticed how much power would have been handed to

  • Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists 6 hours ago by Emma Roth
    AI, Entertainment, Music, News, Tech

    Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in to the program. WMG, which owns record labels that have signed musicians like Ed Sheeran, Twenty One Pilots, Dua Lipa, and Charli XCX, says participating artists will have “full control” over how their likeness and music are used, though it doesn’t share how.  “These will be new creation experiences from artists who do opt in, which will open up new revenue

  • You can grab two months of Paramount Plus with Showtime for $2.99 a month 7 hours ago by Sheena Vasani
    Black Friday, Deals, Gadgets, Streaming, Tech, Verge Shopping

    Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is just one of many shows available on Paramount Plus. | Image: Marni Grossman / Paramount Plus In case you missed it, Paramount Plus is raising prices by $1 a month starting on January 15th, 2026, taking the ad-supported Essential plan from $7.99 to $8.99 and the ad-free Premium plan from $12.99 to $13.99. Thankfully, Paramount’s Black Friday promo has arrived just in time to (somewhat) soften the blow. Now through December 2nd, both new and returning subscribers can sign up for a two-month subscription for just $2.99 a month, dropping the price of the Essential


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