Amazon’s new Alexa+ powered feature can generate podcast episodes
Amazon announced the latest update to Alexa+ on Monday: the ability to generate podcast episodes on demand. The new feature,…
Runway started by helping filmmakers. Now it wants to beat Google at AI.
AI video generation startup Runway doesn’t have the typical Silicon Valley pedigree. No Stanford founders, no ex-Google founders, no nine-figure…
YouTube viewers watch 2 billion hours of Shorts on TVs each month
Short-form video is a format that’s built for mobile — these vertically oriented videos are designed to fit the shape…
Spotify to adopt Apple’s new video podcast tech, offering creators easier cross-platform distribution
Spotify announced on Thursday that it plans to embrace Apple’s HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) video technology, which Apple recently introduced…
Bravo is creating unscripted microdramas for the Peacock app
It’s about time that the microdrama trend has gone mainstream. As microdrama apps like ReelShort and DramaBox quietly rake in…
Digg tries again, this time as an AI news aggregator
Digg is back from the dead. Again. Just months after launching, the reboot of Kevin Rose’s once-popular link-sharing site shut…
NYT’s Wordle to become a TV game show
The New York Times is betting that the Wordle craze isn’t over yet. On Monday, the Times announced that it…
The hottest place for startups to strike a deal? The F1 paddock
Over cold drinks in the Florida heat, this TechCrunch reporter watched from the paddock as founders and investors — the…
Prime Video follows Netflix and Disney by adding a TikTok-like ‘Clips’ feed in its app
Amazon is adding a short-form video feed to the Prime Video app called “Clips,” the company announced on Friday. Rolling…
Disney looking to make a unified ‘super app,’ report says
Disney senior executives could potentially combine Disney+ with other apps like Disneyland Resort and Disney Cruise Line Navigator to make…