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2 | These are the Daily Tech Headlines for Thursday, September 26th, 2024. I'm Robb Dunewood. | |||||
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6 | Disney Plus unveiled plans for how it will charge for password-sharing Wednesday announcing that adding an “extra member” to an ad-supported plan will cost $6.99 monthly or $9.99 for its ad-free plans. The extra member offering will allow Disney Plus customers to share their subscriptions with one friend or family member who lives outside of their household. The extra member option works only with standalone Disney Plus subscriptions, no bundles, which are billed directly by Disney Plus. | https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254189/disney-plus-password-sharing-pricing-extra-member | ||||
7 | X has released its first full transparency report since Elon Musk bought the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. The report details content takedowns and account suspensions from the first half of 2024 and shows that suspensions have more than tripled since the last time the company shared data. X suspended just under 5.3 million accounts during the period, compared with 1.6 million suspensions during the first six months of 2022. | https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-just-released-its-first-full-transparency-report-since-elon-musk-took-over-110038194.html?src=rss | ||||
8 | OpenAI CTO Mira Murati announced that she is leaving the company to “create the time and space” to do her “own exploration”. Two other leaders, Bob McGrew, OpenAI’s chief research officer, and Barret Zoph, VP of post training have also announced that they are leaving the company. In a note to employees about the departures, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said, “Leadership changes are a natural part of companies, especially companies that grow so quickly and are so demanding.” | https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/25/24254431/openai-cto-mira-murati-leaving | ||||
9 | In other OpenAI news, the company is working on a plan to restructure its core business into a for-profit benefit corporation that will no longer be controlled by its non-profit board. CEO Sam Altman will also receive equity in OpenAI for the first time. Details of the proposed corporate structure highlight significant governance changes at OpenAI, but, plans are still being hashed out with lawyers and shareholders and the timeline for completing the restructuring remains uncertain. | https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/openai-remove-non-profit-control-give-sam-altman-equity-sources-say-2024-09-25/ | ||||
10 | California governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 286, also known as the “Click to Cancel” bill, into law making it easier for consumers to opt out of subscriptions. The bill, introduced in April of this year, forces companies that permit online or in-app sign-ups to allow for online or in-app unsubscribing as well. The FTC proposed a similar law last year that would apply across the US, but the finalized rule is still to come. | https://www.engadget.com/general/californias-click-to-cancel-subscription-bill-is-signed-into-law-123058770.html?src=rss | ||||
11 | LG smart TVs, including its most expensive OLED models, have started showing screensaver ads across the home screen before the regular screensaver activates. These new ads are turned on by default, but, can be deactivated in the settings. LG said it "found that screensaver ads drove on average 2.5 times higher lift in brand awareness... challenging the assumption that a viewer's attention is limited once the television screen is idle." LG joins a host of other smart TV manufacturers who present ads in their TV ecosystems including Samsung, Roku, TCL, and others. | https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/lg-smart-tvs-bring-ads-to-the-screensaver-131445950.html | ||||
12 | A new female-founded dating app launched Thursday and aims to tackle the issue of ghosting. After requires users to share why they have unmatched a person before they are allowed to keep swiping. The idea behind the feature is to get rid of abrupt disconnections and confusion. After founder, Katie Dissanayake, came up with the idea for the app after spending a decade in the dating app industry. The goal is to address problems around dating app fatigue and do something different from what the major dating apps currently on the market offer. | https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/26/after-is-a-new-dating-app-that-tries-to-tackle-ghosting/ | ||||
13 | And finally, after 27 years, Winamp has gone open-source and has released its complete source code on GitHub, inviting developers to collaborate on the project. The iconic media player was released by Nullsoft in 1997 gaining massive popularity with the rise of MP3s. Winamp was purchased by AOL in 2013 and discontinued in 2014 before being acquired by Radionomy who just wasn’t able to bring WinAmp to its former glory. The Winamp team announced in May that the MP3 player would be open-sourced on September 24th, and the Winamp GitHub repository already has 2500+ stars and 600+ forks. | https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/winamp-releases-source-code-asks-for-help-modernizing-the-player/ | ||||
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