News Writer
Emma Roth is a news writer at The Verge, where she covers just about everything in the world of tech. Some of her favorite topics to follow include the ever-evolving streaming industry, the latest in artificial intelligence, and changes to the way our government interacts with Big Tech. Previously, Emma wrote and edited technology news and how-to articles for MUO.
If you often fall asleep while watching a video, you can try YouTube Premium’s experimental sleep timer through September 2nd. It pauses your content after a certain amount of time, so that way autoplay doesn’t eat up all your internet data for the month.
The layoffs, which affect around 2,000 workers, come as Paramount looks to cut costs ahead of its merger with Skydance. In its earnings report today, Paramount also revealed a $5.98 billion write-down on its legacy networks — similar to Warner Bros. Discovery.
The site’s search pages now feature larger product images with rounded edges, redesigned dropdown menus, and a new shopping view that eliminates ads from the sidebar.
What to expect from Google’s Pixel 9 event
A barrage of leaks may have spoiled the Pixel 9 lineup, but Google could still have some surprises in store during its August 13th event.
That’s what Ted Lasso co-creator Bill Lawrence told Collider when asked about what’s next for the series following its season 3 finale:
Whatever Jason [Sudeikis] feels like doing and whatever his decision is, we’re all down with it… Not only is he the star, he’s the head writer, and he’s also the dude whose life just has to be completely overhauled and moved to a foreign country with young children... As a partner, I���m down for whatever he wants to do.
That’s what WBD CEO David Zaslav said during an earnings call on Wednesday, referencing the company’s $9.1 billion goodwill impairment charge linked to the value of its legacy TV networks and “uncertainty” about sports rights now that the NBA is headed to streaming:
It’s fair to say that even two years ago, market valuations and prevailing conditions for legacy media companies were quite different than they are today, and this impairment acknowledges this and better aligns our carrying values with our future outlook.