AI.com sells for $70 million in record-breaking domain deal
Wayne Williams / betanews - AI.com has been sold for $70 million, setting a new record for domain name transactions. The sale more than doubles the previous $30 million benchmark and reflects the growing value placed on short, category-defining internet addresses tied to artificial …
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ChatGPT Rolls Out Ads, Just Hours After Anthropic's Mocking Super Bowl Commercials
Jose Antonio Lanz / decrypt - OpenAI started testing ads in ChatGPT on Monday, hours after Anthropic's Super Bowl commercials mocked the idea. The $8 billion loss explains why.
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YouTube TV Launches a Raft of New Streaming Packages From $55 a Month
Kourtnee Jackson / cnet - Every plan comes with unlimited DVR, too.
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The first PlayStation State of Play of 2026 will air on February 12
Matt Tate,Kris Holt / engadget - The first PlayStation State of Play livestream of 2026 has been announced. The stream will take place on February 12 at 5PM ET. It will run for over an hour and feature PlayStation Studios titles as well as third-party projects and indie games that are bo…
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HBO Max Launching in U.K., Ireland on March 26
Erik Gruenwedel / mediaplaynews - HBO Max is set to launch in the U.K. and Ireland on March 26, priced from £4.99 ($6.80) per month. Already available in over 110 territories worldwide, streamers in the U.K. and Ireland will be able to stream the exclusive content from HBO, Warner Bros. P…
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YouTube Music implements paywall for full song lyrics
Aytun Çelebi / dataconomy - Google has rolled out a paywall for lyrics on YouTube Music, restricting free users to five songs per month after initial testing in September limited the feature to Premium subscribers. YouTube Music accounts now face this limitation based on multiple us…
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Arguments to begin in key US social media addiction trial
techxplore - Arguments are set to begin Monday in a landmark US trial that could establish a legal precedent on whether social media companies deliberately designed their platforms to lead to addiction in children.
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OpenAI’s supposedly ‘leaked’ Super Bowl ad with ear buds and a shiny orb was a hoax
Richard Lawler / theverge - As if OpenAI didn't have enough drama around the Super Bowl and advertising, as the game wound down, word spread of a "leaked" ad that actually wasn't leaked at all; it was just a fake. Screenshots of a now-deleted Reddit thread told the tale of a frustra…
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Washington Post CEO resigns, leaving no clear strategy
Max Tani / semafor - Will Lewis and Jeff Bezos presided over a sharp decline at the definitive Washington newspaper.
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Spotify has a new feature that takes you behind the scenes of your favorite tracks
digitaltrends - Spotify is rolling out About the Song in beta, a new feature for Premium users that lets listeners explore the stories, inspirations and background details behind the tracks they’re playing.The post Spotify has a new feature that takes you behind the scen…
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Meta Challenges Sora With Standalone Vibes App
PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is considering making its artificial intelligence-powered short-form video feed Vibes a standalone app, TechCrunch reported Thursday (Feb. 5). The company is testing an app and positioning it as a direct competitor to OpenAI’s Sora app, according to …
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Reddit (RDDT) Stock: Earnings Spark a 20% After-Hours Jump After 70% Revenue Surge and 75% Ad Revenue Growth
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Reddit spikes after hours as earnings reveal record revenue momentum Advertising growth fuels strongest quarterly expansion in company history Profit surge highlights major improvement in operating efficiency Full-year results confirm scaling strengt…
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Guerrilla reveals Horizon Hunters Gathering, a co-op action spin-off for PS5 and PC
Kris Holt / engadget - Horizon is one of PlayStation's biggest franchises at this point. Alongside Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, there are a bunch of spin-off games. Joining them is Horizon Hunters Gathering, a co-op action game that original Horizon developer G…
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Amazon is turning to AI to cut film and TV production costs
digitaltrends - Amazon is investing in new AI tools to help streamline film and TV production and cut costs.The post Amazon is turning to AI to cut film and TV production costs appeared first on Digital Trends.
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Substack confirms data breach affects users’ email addresses and phone numbers
Ivan Mehta / techcrunch - Substack said that customer data was accessed in October 2025, but wasn't discovered until early February.
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Spotify ventures into physical book sales, adds new audiobook features
Lauren Forristal / techcrunch - Spotify users in the U.S. and the UK will soon be able to buy physical books in the app. There's also a new tool that syncs physical books to audiobooks.
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Anthropic’s Hilarious Super Bowl Ad Champions Ad-Free Claude Against ChatGPT
Markus Kasanmascheff / winbuzzer - Anthropic has unveiled its first Super Bowl campaign positioning Claude as the ad-free alternative to ChatGPT, challenging OpenAI's advertising strategy with provocative messaging.The post Anthropic’s Hilarious Super Bowl Ad Champions Ad-Free Claude Again…
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Adobe reverses decision to discontinue Animate after "a lot of confusion and angst"
Scharon Harding / arstechnica - Despite the about-face, some customers think "the damage is done."
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Spotify can now show lyrics even when you are offline and translate them too
digitaltrends - Spotify is rolling out new lyric features that let you view full lyrics offline, translate them into your preferred language, and preview lyrics directly from the Now Playing screen.The post Spotify can now show lyrics even when you are offline and transl…
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Nintendo Direct February 2026 livestream: When is it, how to watch
mashable - Nintendo is blessing us with 30 minutes of announcements for new Switch games on Thursday.
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