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Snapchat Bars Wholly AI-Generated Videos From Spotlight

Snap says the move will protect human creators by keeping entirely synthetic clips out of its top discovery feed.

HBO Max Rolls Out AI‑Assisted 'Shorts' Feed and Conversational Search

Brazil Lawmakers File Bill Inspired by Stop Killing Games to Protect Players

Netflix Requires a Verified Email for Every Regular Profile

YouTube Adds Premium-Only Podcast Tools to Boost Listening and Discovery

Spotify Adds Podcast Clips to Let Listeners Save and Share Exact Moments

Spotify Launches Studio by Spotify Labs to Generate Personalized AI Podcasts

Texas Sues Netflix Over Alleged Data Harvesting and Addictive Design for Kids

Spotify Launches Personal Podcasts So AI Agents Can Save Private Audio to Your Library

YouTube Makes Picture-in-Picture Free Worldwide for Longform Videos

YouTube Opens Picture‑in‑Picture to Most Free Users Outside the U.S.

YouTube Begins Rolling Out Split-Screen Livestream Ads on Mobile

YouTube Says 90-Second ‘Unskippable’ TV Ads Were a Bug and Is Rolling Out a Fix

Spotify Rolls Out App-Wide Controls to Turn Off All Video

Tubi Launches First Streaming App Inside ChatGPT

YouTube Tests Auto Speed and ‘On‑the‑Go’ Features for Premium Users

Spotify Expands AI Prompted Playlists to Podcasts for Premium Users

Crunchyroll Joins Apple TV as a $9.99 Channel With One-Week Trial

YouTube Tests 'Discover Videos with Previews' in Limited Android Rollout

Google Backs Animaj With $1 Million to Shape AI‑Made Kids' Videos on YouTube