Amazon's Shift to Ad-Supported Streaming and Collaboration Tools

The UK CMA looks like it’s folding, so the Microsoft/Activision acquisition can go through now? YouTube unveils some cool AI tools. Amazon is adding ads to Prime Video and raising the price. And, of course, the weekend longreads suggestions.

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Links:

• Microsoft’s Activision Deal Set to Clear Final UK Hurdle (Bloomberg)
• Apple emergency updates fix 3 new zero-days exploited in attacks (BleepingComputer)
• YouTube to add AI creator tools to find music for videos, add dubs (TechCrunch)
• YouTube Shorts to gain a generative AI feature called Dream Screen (TechCrunch)
• Amazon to Run Ads on Prime Video in Key Markets Starting in 2024 (Bloomberg)

Weekend Longreads Suggestions:

• Amazon’s rumored home projector can turn anything into a screen (The Verge)
• The Physical Process That Powers a New Type of Generative AI (Quanta)
• Unraveling The AI-Generated Spiral Art Phenomenon (NFTNow)
• The Early Days of American English (Lapham's Quarterly)

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