While the Financial Times allows OpenAI to train A.I. models on its content, OpenAI will develop A.I. features for the newspaper.
https://observer.com/2024/04/financial-times-sign-openai-deal/
YouTube Shorts receive around 70 billion views daily and has grown 50 percent in uploads year-over-year.
https://observer.com/2024/04/alphabet-execs-call-youtube-shorts-a-long-term-bet-for-the-business/
Much of the conversation was centered around the new Meta A.I., an updated version of the company’s personal assistant model that is built into its social platforms.
https://observer.com/2024/04/mark-zuckerberg-made-meta-a-i-the-main-character-in-q1-earnings/
Ek said that “new funds are being directed towards acquiring and reactivating high-value users to enhance our base with their deeper engagement and loyalty.”
https://observer.com/2024/04/spotify-q1-earnings-ceo-daniel-ek-monetization-strategy/
Pluto TV, Tubi and the Roku Channel accounted for 3.7% of total TV use in February 2024.
"Our vision at Olio is simple: we want to harness the age-old practice of sharing to solve the very modern problem of food waste."
https://observer.com/2024/04/olio-founder-tessa-clarke-interview/
A look back at Elon Musk's well-documented fascination with the number 420.
https://observer.com/2024/04/elon-musk-number-420-tesla-twitter/
"We have made and we are making great films," Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos told investors on Thursday. "We want to make them better, of course.”
https://observer.com/2024/04/netflix-q1-earnings-call-execs-point-to-revenue-subscriber-growth/
Newsrooms are split on how to cover the most pressing political issues of our time.
If the bill makes it to President Biden’s desk, Rosenworcel says “He should absolutely sign it.”
Netflix film chief Dan Lin has laid off around 15 staffers and reorganized the division by genre.
https://observer.com/2024/04/dan-lins-strategy-for-netflix-films-focus-on-quality-and-range/
Amazon has hired Krishan Bhatia to lead ad sales for Prime Video.
https://observer.com/2024/04/amazons-hire-former-nbcu-exec-lead-video-ad/
A coalition of screenwriters unions passed a joint resolution today (April 11) with proposed industry standards for the use of A.I.
https://observer.com/2024/04/global-screenwriters-union-ai-resolution/
Amazon introduces ads for the first time to Prime Video shows and movies in January.
https://observer.com/2024/04/amazon-ceo-andy-jassy-prime-video-shareholder-letter/
Getty Images has launched multiple A.I. products in partnership with Nvidia.
The Honest Company posted a small profit in the latest fiscal quarter.
https://observer.com/2024/04/jessica-alba-steps-down-from-honest-company/
A nearly 300-page document provided a rare glimpse of how much revenue Instagram has generated and how fast it has grown in recent years.
https://observer.com/2024/04/meta-instagram-revenue-antitrust-filing/
"Anastasia has steered Fortune through three years of profitable growth—almost unheard of in the legacy magazine business," said outgoing CEO Alan Murray.
https://observer.com/2024/04/fortune-new-ceo-anastasia-nyrkovskaya/
"It takes this metaphor we've always had with Spotify of, what if you had your own personalized DJ?...this metaphor is now a reality," said Ziad Sultan, Spotify's head of personalization.
https://observer.com/2024/04/spotify-introduce-ai-playlist-generator/
Some X users were surprised to find their blue checks had been restored for free.
https://observer.com/2024/04/elon-musk-restore-x-blue-check/