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One Less Subscription to Buy: Hulu Will Be Integrated into Disney+; Standalone Hulu App to Shut Down
Anmol Sachdeva
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Walt Disney Company plans to integrate the content of Hulu into Disney+ to offer a standalone streaming app to users.
After Netflix, Now Disney Announces It Won’t Share Paid Subscribers Count for Its Services
Anshuman Jain
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Disney CEO and CFO announced in their quarterly earnings report that they will stop sharing paid subscriber numbers. The change will first come to ESPN+, and other services will follow three months later. The reason for this change is that subscriber numbers are less meaningful now.
Elon Musk's xAI firm released the Grok Imagine AI tool that can generate images and videos from text prompts and images. Shockingly, it features a controversial "Spicy" mode, which allows users to create nude deepfakes of celebrities. In one instance, Grok Imagine generated a completely uncensored video of a Taylor Swift lookalike.
The Apple Support app is getting a new AI-powered chatbot, as reported by some users. Users can directly chat with the AI assistant to troubleshoot their Apple devices. There is no word as to when this will be rolled out for everyone.
Can’t Come Up With Bedtime Stories? Google’s Gemini is Here to Help
Anshuman Jain
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Google has announced a new Storybook tool in Gemini, which can create a 10-page storybook, featuring illustrations and audio narration. The storybook adds custom art for every page, along with soothing voice narration. This tool is available for everyone, and you can start using it in Gemini for free.
Google’s New Genie 3 AI Lets You Create Interactive Worlds You Can Explore
Arjun Sha
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Genie 3 is the latest world model by Google DeepMind that can generate dynamic worlds and users can navigate in real-time. It can simulate any environment, beyond gaming environments, at 720p and it lasts for minutes. Genie 3 maintains visual consistency over a long horizon, and its visual memory is extended to one minute.
Embracing its past roots, OpenAI has released two new open-weight AI models called gpt-oss-120b and gpt-oss-20b. The larger gpt-oss-120b model is comparable to o4-mini and the smaller gpt-oss-20b is closer to o3-mini in performance. Both AI models are released under the Apache 2.0 license and can be downloaded from Hugging Face, Ollama, LM Studio, and more.
Power Rangers Are Morphin into Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 to Squash Bugs
Rishabh Sabarwal
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The first look at Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 4 has finally arrived and it confirms the arrival of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers who will defend the Bug Invasion in Shock N' Awesome.
Call of Duty Drops Black Ops 7 Reveal Date and Teases Game Changing New Character
Ishan Adhikary
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Call of Duty Black Ops 7 is finally getting its big reveal at Gamescom ONL on August 19, 2025. Alongside the reveal date, Activision teased a new character who might be the face of the game, and she's not the usual male lead. The event will showcase both campaign and multiplayer, with a possible release date reveal too.
You Could Romance a Bear in Baldurs Gate 3 but More Than 98% Missed This Easy Achievement
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Baldur's Gate 3 is celebrating its 2 year anniversary by Larian Studios revealing hilarious player stats. Only 1.82% of all players have been able to get the most rare achievement in Baldur's Gate 3. Players only need to obtain 100 coins through performing music to obtain this elusive achievement.
Battlefield 6 to Have SBMM and Server Browser, but Not in the Way You Think
Aryan Singh
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Battlefield 6 will include skill-based matchmaking (SBMM) and a server browser — though both come with caveats that have players talking.
Larian Studios Just Revealed How Baldur’s Gate 3 Will Never Go Dry on Content
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Baldur's Gate 3 has had over 265 million mod downloads since the game officially released their tool kit back in April. The modding support has been a major reason for the game's continue success, enabling them to consistently hold their player base. Larian Studios have promised to update their tool kit to give modders more freedom and creativity.
‘Name, Shame, and Hard Block Them’: Cloudflare Blasts Perplexity Over AI Website Scraping
Anshuman Jain
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Cloudflare has caught Perplexity scraping websites that explicitly block AI crawlers. Perplexity's AI crawlers concealed their identity and even used undisclosed IP addresses. The AI startup was caught doing so across tens of thousands of domains, making millions of requests per day.
OpenAI’s VP and head of the ChatGPT app, Nick Turley, announced that ChatGPT is on track to reach 700 million weekly active users. OpenAI is also seeing huge revenue growth, surging from $10 billion in June to $13 billion in July in annual recurring revenue. Apart from that, OpenAI has introduced break reminders in ChatGPT to encourage shorter chat sessions.
Dan Heng Permansor Terrae Form Revealed in Honkai Star Rail 3.6 Drip Marketing
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Dan Heng Permansor Terrae has been revealed in the latest Honkai Star Rail drip marketing. He is a 5-star character of the Preservation path and has the Physical element type. The drip marketing confirms Dan Heng Permansor Terrae for the upcoming Honkai Star Rail 3.6 banners.
Character.AI Adds a Social Feed for AI-Generated Content to Its App
Anshuman Jain
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Character.AI has added a social feed to its mobile app. This allows users to share AI-generated content, and interact with others' avatars. Users can even create videos using text prompts and images with Character.AI's AvatarFX model to share on the feed.
Be Ready to Pay More for Spotify Premium If You Live Outside the US
Anshuman Jain
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Spotify is increasing its subscription prices in regions outside the US, including South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific. The price hike will come in effect next month, and users will receive an email with updated pricing details. The change seems to be driven by Spotify's quarterly earnings report, which showed a decline in profit.
Fortnite Dance Horse Has the Entire Community Confused and Vibing at the Same Time
Rishabh Sabarwal
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Fortnite Dance Horse is the latest trend on the internet and those confused about what it is, fret not. We've got everything you need to know about it right here.
Apple is reportedly working on a large-screen foldable device, now delayed until 2027. The device is expected to be an 18.8 to 20-inch foldable tablet that could run either iPadOS or macOS. While the foldable tablet is delayed, Apple's first foldable iPhone is still scheduled to release later next year.
Ajith Kumar
It's Akane-banashi, the fan-favorite shonen manga's turn to get adapted into an anime finally as revealed by an Shonen Jump announcement today. If you have been waiting with bated breath for this anime adaptation, discover everything we know about the Akane-banashi anime including its release date, plot, cast, etc as announced today here.
Solo Leveling: ARISE is a popular game among the Solo Leveling fans as it allows the players to fulfill their fantasy of playing as their fan-favorite characters. Now, Sung Jinah, younger sister of Sung Jinwoo has awakened as a hunter and you can learn more about her hunter origins here.
Apple Is Building Its Own “Answers Engine” Similar to ChatGPT and Gemini
Anshuman Jain
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Apple has a new internal team developing its own "Answers" engine, much like ChatGPT and Perplexity. The team is called Answers, Knowledge, and Information. Apple is hiring experienced individuals with expertise in search algorithms and engine development to work on its Answers engine.
While working on Grok AI's Imagine feature, Elon Musk found an archive of Vine's old videos. This content was thought to be deleted, but it still exists, and the billionaire is working to make it publicly accessible. Vine was the original short-form video platform, allowing users to create looping clips that were just 6 seconds long.
Stranger Things Season 5 Episode 2 to Reportedly Have the Coldest Opening
Aparna Ukil
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Stranger Things Season 5 is in the news these days and the recent update from Russo Duffer has further increased the curiosity of every eager fan.
You Can No Longer Go Live on Instagram Unless You Have This Many Followers
Anshuman Jain
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Instagram has introduced a new limit of at least 1,000 followers for users to go live on the platform. Users with fewer followers who try to go live will now see a notice informing them of this new change. Instagram seems to be following TikTok's footsteps, which also introduced a similar limit.
Battlefield 6 to Hit 60 FPS on Consoles, with an Extra Boost for PS5 Pro
Aryan Singh
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EA are not messing about when it comes to Battlefield 6's performance on consoles, as the game has been confirmed to deliver to buttery-smooth gameplay across PlayStation and Xbox hardware.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day to Officially Bring Back This MCU Phase 3 Villain
Shashank Shakya
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day is all set to bring back Tom Holland as Spider-Man to the big screen and along with him, comes a massive cavalry of villains. However, among the said villains, an unexpected name is now confirmed who is none other than Mac Gargan AKA The Scorpion.
“Good Job EA” Players Rejoice as FC 26 Career Mode Delivers on Highly-Requested Features
Aryan Singh
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The EA FC 26 Career Mode Deep Dive revealed a slate of new features and mechanics that have left players excited for the latest iteration of the game mode.
New PS6 Leak Hints at 4K 120 FPS Performance and Price Lower Than the PS5 Pro
Aryan Singh
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Despite being years away from an official reveal, leaks from a reputed source have already lifted the lid on the technical specifications of the PS6, and Sony's first handheld since the PS Vita.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day Confirmed to Feature the Hulk and a Massive Superhero Showdown
Shashank Shakya
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day was rumored to bring back The Hullk and now, it has been confirmed. Along with this, there are reports of The Hulk, Punisher, and Spider-Man fighting each other. So, here is everything you should know about this update.
Honkai Star Rail 3.5 Livestream Date and Time (Countdown Timer)
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Honkai Star Rail 3.5 will stream on August 02, 2025 on YouTube and Twitch simultaneously. The special broadcast will reveal information on the upcoming 5-star characters Hysilens and Cerydra. Alongside that, we can expect to see information on the upcoming events, and QoL changes.
Grow a Garden Trading and Cooking Update Release Date and Time (Countdown Timer)
Ishan Adhikary
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Grow a Garden is finally adding trading and cooking in its next major update, launching on August 2, 2025, at 7:00 AM PT. Players can trade items like pets and fruits through a new trading hub and join a limited-time cooking event to earn rare seeds and rewards. Expect new gear, new pets, and a wave of admin events as the update goes live across the globe.
First Spider-Man: Brand New Day Teaser Gives Us a Sneak Peek at Spider-Man’s Suit
Anmol Sachdeva
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Sony has given us a sneak peek at Spider-Man's suit in the first teaser for Spider-Man: Brand New Day scheduled to release in 2026.
Google's most capable Gemini 2.5 Deep Think AI model is finally available for public users. It's a faster version of the AI model that achieved the Gold medal at IMO 2025. It's rolling out to Google AI Ultra subscribers in the Gemini app.
Apple Has Sold More iPhones Than the Population of China and India Combined
Anshuman Jain
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Apple shared that it has shipped its 3 billionth iPhone during its 3rd fiscal quarter earnings call. It took the company only four years to reach its 3rd billion iPhones sold, compared to 5 years for the second billion. When asked whether other devices might replace the iPhone, Tim Cook said that they would be complementary rather than a replacement.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said in an interview that the company is "open" to acquire AI startups. He further mentioned that Apple is significantly growing its efforts in the AI field and looking to accelerate its roadmap. This could come as a response to the company's leading AI talents jumping over to Meta.
Reddit CEO Steve Huffman showed interest in expanding the platform to its own search engine. The website is already rolling out its AI-powered Reddit Answers globally to more regions. Reddit as a search engine can become a reliable source of information if Google ever turns into a diluted AI mess.
A new GTA 6 leak has claimed that the game will feature a 75-hour long story campaign while being split into different chapters.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision for the future of AI-powered glasses during the company's second-quarter earnings call. He believes that AI glasses will be the ideal form factor for AI interaction, and those without them will be at a disadvantage. However, this could be an attempt to save face for its Reality Labs, which has lost billions of dollars since 2020.
Peacemaker Season 2: James Gunn Explains What Is Canon in the New DCU
Shashank Shakya
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In a recently uploaded video, James Gunn has confirmed what is canon to the DCU and what is not. So, without further ado, here is everything you need to know about what Gunn had to say and how it connects to Peacemaker Season 2.
Germ DM has integrated the AT Protocol, which powers Bluesky, to bring end-to-end encrypted messaging to the X-rival app. Users can add a Germ link to their Bluesky profiles allowing others to connect privately through the Germ app. Using Germ's technology, it's possible that Bluesky could integrate end-to-end encryption into its own app in the future.
Everything Coming to Marvel Rivals Season 3.5: Blade, New Team-Ups, Maps and Game Modes
Rishabh Sabarwal
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Marvel Rivals Season 3.5 is finally bringing Blade to the hero roster, alongside two new Hero Team-Ups, a new Throne of Knull map and a Resource Rumble game mode. Read on to find out the full info about the upcoming season.