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    Comcast considers big changes for its cable and streaming businesses.

    During an earnings call on Thursday, Comcast president Mike Cavanagh said the company is weighing the possibility of spinning off its cable business:

    We are now exploring whether creating a new well-capitalized company owned by our shareholders and comprised of our strong portfolio of cable networks would position them to take advantage of opportunities in the changing media landscape and create value for our shareholders

    Cavanagh also said the company “would consider partnerships in streaming” to help grow Peacock.

    Disclosure: Comcast is an investor in Vox Media, The Verge’s parent company.

    Comcast Says It May Spin Off Cable Networks and Seek a Streaming Partner Amid TV Business Tumult

    [The Hollywood Reporter]

    Google Maps’ enhanced navigation will make sure you’re in the right laneGoogle Maps’ enhanced navigation will make sure you’re in the right lane
    Waze will soon let you report incidents with your voiceWaze will soon let you report incidents with your voice
    Google Maps will use AI to answer questions about the new restaurant you want to tryGoogle Maps will use AI to answer questions about the new restaurant you want to try
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    Emma Roth
    Google “can’t guarantee” that independent sites will recover from Search changes.

    During the Web Creator summit, Google Search VP Pandu Nayak responded to concerns about smaller sites getting outranked on the search engine, as reported by Mountain Weekly News founder Mike Hardaker:

    Our goal is to surface great content for users. I suspect there is a lot of great content you guys are creating that we are not surfacing to our users, but I can’t give you any guarantees unfortunately. We are focused on things for our users, that is not going to change.

    I Drank the Kool-Aid at the 2024 Google Web Creator Summit

    [Mike Hardaker]

    Google’s Pixel 9A might get a bigger displayGoogle’s Pixel 9A might get a bigger display
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    Emma Roth
    Death Note meets Among Us.

    PlayStation has revealed the trailer for Death Note Killer Within... and it’s basically an Among Us-style social deduction game. Instead of hunting for the “imposter,” L’s team must try to find Kira.

    Apple’s Mac week: everything announcedApple’s Mac week: everything announced
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    Emma Roth
    A former Disney employee is accused of hacking a menu system and altering allergy info.

    As outlined in a federal complaint spotted by 404 Media, the former employee also allegedly locked 14 staff members out of their Disney accounts using a script to perform thousands of login attempts. He’s also accused of having a “dox” folder on his computer containing personal information about the workers he targeted.

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