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    Paramount Plus gained 2.7 million subscribers over the past few months.

    After raising its prices and merging with Showtime, Paramount Plus gained more subscribers and saw shrinking losses this quarter. During an earnings call on Thursday, Paramount CEO Bob Bakish said this quarter represented a “significant step:”

    We’re clearly advancing on the path to streaming profitability, and this continued DTC [direct-to-consumer] improvement will be a key driver of the total company earnings growth we expect next year.

    The streaming service now has 63 million global subscribers, while Paramount’s streaming division, which includes Paramount Plus and the free-to-stream PlutoTV, lost $238 million this quarter — far less than the $438 million predicted by analysts.

    Paramount (PARA) Global Tops Estimates as Streaming Losses Narrow

    [Bloomberg]

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    Jurors have begun deliberating Bankman-Fried’s fate.

    The 12-person jury will decide whether Bankman-Fried is guilty of seven criminal charges, including two counts of wire fraud. If convicted, Bankman-Fried faces over 100 years in prison.

    The Verge’s Elizabeth Lopatto has been tracking the case from the courtroom, and from what she’s seen so far, it doesn’t look like Bankman-Fried’s defense has brought too many convincing arguments to the table:

    The closing arguments made clear was how lopsided the case was. Bankman-Fried’s defense appears to be that he is a nice boy who would never do anything to hurt anyone on purpose... Bankman-Fried is right to be frightened. He brought excuses. The prosecution brought receipts.

    Jurors in Sam Bankman-Fried criminal trial begin deliberations

    [CNBC]

    Futurama got renewed, so you can expect 30 more episodes on HuluFuturama got renewed, so you can expect 30 more episodes on Hulu
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    Microsoft’s smaller — and more efficient — Phi 1.5 AI model just leveled up.

    The open-source model is now able to view and interpret images, Microsoft researchers tell Semafor. That marks a milestone for Microsoft, as it proves that you don’t need a massive (and expensive-to-run) model, like OpenAI’s GPT-4, to add more advanced capabilities.

    Here’s Microsoft Research’s Sebastien Bubeck on the upgrade:

    This is one of the big updates that OpenAI made to ChatGPT. When we saw that, there was the question: Is this a capability of only the most humongous models or could we do something like that with our tiny Phi 1.5? And, to our amazement, yes, we can do it.

    Microsoft pushes the boundaries of small AI models with big breakthrough

    [www.semafor.com]

    Threads posts don’t have to show up on Instagram and FacebookThreads posts don’t have to show up on Instagram and Facebook
    Mint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit KarmaMint is shutting down, and it’s pushing users toward Credit Karma
    Scarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an adScarlett Johansson hits AI app with legal action for cloning her voice in an ad
    Disney is about to own all of HuluDisney is about to own all of Hulu
    Subaru is adopting Tesla’s EV charging port as holdout numbers dwindleSubaru is adopting Tesla’s EV charging port as holdout numbers dwindle
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    Firefox accounts are now called Mozilla accounts.

    It’s just a name change, so that means you don’t actually have to do anything with your account. This has been in the works for some time now as Mozilla looks to drive “higher awareness” to all its services. Mozilla started migrating Pocket users to Firefox (er... Mozilla) accounts in August, putting all its services under one umbrella.

    Why we’re renaming ‘Firefox accounts’ to ‘Mozilla accounts’ | The Mozilla Blog

    [The Mozilla Blog]

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