Here’s AdWeek’s headline:
EXCLUSIVE: Google Tells Advertisers It’ll Bring Ads to Gemini in 2026
But according to Google VP of Global Ads Dan Taylor:
This story is based on uninformed, anonymous sources who are making inaccurate claims. There are no ads in the Gemini app and there are no current plans to change that.
They’re available “starting today,” Google says. And system-level “autospatialization,” which turns 2D content into 3D, is coming next year, Google announced during its Android Show presentation.
To help address the issue of its robotaxis passing stopped school buses, Waymo plans to file a voluntary software recall with the NHTSA, Mauricio Peña, Waymo’s chief safety officer, says in a statement to The Verge.
Warner Bros. mergers have a not-so-great history, but with this deal, co-CEO Greg Peters said on an analyst call that, as transcribed by Deadline:
We understand these assets that we’re buying, the things that are critical in Warner Bros. are key businesses that we operate in, and we understand. A lot of times, the acquiring company, it was a legacy non-growth business that was looking for sort of a lifeline. That doesn’t apply to us.
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos, from an investor call:
This deal is pro consumer, pro innovation, pro worker, it’s pro creator, it’s pro growth. And our plans here are to work really closely with all the appropriate governments and regulators, but really confident that we’re going to get all the necessary approvals that we need.
From its website:
The world’s largest streaming company swallowing one of its biggest competitors is what antitrust laws were designed to prevent. The outcome would eliminate jobs, push down wages, worsen conditions for all entertainment workers, raise prices for consumers, and reduce the volume and diversity of content for all viewers. Industry workers along with the public are already impacted by only a few powerful companies maintaining tight control over what consumers can watch on television, on streaming, and in theaters. This merger must be blocked.
The update, released for PC exactly 10 years after the game’s original launch, adds a new character, custom mode, support for four-player local co-op, 60fps, verification for Steam Deck, and even support for Apple Silicon, according to the patch notes. Might finally be time for me to check the game out.
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From its press release:
Netflix expects to maintain Warner Bros.’ current operations and build on its strengths, including theatrical releases for films.
“Expects” is doing a lot of work there. But responding to an investor question about theatrical plans, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos said:
I wouldn’t look at this as a change in approach for Netflix movies or for Warner movies for that matter.
