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Discovery+ has increased its monthly pricing, with the ad-supported tier rising $1 to $7 and the ad-free tier rising $2 to $12. The changes apply immediately to new subscribers, while existing members will see the new rates on their first bill on or after November 12, following a 30-day notice period.
Hypermass released a command-line tool that lets users subscribe to live data streams and sync them directly to a folder on their computer using just two commands. A demo stream of SOHO solar telescope images shows files arriving automatically as new data is published, roughly once per day. The tool tracks fetch history and preserves publish order, letting users process and delete files once handled.
Discovery Plus is increasing its subscription costs, with the ad-supported plan rising from $5.99 to $6.99 per month and the ad-free tier going from $9.99 to $11.99 per month. New subscribers will see the higher prices immediately, while current subscribers will be charged the new rates on or after November 12th. This marks the platform's first price hike since January 2025.
A project called Janas-LLM has published benchmarks showing it can run large mixture-of-experts models, including a 48GB Qwen3-Next-80B model, on a 32GB laptop by streaming model 'experts' from an NVMe SSD rather than keeping everything in RAM. Tests on an Intel Core Ultra 9 185H laptop with its integrated Arc GPU showed Janas-LLM generating text at 24 tokens/sec versus llama.cpp's 2.8 tokens/sec on that model, with similar gains across a dozen other open models from Qwen and Gemma families. The developers released a benchmarking tool, janas-bench, and installation instructions for Linux x86-64 so others can reproduce results on their own hardware.
Media reports indicate Netflix is planning a significant round of job cuts, potentially its biggest in four years. The move comes as the streaming company faces slowing subscriber growth and a struggling stock performance heading into 2026.
Google is said to be working on a successor to its Google TV Streamer device that would add hands-free voice control, similar to features found on Apple's streaming hardware. Details on timing, pricing and full specifications have not been disclosed.
Samsung TV owners can perform a factory reset to resolve persistent issues such as app crashes, freezing streaming services, or video glitches. The process reverts the TV entirely to its out-of-box state, wiping all settings, apps, and configurations. Users are advised to try simpler troubleshooting steps first, since a factory reset cannot be undone.
DistroKid confirmed to The Verge that it has been taking down musicians' songs as a direct response to a September lawsuit from UMG accusing the platform of running an 'AI-slop pipeline.' Several artists, including musician McGwire and rapper Insane Ian, say legitimate, non-AI tracks were removed without prior notice, and that getting an explanation required lengthy battles with automated support.
Crunchyroll used its New York Comic Con 2026 panel to unveil a first trailer for the anime adaptation of 'The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All,' alongside a broader set of announcements covering its upcoming anime lineup. The streamer did not detail every title revealed, but the panel served as a showcase for its coming slate.
The Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is moving from traditional broadcast television to Amazon's Prime Video streaming service. This marks a shift in how the television industry's top honors will be distributed to viewers going forward.
Apple TV has announced it will include Dustfall, an Australian crime drama starring Anna Torv, in its lineup starting in 2027. This marks a departure from its traditional focus on original content, following recent acquisitions like the British series Small Prophets. The move indicates a strategic shift toward licensing high-quality international series to expand its programming options.
Michael Smith of Cornelius, North Carolina, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and ordered to forfeit over $8 million after pleading guilty to wire fraud conspiracy. Between 2017 and 2024 he used 1,040 bot accounts to generate hundreds of millions of fake streams of AI-generated songs uploaded under fictitious artist names on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube.