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Netflix's big bet on K-dramas by the numbers | Lowpass It's not just Squid Game: Get this free report on Netflix's investments into Korean movies and TV shows.

Lowpass turns three this week! I'm celebrating with a new website, and the first-ever Lowpass report: The K-Flix Effect is a deep dive on Netflix's big bet on Korean dramas
Download it for free here: www.lowpass.cc/k-flix-netfl...

Netflix's big bet on K-dramas by the numbers | Lowpass It's not just Squid Game: Get this free report on Netflix's investments into Korean movies and TV shows.

Lowpass turns three this week! I'm celebrating with a new website, and the first-ever Lowpass report: The K-Flix Effect is a deep dive on Netflix's big bet on Korean dramas
Download it for free here: www.lowpass.cc/k-flix-netfl...

Amazon releases second Fire TV stick with Vega OS, plans to bring it to all future models Amazon wants to use its new Vega OS for all future Fire TV sticks.

Scoop: Amazon plans to run all future Fire TV sticks on Vega OS instead of the Android-based Fire OS www.lowpass.cc/p/future-fir...

Netflix's big bet on Korean dramas Korean TV shows outperform other sources of entertainment on the service — and we’re not just talking Squid Game.

Today in Lowpass: How Netflix made us fall in love with Korean dramas www.lowpass.cc/p/netflix-kd...

Niantic Spatial’s John Hanke: The don’t-call-it an exit interview Also: Netflix bets on parents to win in gaming

Today in Lowpass: An interview with Niantic Spatial's founding CEO John Hanke, who just stepped into the executive chairman role www.lowpass.cc/p/niantic-sp...

Inside Niantic's audacious plan to scan the world Niantic is now creating an AI- and robot-ready 3D model of everything around us.

New from me in Fast Company: Inside Niantic’s audacious plan to scan the world

www.fastcompany.com/91521312/nia...

YouTube gets its own FAST channels YouTubers can soon create linear streaming channels with their videos as the platform embraces FAST channels.

Today in Lowpass: YouTube is embracing FAST channels with new 24/7 linear "Stations"

www.lowpass.cc/p/youtube-fa...

YouTube gets its own FAST channels YouTubers can soon create linear streaming channels with their videos as the platform embraces FAST channels.

YouTube is also getting ready to roll out a new second-screen companion in its mobile app, making it easier to comment on videos you're watching on TV. www.lowpass.cc/p/youtube-fa...

YouTube gets its own FAST channels YouTubers can soon create linear streaming channels with their videos as the platform embraces FAST channels.

Today in Lowpass: YouTube is embracing FAST channels with new 24/7 linear "Stations"

www.lowpass.cc/p/youtube-fa...

Google and Amazon want in on the microdrama craze But can they make it sizzle?

New on Lowpass: Amazon and Google are embracing microdramas, with some caveats www.lowpass.cc/p/microdrama...

Scoop: Meta gets ready to launch two new Ray-Ban AI glasses Third-generation ‘Scriber’ and ‘Blazer’ RayBans passed through the FCC this month, hinting at an imminent launch.

I’ve got a fun scoop in Lowpass today:

Meta gets ready to launch two new Ray-Ban AI glasses www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-rayba...

Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment Also: Meta un-cancels the metaverse

From my inbox: Roku is bringing its $3 Howdy subscription service to Amazon.

For more on Howdy, check out my story from last week: www.lowpass.cc/p/budget-str...

I was on TWiT! So of course we talked Horizon Worlds ...

Welcoming Inhi Cho Suh as CEO of Niantic Spatial | Niantic Spatial, Inc. Today John Hanke shared the update below with the Niantic Spatial team, announcing that Inhi Cho Suh is joining as Chief Executive Officer and that he will become Executive Chairman.

Niantic Spatial, the company that previously made Pokemon Go, is getting a new CEO: www.nianticspatial.com/blog/welcome...

Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment Roku’s $3 Howdy service is growing its catalog, with plans to expand to other platforms and countries.

In Lowpass today: Paid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment www.lowpass.cc/p/budget-str...

Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds VR shut-down VR Worlds will be available for "foreseeable future"

Some late-breaking VR news: Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds shut-down www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-chang...

Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds VR shut-down VR Worlds will be available for "foreseeable future"

Some late-breaking VR news: Meta changes course on Horizon Worlds shut-down www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-chang...

They also claimed that Ben Collins and the author of the report "have a joint podcast," and posted a screenshot of them once appearing Chris Hayes' podcast together in 2020 as proof ...

The funniest thing about this is that this group, responding to the MS Now report, posted "Transparency isn't just a talking point" on its website ... without giving any additional information about its backers, funders, staff.

Nex Playground to add an online multiplayer feature this year The motion gaming console plans to add multiplayer gaming, with a special focus on kids safety.

Also in Lowpass today: Nex Playground to add an online multiplayer feature this year www.lowpass.cc/p/nex-playgr...

Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around Meta’s director of VR games Chris Pruett believes that today’s GorillaTag teens will still use VR when they grow up.

Today in Lowpass: Meta exec Chris Pruett thinks that all those teens playing GorillaTag will keep using VR even when they grow up www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-exec-...

Meta exec hopes VR teens will stick around Meta’s director of VR games Chris Pruett believes that today’s GorillaTag teens will still use VR when they grow up.

Today in Lowpass: Meta exec Chris Pruett thinks that all those teens playing GorillaTag will keep using VR even when they grow up www.lowpass.cc/p/meta-exec-...

Search is getting worse everywhere. LinkedIn is up there with turning job searches into job guesstimates ...

a woman is crying and says `` ah , fork me '' . ALT: a woman is crying and says `` ah , fork me '' .

www.theverge.com/games/889954...

Osmo rises from the ashes The pioneering kids AR edutainment startup is back after ex-employees bought it out of bankruptcy.

Also, some great news on Lowpass: Osmo is back!
The pioneering kids AR edutainment startup is being relaunched by a group of former employees, who acquired its assets out of bankruptcy. www.lowpass.cc/p/osmo-is-ba...

Netflix buys Ben Affleck’s AI startup The streamer has acquired InterPositive, a company specializing in AI tools for filmmakers.

Some news from me on Fast Company: Netflix has acquired InterPositive, an AI company founded by Ben Affleck.

The company had been in stealth, but I managed to find its patent applications ... www.fastcompany.com/91503235/net...

Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI Some TV apps let you watch programming with fewer ads, as long as you allow your TV to participate in a global proxy network.

Some TV apps, especially on Samsung and LG TVs, let viewers watch with fewer ads. The catch: They first have to opt their TVs into a global proxy network that scrapes public web data for AI training and other purposes. www.lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-w...

Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI Some TV apps let you watch programming with fewer ads, as long as you allow your TV to participate in a global proxy network.

Today in Lowpass: Your smart TV may be scraping the web for AI www.lowpass.cc/p/smart-tv-w...

The next iTunes may be vibe-coded The new music app Parachord aims to unite Spotify, Apple Music, and Bandcamp — with the help of AI.

15 years ago, a small group of music tech hackers built an app that tried to bridge the gaps between streaming service silos. Now, one of them is resuming the work, with some help from AI www.lowpass.cc/p/parachord-...