
Netflix says 60%+ of new subscribers choose ad-tier, making streaming look like cable
The ad-supported Netflix tier is now the fastest-growing option, reshaping how streaming competes, prices, and plans content.
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The ad-supported Netflix tier is now the fastest-growing option, reshaping how streaming competes, prices, and plans content.

The market went from a 50:50 split to two-thirds Chinese, reshaping pricing, access, and leverage for foreign airlines.

A Summer Game Fest roadmap outlines story expansion, TacSim challenges, and modes, but leaves the Bawama DLC’s price unclear.

Business Insider’s Pete Syme traces how North American ticket tactics plus local add-ons stack into fan-unfriendly totals.

Square Enix confirms the third installment, Spring 2027 release window, and Mercer as a new voice cast member.

Google Mandiant says the “Chatty Spider” crew sometimes turns a phone scam into an in-person thumb-drive theft.

The rent price is the headline, but the real story is what it signals about capacity, leverage, and IPO timing.

Supply is tightening as cattle numbers fall, even as per-head production rises and demand stays stubborn.

Backrooms got bested in the latest box office shuffle, and off-kilter internet originals are proving they travel to theaters.

The new music video for the Toy Story 5 song lands on Spotify and Apple Music, leaning hard into Jessie’s Toy Story 2 roots.

Box Elder County backlash over water transfers and grid impacts forced a hyperscale project downgrade before construction.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wants AI agents governed with the same controls as staff: identity, containment, and observability.