Disney+ to add IMAX signature sound by DTS to select titles this year

January 5, 2023

Disney+ is going to add support for enhanced IMAX signature sound by DTS to select Marvel films and more in 2023. The streaming service has been offering movies in an IMAX Enhanced format for more than a year now, and plans to expand the experience even further with this upcoming addition. Disney Streaming, in partnership […]

Disney+ to add IMAX signature sound by DTS to select titles this year by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

Roku ends 2022 with new milestone, tops 70M active accounts

January 5, 2023

Roku reached a new milestone in 2022, the company announced today, surpassing 70 million active accounts globally, an increase of nearly 10 million users year over year. The company had 60.1 million accounts in Q4 2021 and 65.4 million in Q3 2022. Roku also reported a 19% year over year jump in global streaming hours. […]

Roku ends 2022 with new milestone, tops 70M active accounts by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Modern data architectures fuel innovation

January 5, 2023
Companies have contended with a deluge of data for years. And while most have not yet found a good way of managing it all, the challenges—diverse data sources, types, and structures and new environments and platforms—have grown ever more complex. At the same time, deriving value from data has become a business imperative, making the…

Apple Fitness+ to add kickboxing workouts, sleep meditation and more

January 5, 2023

Apple announced today that its Fitness+ service is getting a new kickboxing workout type, sleep meditation theme, artist spotlights and more for the new year. The company is adding kickboxing starting January 9. Each workout will consist of a distinct round of moves followed by one final round, which will combine the moves users just […]

Apple Fitness+ to add kickboxing workouts, sleep meditation and more by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

TikTok users now have access to in-app movie and TV pages powered by IMDb

January 5, 2023

Through a partnership with online movie database IMDb, TikTok launched a new feature that allows users to tag a movie or TV show in their video. The link directs viewers to a dedicated in-app page with IMDb-provided information about the specific title as well as a collection of related TikTok videos. TikTok creators can also […]

TikTok users now have access to in-app movie and TV pages powered by IMDb by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

New York Attorney General sues former Celsius CEO for defrauding crypto investors

January 5, 2023

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Alex Mashinsky, co-founder and former CEO of Celsius Network, according to an announcement on Thursday. James alleged that Mashinsky defrauded “hundreds of thousands of investors…out of billions of dollars worth of cryptocurrency.” The lawsuit also claims that Mashinsky “repeatedly made false and misleading statements about […]

New York Attorney General sues former Celsius CEO for defrauding crypto investors by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

WhatsApp launches official proxy support for users globally

January 5, 2023

WhatsApp is launching proxy support for its users all over the world, the company announced on Thursday. The support will allow users to maintain access to WhatsApp if their connection is blocked or disrupted. Choosing a proxy enables users to connect to WhatsApp through servers set up by volunteers and organizations around the world dedicated […]

WhatsApp launches official proxy support for users globally by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch