YouTube is testing a brand new model of its Premium Lite subscription tier in Australia, Germany and Thailand, a Google rep confirmed. It will have restricted advertisements, which the effective print describes as most movies being ad-free, “however you might even see video advertisements on music content material and Shorts, and non-interruptive advertisements if you search and browse.”
The unique Premium Lite subscription started testing in Europe in 2021, however it solely lasted a number of years, being phased out in October 2023. It was very a lot “lite, missing the offline or background viewing of the common Premium subscription.
The pricing mannequin for these early checks in Australia is $9 a month for Premium Lite, in contrast with $17 a month for full Premium entry, roughly in keeping with the unique Lite prices.
— Mat Smith
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After the success of Fallout, Amazon needs its subsequent Prime Video gaming adaptation to match that stage — and it’s apparently keen to begin afresh to take action. Deadline reported that the God of Battle showrunner and two government producers have left the challenge because it shifts path. The sequence is an adaptation of the 2018 franchise reboot.
Moley Robotics needs to carry robots into the kitchen.
It appears just like the type of kitchen buy the antagonist millionaires of Ex Machina or Knives Out could be tempted by. The Moley Robotics’ X-AiR begins at $105,000. Thus far, Moley hasn’t put in a single robotic however expects the method to start within the subsequent three to 6 months — individuals have purchased into the arm already.
X-AiR has no built-in imaginative and prescient or sensing expertise. As an alternative, the robotic arm strikes round its area from reminiscence, understanding the place all of the substances, oils and instruments needs to be. However whereas it will possibly cook dinner (with pans and every thing), it will possibly’t peel a carrot. Is that this a robotic that solely does the enjoyable a part of cooking? We made Daniel Cooper eat tofu.
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