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Philips Hue bulbs will be even more expensive in July. And it may not end there.

Philips is upping the prices of its popular and already-expensive Hue series of smart lighting products starting July 1. The company is blaming tariffs for...

Smart TV OS owners face “constant conflict” between privacy, advertiser demands

DENVER—Most smart TV operating system (OS) owners are in the ad sales business now. Software providers for budget and premium TVs are honing their ad...

Discord CTO says he’s “constantly bringing up enshittification” during meetings

Discord members are biting their nails. As reports swirl that the social media company is planning an initial public offering this year and increasingly leans...

Broadcom ends business with VMware’s lowest-tier channel partners

Broadcom has cut the lowest tier in its VMware partner program. The move allows the enterprise technology firm to continue its focus on customers with...

Breaking down why Apple TVs are privacy advocates’ go-to streaming device

Apple TVs running tvOS 14.5 and later also make third-party app tracking more difficult by requiring such apps to request permission before they can track...

Amazon Fire Sticks enable “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy

Amazon Fire Sticks are enabling “billions of dollars” worth of streaming piracy, according to a report today from Enders Analysis, a media, entertainment, and telecommunications...

Amid rising prices, Disney+ and Hulu offer subscribers some freebies

With streaming providers frequently raising prices, subscribers often feel like they’re paying more for the same service—or a lesser version, depending on what’s available to...

VPN firm says it didn’t know customers had lifetime subscriptions, cancels them

The new owners of VPN provider VPNSecure have drawn ire after canceling lifetime subscriptions. The owners told customers that they didn’t know about the lifetime...

Turbulent global economy could drive up prices for Netflix and rivals

In May, Mitchel Simmons, Paramount’s VP of EMEA public policy and government affairs, also questioned the benefits of a UK streaming tax when speaking to...

Streaming used to make stuff networks wouldn’t. Now it wants safer bets.

Meanwhile, TVs aren’t watched the way they used to be. Social media and YouTube have gotten younger audiences accustomed to low-budget, short videos, including videos...

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