Stranger Things is ending, and so is Netflix’s reliance on tentpole shows by Charles Pulliam-Moore

Rather than launching massive tentpole originals designed to get everyone watching the same thing, Netflix has invested more of its energy into projects that feel more targeted to specific audiences, like fans of anime and live sports.

You can’t make everyone happy is the one advice you keep hearing as you are creating something. Netflix is like a collection of niches. They have different things that appeal to different people. That is good, I think.

Warner Music Group partners with Suno to offer AI likenesses of its artists by Emma Roth

Warner Music Group has struck a licensing deal with the AI music creation platform Suno. Under the agreement, WMG will allow users to create AI-generated music on Suno using the voices, names, likenesses, images, and compositions of artists who opt in to the program.

All the suing was for this. OpenAI did this long back with the newspapers. It had started with the music industry now.

Part 1: My Life Is a Lie by Michael W. Green

The second earner isn’t working for a vacation or a boat. The second earner is working to pay the stranger watching their children so they can go to work and clear $1-2K extra a month. It’s a closed loop.

This hit me like a ton of bricks.

This is a must read.

Apple iOS 27 to Be No-Frills 'Snow Leopard' Update, Other Than New AI - Slashdot by

Apple's next major iPhone software update will prioritize stability and performance over flashy new features, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, who reports that iOS 27 is being developed as a "Snow Leopard-style" release [non-paywalled source] focused on fixing bugs, removing bloat and improving underlying code after this year's sweeping Liquid Glass design overhaul in iOS 26.

Good.