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Twitch has introduced a toggle allowing streamers to opt out of having their content used to train Amazon's generative AI models, though other AI-supported features remain active. The setting is currently on by default for users.

Deepgram released Flux TTS, a streaming conversation-native text-to-speech model that retains tone, pacing, and context across turns, handles interruptions, and runs with latency as low as 80ms to make voice AI feel more natural.

Google TV Freeplay, Google's free ad-supported streaming service, now offers on-demand access to over 10,000 shows and movies, in addition to expanding its live TV lineup to more than 300 channels.

Ex-Omni-2D is an omni-modal dialogue framework that generates coordinated text, speech, and reference-conditioned video responses via a visual thought plan and a distilled streaming video generator, achieving a practical quality-efficiency trade-off.

YouTube is raising the requirements for creators to earn money through its Partner Program, increasing watch time and Shorts view thresholds starting February 1st, 2027. Existing creators must accept the new terms by January 31st, 2027, as YouTube pushes toward a premium TV-style service.

Trigger.dev's new chat agent lets developers build durable, stateful AI chat experiences that survive refreshes and crashes, with no timeouts and the ability to pause for permission before risky tool calls.

NASA announces that NASA+ programming is now streaming on discovery+ live channels, with special events like the Artemis III mission coming to HBO Max in 2027.

The author adds Maple-Preview support to Mference, a tool that streams MoE experts from disk to run large models on low-RAM devices, achieving 40 tps with 500MB RAM on an Air M4.

Roku added a 24/7 channel featuring AI-generated content from Fairground, but the programming consists largely of short-form AI-generated videos that lack polish and are likened to 'slop'. The article critiques the channel's quality while noting Roku's move to embrace generative AI.

Disney is testing an AI-powered natural language search for Disney Plus that generates personalized recommendations, plus an AI-assisted ESPN Search chatbot for sports queries, as part of a broader streaming-industry push toward conversational discovery.

Suno announced plans to implement watermarking and download restrictions to combat spammy AI music and increase transparency, aligning with emerging industry standards and following settlements with Warner Music Group.

Rockstar will air an extended look at Grand Theft Auto VI on August 27th, streaming on Netflix and YouTube, with the game slated for a November 19th launch.

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro confirmed Disney is exploring a free, ad-supported streaming product to reach price-sensitive customers and boost ad revenue, while Netflix is also considering similar options amid price hikes.

Disney CEO Josh D’Amaro confirmed the company is exploring a free, ad-supported tier for Disney Plus to attract price-sensitive consumers and compete with free services like YouTube. No specific plans were announced.

Disney is partnering with TikTok to bring curated fan-made videos featuring Marvel, Star Wars, and Pixar characters to Disney Plus, giving creators access to Disney IP and perks like increased visibility and career development.

Spotify announced a partnership with Merlin to bring over 30,000 independent labels to its upcoming AI-powered fan remix and covers product, positioning it as a consent-based, legal alternative to AI music generators.

Samsung's HDR10 Plus Advanced HDR format launches globally on Amazon Prime Video this month, offering Dolby Vision 2-like capabilities without licensing fees, with support initially on Samsung's 2026 TV lineup.

A project claims to run Kimi K3, a 2.78T parameter MoE model, on CPU with 8GB RAM by streaming expert weights from NVMe SSD and using MXFP4 compression, trading speed for memory efficiency.

This paper introduces Knowledge-Geometry Decoupling (KGD), a method for pretrain-then-transfer in streaming recommendation systems. It separates pretrained behavioral knowledge from task-specific geometry, enabling continual model refresh without interference, and reports 4-12% improvements over baselines plus successful deployment at Shopee.

In a Wired interview, YouTube star AboFlah (Hassan Suleiman) discusses his streaming career, his upcoming cartoon 'Slayman', his record-breaking charity livestream, and his hopes that his kids will live offline.