Paramount CEO David Ellison offered a mantra Thursday that applies to many of its businesses, but especially streaming: “We’re not going to be afraid of technology; we’re going to embrace it.” He and other top execs emphasized the company’s tech-forward stance throughout a press conference held in New York barely three hours after the close
Chris Kerr , Senior Editor, News , GameDeveloper.com August 7, 2025 1 Min Read Language learning platform Duolingo has acquired the development team behind popular mobile music game, BeatStar . The move will see Duolingo acquire 23 employees from London startup NextBeat, which was only last year spun off from mobile studio (and original BeatStar
“I just wanted to make super urgent, upbeat shit,” the rapper told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about his new record A voice at the beginning of Don’t Tap That Glass declares “None of that deep shit!” in reference to the music to come on the record — and that’s the vibe Tyler, the Creator wanted
“This is a strategic bet on talent,” said Duolingo CBO Image credit: NextBeat / Duolingo / GI.biz Language teaching app Duolingo has acquired Beatstar developer and music gaming startup, NextBeat, in a bid to make its music course “as fun and joyful as the best mobile games in the market.” In a press release, the
Society / Q&A / August 7, 2025 The author’s new book explores how the Dobbs decision “created new avenues through which the state and abusive figures can collaboratively punish and control their victims.” A New Era of Reproductive Coercion: A Conversation With Kylie Cheung The author’s new book explores how the Dobbs decision “created new
If there’s one thing we know about the trans activists, it’s that they are Marxists. And if there’s one thing we know about Marxists, it’s that they exist to destroy, never to create. Anything normal, traditional, or beloved must be abolished in favor of their ‘new normal.’ And the more beloved something is, the more
In Japan the season for ghost stories is August. While in the West the spirits of the dead are believed to return to this world in late October, in Japan ghosts prefer the warmer months. Next week families will gather to honour the spirits of their ancestors with the festival of Obon. Perhaps this is
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New Mexico police arrested a woman on Wednesday, days after her 18-month-old daughter reportedly died from injuries consistent with child abuse. ABQ Raw reported that Vanessa Chavez’s toddler daughter died on Saturday after she was found unresponsive at their Albuquerque home. In addition to bruising and injuries on the girl’s head, leg, and arm, an
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s Daughter Sunday Rose Reveals Her Family’s “2 Big Rules” Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have big little mandates for their kids if they want to get into the family business. In fact, according to the Oscar winner and the country music star’s 17-year-old daughter Sunday Rose , “There are two
