Netflix launches a standalone app for kids’ games

Netflix launches a standalone app for kids’ games

Netflix is launching a new standalone app for kids’ games called Netflix Playground, the company announced on Monday. Netflix Playground is available as part of a Netflix subscription, and doesn’t have any ads or in-app purchases. Netflix says the app gives children access to an “ever-growing” library of games for kids. Netflix Playground is launching…

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Google Translate’s real-time headphone translations feature expands to iOS and more countries

Google Translate’s real-time headphone translations feature expands to iOS and more countries

Google announced on Thursday that “Live Translate,” its AI-powered Google Translate feature that lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones, is expanding to iOS and to more countries. With this expansion, the feature is now available on iOS and Android in the U.S., India, Mexico, Germany, Spain, France, Nigeria, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, Bangladesh,…

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Netflix confirms it’s raising prices again

Netflix confirms it’s raising prices again

Netflix has quietly hiked its prices once again. The streaming giant’s most affordable, ad-supported tier now costs $8.99 per month, up from the previous $7.99 monthly subscription fee, Netflix confirmed to TechCrunch in an email. The standard plan without ads also now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous $17.99 subscription fee,…

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Delve halts demos, Insight Partners scrubs investment post amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations

Delve halts demos, Insight Partners scrubs investment post amid ‘fake compliance’ allegations

Delve, a Y Combinator-backed compliance startup accused of fabricating certifications for its customers, has disabled the “book a demo” feature on its website. The controversy, detailed last week in a Substack post by an anonymous whistleblower known as “DeepDelver,” has apparently led Insight Partners to scrub an article explaining its $32 million investment in the…

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