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Spotify now lets you turn off all video content across the app with universal toggles for Canvas, music videos, and all other video content under Settings > Content and display, with changes applying across platforms and (for family plans) across members.
OpenAI shut down its video platform Sora after reports it was losing roughly $1 million per day. The service, launched last fall, drew up to about 1 million daily users who created AI-generated clips that often copied copyrighted material, then declined to under 500,000 users as costs mounted. Wall Street Journal sources say the ongoing losses were unsustainable; Disney had been linked to licensing plans that would have tied Sora to a broader Disney IP strategy, but executives reportedly learned of the shutdown only shortly before the announcement.
The piece argues that public judgment of celebrity misbehavior is increasingly driven by video evidence, not words, citing Taylor Frankie Paul’s shelving from The Bachelorette after a 2023 incident and Justin Timberlake’s arrest footage, with historical examples like Cassie vs. Diddy and Ray Rice illustrating how video can override explanations; it also warns that AI deepfakes and selective footage threaten authenticity as society shifts toward believing what is seen.
Video shows Reacher star Alan Ritchson punching neighbor Ronnie Taylor multiple times during a street altercation in Tennessee, witnessed by Ritchson’s three sons. Taylor says he sustained facial injuries; no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. Sources close to Ritchson say he did not instigate the confrontation.
Chappell Roan was filmed by paparazzi as she repeatedly asked them to back off while heading to dinner; she pulled out her phone to record the encounter and described the intrusion as dehumanizing, even as photographers continued shouting questions and following her, with the clip quickly circulating on social media.
A surveillance video from a Tenderloin alley shows SF Mayor Daniel Lurie’s security shoving Tony Phillips, sparking a fight with a police officer; the footage challenges the officer’s account, and Phillips along with Abraham Simon were arrested as investigators continue.
An Instagram clip shows Zebby, a Golden Retriever, visiting a fire station not for firefighters but to snag treats from a staff cookie box, turning a simple stroll into a cute snack hunt that viewers loved.
Radiohead asked ICE to pull a promotional video that uses their song “Let Down,” saying it was used without permission in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and characterizing the move as propaganda; DHS/ICE had not immediately commented.
MLS concluded Lionel Messi did not violate league policy following a postmatch video that appeared to show him following referees; the league said the door shown was not to the officials’ locker room and Messi did not enter a restricted area, so no action was taken and he remains eligible for Inter Miami's upcoming match.
Apple's Podcasts app will add HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) video support, letting users switch seamlessly between watching and listening, use picture‑in‑picture on iPad, and download video or audio for offline viewing across iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, and the web, with a beta now and a wider rollout tied to the upcoming 26.4 update.
An Instagram clip from Austria shows Mika, a Golden Retriever, getting fed up with repeated paw requests after initially obeying, culminating in a humorous outburst where she zooms in circles before calmly returning to obedience, leaving viewers amused.
Apple’s Podcasts app will let you swap from audio to video during a show using HTTP Live Streaming, download video for offline viewing, and test the feature in iOS 26.4, iPadOS 26.4, and visionOS 26.4 this spring, with web support coming too.
The Kyiv Independent interviews Brittney Shki-Giizis, a Canadian who left the Canadian Army to fight in Ukraine, explaining how she learned Ukrainian to join a Ukrainian unit and shifted from tank instruction to FPV drone piloting as drones reshape the conflict, while reflecting on being a woman in combat, the human cost of drone warfare, and why any ceasefire must include security guarantees.
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., rejected a Justice Department request for an interview related to a Democrats’ video about alleged illegal orders.
A new video released by The News Movement shows Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old VA ICU nurse, spitting at federal agents and damaging a government SUV during an incident days before he was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis; authorities say he resisted arrest during enforcement operations and a firearm was recovered from his waistband after agents deployed pepper spray and tear gas, with his identity confirmed by his family amid renewed scrutiny of immigration enforcement.