Recently, Disney released the official trailer for the live action version of Snow White, in theaters March 21. The film has already run into various criticisms, as shown by the ratio of dislikes to likes: Currently, over 710,000 people dislike the trailer, while only 27,000 pressed “like.” Some of the reasons netizens have taken issue […]
With Disney’s magic, Fortnite is poised to win the metaverse
We may not be using the M word much these days, but the race to build an interconnected avatar-driven virtual world didn’t take the last year off. The metaverse, a tech buzzword sandwiched in between the hype eras of NFTs and AI, is still being built, regardless of what we’re calling it. And in light […]
Reliance-backed Viacom18 agrees to buy 60% of Disney’s India unit, report says
Reliance-backed Viacom18 has reached an agreement to buy 60% of Disney’s India unit, WSJ reported Thursday, creating a pathway for the Indian conglomerate to form a $ 10 billion media giant in the South Asian market. The deal, which WSJ says will close this month, values Disney’s India unit at $ 3.9 billion, the report […]
Disney’s VR treadmill, OpenAI fixes ‘lazy’ GPT-4, and Apple rolls out stolen device protection
Hey, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter covering notable happenings in tech over the past few days. On the agenda for this edition is Disney’s innovative VR treadmill, OpenAI fixing its “lazy” AI and MIT’s high-capacity, fast-charging organic battery tech. We also cover Apple’s new stolen device protection feature, AI […]