Amazon MGM Studios is to open a production hub at Pinewood Toronto Studios in Canada. The streaming production giant unveiled an agreement with the studio for exclusive use of production facilities in downtown Toronto at a ribbon-cutting event today. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow attended the ceremony. The multi-year agreement includes use of five new state-of-the-art sound stages, accompanying workshops and office accommodation, totalling approximately 160,000 square feet. Financ ...

More than 2,600 flights were canceled nationwide Friday and more are expected today because of Midwest storms and inspections that have taken many Boeing 737 planes offline The Midwest is being hard hit by snow, with blizzard warnings issued on Friday for the Midwest and Great Lakes. Days ahead of Monday’s Iowa caucuses, the National Weather Service in Des Moines is urging drivers to stay off the roads. Chicago was the biggest pain point for travelers, with hubs Dallas and Denver close behind. A Chicago g ...

微软市值超越苹果 - 微软凭借其人工智能资产超越苹果成为市值最高的上市公司[1] - 微软的市值在一年内增加约1万亿美元，达到2.88万亿美元，而苹果的市值为2.86万亿美元[2] - 微软的股价接近历史最高点，收于388.47美元，苹果的股价虽然也接近历史最高点，但仅上涨了一点，收于185.92美元[3] 微软在人工智能领域投资 - 微软投资了100亿美元在OpenAI，这使得微软在AI领域占据了一席之地[4]

Amazon‘s gamer-centric streaming outlet Twitch is laying off 500 staffers, CEO Dan Clancy told employees in a memo this morning. The move is being made in sync with cutbacks at corporate siblings Prime Video and Amazon Studios. Bloomberg had reported the layoffs at Twitch on Tuesday. Clancy said the news had “leaked,” suggesting that the Amazon division had to hold off on confirming any details or answering employee questions in order to co-ordinate today’s announcement with that of the other divisions. Cl ...

Vision Pro发布及特点 - 苹果公司宣布Vision Pro将于2月2日在美国苹果商店和在线上发售[1] - Vision Pro售价高达3500美元，去年在公司年度9月新品发布会上首次亮相[2] - Vision Pro的主镜头可根据光线和用户偏好进行调整，用户可以长时间佩戴，并能与其他人互动。设备通过新定制的操作系统，通过眼睛、手和语音进行控制[3] - Vision Pro支持视频会议、游戏、电影和系列节目，包括来自Disney+和Max的作品。在苹果Arcade上将推出约250款游戏，设备采用苹果沉浸式视频技术，以3D 8K包裹180度环绕观看者的方式呈现电影和系列节目，并配备空间音频[4] Vision Pro预订及市场前景 - Vision Pro将于1月19日开始接受预订[5] - Vision Pro的高昂售价将是苹果在消费者市场上的一次新考验。由于公司旗舰产品iPhone的销售近几个月来一直疲软，导致一些华尔街分析师下调了苹果股票的评级[6] - 苹果处于独特的位置，可以吸引更多人参与VR体验，而3500美元的售价将随着需求的增长而下降，使Vision Pro更有可能获得更广泛的采用。苹果甚至避免使用虚拟现实这个术语，而是将其称为“空间计算”概念[7]

Marie Donoghue离职亚马逊Prime Video - Marie Donoghue离开了亚马逊Prime Video，她是全球体育视频副总裁[1] - Donoghue在2018年加入亚马逊，担任Prime Video全球体育视频副总裁，推动了该平台对直播报道的发展[4] - Prime Video除了NFL外，还在各个全球市场直播了MLB、WNBA等体育赛事，这帮助亚马逊广告收入在第三季度同比增长26%，达到120.6亿美元[5]

Top U.S. cable operator Comcast has reached a carriage renewal with Paramount Global, averting a potential blackout of service around the New Year’s holiday. The deal, confirmed to Deadline by a Paramount spokesperson, comes before the expiration of the current pact at the end of the year. In January 2022, Paramount (then known as ViacomCBS) and Comcast announced a “multi-year” carriage renewal. Talks proceeded quietly in recent days, without any of the consumer-facing warnings about looming deadlines that ...

谷歌隐私诉讼 - 谷歌因被指追踪用户隐私而面临至少50亿美元的消费者隐私诉讼[1] - 律师们寻求至少5000美元的赔偿，针对那些在未登录谷歌账户时被公司的Google Analytics或Ad Manager服务追踪的用户[4] - 原告法庭文件声称：“谷歌已经成为一个详细和广泛的信息宝库，乔治·奥威尔都无法梦想到的”[6] 谷歌和解协议 - 法官确认了初步达成的和解协议，解决了最初于2020年提起的集体诉讼案[3] - 和解协议是在谷歌被拒绝要求由法官决定案件后不久达成的，加利福尼亚州的陪审团审判将于明年开始[5] - 预计正式和解将在2024年2月24日获得法院批准[7]

SiriusXM取消订阅指控 - 纽约总检察长起诉了SiriusXM，指控该卫星广播和流媒体服务故意让客户难以取消订阅[1] - 客户投诉发现，SiriusXM强迫订户在自动系统中等待，然后经常与试图劝阻他们取消的代理人进行长时间互动[2] - 总检察长在一份声明中表示：“不得不忍受漫长而令人沮丧的取消订阅过程是一种令人厌恶的负担，当公司让取消订阅变得困难时，这是非法的”[3]

戈尔曼加入迪士尼董事会 - 摩根士丹利首席执行官詹姆斯·戈尔曼将加入迪士尼董事会[1] - 戈尔曼将加入迪士尼董事会的继任委员会，负责选出首席执行官鲍勃·艾格的继任者[5] - 戈尔曼表示他在摩根士丹利进行首席执行官过渡的经验有助于他准备迪士尼的继任工作[6] 激进投资者提名董事会成员 - 激进投资者纳尔逊·佩尔兹提名戈尔曼和前迪士尼首席财务官詹姆斯·拉苏洛加入董事会[2] - 佩尔兹提名的人选受到批评，股东将在2024年初的股东大会上选举董事会成员[3] 戈尔曼的角色和态度 - 戈尔曼强调他将完全交接职责，不会留任董事长或其他活跃角色[6] - 戈尔曼表示他希望能够借鉴自己的经验，帮助迪士尼应对一些挑战，但不想过早预判继任过程[8]