Very quickly, Disney has become perhaps the dominant force in the video streaming world. Just about six months after the company announced it had , Disney has revealed it has almost that many on alone. In covering the last quarter of 2020, Disney announced that it now has 94.9 million Disney+ subscribers, 39.4 million Hulu subscribers and 12.1 million ESPN+ subscribers. Overall, Disney is up to 146 million streaming video subscribers all told, with Disney+ a force to be reckoned with.Since Disney+ just launched in December of 2019, comparing year-over-year subscriber numbers isn’t super...…Very quickly, Disney has become perhaps the dominant force in the video streaming world. Just about six months after the company announced it had , Disney has revealed it has almost that many on alone. In covering the last quarter of 2020, Disney announced that it now has 94.9 million Disney+ subscribers, 39.4 million Hulu subscribers and 12.1 million ESPN+ subscribers. Overall, Disney is up to 146 million streaming video subscribers all told, with Disney+ a force to be reckoned with.Since Disney+ just launched in December of 2019, comparing year-over-year subscriber numbers isn’t super...WW…

After years of being forced to use Apple services on the iPhone by default, those restrictions are finally easing up a bit. As earlier today, the iOS 14.5 beta appears to let you set third-party music services as default with Siri. This means you can ask Siri to play a particular song or album and it’ll go straight to Spotify or YouTube Music. Currently, Siri only searches and plays things from whatever music you have in the Apple Music app, be it your own collection of songs or the Apple Music subscription catalog.It sounds like after iOS 14.5 is installed, Siri will ask you what music...…After years of being forced to use Apple services on the iPhone by default, those restrictions are finally easing up a bit. As earlier today, the iOS 14.5 beta appears to let you set third-party music services as default with Siri. This means you can ask Siri to play a particular song or album and it’ll go straight to Spotify or YouTube Music. Currently, Siri only searches and plays things from whatever music you have in the Apple Music app, be it your own collection of songs or the Apple Music subscription catalog.It sounds like after iOS 14.5 is installed, Siri will ask you what music...WW…

The owner of massive dating apps Tinder and Match has just to help keep its users safe. Match Group, which owns Tinder, Match, OK Cupid, Hinge and several other services, has made an investment in Garbo, a non-profit, female-founded background check platform. As part of the deal, Garbo's platform will be available to people using Match Group apps, starting with Tinder later this year.If you're not familiar with Garbo, it was founded by Kathryn Kosmides, a "survivor of gender-based violence" who wanted to make it easier to find information about people you may connect with online. Garbo's...…The owner of massive dating apps Tinder and Match has just to help keep its users safe. Match Group, which owns Tinder, Match, OK Cupid, Hinge and several other services, has made an investment in Garbo, a non-profit, female-founded background check platform. As part of the deal, Garbo's platform will be available to people using Match Group apps, starting with Tinder later this year.If you're not familiar with Garbo, it was founded by Kathryn Kosmides, a "survivor of gender-based violence" who wanted to make it easier to find information about people you may connect with online. Garbo's...WW…

The company wanted Nintendo's software for the original Xbox.Let the business resources in our guide inspire you and help you achieve your goals in 2021.January7, 20213 min readThis story originally appeared onSomehow, it’s already been two decades since first announced the , its foray into console . Specifically, the Xbox was unveiled at CES in 2001. To commemorate that launch,   of how the console came to be. It’s a fascinating read, but one particular passage stands out: details on Microsoft’s efforts to secure games for the brand-new console. While the company...…The company wanted Nintendo's software for the original Xbox.Let the business resources in our guide inspire you and help you achieve your goals in 2021.January7, 20213 min readThis story originally appeared onSomehow, it’s already been two decades since first announced the , its foray into console . Specifically, the Xbox was unveiled at CES in 2001. To commemorate that launch,   of how the console came to be. It’s a fascinating read, but one particular passage stands out: details on Microsoft’s efforts to secure games for the brand-new console. While the company...WW…