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Disney’s password-sharing crackdown will officially begin this summer. During an earnings call on Wednesday, Disney chief financial officer Hugh Johnston said Disney Plus accounts “suspected of improper sharing” will see an option to sign up for their own subscription.

Disney will also start letting account holders add people outside their



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  • A compound in Naples, Florida,  is on the market for a potentially record-setting $295 million.
  • Late financier John Donahue spent $1 million for land on the Gulf of Mexico in 1985, then added to it.
  • His family is ready to let go of three mansions on 9 beachfront acres — take a look around.

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Hundreds of employees at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) will be affected by budget constraints looming over the space agency for the current year, with Congress still behind on issuing the final budget for 2024 and its final decision regarding Mars Sample Return (MSR).

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On the company's quarterly earnings call today, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the previously-announced standalone ESPN streaming service will arrive by the fall of 2025. The company had already tipped the service, which Iger explained will offer "the full suite" of ESPN networks as a streaming option, but a general launch date or any additional details hadn't been revealed. 

Iger said that the



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Thanks to a render making the rounds, we may have some insight into what the next-generation Google Pixel Fold 2 will look like and what’s inside. A bulbous, protruding camera bump is one striking detail on the unreleased, as-of-yet, unannounced device.

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Disney has won the streaming competition for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour film. This afternoon the company announced that Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) will be available exclusively on the service starting March 15th.

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One week after Microsoft laid off nearly 2,000 employees in its gaming division, the Federal Trade Commission is accusing Microsoft of contradicting its pledge to allow Activision Blizzard to operate independently post-acquisition. The FTC filed a complaint in a federal appeals court on Wednesday, arguing that last week's downsizing, which affected employees of Activision Blizzard, "contradicts



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Disney will invest $1.5 billion in Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, the company announced on Wednesday. As part of the initiative, Disney and Epic Games will create a brand new “games and entertainment universe” over the next few years, Disney said in a statement.

“Our exciting new relationship with Epic Games will bring together Disneys beloved brands and franchises with the hugely popular



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Bob Iger shut down the idea that ABC was for sale at the DealBook Summit in November 2023.
  • Disney is taking out a $1.5 billion minority stake in the company behind "Fortnite."
  • CEO Bob Iger announced the team-up Wednesday.
  • Iger said the move will be the company's "biggest foray into the games space ever."

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Disney and Fortnite maker Epic Games are teaming up to build what’s being described as an “expansive and open games and entertainment universe.” As part of the announcement, Disney revealed that it is investing $1.5 billion in an equity stake in Epic.

Details on what this metaverse-like project will look like are sparse, but here’s how Disney explains it: