Netflix's biggest shows matter less than you might think

Wall Street is worried about Netflix's new shows. Its old ones are its secret weapon.

By Peter Kafka

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Critics Choice Association Launches Inaugural Creator Awards for 2027, Honoring Podcasts, Micro-Dramas and Digital Stars

The Critics Choice Awards are getting into the creator business.

The organization announced it will hold the inaugural Critics Choice Creator Awards, honoring the finest creators in the digital space across podcasts, scripted, unscripted, documentary, informational, lifestyle, sports and game series. The inaugural nominees will be announced March 18, with winners unveiled April 15.

The Honda Ridgeline Is Officially Going on Hiatus, but This New Next-Gen Teaser Confirms Its Return

• Honda has confirmed that the Ridgeline will get a third generation, which will go on sale "within two years."
• Honda's next-gen mid-size pickup truck is being designed in California and engineered in Ohio; it'll still be built at the automaker's Alabama assembly plant.
• Production of the current Ridgeline will be paused later this year as Honda prepares for its replacement, which will have an "even more rugged design."

Ever since Honda launched the new Pilot and Passport SUVs, we've been waiting for the company to announce replacements for their previous platform-mates, the Odyssey minivan and Ridgeline truck. Well, Honda has finally broken its silence, and today it officially confirmed that the Ridgeline will get a third generation.

YouTube Explains What Can Stop A Channel Getting Paid

• YouTube explains the kinds of content that can stop a channel from getting paid.
• Repetitive videos, shock content, and AI personas in sensitive topics are ineligible to earn money.
• The guidelines affect revenue, not whether videos stay online.

YouTube spelled out three kinds of content that can stop a channel from getting paid, and says it's clarifying existing rules, not changing them.

Why Retail Tech Gets So Little Venture Capital

Retail technology needs more venture money to be more efficient.

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Retail has a technology problem: venture capital investors are not putting enough money into solving retail’s technology problems.

Northern Lights Alert: 20 States May See Aurora On Thursday Night

The aurora borealis glows in shades of green, pink, and purple above farmland during a rare appearance in rural southern Wisconsin in Monroe, Wisconsin, USA, on September 14, 2025. The northern lights could become visible across parts of the northern U.S. overnight on Thursday, July 23 and Friday, July 24, as two coronal mass ejections travel towards Earth from the sun. (Photo by Ross Harried/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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‘Today’ Show Sets ‘Stricter Security Protocols’ After On-Set Intruder Incident

‘Moving Forward’

“We understand this is a change from how we’ve operated in the past, and we appreciate your flexibility as we implement these new measures,” producers write in email to publicists

17 companies, including Uber and GitLab, that have said they're doing AI-related layoffs

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Google slapped with $1 billion fine for violating EU's antitrust legislation

The European Commission announced today it will fine a total of Google €890 million—or about $1 billion—for two violations of the EU's Digital Markets Act. The Search giant has 60 days to either address the violations or risk further penalty payments of "up to 5% of its total worldwide turnover" in the future.

The ‘Halo: Campaign Evolved’ Metacritic Review Score Is In

Halo: Campaign Evolved

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We are in a very strange era for Halo right now with Master Chief, once the face of the Xbox brand, having taken a backseat since 2021. The exception has been revisiting old games, and that’s true today with the release of Halo: Campaign Evolved. Reviews have just come in, coalescing into a Metacritic score.