"Business users are spinning up AI agents left and right, feeling like they can build anything. Meanwhile, developers are stuck being the ‘reality police’ — trying to make these things actually work in production while secretly wondering if they’re automating themselves out of a job.
At the end of the day, many devs feel like they go through all this chaos … only to end up with a solution not that different from the software they’ve built before."
At this point, however, they have built an interesting business beyond their own league and live events.
They have a subscription service - $10 a month - that has both the biggest library of important MMA fights and acts as the streaming platform and distributor for dozens of smaller leagues.
The UFC is even branching out to stream more niche combat sports that aren't MMA.
Because they were banned from television for so long, they were forced to focus on the digital side of the business, and it is now paying big dividends.
"The song “Drag Me Down” by One Direction appeared on YouTube 2,700 times after the service was asked to take down unlicensed copies. These 2,700 pirated uploads allowed Google to continue profiting from advertising while the artists got nothing."
That is objectively not true. Labels are very strict about issuing takedown notices. The only videos that stay up are those using content ID, in which case the artist gets paid.
I know this is an op-ed, but shame on the NYT for allowing such a blatant falsehood to be published.
Didn't Google make participation in music content id contingent on participation in an unrelated music program through youtube that artists weren't keen on? I seem to recall seeing a artist blog about it posted here months ago.
That certainly would be helpful as you could then use it to aid people with those conditions. I don't know why they didn't show off that functionality.
Going from a seed stage startup to a feature on 10 million TVs in less than a year sounds fun. Only downside is you aren't going to build your own billion dollar business with this model.
You can't log into HBO now with you HBO Go credentials because they are two totally separate business models. You need a pay-tv subscription to authenticate HBO GO, while you pay a la carte for HBO Now and don't need cable. Cord cutter versus traditional.
I agree that they are two different business models, but the content on both of them are the same, right?
Wouldn't it be easier to have two separate login pages on the same App? (One authenticates with HBO itself & the other with Comcast/Time Warner et al.) Once authentication is done, you get to see the same content.
They could have removed HBO Go on Apple's devices when Now launched & then gradually remove Go, as Now spread to remaining platforms.
> They could have removed HBO Go on Apple's devices when Now launched & then gradually remove Go, as Now spread to remaining platforms.
This sounds like what they should have done. Replace the app with "HBO Now", but keep the HBO Go branding, app store presence and icon. Make it a major version update.
I can see this being useful for sharing 3D models and perhaps some items in augmented reality commerce, but I doubt it will have much of a role to play in serious VR
Jelani did not waive the right to a speedy trial, and in fact his lawyer filed the motion demanding one on three separate occasions before it was granted. This was more than one year into his incarceration.
This is just the case outside the rule, the DA was delaying likely because the case was so shaky to begin with because of lack of evidence. The DA was waiting for him to crack and take a plea bargain so that in the end the DA still looks tough on crime.
Personally, I fault the entire system for the man's treatment; the DA, the judge, all the way up to the governor.
"Business users are spinning up AI agents left and right, feeling like they can build anything. Meanwhile, developers are stuck being the ‘reality police’ — trying to make these things actually work in production while secretly wondering if they’re automating themselves out of a job.
At the end of the day, many devs feel like they go through all this chaos … only to end up with a solution not that different from the software they’ve built before."