With games, podcasts, and movies, Netflix is ​​turning into YouTube

Netflix has shows and movies. And video games. It’s a live game. And podcasts. Also, it seems, YouTube videos? For a company that was seen as the next big thing in TV, it all feels like crap, too maybe a little desperate. For a company that sees sleep as its biggest competitor, it might make perfect sense.

Pa this part of The Vergecast, David and Nilay try to figure out why Netflix continues to expand its network and whether the company’s continued presence on YouTube makes sense. Many have tried to compete with YouTube; no one wins. Does this mean Netflix can move up the Go90 Scale of Doomed Streaming Services?

After that, the panelists take a look at the latest developments regarding the Meta smart glasses system. The company is developing more good manners, privacy loversand run very fast again information that intrudes on privacy. Meta’s betting looks like his character will win in the end, but we’re not sure. And we wonder if the Meta could ruin smart glasses for everyone else.

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