Online gambling is currently at the forefront of digital entertainment thanks to factors such as the rapid growth of streaming, gamification, and mobile access.

Online betting on games of chance, lotteries, horse racing, and more is the new trend in digital leisure, offering interactive formats and immediate rewards.

This trend is further fueled by new “live-streaming platforms” that have changed how users engage with digital entertainment. As a result, “the online gaming sector has begun to occupy a significant space with these audiences, with content focused on live-experiences, product reviews, and gameplay demonstrations.”

Mobile connectivity plays a key role in this dynamic. “Native apps have positioned the smartphone as the primary gateway to online gaming. Most of the sector’s traffic and transactions are now conducted via mobile devices, a structural shift that is influencing technology investment decisions and the development of new formats.”

The sector highlights familiar aspects of social media, such as immediacy and personalized, real-time experiences. In short, the smartphone is “at the heart of digital consumption, and online gaming is no exception.”

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The streaming platform Netflix is ​​testing changes aimed at personalized service for iOS devices in Australia and New Zealand, aided by OpenAI’s artificial intelligence.

These changes promise to “transform the browsing and recommendation experience on the streaming service.” This means that searches will be personalized and more natural, following user preferences, as opposed to searches based on patterns such as titles, actor names, or genres.

“The new feature breaks with this traditional framework, allowing users to perform much more complex and detailed queries in natural language. For example, you can type phrases like ‘I want to watch a sad movie’ or ‘I’m looking for a short series that will make me laugh tonight,’ and the AI ​​will interpret the mood or intent behind the search to offer recommendations tailored to those emotions or preferences.”

The platform will rely on advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms that understand not only the keyword but also the context and other subtleties of language.

The results are expected to be more accurate and satisfying for users, thanks to the “more intuitive and emotional” search. Currently, it is being tested in Australia and New Zealand for iOS customers, but it is expected to soon be rolled out to other customers and to the Android operating system.

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The social network Instagram is increasing the safety of minors with new live-streaming restrictions, as parents must provide consent.

Instagram Live will be controlled by parents with the new security measures. On the other hand, teens will also not be able to watch live videos without permission.

“The technology company strengthens the protection of young people” under 16. Teen accounts, as is known, are created for users who have different settings than standard accounts. This is because “to make any changes to the settings, their owners need the permission of an adult.”

They are private accounts by default; This means that children and minors who use them are not authorized to “accept new followers, while people who don’t follow them will not be able to view the content they post, much less interact with them.”

To provide protection against bots and malicious users, the direct message settings are also changing for teen accounts.

The measure seeks to raise awareness about security, maintaining the default settings for teens, while also providing them with more age-appropriate experiences.

Regarding Instagram Live, Meta “will require minors under 16 to have adult consent to disable the feature that blurs images suspected of containing nudity in direct messages.”

The updates will take effect in the coming months, giving parents greater peace of mind when their teens use Meta’s apps.

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June 5 will mark the launch of Nintendo’s new hybrid console, the Switch 2, which is coming to compete in the world of streaming and multiplayer.

In addition to the hardware, the video game company will also release titles like Mario Kart World, which will allow up to 24 players simultaneously.

It has been indicated that the new product not only evolves from a technical standpoint, as the new console is larger, faster, and backwards compatible. At first glance, it reveals similarities with its predecessor, but also changes, such as the “7.9-inch screen, with 1080p resolution, capable of reaching 120 frames per second,” to offer higher definition and greater fluidity in gameplay.

Nintendo has emphasized that the Switch 2 can be used as a portable console or “connected to the TV to play from the couch. It’s also compatible with the entire first-generation game library, a detail many users have been eagerly awaiting.”

Regarding the controllers, they are still called Joy-Con, but in the new version, they attach magnetically to the sides of the screen for ease of use and improved stability. Additionally, they can function as a mouse if placed on a flat surface.

The console includes 256 GB of internal storage and a new button for online play, called the C button, to activate an application called Game Chat that will facilitate communication between friends.

Another new feature is the improved microphone; support for split-screen over the internet. This makes it easier for multiple players to share a game in real time from different locations, and a camera that will allow video streaming of the player while playing.

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Bancamiga takes a giant step in the financial market by updating its Bancamiga Suite application, in order to offer a novel experience that goes beyond financial services. From now on, it offers the possibility of streaming viewing of the best moments of the Venezuelan national soccer team games and of the matches of the Tiburones de La Guaira and the Leones del Caracas.

This innovation is a response that Bancamiga gives to its clients, who live with passion each of the matches of the National Soccer Team, which this Thursday faces Argentina at the Monumental Stadium in Maturín. The goals, stellar plays and unforgettable moments will be in the application.

Also in the app will be two of the most traditional teams of the LVBP: the current champion Tiburones de La Guaira, who on Friday will play the opening game of the 2024-2025 season against Navegantes del Magallanes, and the Leones del Caracas, who on Saturday will play against Águilas del Zulia at the Monumental Stadium in La Rinconada.

Like the applications of television services such as Netflix or Disney, Bancamiga Suite now becomes a space that, in addition to the transactional functions of a financial institution, offers different and close content to customers.

Bancamiga offers products and services that bring Venezuelans closer to more modern and secure solutions

The President of the Board of Directors of Bancamiga, José Simón Elarba, said that Bancamiga is one of the leaders in innovation in the financial sector and with this application it puts multiple advantages in the hands of Venezuelans.

And in addition to streaming, the bank’s clients will now be able to pay for their purchases by simply bringing the Bancamiga Suite application, downloaded on their cell phone, to the contactless points of sale. This functionality is mainly an attribute of the Bancamiga Debit Card in its individual, Kids, business and Black versions. They will also be able to make transfers and payments for services.

To have this advantage, you only have to update the Bancamiga Suite app in Play Store, which will allow the Bancamiga Debit Card, or another one, to be tokenized on your cell phone. At the moment, Apple does not allow this type of advantage within its wallet.

José Simón Elarba expressed his satisfaction with this new achievement of the institution and stated that “at Bancamiga we remain committed to providing products and services that bring Venezuelans closer to more modern and secure solutions.”

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TikTok announced the closure of its music service next November, after taking into consideration different factors that have not allowed it to compete with the big players in the streaming market.

TikTok Music, launched in 2023, did not become an effective competitor, so the platform will no longer be available on November 28. The video network experiment comes to an end in a segment dominated by Spotify and Apple Music.

The decision was announced last week through a statement, which details that “user data will be permanently deleted from the closing date. Users have until October 28 to transfer their playlists to other music platforms.”

TikTok Music’s ambition to offer a “fresh and attractive alternative to traditional streaming services” did not catch on in the market. According to analysts, this was due to different factors.

One of the main reasons is the saturation of the streaming market, which is also led by giants such as Spotify and Apple Music. But this is compounded by a poor offer of innovative functionalities, a limited focus on integration with the short video platform.

Also, the platform was not attractive to users, although it had a wide catalog of songs, since, presumably, “it was not as complete as that of its competitors.”

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Google had announced changes to its streaming platform in the quest to expand its catalog of free channels. Now it confirms its relaunch with the name FreePlay.

In recent months, the technology company has added new channels. “These include TV classics like Family Feud and investigative shows like Cheaters,” as well as “movie channels, news, documentaries and more.”

Google TV was launched at the beginning of last year with a wide offering of 80 free channels. Then it went to 117 at the end of 2023 and in August 2024 it had 136 options. “Now that it has added 14 new ones, the total reaches 150 in September 2024.”

The novelty is the name change of FreePlay to position itself in the streaming market with its 150 free channels. This change, which began in early August, is now being extended to users of “Chromecast and Android TVs from brands like TCL and Hisense in the United States can now find this new name in the Live tab of their Google TV home screen ”.

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Spotify advances the use of artificial intelligence and improves its personal DJ Livi based on algorithms that select music playback based on user preferences.

The AI ​​DJ feature used advanced “machine learning and natural language processing” models.

Among its functions is suggesting songs and serving as a guide to the listener in the streaming experience, thanks to the fact that it can “learn and adapt to your tastes in real time. Thus, as users interact with the platform, Livi analyzes their preferences and listening behaviors, adjusting its recommendations to offer an increasingly personalized experience.”

Spotify has improved its product launched in 2023 to adapt to the Latin American and Spanish markets, “so it is able to suggest music that reflects the rich and diverse musical culture” of these regions.

But the news does not only apply to listeners, as Spotify also connects artists and record labels who see in Livi “an opportunity to reach new listeners and increase their visibility on the platform.”

To enjoy Livi DJ, users only need to update to the latest version and look for the AI ​​DJ option in the main menu.

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A price increase in the Spotify streaming platform service is imminent. This has been leaked by company contacts to Bloomberg, where there is also talk that it will offer a new plan and content.

The changes apparently relate to audiobooks, which Spotify “added for free last year in some countries, although not Spain.” Audiobooks represent a high cost for the platform, which would justify the increase in price.

Regarding the cost after the increase, it has been speculated that the Swedish platform “is going to increase the price of all its plans between 1 and 2 euros per month, depending on the plan.” The new, lower-cost plan will not include audiobooks.

According to data provided to Bloomberg, the price increase will take place this April in the United Kingdom, Australia, Pakistan, and two other countries. It will spread to the rest of the world throughout the year.

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Netflix announced that selected users in the United States can now test its new video game streaming platform for televisions and PCs with compatible browsers, an option that until now was only available to some testers in the United Kingdom and Canada.

The company proposed the creation of a cloud game streaming platform in August 2022, something that was known through an announcement on its official LinkedIn profile, where different job vacancies related to this new product were available.

It was in August of this year when Netflix began testing this technology for Windows and Mac televisions and computers in Canada and the United Kingdom, with the beta version of the games Oxenfree and Molehew’s Mining Adventure.

Then, the company commented on its blog that this was the first step it had taken for players to test the experience, with a limited beta version for a small number of users in those countries.

This new platform option was announced a week after the launch of the Netflix App Controller application for iPhone and iPad users, which works as a video game controller and can be used to play from a television with a Netflix account logged in. .

The company has now updated its blog post to announce that it has begun rolling out this limited beta test for users in the United States. With this, he has announced that he hopes to hear the comments of these testers and share more information about this streaming platform as it progresses in its development.

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