Kyler Ferris, founder of Ferris Realty, reunites with eXp Realty, bringing a 45-agent team and partnering with Joe Rodriguez to create a mega Houston YouTube presence BELLINGHAM, Wash., June 17, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eXp Realty®, “the most agent-centric real estate brokerage on the planet™” and the core subsidiary of eXp World Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPI), today announced that Kyler Ferris, founder of Ferris Realty in Conroe, Texas, has rejoined eXp Realty, bringing a powerhouse 45-agent team and $164 ...

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APTN lumi, powered by Kaltura’s end-to-end Cloud TV platform, features the largest collection of Indigenous-language contentNew York, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kaltura (Nasdaq: KLTR), the AI Video Cloud, today announced that it has partnered with Canadian television network APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network) to power APTN lumi, a streaming service that delivers content to Indigenous communities across Canada and the globe. APTN is dedicated to sharing Indigenous perspectives, stories, a ...

DARREN ARONOFSKY: Film has always been technology first. From Edison and Lumiere playing around with this new tech, really not knowing what it could be, and then storytellers suddenly starting to figure it out. Sound, color, and then visual effects.So I do see what's happening with generative video as the next step. How are we going to take this tech and continue to tell personal stories. [INTENSE MUSIC] SPEAKER 1: OK, perfect.DARREN ARONOFSKY: When I first started to see the models that were coming out, it ...

AI video completely taking over our social feeds in the span of a week, which is absolutely insane. V3 was sort of like the chat GBT moment for AI video. The next generation of entrepreneurs are going to be completely AI assisted.Like a world of possibilities has been opened up for AI storytelling, especially in video form. Yes, it's an exhausting time for AI creatives. It's great, but exhausting.[Music] I'm Justine. I'm Olivia and this is our very first edition of This Week in Consumer AI. So, we are both ...

Summary of Gaia (GAIA) Conference Call - June 12, 2025 Company Overview - Gaia operates as a conscious community and streaming network, often referred to as a "spiritual Netflix" with over 860,000 global members paying a monthly subscription fee of $13.99 or an annual fee of $119 [2][3][4] Core Business Insights - Gaia has a premium membership tier, Gaia Plus, priced at $299 per year, which includes live broadcasts and events [4] - The company achieved positive free cash flow for Q4 and the full year 2024, with an 86% gross margin and a 93% cash contribution margin [6][27] - The average revenue per user (ARPU) is over $107 per year, with plans for a price increase in Q1 2026 [11][35] Market Potential - Gaia's total addressable market (TAM) is projected to reach 5 million subscribers, with current membership nearing 1 million [8][10] - The company is positioned to benefit from the growing trend of households subscribing to multiple streaming services [8] Financial Performance - Revenue for 2024 topped $90 million, reflecting over 11% year-on-year growth, with a gross profit of just under $79 million [27] - The company anticipates revenue growth to exceed $100 million in 2025, with a projected gross margin increase to 87% [29] Content Strategy - 88% of Gaia's content is produced in-house, allowing for greater control and efficiency in content creation [13] - The company measures content performance through a royalty pool system, demonstrating high returns on legacy content [14][15] International Expansion - Gaia has rights for 98% of its content library internationally and is currently available in 185 countries, with plans to increase international membership to over 50% in three years [16] Distribution Channels - Gaia utilizes direct web platforms and various apps (iPhone, Android, Roku, etc.) for distribution, alongside partnerships with major platforms like Amazon Prime and YouTube [18][19] New Initiatives - The launch of GAIA Marketplace aims to enhance ARPU by offering members discounts on retreats and courses, with a successful sold-out retreat in Peru [20][21][54] - A new subsidiary, Ignaton, focused on quantum healing technology, is seen as a high-growth opportunity, with plans for market launch in Q3 [24][39] AI and Technology Investments - Gaia is developing a conscious generative AI chat model to enhance user engagement and retention [52] - AI is also being utilized to reduce translation costs and improve content accessibility [51] Management Transition - A management transition is underway, with Kirsten Medvedev assuming the role of CEO, while James Colhoun will focus on growth opportunities [38][42] Key Metrics and Future Outlook - The company aims to improve retention rates and reduce customer acquisition costs through smarter marketing strategies [58][60] - Gaia's media library is valued at over $182 million, and the member base could be worth over $300 million based on conservative estimates [33] Conclusion - Gaia is positioned for significant growth with a strong focus on expanding its subscriber base, enhancing ARPU, and leveraging new initiatives and technology to drive future success [36][59]

360° video takes things a step further, filling the entire world with content. With 360° video, the content literally surrounds the viewer, giving them the freedom to look wherever they like. Here’s an example of a 360° video captured underneath the rainbow at Apple Park.The viewer can look around at any angle and feel like they are right there beneath the rainbow. Everything looks just as it would if they were there in person. To achieve this, the 360° video is wrapped onto a sphere completely surrounding ...

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Hi, my name is Justine and I'm a partner at a venture capital firm called A16Z where I invest in earlystage startups. I'm also a creator on the side. I love making and posting images and videos mostly using AI creative tools and I share them on X under the handle Venture Twins.I have been an AI video enthusiast for a long time. Right when the first models were coming out, I spend way too much time testing all of them. And one of the things I've realized is that especially now, it can be pretty overwhelming ...

"Autonomous vehicle companies are under mounting pressure from rising video storage demands and infrastructure costs," said Sharon Carmel, Beamr CEO. "Our content-adaptive technology, accelerated by GPUs, delivers highly efficient compression while maintaining visual quality across a variety of scenarios - both for human perception and machine vision, and in both real-world and synthetic video." In recent benchmark testing on raw driving footage using real-time object detection models, Beamr's CABR achieved ...