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How Netflix survived the streaming wars to stay the subscription video king

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How Netflix survived the streaming wars to stay the subscription video king

[ad_1] Four years ago, Netflix was faced with a formidable challenge to its dominance. Competitors including Walt Disney Co. and Warner Bros. Discovery invested billions of dollars to chip away at Netflix’s market share by launching splashy shows on their own streaming services. For a time, it seemed that Netflix was vulnerable. The company lost … Read more

A floor that feels like magic? Just another marvel from this legendary Disney inventor

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A floor that feels like magic? Just another marvel from this legendary Disney inventor

[ad_1] Many of Lanny Smoot’s best-known inventions are, at least to nonengineers, more like magic tricks. Floating disembodied heads, a lightsaber that actually expands, retracts and glows and, in his latest sleight-of-hand, a reinvention of the floor. Yes, a floor. Smoot at 68 is the most accomplished modern inventor at the Walt Disney Co., headquartered … Read more