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Newsweek
11 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Best Prime Video Original Series in 2025 and Beyond
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors The future of Prime Video is looking bright thanks to its stellar line-up of upcoming series. In this list, you'll see every single show heading to Amazon's streaming platform over the coming weeks, months, and years. From more superhero shenanigans in Gen V Season 2, to the continuation of epic fantasy action in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3, these series are all a must-watch. Expect exciting reality shows, gripping documentaries, and unmissable dramas. While diverse, there's one unifying theme to the following entries on our list of best shows on Prime Video: they're all exclusive, as confirmed by Amazon MGM Studios. That means the only way to watch is with a subscription to Prime Video. Morfydd Clark stars in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Morfydd Clark stars in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Amazon Prime Video So keep reading to see everything coming to Prime Video, plus their corresponding trailers where available. Best Prime Video Original Series in 2025 and Beyond June 12, 2025 American Thunder Nascar To Le Mans Deep Cover June 13, 2025 ROMCON: Who the F**k Is Jason Porter? June 15, 2025 The Chosen: Last Supper June 18, 2025 We Were Liars June 23, 2025 Giada in My Kitchen Head Over Heels June 25, 2025 Countdown July 9, 2025 Ballad July 11, 2025 One Night in Idaho: The College Murders July 16, 2025 The Summer I Turned Pretty Season 3 August 13, 2025 Butterfly August 15, 2025 Abandoned: The Woman in the Decaying House August 27, 2025 The Terminal List: Dark Wolf September 17, 2025 Gen V Season 2 September 24, 2025 Hotel Costiera November 7, 2025 Maxton Hall - The World Between Us Season 2 Coming in 2025 Dime tu nombre El Fin del Amor Season 2 Hotel Costiera Malice 2026 and Beyond Barrabrava Cochinas Cromañón Helluva Boss Season 1 & 2 The House of Spirits LOL: Last One Laughing Argentina Season 3 Menem The Runarounds The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 3
Toronto Sun
2 days ago
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Amazon CEO says AI will reduce its corporate workforce in next few years
Published Jun 18, 2025 • 2 minute read Andy Jassy, Amazon president and CEO, attends the premiere of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" at The Culver Studios, Aug. 15, 2022, in Culver City, Calif. Photo by Jordan Strauss / Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP Amazon CEO Andy Jassy anticipates generative artificial intelligence will reduce its corporate workforce in the next few years as the online giant begins to increase its usage of the technology. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account 'We will need fewer people doing some of the jobs that are being done today, and more people doing other types of jobs,' Jassy said in a message to employees. 'It's hard to know exactly where this nets out over time, but in the next few years, we expect that this will reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company.' The executive said that Amazon has more than 1,000 generative AI services and applications in progress or built, but that figure is a 'small fraction' of what it plans to build. Jassy encouraged employees to get on board with the e-commerce company's AI plans. 'As we go through this transformation together, be curious about AI, educate yourself, attend workshops and take trainings, use and experiment with AI whenever you can, participate in your team's brainstorms to figure out how to invent for our customers more quickly and expansively, and how to get more done with scrappier teams,' he said. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Earlier this month Amazon announced that it was planning to invest $10 billion toward building a campus in North Carolina to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure. Since 2024 started, Amazon has committed to about $10 billion apiece to data center projects in Mississippi, Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina as it ramps up its infrastructure to compete with other tech giants to meet growing demand for artificial intelligence products. The rapid growth of cloud computing and artificial intelligence has meanwhile fueled demand for energy-hungry data centers that need power to run servers, storage systems, networking equipment and cooling systems. Amazon said earlier this month that it will spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. In March Amazon began testing artificial intelligence-aided dubbing for select movies and shows offered on its Prime streaming service. A month earlier, the company rolled out a generative-AI infused Alexa. Amazon has also invested more heavily in AI. In November the company said that it was investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic. Two months earlier chipmaker Intel said that its foundry business would make some custom artificial intelligence chips for Amazon Web Services, which is Amazon's cloud computing unit and a main driver of its artificial intelligence ambitions. RECOMMENDED VIDEO
Los Angeles Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
How ‘The Rings of Power' translated Tolkien's Balrog to the screen
'I wanted this to be something that would have been hanging on my bedroom wall,' says senior visual effects supervisor Jason Smith about the heroic depiction of King Durin III (Peter Mullan) sacrificing himself to a fiery monster during the climactic Season 2 finale of 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.' The immortalizing moment, which follows a tearful goodbye between father and son, drew inspiration from J.R.R. Tolkien's description of the Balrog as a being of 'shadow and flame.' 'We didn't want to ruin the poetry of Tolkien's writing by showing too much. He leaves space for your mind to help tell the story in a way that you will find compelling, so we tried to do that,' explains Smith. A mixture of milky blacks and crimson hues brought the photorealistic scene together, the contrast in color elevating the nightmarish image where every detail, down to the white-hot flames and lava-red horns, was designed to captivate the viewer. 'The first thing we wanted is for people to feel the emotional journey of the story,' says Smith. 'Then we leaned into the symbolism while maintaining realism. You'll notice the creature is a creature of shadow and flame.'
Time of India
7 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Amazon Prime Video's ad supported tier users may be facing a new 'problem'
Amazon Prime Video users on the ad-supported tier may be facing an increased number of commercials. The streaming platform owned by the e-commerce giant has reportedly doubled the ads it served per hour. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now This rumoured change comes after Amazon introduced advertisements to its Prime Video streaming service last year, with an initial promise of a light and uniterreputing experience. According to a report by Adweek, the latest move aims to increase monetisation from its audience. The ad supported tier isn't available in India yet, but Amazon has announced that Prime Video content in India will include "limited advertisements" beginning June 17. As per the report, Amazon Prime Video has doubled its ad load to 'four to six minutes per hour,' up from the two to three-and-a-half minutes promised when ads launched in January 2024. An Amazon spokesperson has even confirmed the increase to AdWeek but the reported didn't specify any details. However, the report cited industry sources to claim that the company has quietly signaled the same to investors for months. Why Amazon is increasing ad times for Prime Video users This surge in ad time is part of Amazon's broader push to monetise its streaming investment that will help the company invest billions into originals like The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and The Boys, the report claims. Earlier this year, reports surfaced that Amazon would auction off ad spots and deploy more targeted, context-driven ads using its extensive consumer data. While advertisers may welcome these changes, viewers see their experience as collateral damage. To compare, Prime Video rival Netflix , has also avoided ads for years but eventually introduced an ad-supported tier to attract viewers deterred by price hikes. The report notes that streaming services often launch with generous pricing to outcompete rivals, then raise prices or increase monetisation once they dominate the market. India's New AC Rule: Cooling Between 20°C–28°C Explained
UPI
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- UPI
Famous birthdays for June 13: Luke James, Aaron Taylor-Johnson
TV // 13 hours ago 'Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' adds 3 to Season 3 cast June 12 (UPI) -- British actors Andrew Richardson, Zubin Varla and Adam Young will star in the upcoming season of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power."
