Warning: There are spoilers ahead for "The Walking Dead" season six finale. There are also spoilers for "Game of Thrones." 

If you tuned into the season six finale of "The Walking Dead," and were left underwhelmed by the show's extended 90-minute episode, you're not alone. Many fans were left frustrated when the show ended on a cliffhanger. 

Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan entered the series as Negan, the long-awaited fan favorite from the comics, and brutally killed off one of the show's beloved characters. Unfortunately, fans will have to wait until season seven begins in the fall to find out who was at the end of Negan's horrifying baseball bat massacre.

Tech Insider caught up with season six finale director Greg Nicotero Monday afternoon, and he told us it was always the plan to end season six on a cliffhanger.

"Obviously, any time you're breaking a story you have those discussions about ... I know Scott [Gimple] was 100% dedicated to ending it this way and then picking it up in season seven," Nicotero says. "I was 100% in support of that. I just thought it was the best story to tell."

The immediate response to the episode from fans on social media was largely negative. According to social-media analytics company Canvs, over 70% of Twitter reactions during the show's end expressed feelings like "crazy," "dislike," "hate," and "upset." Much of season six was building up to Negan's entry onto the show, and the season already had seen multiple cliffhanger-style episodes. For fans expecting to see Negan's big entrance completely realized on screen Sunday evening, the show came up a little short in its delivery.

"You know, people will be upset, people will be annoyed, and people will be irritated, but you know what? It's the end of our story arc in season six and when we go back to work in a couple weeks on season seven the story's going to take a very unique turn," says Nicotero. "We're coming on seven years of shooting this show. These actors and these writers, we show up like it's our first day on the job. That, to me, is exciting. I think if we would have shown the death at the end of the episode I think it would have detracted from where our story is going to pick up next year. So, we're telling the story that we feel best serves our long-term goals. I'll stand by that."

"If people are upset, I'll say this: I remember sitting in the theater watching 'Empire Strikes Back' and having Darth Vader say, 'I am your father!' I watched that with my jaw on the ground and I never went, 'Well, that's stupid. I hate that idea. I can't believe they're going to make me wait!'" Nicotero recalls."I was so excited about this new story that was going to unfold in front of me. I was never like, 'Oh, this movie sucks. I'm not going to go see the third one. I'm not gonna watch it... they're gonna make me wait.'" 

Nicotero has some advice for fans who have to wait a little over six months to learn who Negan killed off on the show.

"Just be patient, being in this world of instant gratification," says Nicotero. "Come on, you can wait a little while."

It's clear Nicotero, showrunner Scott Gimple, and the rest of "The Walking Dead" crew have some sort of vision for where they want season seven to go. I brought up the idea of ending on a cliffhanger for ratings, something many fans were quick to suggest on social media.

"Listen, we never write episodes worrying about what our ratings are going to be," says Nicotero. "It's about telling a great story. And we're committed to that. People can be upset."

Nicotero is aware that other fans have compared the season six finale to "Game of Thrones" cliffhanger last year where one of the lead characters Jon Snow was seemingly stabbed to death in the show's closing moments.

"I'm a huge 'Game of Thrones' fan," Nicotero says. "But when the episode ended with Jon Snow, I was like, 'Wait. What? Wait! Noooo!' It was more like, I wanted to see the next chapter of the story. So, I'm excited for that story to unravel in front of me. The truth is, it just means that the next episode of 'The Walking Dead' that people see, it will pay off. All of this emotion and everything that people are feeling, we're not going to not pay it off. They should be excited." 

 Nicotero told The Hollywood Reporter the show has not filmed the character's death scene yet. So when "The Walking Dead" starts filming again in several weeks, fans will be sure to be on the look out to find out exactly who was killed in that season six finale. That's something Nicotero is aware of, too.

"Unfortunately, it's the nature of the beast that people want to ruin the experience for others," he admits. "It kind of bums me out. But, you know, we'll do our best to preserve the viewing experience. The only thing I will say is that any time stuff is leaked it's never really ... it's a very, very small percentage of our viewing audience that actually looks at any of that stuff. 97% of our viewers, they don't want to know spoilers. They don't want to know. You have a few people that will try to ruin the viewing experience for others, and the only thing that we can say is, 'Don't buy into it.' Allow us to tell the story that we want [without] trying to spoil it." 

"The Walking Dead" will return to AMC in the fall. Meanwhile, its sister show "Fear the Walking Dead" starts season two Sunday, April 10. 

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In May of 2014, Netflix raised the price of its standard streaming plan, for new subscribers, to $9.99 per month. Existing subscribers were grandfathered into the plan at $7.99 per month for the two-stream, “HD” quality plan.

That is set to change this May, with all grandfathered customers being moved up to the $9.99 plan. Analysts at UBS have estimated that this will affect about 17 million US subscribers (37%).

And people are grumbling.

In a survey conducted by UBS, 41% of respondents said they would accept no price increase for Netflix. They would, allegedly, not be willing to pay a single extra cent. This seems like horrible news for Netflix, which presumably is about to get gutted by insane subscriber losses in the coming months.

Except that it actually won’t. Why? Because when people estimate how much more they would be willing to pay for their entertainment service, they lie — maybe even to themselves.

UBS analysts spelled it out clearly in a report published Monday:

For those less familiar with how consumers typically respond to survey questions regarding subscription service price increases, it is uncommon for consumers to admit they are willing to pay more for most services. 41% of respondents in our survey were not willing to accept any price increase for Netflix, which is actually very positive when compared to 68% for pay TV. Consider pay TV costs have been rising 3-5% annually and the industry is now losing only ~1% of customers each year, relative to 68% of pay TV customers in our survey indicating no tolerance for price increases.

So how many people will cancel?

UBS estimates roughly 3%-4% of affected subscribers will cancel. This will drop US net additions to 450,000 from 903,000 in the same quarter of 2015. But it’s hardly the doom and gloom the survey results suggest.

One reason why Netflix users won’t cancel: it’s still a great value per hour spent watching. Netflix costs 9 cents per hour of viewing, while a typical pay TV package costs 30 cents per hour, according to UBS.   

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It's been 30 years since the original "Legend of Zelda" game was released in Japan, and two fans have come up with the ultimate tribute.

Bitsbox programmer Scott Lininger and indie mobile game artist Mike Magee have recreated the Nintendo classic with voxel graphics, a style that makes everything look like it's made from Lego. Better yet, the game can be played in your browser, complete with game-saving functionality so you can return to it later.

It's impressive just how faithful this recreation is: Enemy placement, item and dungeon locations — everything is in the exact same place.

So far only the first three dungeons are complete, but the creators are promising to continue work on it until Nintendo asks them to stop. Unfortunately, given Nintendo's history with fan projects that involve their franchises, you might want to check this out sooner than later.

Still, it's hard not to appreciate the time and energy put into this remake. So go on, and save Hyrule! You can jump into the game by clicking here.

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As Wisconsin was preparing for its presidential primaries on Tuesday, "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert tried to make sense of Donald Trump's spin on his falling popularity scores during Monday's episode.

NBC News reported that a recent popularity poll found that an average 30% of national respondents hold a favorable view of the Democratic frontrunner compared to 60% who hold a negative one. In Wisconsin, Trump's popularity is a bit worse. In a state poll, 70% of respondents hold a negative view of the candidate.

"Well, that's what they say about Trump," Colbert joked. "Love him or hate him, statistically you probably hate him."

Colbert later pointed to Trump's spin of the numbers on Twitter:

Notice how Trump's favorable poll number is 37% in large font, while his opponent Ted Cruz is actually higher at 38% in a smaller font below.

"While this does create the appearance that Trump is no. 1, it also creates the appearance that he doesn't know how numbers work," the late-night host pointed out.

And since Colbert feels like Trump is resorting to "almost cartoonish tactics," the host brought out Cartoon Donald Trump to help explain the candidate's take on the numbers.

When Colbert brought up that Trump seemed to be losing traction in Wisconsin, Cartoon Donald Trump disagreed.

"Look at the numbers, Stephen. Mine are clearly bigger," the animated Trump said. "They're huuuuuge. My numbers could crush Ted Cruz's numbers in a pay-per-view fight in my Las Vegas hotel. The best buffet. So much shrimp, you'll think you died and they threw your body into the ocean."

After further probing, Cartoon Trump said he didn't fear losing to Ted Cruz in Wisconsin despite what the polls said. 

"I'm going to get the biggest votes," he said. "I mean check marks so huge, you're going to need two ballots just to fit it on there."

"You can't win an election just by increasing your font size," Colbert responded, and later added, "Do you understand how numbers work? They have to get bigger as you count up."

Cartoon Trump then showed Colbert how font size makes all the difference.

Watch the segment below:

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Not only was Sunday's season-finale episode of "The Walking Dead" controversial, it marks a pretty big low in viewership for the popular AMC series.

The zombie show attracted 14.2 million viewers to its season-ender, 8.8 million of which fell into the group most popular with advertisers, viewers between the ages of 18 and 49, Deadline reported.

That represents a 10% drop from the season-five finale audience of 15.8 million viewers, which was a series high. For the 18-49 audience, the show experienced an even bigger 15% drop.

The good news is that the cliffhanger from last week's episode drove some interest for Sunday's finale as the show saw a 15% increase in total viewers and a 20% increase in the 18-49 group. Boy, "Walking Dead" fans are fickle.

One reason for the ratings drop could have been competition from Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS, which last year's finale didn't have to contend with.

Speaking of fickle, the episode saw a whole lot of fans going out of their minds over a teased death at the end of the 90-minute episode. The show will reveal the big death when it returns next year, but will even fewer viewers show up to find it out?

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Beyoncé caused waves and calls for protests with the release of her single "Formation" and subsequent Super Bowl performance in February.

The song and corresponding video address themes of black pride and culture, as well as honor the Black Lives Matter movement. But some people believe the song has an anti-police message, especially following her Super Bowl halftime performance during which her dancers paid respects to the Black Panthers, a black nationalist organization formed in 1966.

In an interview with Elle— her first in-depth interview in years — the Grammy-winning artist addressed the controversy surrounding her latest single and the real meaning behind it.

"I mean, I'm an artist and I think the most powerful art is usually misunderstood," Beyoncé said. "But anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken. I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of the officers who sacrifice themselves to keeps us safe. But let's be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things."

She added that if anyone was bothered by the message, it was due to racism. 

"If celebrating my roots and culture during Black History Month made anyone uncomfortable, those feelings were there long before a video and long before me," she said. "I'm proud of what we created and I'm proud to be part of a conversation that is pushing things forward in a positive way."

In the interview, Beyoncé also opened up about partnering with Topshop for her athleisure line, Ivy Park, and the meaning of feminism. 

Elle's May 2016 issue is currently available on digital services, will be sold in select cities starting April 6, and will be released nationwide April 19. 

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Everlast isn't in a light mood after hearing that Donald Trump is using his band House of Pain's hit song "Jump Around" at campaign events.

Rather, the rapper and former leader of House of Pain jumped on to Instagram and threatened legal action if Trump continues to use the 1992 hit at his events.

"I've been informed [Donald Trump] is using 'Jump Around' at his rallies," Everlast wrote on Instagram. "Stop playing my song, you ignorant racist piece of s--t. Lawyers are already on it. I don't want your money. No amount you offer will get the license. I would love to meet you and smack that comb over right off your scalp, you scumbag!!!"

I've been informed @realDonaldTrump is using Jump Around at his rallies. Stop playing my song you ignorant racist piece of shit lawyers are already on it. I don't want your money no amount you offer will get the license. I would love to meet you and smack that comb over right off your scalp you scumbag!!! @realdonaldtrump #fuckdonaldtrump @yg @nipseyhussle

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TMZ suggested that Trump's use of the rap song at events is temporary, as he had been campaigning in Wisconsin ahead of Tuesday's primaries there, and "Jump Around" is traditionally played at University of Wisconsin football games.

Although the song has been regarded in pop culture as a party song or rallying call since its release, its violent lyrics make it a strange choice for a presidential campaign song.

A representative for the Trump campaign has yet to respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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After "Xbox neXt" appeared as an active project on the LinkedIn page of Xbox design lead David Gardner, rumors began to swell that an updated version of the Xbox One could be in the works.

However, now that doesn't seem to be the case.

On Monday, Microsoft told IGN that “Xbox neXt was an old internal team name for a group that worked on releasing Xbox One and is not related to a future console." That sentiment was also reinforced at Microsoft's "Build" conference, where Phil Spencer, the head of Microsoft's Xbox division said:

"I'm not a big fan of Xbox One and a half. If we're going to move forward, I want to move forward in big numbers. For us, our box is doing well. It performs, it's reliable, the servers are doing well. If we’re going to go forward with anything, like I said, I want it to be a really substantial change for people — an upgrade."

But Microsoft's biggest competitor in the console space, Sony, may be singing a different tune. Rumors have been circulating over the past few weeks about the imminent release of a PlayStation 4 hardware upgrade; tentatively called "PS4.5" or "PS4K." The latter seems more appropriate, as the theoretical console's marquee feature would be the ability to play games at 4K resolution. The current PS4 can display photos and video at 4K resolution, but games are limited to 1080p.

The hardware upgrade would also coincide with the release of PlayStation VR this fall, and while upgraded specs would certainly help drive power-hungry VR games, a mid-cycle console release may cost Sony some of the goodwill it has enjoyed this console generation. Its pledge of creating a console "for the gamers" has resonated enough for the PS4 to have sold over 36 million units in two and a half years. It's unlikely many of those people will be happy with the idea of paying for a new console such a short time later.

From Sony's point of view, they wouldn't necessarily have to. Current PS4 owners would likely only choose to upgrade if they wanted to take advantage of games in 4K resolution, or if they're buying a PlayStation VR headset and want the extra horsepower to drive higher-fidelity experiences.

Releasing consistently upgraded hardware in the same way that phone and tablet makers release their products would be a pretty dramatic change for the game console market. Historically, a game console has been considered a multi-year investment. For Sony, a low entry price — or a well implemented trade-up program — could help ease the pain, but it's yet to be seen whether this new approach will win out in the long run.

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To get you ready for the new season of "Game of Thrones," we put together an economic update of the Seven Kingdoms. The analysis is based on information from the TV show and the books.

Season 6 of "Game of Thrones" premieres Sunday, April 24 at 9:00 p.m. on HBO. 

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Lawyers for Gawker Media asked for a new trial on Monday after a jury awarded Hulk Hogan $140 million because the site posted a clip of the ex-wrestler having sex.

The Florida jury found in March that Gawker violated Hogan's privacy in 2012 by posting a clip, lasting 1 minute 41 seconds, of Hogan having sex several years earlier with his friend's wife.

The jury held Gawker founder Nick Denton and former editor A.J. Daulerio, who posted the tape, personally liable.

Hogan was also awarded $25.1 million in punitive damages on top of $115 million in compensatory damages.

If a new trial isn't granted, Gawker's lawyers are asking a Florida state court to vacate or dramatically reduce the amount of damages awarded to Hogan.

Along with the motion for a new trial, Gawker's lawyers issued a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which is asking a judge to overrule a jury's verdict.

Gawker's lawyers are arguing for the new trial based on four key points:

• They argue that the jury, based in Florida, where Hogan is from, based its verdict on "passion and prejudice" and, in particular, on its "general distaste for the Defendants [Gawker]," according to the motion.
• Gawker's lawyers also argue that the jury's verdict went "against the manifest evidence of the case" because Hogan's sex tape was indeed a matter of "public concern," and that Hogan lacked a "reasonable expectation of privacy in his sexual encounters," among other evidence, according to the motion.
• Third, they argue that Hogan's lawyer's closing arguments "fundamentally undermined the fairness of the trial" because he urged the jury to "award damages by applying standards that plainly violated the First Amendment." Hogan's lawyers suggested in court that Gawker's post didn't deserve protection under the First Amendment because the "Defendants did not have the common decency" to reach out to Hogan before the sex tape was published, reports NBC News. But Gawker argued that the First Amendment doesn't require outlets to contact subjects of news reports.
• Gawker's lawyers argue that the damages awarded by the jury are "grossly excessive" and should be vacated or reduced.

The stakes of Gawker's appeal are high. The site could go bankrupt if it loses the appeal or can't settle for a reduced amount, New York-based attorney Lance Fletcher told Fox News.

"Gawker has made no secret of the fact that they were planning to file a motion for a new trial and an appeal based on arguments that are meaningless to the case at hand," David Houston, Hogan's lawyer, wrote in an emailed statement. "We emerged victorious once and we plan to do so again. Of note it is apparent Gawker is unable to accept responsibility for their actions or demonstrate any intention of correcting their behavior."

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In a January keynote speech in Las Vegas, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings dramatically revealed that Netflix had gone live in 130 new markets in a single day, bringing the total to over 190 countries.

Netflix is now in every major market except China, but they aren’t all created equal.

In fact, many of the 130 new countries are what the company calls “skim” markets, where Netflix doesn’t yet provide its full suite of services. These include “local language customer service, local language content dubbing/subtitles, pricing and subscription execution in local currency,” and so on, analysts at UBS wrote in a report Monday.

Netflix will likely enhance its service in these countries based on the traction it gets, the analysts say.

And so far, there are big variances in how populations have responded to Netflix. Using app downloads as a proxy for new subscribers, UBS looked at Netflix’s performance in these test markets following their January launch. It should be noted that app downloads could be an imperfect proxy for Netflix subscriber growth, as it only tracks one segment of users.

The analysts saw the strongest adoption in places with significant English-speaking populations, like South Africa, India, and Singapore. India’s strong performance is particularly good news for Netflix, as it is such a gargantuan market.

Here is a chart of Netflix’s app performance in skim markets where interest seems to be holding:

But there are other big markets that aren’t performing well. UBS points to Russia, Thailand, and Turkey as trouble spots for Netflix.

Here is a look at how downloads for the app have fallen off since launch (Russia's drop in app rankings is particularly steep):

One deficiency in these skim markets could be the size of Netflix’s catalog. 

Research from the website Unogs suggests Netflix still has a way to go in making its catalog the same across the board. At the top, US subscribers have 5,684 titles to choose from. But skim markets like Russia generally have much fewer (1025, in this case). That goes from high-performing ones as well: India has only 949 titles.

This could be one reason why, in general, the analysts estimate Netflix "skim" markets are pacing below their initial estimates for 2016.

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Hillary Clinton appeared on ABC's "The View" for the first time in this presidential primary election and explained why everyone, not just women, should fear a Donald Trump presidential run.

In light of Trump's recent troubles with female voters, cohost Joy Behar asked the Democratic frontrunner what she thinks would happen to women under a Trump presidency.

To illustrate how Trump has "insulted everyone," Clinton recounted what he had said on the day he announced his presidential run and offended Hispanic voters and immigrants; his statements regarding Muslims and terrorism; his declaration that John McCain, a former POW, is not a war hero; and his bitter, ongoing attacks on Fox News host Megyn Kelly.

“I just don't understand what he thinks is the role of somebody running for president,” Clinton said. “I don't think it is to scapegoat people, divide people, engage in this kind of prejudice and paranoia. So it's not only women and we who should be concerned, it's everybody, because of the way that he conducts himself. I reject it.” 

Yet despite all the groups Trump has insulted, Behar pointed out that there are still a lot of people who support him. In response, Clinton offered a different look at the numbers.

"He does have a lot of people who are voting in the Republican primary," she answered. "But I have more votes than he does. I have a million more votes than Donald Trump. So I don't think the vast majority of Americans, let's hope, want to reward that kind of behavior and that sort of hateful rhetoric."

Clinton may be right about her ability to beat the real-estate mogul. According to a recent Bloomberg News poll, Clinton would win by a landslide in a head-to-head national election against Trump.

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Victoria's Secret models have admitted they work out strenuously before the annual Fashion Show.

It's also pretty universally understood that they have to watch what they eat.

But one former Angel has recently revealed to Time's Motto that she was told she had to slim down before the show.

"My last two Victoria’s Secret shows, I was told I had to lose weight," Erin Heatherton said to Motto. "I look back like, 'Really?'"

"I was really depressed because I was working so hard and I felt like my body was resisting me," she said. "And I got to a point where one night I got home from a workout and I remember staring at my food and thinking maybe I should just not eat."

Heatherton, who is no longer a model for the lingerie behemoth, recently shared a photo on Instagram  explaining how she has struggled with body image.

"The breakdown to breakthrough moment in my life has allowed me to become the truest version of myself. In my moment of 'failure,' I stood in the face of adversity," she wrote alongside a photo. "I was struggling with my body image and the pressures to fulfill the demands of perfectionism upon me. I am not perfect."

Victoria's Secret places notoriously strict limitations upon the Angels: prospective models must be 5-foot-9 with desired measurements around 34''-24''-34''. 

Tyra Banks has told a humorous story about how she hid weight from the company.

"When I would gain weight and I had a big Victoria's Secret shoot, say they wanted me to shoot the cover of the swimsuit issue, I would just make my hair bigger to make my booty look smaller," she said to People in September.

But underneath the humor, there's an underlying sense of tremendous pressure.

Heatherton appears to be speaking to that.

"I realized I couldn’t go out into the world—parading my body and myself in front of all these women who look up to me—and tell them that this is easy and simple and everyone can do this," she said to Motto.

Victoria's Secret did not immediately respond to Business Insider's request for comment.

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Emilia Clarke may play the mother of dragons on TV, but she doesn't channel Daenerys' ferocity in her daily life.

In an interview with Glamour, the "Game of Thrones" actress talked about how she's more vulnerable than her character.

"Within the space of time between them saying 'You've got the part of Khaleesi' and now, I lost my power," the actress said. "I found it. I lost it. I found it. As a woman — no, as a young adult, you spend your twenties figuring out who you are and what you want to do; it's a scary time. There are days when I feel like the less strong version of myself."

When facing those days, though, Clarke said putting on her wig helps feign confidence. 

"I know I’m gonna put the f---ing wig on and go out there and let her refulfill me," she said.

If she is faced with an unjust or difficult situation, her alter-ego of choice is "Cali from the Valley." 

"The accent puts me in that head zone to lay it down," she said. 

In the interview, Clarke also discussed what storyline her "Game of Thrones" fan fiction would include and how she relates to her character in the upcoming film "Me Before You." 

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Facebook just proved how serious it is about live video.

The company has completely revamped its broadcast product, Live, adding features and putting a new hub for finding streams front-and-center in the Facebook mobile app:

With replayable comments and on-screen reactions, the product now looks a lot more Twitter's live-streaming app, Periscope. 

If you're watching a video once it's no longer live, you'll now be able to see comments as they occurred (previously it could be confusing to watch a video after it broadcast, because you'd see someone on camera responding to comments live, but not know exactly what those comments were).

Facebook says that its initial data shows that people comment more than 10 times more on Facebook Live videos than on regular videos.

And now, when users click one of Facebook's Reaction buttons in real-time, it will create a little animation with their profile picture and then their chosen response on screen. 

Periscope, which launched last year, uses little heart icons in a similar way and has always showed comments prominently during broadcasts and replays. 

Live also looks more like Snapchat now, too, because it gives users the ability to draw on their videos and add filters.   

Instead of going live to all their Facebook friends at once, users will also now be able to send streams only to members of certain events or groups (for example, birthday party attendees could broadcast the fun to anyone who got the event's invitation but couldn't make it). 

More people using Live... 

Facebook has been pumping up its focus on video in the last year, and on live video in particular since the fall. 

The social networks says that people have used the broadcast feature in a bunch of different ways, ranging from regular people connecting with far-away family members to celebrity chefs giving an inside-peek at their process (here are some other surprising uses).

Since Facebook launched Live last year, people have created more than 670,000 live streams which have garnered over 8.5 billion views, according to data from the video-intelligence software company Tubular Labs. That's up from 246,000 live streams with over 5.7 billion views at the beginning of March.

The new content discovery hub, which lets users browse Live videos by category or region, is likely to increase that number.

The new hub will also show trending videos, recommendations, and let Facebook users send push notifications to their friends to watch a stream together. 

Although Facebook's live product now looks a lot more like existing offerings from Snapchat, Periscope, and Meerkat (which recently pivoted on its original approach to video because it wasn't getting enough traction), Facebook has the advantage of its colossal scale:

More than 1.5 billion people already use the social network. 

"Facebook is where the audience is," Facebook product management lead Fidji Simo recently told Fortune when asked why Facebook's product can succeed over rivals. "It's also where your friends are. Media companies and public figures want to go where the audience is. You may want to go where your friends are. Having a large network like Facebook is really critical to growing Live video."

...means a potentially huge pay-out 

When asked about making money from Live, Simo declined to discuss any sort of timeline, but didn't rule it out. 

The concept of live digital video is so attractive to advertisers because its audiences are more engaged and there's more real-time context (for example, streams from sporting events or award shows). The sense of immediacy and engagement of Live videos could provide the same sort of catnip to brands as Snapchat's "Live" stories, sponsored Lenses, and geofilters, while being capable of reaching many more users (with more data on each one). 

As more advertisers shift their budgets from television to the internet, Live has enormous revenue potential. 

All these new features will be rolling out to users in the next few weeks, and Facebook promises there's more on the way. 

"We’ll keep working to bring you the best ways to broadcast, interact with, and discover livevideo," Simo writes in a blog post on the news. "Stay tuned."

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The best thing to happen to Drake this month may have been an Apple advertisement that he wasn't even in. 

Sales of Drake and Future's song "Jumpman" shot up 431 percent worldwide on iTunes after Apple started airing an ad featuring Taylor Swift working out to the track, Adweek reported on Tuesday.

It shows that a catchy track in an Apple ad can still push digital sales, even though the company is now focusing on its streaming music service. The ad was promoting one of Apple's curated "gymflow" playlists, which has seen a 325 percent increase in plays, Apple Music head of content Larry Jackson told Adweek. 

The Taylor Swift ad was produced by Apple without an ad agency. Apple has been building an "in-house advertising shop" for at least the past two years. According to Jackson, Swift is going to appear in future Apple Music ads going forward. 

During Steve Jobs' tenure as Apple CEO, the company was notorious for making indie songs famous by putting them in the background of its iconic iPod ads. Musicians that Apple gave a leg up to include Will.I.am in 2004, who's now working with Apple on its first TV show.

In fact, to celebrate Apple's 40th anniversary, the company produced a playlist with 40 different songs that had soundracked Apple advertisements. If you've got Apple Music, you can listen to it here. 

Here's the Taylor Swift ad:

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The next entry in the beloved "Mass Effect" series is in the works. It's called "Mass Effect Andromeda," and everything we know about it thus far is limited to a single video that its publisher, EA, shared last year in June. 

But that may have just changed with the leak of footage — albeit relatively aged footage — of the game from a developer's portfolio reel. 

A lot of the footage is standard "Mass Effect" stuff: a Krogan threatens a human, a space station is seen, etc. What's most interesting, however, is a totally sweet jetpack. Just look at this thing in action!

You can see the full clip online right here, though it's said to be from way back in 2014.

Will the jetpack make it into the next "Mass Effect" game, which is expected to launch on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC in 2017? We can't be sure, but we sure can hope!

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Australian Instagram model Essena O'Neill, 19, went viral after quitting social media, calling it "fake," and saying it made her "miserable." In a video on her website, O'Neill says she's much happier after shutting down her social media channels, but reveals that she once felt the pressure to look mature beyond her years.

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Cecily Strong appeared on Tuesday's taping of "Late Night," and she divulged the details of a couple of off-the-air meetings at "Saturday Night Live" with Melania Trump and Bernie Sanders.

One of the comedian's most popular impersonations this election season has been Donald Trump's former-model wife, Melania. In November the Republican presidential candidate controversially hosted the late-night sketch show, and Strong got to meet Mrs. Trump face to face.

"I was a little nervous, just to make sure she liked" the impersonation, Strong told "Late Night" host Seth Meyers. "We had the host dinner that night, and she walked in. She saw me at the table and pointed at me. I found out through the dinner that she does approve of it, so I'm OK."

"That's good, because a lot of times when a Trump points at you they just come and get you and drag you away," Meyers joked.

As for Sanders, Strong approached the Democratic presidential candidate, who did a cameo with his impersonator Larry David on "SNL" in February.

"I think there was one scene we were rehearsing and Vanessa [Bayer] and I kept saying, 'Can we go over and say hi now? Should we go now? Should we go over there now?' And we all kept trying to make jokes that were all bad and lame," Strong recalled. "And I think Taran [Killam] was like, 'Are you going to the after-party?' or something, and he was like,'No, I'm going to New Hampshire!' And we were all just falling over ourselves in front of him."

Watch Strong describe the awkward meetings on "Late Night" below:

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