Sony Deletes Movies, GM Cashes In on Subscriptions | 07-25-26

Sam Bushman and Jay Harrison cover the surprise comeback of CDs among Gen Z, Sony deleting purchased movie libraries, GM making hundreds of millions from OnStar and Super Cruise subscriptions, LG banning residential proxy apps hijacking smart TVs, AI-designed radio chips that outperform human-engineered ones, and a new plug-in solar microinverter that could change home solar forever. Timestamps: 0:00 Show open and networkprovidersinc.com update 1:53 CDs are staging a surprise comeback 2:57 Sony deletes purchased movies from libraries 9:06 USB-C cord crisis, and the MD format that died 12:55 GM making big money on OnStar and Super Cruise subscriptions 15:05 LG bans residential proxies hijacking smart TVs 18:33 AI is designing radio chips that look wrong but work better 23:24 A new plug-in solar microinverter breakthrough Call to Action: Subscribe and share the show wherever you listen. Visit npitechguys.com for more Tech Watch content, check out networkprovidersinc.com for AI business solutions, and grab the Cyber Playbook at networkprovidersinc.com/cyber-playbook to protect your business from cybercrime.