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Comcast is about to roll out gigabit-plus internet speeds for both upload and download without needing fiber upgrades that run all the way to the house. The company will offer a new “X-Class” service upgrade that supports up to 2 Gbps downloads and uploads starting in Colorado Springs, Colorado, next week. The city was one … Read more
One of the most remarkable achievements in cinema is when a film successfully transports its audience to another time and place. Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain immerses viewers in the world of cowboys in 1960s Wyoming. Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War brings us to bleak, gorgeous 1950s Poland. Spike Lee’s The 25th Hour could take place nowhere … Read more
A picture taken in London shows gold-plated souvenir cryptocurrency tether, bitcoin and ethereum coins arranged beside a screen displaying a trading chart, May 8, 2022. Justin Tallis | Afp | Getty Images Paolo Ardoino, the chief technology officer for Tether, has been promoted to CEO of the stablecoin company, in a surprise move. Ardoino will … Read more
Screenshot: Wholeearth.info Remember the Whole Earth Catalog? If you’re a fan of the anarcho-libertarian magazine that helped usher in a popular interest in all things tech and internet culture, there’s good news: a nearly complete collection of the publication’s archive has been digitized and uploaded to the web for easy browsing. Google’s Pixel 8 and … Read more
Image: rafapress (Shutterstock) Google says it will defend users in a legal setting if copyright issues arise with their generative artificial intelligence. It joins the ranks of other big tech players who have done the same. “Put simply: if customers are challenged on copyright grounds, we will assume responsibility for the potential legal risks involved,” … Read more
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard logo in this illustration taken January 18, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Britain’s top competition watchdog on Friday gave the green light to Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion takeover of gaming firm Activision Blizzard, removing the last major hurdle for the deal to close. … Read more
BD droids at Galaxy’s Edge DisneylandScreenshot: Disney Dan on X The rise of our animatronic overlords just got a lot cuter with Disney Imagineering testing out Star Wars universe BD droids at Disneyland. Creating Dracula for The Last Voyage of the Demeter The adorable robot sidekick from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which were most … Read more
Linda Yaccarino: CEO of X speaking with CNBC’s Sara Eisen on Aug. 10th, 2023. CNBC Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday laid out how the social media platform is tackling potential illegal content related to the Israel-Hamas conflict after one of the European Union’s top regulators said it had seen … Read more
Jennifer Aniston’s super steamy ‘The Morning Show’ scene sets internet on fire Defying the aging tropes, Jennifer Aniston bared it all in the latest episode of the AppleTv+ The Morning Show—to the surprise of many. The director, Mimi Leder, breaks down the artful yet unexpected intimate scene. Explaining to Variety about the steamy scene that … Read more
Detail of the YouTube logo outside the YouTube Space studios in London, taken on June 4, 2019. Photo: Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images (Getty Images) A new survey suggests that American teens—a generation that doesn’t know what life was like without streaming—now favor watching videos on YouTube rather than the previously all-powerful Netflix. Netflix Passwords, … Read more