Recommended Reading: The soccer insider who dominates the internet
Behind the curtain with soccer’s prophet of the dealRory Smith, The New York TimesNBA fans have Adrian Wojnarowski. Soccer fans have Fabrizio Romano. When transfer season kicks into high gear, Romano...
View ArticleEpic gains support from Microsoft, 35 states in antitrust fight with Apple
Epic Games has some important allies in its bid to overturn a court ruling that cleared Apple of violating antitrust laws. CNET and FOSS Patents report Microsoft, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and...
View ArticleFederal appeals court upholds California net neutrality law
A federal appeals court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold California’s SB-822 net neutrality law, reports The Verge. One year after the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality...
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Hitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf...
The Silent Era of cinema was perhaps its most equitable with both hearing and hearing-impaired viewers able to enjoy productions alongside one another, but with the advent of "talkies," deaf and...
View ArticleNetflix and Mattel are making a live-action 'Masters of the universe' movie
Netflix's love affair with Masters of the Universe isn't about to cool down any time soon. The streaming service is partnering with Mattel to develop a live-action Masters of the Universe movie — no,...
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ICYMI: NVIDIA’s RTX 3050 is a great budget GPU
The new year is well underway, and we’ve already started testing out a wide variety of gadgets, devices and components. This week, Devindra Hardawar played with NVIDIA’s RTX 3050 and deemed it a great...
View ArticleApple’s App Store now permits unlisted apps
Apple has introduced a new feature that could help declutter the App Store somewhat. Per support documentation spotted by MacRumors, the marketplace now supports unlisted apps that users can only...
View ArticleNASA's JPL appoints its first female director
NASA isn't just interested in putting more women in space. The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has appointed Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Dr. Laurie Leshin as its first female director. She'll...
View ArticlePeloton reportedly owes some of its workers money for unpaid labor
Peloton owes at least five of its workers money for unpaid labor, according to a BuzzFeed News report. The publication says that in recent months, a Minnesota delivery worker and a Los Angeles...
View ArticleSpotify reportedly has a very limited set of COVID content guidelines
When Spotify started removing Neil Young's playlist from its service, it defended its practices against misinformation and said that it had already pulled over 20,000 COVID-related podcast episodes....
View ArticleNew US stock exchange will use the blockchain to track trading activity
This week, America’s first blockchain-based stock exchange obtained regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange. In a filing the SEC uploaded to its website on late Thursday evening, it said...
View Article3D map of an exoplanet's atmosphere may help find Earth-like worlds
Many exoplanets are completely uninhabitable, but they can still be useful in the search for more hospitable worlds. Scientists at Lund University have created a 3D map of ultra-hot gas giant...
View ArticleTreasury reconsiders IRS use of ID.me facial recognition amid privacy concerns
The Treasury Department is reconsidering the Internal Revenue Service’s use of ID.me for access to its website, according to Bloomberg. A department official said the agencies are exploring...
View ArticleChrome for Android will ask if you really want to close every tab at once
If you're the sort to leave web browser tabs open on your phone (you know who you are), you've probably had a sinking feeling when you close every tab and realize you just lost a must-have site link....
View ArticleT-Mobile will fire unvaccinated corporate employees starting April 2nd
T-Mobile will fire corporate employees who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2nd, reports Bloomberg. The carrier confirmed the deadline after the outlet obtained an internal email in...
View ArticleBrené Brown says she's pausing her Spotify-exclusive podcast
Spotify may have to contend with more than musicians leaving its platform. Author and researcher Brené Brown has paused releases of her Spotify-exclusive podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead "until...
View ArticleFCC seeks to reduce rural broadband funding waste with new accountability...
The Federal Communications Commission is ready to authorize more than $1.2 billion in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Announced in 2019, the 10-year program seeks to expand...
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At-home COVID-19 tests could be more affordable thanks to your smartphone
Ever since the omicron variant arrived in the US, there’s been a testing shortage in the country. Stuck between long lines at dedicated clinics and overly expensive at-home tests, many Americans have...
View Article‘Halo’ TV series heads to Paramount+ on March 24th
Paramount+’s live-action Halo series will debut on March 24th, according to a teaser the streamer shared today ahead of the AFC Championship Game on CBS. At approximately the 53-second mark of the...
View ArticleSpotify will add a ‘content advisory’ to COVID-19 podcast episodes
Following days of controversy stemming from Spotify’s handling of allegations that Joe Rogan has used the platform to spread COVID-19 misinformation, the company said on Sunday it would take new...
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