A meta-study has found that the use of pre-recorded video can lead to “small improvements” in learning and replacing existing content with videos can result in “strong” learning benefits. The work, published by the American Educational Research Association, was undertaken by a team of researchers from Australian Catholic University and the University of Queensland. Study
Read MoreAfter a tumultous month that saw Facebook pull news from its platform in protest, Australia’s government agrees to make the News Media Bargaining Code law. Australia passes law forcing Google and Facebook to pay news publications – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn just over a week, CBS All Access will become Paramount Plus, a rebranded version of the streaming service launching on March 4th. Paramount Plus will use combined franchises and assets from Viacom and CBS (who remerged in 2019) to offer more than 20,000 episodes of television and films from a number of networks. These
Read MoreMaggie Fitzgerald / CNBC: GameStop shares closed up nearly 104% on Wednesday, halting twice for volatility; GameStop said on Tuesday its CFO will resign; stock up 80%+ after hours — – GameStop announced Tuesday that its chief financial officer Jim Bell will resign on March 26. — Sources familiar … GameStop shares closed up nearly
Read MoreParamount Plus will replace CBS All Access next week, a revamp being detailed Wednesday in a live event. Paramount Plus: What to expect from CBS All Access' revamp – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreCBS All Access, the service that Paramount Plus is replacing, currently costs $6 a month with ads and $10 a month without. Paramount Plus will cost ad-free, with ads on a 'base' tier launching in June – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreJust as we are driven today to watch gifs that get better with every loop, people 100+ years ago entertained themselves with various persistence of vision toys that used the power of optical illusions to make still images come to life. [jollifactory] recently recreated one of the first POV devices — the phenakistoscope — into
Read MoreMichael McSweeney / The Block: Optimism, which plans to help scale the Ethereum blockchain with a Layer 2 protocol, raises $25M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz — Optimism, a startup focused on the scalability of the Ethereum blockchain network, has raised a $25 million Series A funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz. Optimism, which
Read MoreThe US has felt the impact of recent shortages and supply chain backups, including for computer chips and medical supplies. PS5, Xbox component shortage to be investigated as part of new Biden executive order – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Nvidia has shared its Q4 2021 earnings, and despite the company’s GPUs being in extremely low supply, it didn’t seem to hurt how much money the company made. In fact, it reported a record $5 billion in revenue, which is up 61 percent year-over-year. What’s more impressive is
Read MoreThe series based on the hit video game franchise is switching from Showtime to Paramount Plus. The Halo TV series is coming to Paramount Plus in 2022 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe 2010 live-action movie was a flop. Avatar: The Last Airbender is finally getting an animated movie – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Nickelodeon A Rugrats reboot is headed to the new streaming service Paramount Plus this spring, ViacomCBS announced today. The show is described as a “reimagining of the classic ‘90s hit,” and you can see a preview of the new CG-animated style in this trailer: But even though the animation might look different, many of
Read MorePhoto: Nickelodeon ViacomCBS has announced a new studio based entirely around Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra. Avatar Studios will create “original content spanning animated series and movies,” according to a press release. Avatar and Korra original creators, Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, are joining Nickelodeon as co-chief creative officers of Avatar
Read MoreThe next-gen NX will have sleeker looks, a touchscreen and an optional plug-in hybrid. Lexus accidentally leaked the 2022 NX crossover, and it looks great – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreLexus quickly took the video down, but we’ve got screenshots. 2022 Lexus NX crossover leaked in official video – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreWhat to watch before Zack Snyder’s Justice League. 6 of the best movies to stream on HBO Max – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBloomberg: FCC reveals that for its 5G licenses auction, Verizon spent the most of any carrier with $45.5B, followed by AT&T with $23.4B, and T-Mobile with $9.3B — – AT&T is second at $23 billion in bids, followed by T-Mobile — FCC releases results of so-called C-band airwaves sale FCC reveals that for its 5G
Read MoreScientists dated the painting with the help of ancient wasp nests. 17,300-year-old kangaroo found in Australia is country's oldest intact rock art – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreParamount Plus is getting another Star Trek show, the company announced at its kickoff event: Star Trek: Prodigy, the animated kid-friendly spinoff of the iconic franchise. Prodigy was originally set to debut on Nickelodeon, but it will instead air all ten episodes of its first season on Paramount Plus before eventually heading over to the
Read MoreHBO Max has come up with some gems of original content. 12 best TV shows to binge-watch on HBO Max – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Paramount Pictures Paramount is dramatically shortening the space between theatrical and streaming releases for some of its biggest films, with the company announcing that Mission: Impossible 7, A Quiet Place Part II, and Paw Patrol: The Movie will debut on Paramount Plus just 45 days after they first hit theaters. The rapid jump to
Read MoreFrasier is coming back — this time to Paramount Plus. Kelsey Grammer will play the famous psychiatrist that found a legion of fans when the show aired on NBC in the ‘90s in a new revival series. Details about the series are limited right now, but the show will exist exclusively on Paramount Plus. It’s
Read MoreNiantic Pokémon Go creator Niantic has published a blog post detailing some of its anti-cheat efforts, and it seems the company has been busy. Since the start of 2020, Niantic has issued over 5 million “punishments” to players caught cheating, with over 20 percent of those being permabans. Doing the math, that’s over a million
Read MoreSlitherine and Owned By Gravity’s excellent turn-based tactical combat game Fantasy General II gets its most intriguing DLC yet in Evolution, scheduled to release tomorrow on 25 February. I’ve had my scaly claws on it for a couple of weeks and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every second of the delicious bloodbath that is the Lizardfolk campaign.
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