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Disney unveils Star, its answer to Hulu for international Disney+ subscribers, rolling out in some EU countries, Canada, and New Zealand on Feb. 23 (Julia Alexander/The Verge)

Julia Alexander / The Verge: Disney unveils Star, its answer to Hulu for international Disney+ subscribers, rolling out in some EU countries, Canada, and New Zealand on Feb. 23 — It will sit right inside Disney Plus — Star, Disney’s international answer to Hulu, will roll out in certain European countries, Canada … Disney unveils

Stripchat’s AI-powered ‘anal-ytics’ helped it reach nearly 1B new users in 2020

Stripchat today released its end of the year data report for 2020 and good-golly is it packed full of more information than you could ever want to know about the live camming business. For example, who among us would have guessed that the cam-modelling industry had such a huge userbase. Per the report: Stripchat reports

FDA panel backs Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in US – CNET

Now it’s up to the FDA to decide whether to accept that recommendation. Pfizer says the vaccine has shown 95% effectiveness in clinical trials. FDA panel backs Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in US – CNET Source: CNet

Airbnb's IPO soars, clinching a valuation of $100 billion – CNET

The short-term rental company sees its share price more than double as trading kicks off. Airbnb's IPO soars, clinching a valuation of 0 billion – CNET Source: CNet

Source: at an all-hands meeting, Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook employees they will not be required to get vaccinated before returning to work in their offices (The Daily Beast)

The Daily Beast: Source: at an all-hands meeting, Mark Zuckerberg told Facebook employees they will not be required to get vaccinated before returning to work in their offices — The Facebook founder told his more than 50,000 employees that they will not be required to get vaccinated before heading back to the office. Source: at

Coming Soon on Disney+: A Whole Lot of ‘Star Wars’

The company is working on 10 series from the “Star Wars” universe for its streaming service, which now has 87 million subscribers. Coming Soon on Disney+: A Whole Lot of ‘Star Wars’ Source: NY Times Tech

Experts Debate How To Tame Big Tech

A group of experts gathered to debate privacy, competition and what to do — if anything — about tech giants’ growing power. Experts Debate How To Tame Big Tech Source: NY Times Tech

One of Microsoft's latest Windows 10 test builds includes promised x64 Arm emulation

Microsoft is releasing two new Windows 10 test build to Dev Channel Insiders. The new ‘Pre-Release’ build has x64 Arm emulation support, plus a bunch of other new and updated features. One of Microsoft's latest Windows 10 test builds includes promised x64 Arm emulation Source: ZDNet Microsoft

As of December 2, Disney had 137.1M direct-to-consumers subscribers, with Disney+ having 86.8M subscribers, Hulu 38.8M, and 11.5M for ESPN+ (Todd Spangler/Variety)

Todd Spangler / Variety: As of December 2, Disney had 137.1M direct-to-consumers subscribers, with Disney+ having 86.8M subscribers, Hulu 38.8M, and 11.5M for ESPN+ — Disney Plus has reached a new milestone, just over a year after its debut, hitting 86.8 million paid subscribers worldwide as of Dec. 2. As of December 2, Disney had

Microsoft Teams is about to get a whole lot more festive this holiday season

Microsoft has added new experiences to Teams so that organizations and even families can use the service to host virtual holiday parties. Microsoft Teams is about to get a whole lot more festive this holiday season Source: Tech Radar Software

Run Your Cover Letter Through This Basic Checklist

The dreaded cover letter might seem like an antiquated formality, but 87% percent of hiring professionals say they do read cover letters, according to a survey by ResumeGo. To increase your chances of getting hired, your cover letter should include the following items. Read more… Run Your Cover Letter Through This Basic Checklist Source: Life

Google adds more Microsoft Office-related features to Workspace

Google continues to try to woo Microsoft Office business customers by adding more Microsoft integrations to Workspace, the product formerly known as G Suite. Google adds more Microsoft Office-related features to Workspace Source: ZDNet Microsoft

How Will You Know If Your Neighbors Have Gotten the Vaccine?

In almost every sci-fi movie about a pandemic, there’s some trinket to differentiate the immune from the potentially infected. In 2011’s Contagion, the vaccinated received bar-coded wristbands; in the extremely triggering trailer for the forthcoming Michael Bay produced movie Songbird (a movie that asks “what if COVID… Read more… How Will You Know If Your

Alabama A&M to Implement New Managed Campus WiFi

An Historically Black University has chosen to upgrade its wireless networking capacity through a managed service. Founded in 1875, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University recently announced that it had selected Apogee to implement a new high-speed WiFi network in its four colleges and at a 972-acre off-campus agricultural research station. Alabama A&M to Implement New

Vocational School Turns to Interactive Displays for Remote Instruction

Georgia Career Institute, a vocational school with three campuses, has adopted 16 Google Jamboard interactive displays from BenQ to add interaction, engagement and better student comprehension to its remote instruction. Vocational School Turns to Interactive Displays for Remote Instruction Source: Campus Technology

The First 5 Things You Should Sous Vide With Your New Immersion Circulator

If you have recently purchased an immersion circulator—or are looking to—deciding what to cook first with your new toy can be a little overwhelming. Luckily, we do a fair amount of sous vide-ing around these parts and have a pretty good handle on what will sous vide and what won’t. Read more… The First 5

Google adds option to limit alcohol or gambling advertisements

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google has announced today that it’s rolling out the ability for users to limit how many alcohol and gambling ads they’re shown (via Search Engine Land). This should be a welcome feature for users who may be sensitive to seeing alcohol use or gambling, or are looking to avoid

Cyberpunk 2077 devs warn streamers to turn off all music to avoid DMCA strikes

Image: CD Projekt Red CD Projekt Red’s (CDPR) highly anticipated new roleplaying game Cyberpunk 2077 is having a bit of a rough release, and now you can add potential copyright issues while streaming to its list of launch-day hiccups. The developer says until it has a fix ready, any potential Twitch streamers should turn off

The Macro Keyboard Is On Deck

The idea of a reconfigurable macro keyboard is a concept that has been iterated on by many all the way from custom DIY keypads to the polarizing TouchBar on MacBooks. The continual rise of cheap powerful microcontrollers with Wi-Fi and 3D printers makes rolling your own macro keyboard easier every year. [Dustin Watts] has joined

Fry Your Latkes in Duck Fat

This morning I received a message from my friend Amanda. Amanda is very good at food. I don’t just say this because she has written for Skillet—I have eaten multiple meals at her home, ranging from intimate fondue-fueled dinner parties to full-blown Passover Seders with over 30 people in attendance. Read more… Fry Your Latkes

The 10 Best Deals of December 10, 2020

Thursday’s Best Deals | Kinja Deals Read more… The 10 Best Deals of December 10, 2020 Source: Life Hacker

Review of Amazon's $100 Halo Band, a health tracking bracelet: excessively invasive without offering much in return for the data (Washington Post)

Washington Post: Review of Amazon’s $100 Halo Band, a health tracking bracelet: excessively invasive without offering much in return for the data — The Halo Band asks you to strip down and strap on a microphone so that it can make 3-D scans of your body fat and monitor your tone of voice. Review of

Mastercard will drop Pornhub after finding unlawful videos

Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images Mastercard says it will stop processing payments on Pornhub after confirming unlawful content on the site. Bloomberg reported the news, which comes as Pornhub is making substantial changes to how it moderates content. “Today, the use of our cards at Pornhub is being terminated. Our investigation over the

Mastercard says it won't allow its cards to be used on Pornhub after the payment network's review of the site uncovered unlawful content (Jennifer Surane/Bloomberg)

Jennifer Surane / Bloomberg: Mastercard says it won’t allow its cards to be used on Pornhub after the payment network’s review of the site uncovered unlawful content — Mastercard Inc. said it won’t allow its cards to be used on Pornhub.com after the network’s review of the website uncovered unlawful content. Mastercard says it won't

Turn Off Spell Check on Your Kid's Computer

One of the things I have enjoyed as the parent of an elementary student is watching how my son’s spelling has evolved over the years. When he’d bring classwork home as a kindergartener and first grader, it could be a bit of a puzzle to decipher his writing. The letters themselves were clear (he’s always

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