In recent years, streaming platforms have consistently dominated network TV by offering excellent exclusives, and 2023 was no exception. There were many great returning shows and the debut of several big hits last year. If you missed out, here’s your chance to catch up on the best ones. We have divided this list into two
Read MoreCredit: Damien Wilde / Android Authority A new leak suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S24 series will have better cooling for gaming. The S24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra reportedly have vapor chambers that are 1.5, 1.6, and 1.9 times larger than their S23 counterparts, respectively. Another leak claims the S24 Ultra will support ray
Read MoreIain Martin / Forbes: Documents: sanctioned Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich quietly invested $63M+ in European startups via London VC firm Target Global between 2015 and 2021 — Venture capital fund Target Global managed tens of millions of dollars for Roman Abramovich and helped the now-sanctioned oligarch build …
Read MoreFinancial Times: How UK online clothes shoppers shifting back to physical stores post-pandemic exacerbated online retailers’ challenges, including logistics and new upstarts — The pandemic turbocharged internet clothing sales, but a return to stores has left the UK’s ecommerce pioneers with serious challenges
Read MoreIt was only about halfway done, but the script David Lynch wrote for the sequel to his 1984 adaptation of Frank Herbert’s novel, Dune, was still better than Dune Messiah.
Read MoreCredit: Samsung Samsung has launched the Galaxy XCover 7 and Galaxy Tab Active 5. The former is a rugged phone while the latter is a rugged tablet. The tablet can also be used without its battery. A European retailer accidentally listed the Samsung Galaxy XCover 7 this week, but we didn’t have to wait long
Read MoreNew York Times: How RISC-V, the US-developed, open-source chip instruction set architecture, became a central tool for Chinese companies and governments, leading to US concerns — A U.S.-born chip technology called RISC-V has become critical to China’s ambitions. Washington is debating whether and how to limit the technology.
Read MoreThe Verge The Castro podcast app is back after it and its associated website went down on Friday. The Castro account on X (formerly Twitter), which had been silent all weekend, wrote in a Monday morning update that it was having DNS issues and had been “working over the weekend to fix it.” By that
Read MoreCredit: C. Scott Brown / Android Authority Welcome to Wallpaper Wednesday! In this weekly roundup, we’ll give you a handful of Android wallpapers you can download and use on your phone, tablet, or even your laptop/PC. The images will come from folks here at Android Authority as well as our readers. All are free to use
Read MoreImage: VinFast Vietnam’s VinFast must really want a slice of the EV market in the US based on the vehicles it brought to CES in Las Vegas this year: a midsize pickup truck that looks to be about the same size as the Toyota Tacoma, and a small utility EV called the VF3 that was
Read MoreAlex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter: Internal memo: Amazon Studios SVP Mike Hopkins says “several hundred roles” are being cut in its Prime Video and MGM Studios units; both had cuts in early 2023 — Division leader Mike Hopkins said “we’ve identified opportunities to reduce or discontinue investments in certain areas” in a memo to
Read MoreMeta earned over $200,000 from an ad campaign, seen by millions, that pushed pro-Kremlin talking points and undermined local elections in Moldova, according to new research.
Read MoreIllustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Twitch is laying off more than 500 employees, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy announced this morning, reportedly accounting for around 35 percent of its staff. Bloomberg first reported that the video game streaming platform was planning layoffs on Tuesday, and the company confirmed today that the cuts were happening.
Read MoreNick Carey / Reuters: E-scooter rental startups Tier and Dott plan to merge, with their investors Mubadala, Sofina, and others putting in €60M, forming Europe’s largest operator — E-scooter rental firms Tier Mobility and Dott said on Wednesday that they will merge to form the largest European operator …
Read MoreThe Verge: Twitch CEO Dan Clancy confirms plans to cut 500+ jobs, or 35% of its staff, and says the workforce was oversized for its current position, after March 2023 cuts — Twitch is laying off more than 500 employees, or around 35 percent of its staff, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy announced this morning.
Read MoreCredit: OnLeaks via Smartprix An X user has posted slides from an apparent Galaxy S24 series presentation. The slides reveal details such as display brightness, games with ray tracing support, and more. We also get a better look at how the S24 Ultra’s camera zoom works. The Galaxy S24 series is almost upon us, and
Read MoreMaria Sherman / Associated Press: Luminate’s 2023 report: the global music industry passed 4T streams in 2023, a new record and up 34% from 2022; Taylor Swift had one in every 78 US streams — Listened to more music last year? You’re not alone. — The global music industry surpassed 4 trillion streams in 2023
Read MoreAdvancements in science will bring unprecedented lens into the complexities of the ocean, and a renewed call for humans to protect it.
Read MoreRose-tinted predictions for artificial intelligence’s grand achievements will be swept aside by underwhelming performance and dangerous results.
Read MoreThese are the products, prototypes, and ideas that most distinctly signaled the future at this year’s consumer tech showcase.
Read MoreWildfire smoke and exhaust fumes are triggering spikes in eczema and other skin conditions.
Read MoreAfter Microsoft announced in April of 2023 that they’d cease selling branded peripherals – including keyboards and mice – as part of its refocusing on Surface computers and accessories, there was an internet-wide outcry about this demise. Yet now it would seem that Microsoft has licensed the manufacturing of these peripherals to Incase, who will
Read MoreThe retractable panels help generate up to 4.96kWh per day in the Western US, according to Jackery. | Image: Jackery Jackery has converted the humble rooftop tent into a powerful solar generator that lets any car escape the grid for a weekend or longer. Although it’s just a concept on show at CES right now,
Read MoreAmrita Khalid / The Verge: YouTube partners with Mass General Brigham and the Mexican Red Cross to show brief, step-by-step first-aid videos atop searches about heart attacks and more — If you search YouTube for what to do if someone is suffering a heart attack, the platform will now display credible first-aid explainer videos …
Read MoreAndre Gee / Rolling Stone: Legendary mixtape platform DatPiff uploads its 50TB cache of 366,420 mixtapes and free albums to the Internet Archive, after a server crash in March 2023 — DatPiff uploaded its extensive free mixtape catalog to the Internet Archive to protect it for the foreseeable future
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