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Monthly Archives: July 2022
Photo by Christophe Archambault/AFP via Getty Images Netflix wants linear TV to die. CEO Reed Hastings has been banging the TV murder drum for more than 8 years now, and in the investor call today, he reiterated his belief, confidently saying that Netflix was in a great place because linear TV would be dead in…
Enlarge (credit: Getty | Spencer Platt) The omicron coronavirus subvariant BA.5 is hurtling toward complete domination in the US, now accounting for an estimated 78 percent of the country’s cases—which are also on the rise. The breakneck takeover is stunning, with BA.5 showing a significant growth advantage over all other lineages and sublineages. In the…
People wait in line to receive the Monkeypox vaccine in New York. KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images This article was originally featured on KHN. Clinics that treat sexually transmitted diseases—already struggling to contain an explosive increase in infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea—now find themselves on the front lines in the nation’s fight to control the rapidly…
Sarah Matthews, former White House deputy press secretary, during a video deposition shown during January 6 hearing on June 16, 2022. House Select Committee/AP Sarah Matthews joined the White House as deputy press secretary on June 8, 2020. She resigned on the day of the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, calling it “coup…
Qualcomm has had a busy day today – first it unveiled its latest generation chipset family for wearables, comprised of the Snapdragon W5 and W5+ SoCs a few hours ago. And now, the company is also revealing the date of its next Snapdragon Summit. This yearly event always takes place in Hawaii, and it will…
The days of the Galaxy Note Unpacked events are sadly gone, but Samsung’s foldables are more than happy to fill a phablet-sized hole in the company’s annual release schedule. Over the last couple of years, the company has made good on its promise to fully commit to the form factor, and we expect to see…
From Project Ara to Wave, Google has a rich history of bailing on neat ideas when the going gets tough. Yet unlike those forgone experiments, Google’s augmented reality glasses apparently aren’t doomed to spend eternity in a metaphorical graveyard. Instead, Google is tip-toeing its spiritual successor to Glass back into the wild. After teasing the…
In today’s earnings call, Netflix confirmed the reports that have been circulating since last week that it is renegotiating deals to allow the streamer to put content on its cheaper advertising-supported plan, the arrival of which on the platform has been moved to early 2023. “The vast majority of what people watch on Netflix we…
Sen. Ted Cruz during a Senate committee hearing on the DISCLOSE Act. United States Senate Committee on Rules and Administration The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration debated advancing the DISCLOSE Act. If passed, the bill would require organizations to disclose donors who give $10,000 or more during an election cycle. Variations of the DISCLOSE…