Monthly Archives: October 2022

YouTube ends experiment that required a Premium subscription to play videos in 4K

Those who were worried that YouTube would completely limit access to 4K content to Premium subscribers can breath easily. For now. YouTube has revealed on Twitter that it has “fully turned off” the experiment that requires Premium subscription to be able to play videos in 4K resolution. Earlier this month, users started reporting on social…

Netflix’s ‘The Watcher’ is based on a true story, but the real family asked for two big changes

Netflix released its new mystery series The Watcher last week, injecting a bit more variety into the true crime genre by focusing on a real incident of stalking.  Based on a 2018 article published on The Cut, The Watcher follows the Brannock family — couple Nora (Naomi Watts) and Dean (Bobby Cannavale) and their adolescent…

A Russian mayor is giving a bag of fresh vegetables to the families of men conscripted to fight in Ukraine

Soldiers conduct military exercise in Moscow, Russia, on September 1, 2022. Russian Defense Ministry / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images A mayor in Russia is offering the families of conscripts a bag of vegetables each. On Russian TV, Evgeny Grigoriev said the package was a “one-off” distribution. The packages contains “cabbage, potato, carrot, beetroot, and…

10 Cutting Edge Features to Expect From Apple’s Upcoming AR/VR Headset

Apple next year is planning to enter a new product category, launching its first mixed reality headset. Rumors indicate that the upcoming headset will support both AR and VR technology, and that it will have features that will outshine competing products. Render created by Ian Zelbo based on rumored information With the iPhone, iPad, and…

Putin aide says Russia is not prioritizing the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner listens the verdict standing in a cage in a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP A close aide to Vladimir Putin said that Brittney Griner’s release is not Russia’s “main issue.” The aide also said that…