New York attorney general calls for laws banning murderers’ livestreams of killings

Photo by Lev Radin / Pacific Press / LightRocket via Getty Images A report on this year’s white supremacist mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, asks legislators to criminalize a perpetrator or their accomplice filming a murder — and let states fine people, including the operators of large web platforms, who redistribute the videos. The…

Netflix password-sharing crackdown will roll out globally in ‘early 2023’ — and here’s how it could work

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Netflix plans to crack down on password sharing beginning in 2023. After giving users the ability to transfer their profiles to new accounts, the streamer says it will start letting subscribers create sub-accounts starting next year in line with its plans to “monetize account sharing” more widely. This…

Netflix is all-in on binge-watching

Jung Ho-yeon in Squid Game | Image: Netflix As the various streaming services try different release models, Netflix is making one thing clear: binge releases aren’t going away. In its quarterly earnings statement today, the company explained that “we think our bingeable release model helps drive substantial engagement, especially for newer titles.” It cited the…

Letters Seek to Dispel Gene Patent ‘Scaremongering’ Surrounding Tillis’ Patent Eligibility Bill

Last week, the leadership of the Judiciary Committees and IP Subcommittees from both houses of Congress received letters seeking to address misinformation being presented by critics of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, a bill proposed by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that would abrogate several U.S. Supreme Court rulings on patent eligibility under 35 U.S.C. §…

Generate pre-Black Friday savings with Champion Power deals on Amazon

Champion Power Equipment We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › As the weather gets colder, the likelihood of strong fall winds or heavy snow knocking out your power gets stronger. Keep power outages at bay with the Champion Power Equipment 4500-watt dual-fuel generator,…

Apple’s entry-level iPad sees its biggest update in years—and the iPad Pro gets a bump too

Apple We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more › Apple revealed updates to its entry-level iPad and both iPad Pro models via an Oct. 18 update to its online store. All three tablets are available for preorder and will begin shipping Oct. 26. The…

Best mechanical keyboards of 2022

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