FCC threatens to block calls from carriers for letting robocalls run rampant

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge The Federal Communications Commission is threatening to block calls from voice service providers that have yet to take meaningful action against illegal robocalls. On Monday, the FCC announced that it was beginning the process to remove providers from the agency’s Robocall Mitigation Database for failing to fully implement…

I will defend the $700M fizzy water

Silly season is out in venture capital land. Today investors and founders alike will bore your ears off with notes about incremental cash flow positivity and their timeline to adjusted EBITDA profitability. Lame. Despite the general boringness of today’s venture capital landscape, replete with conservative valuations, falling deal sizes, and clucking investors sitting atop a mountain of capital,…

Can’t see what’s going on in ‘House of the Dragon’? You’re not alone.

Fans of House of the Dragon had a hard time enjoying the show’s action-packed seventh episode because it was so dimly lit. Since much of “Driftmark” took place at night, entire scenes of dialogue or dragon-stealing were left in the dark, with characters appearing as blurry blobs against a black background. This isn’t the first…