/ Streaming will get more expensive whether you’re on Peacock’s cheaper plan, which is going up by $1 per month, or the Premium Plus one, which is getting a $2 per month bump to $11.99. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge There are more streaming choices than ever before, and now Peacock has joined the list of services that are getting even more expensive. A media update reported by Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and The Streamable confirmed prices for both of its streaming plans are going up, effective August 17th, with the cheaper Premium pl...
/ Space Invaders: World Defense is coming out at a time when many other AR games aren’t doing so well. a]:text-gray-13″>If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
/ The new website launches this week. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Image: Neopets Neopets, the beloved virtual pet website that launched in 1999, announced a “new era” on Monday. The Neopets Team (TNT) said that it will be launching a new “unified website” this week and fixing some of the old Flash games shortly after, per an extensive blog post on Medium. The new website, which will launch on July 20th, will “serve as a one stop shop for all brand announcements, links to our different games and products, a repository of Neopets articles and related links, and anything else Neo...
It’s almost Madden season, so you know what that means. It’s time to see the ratings of your favorite NFL players in the game and who will find themselves in the prestigious Madden 99 Club. We know one of those players, and it’s none other than Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson. Monday, EA kicked […]
Filed under: p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Share this story With both writers and actors on strike, Hollywood productions have been ground to a halt. Actors have walked off sets, and writers haven’t been working for months. At the center of it all are two types of technology that have had a major impact on the way content is made: AI and streaming. The unions representing writers and actors — the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) — went on strike after their contract...
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Meta has come under the fire of Norway’s data regulator, the Norwegian Data Protection Authority. The agency is saying that Meta’s practice of tracking users across Instagram and Facebook, and then using that information for marketing purposes, violates their privacy.If Meta doesn’t address the violations by August 4, the company will be fined 1,000,000 NOK ($100,000 USD) each day until November 3. The agency says that it believes the three-month period is necessary given that “the criteria for acting urgently in this case are fulfilled.”“Users are profiled based on where they are, what type of content they show interest in and what they publish, amongst others. These personal profiles are used for marketing purposes – so called behavioural advertising,” the agency wrote about Meta’s viola...
Apple could be rolling out its new M3 Macs as soon as this fall, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. In his latest Power On newsletter, the tech industry insider reported that we could expect a second launch following the yearly September unveiling of the new iPhone.Gurman predicted that “October is too early for new high-end MacBook Pros or desktops, so the first beneficiaries of the new chip should be the next iMac, 13-inch MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.”Earlier this year, he reported that Apple was draping up development on its M3 silicon. The fall launch would give both iMac and MacBook users options to shop the next-generation chip, which will reportedly offer greater performance, speed and efficiency.While iPads typically also receive a new iteration in October, Gurman wrote ...
Samsung/ Tech / You’re getting more connectivity options and a height-adjustable stand for that money, but if you were hoping Samsung would undercut Apple, no such luck. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The ViewFinity S9 is a 27-inch 5K display.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>The ViewFinity S9’s 5K panel covers 99 percent of the DCI-P3 color gamut.a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:...
/ Apple’s minimalist design means lots of space to express yourself however you’d like.
/ The film about a man who regrets his great technological innovation because he failed to consider its ramifications certainly does have some potential parallels. a:hover]:text-black [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-e9 dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray-63 [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-13 dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63″>Christopher Nolan at a screening of Oppenheimer at the Whitby Hotel in NYC.