Month: May 2020
Disney Plus finally sets a date on fixing The Simpsons error – and it’s soon
Disney Plus will finally fix The Simpsons’ aspect ratio issue on the service on May 28, the animated series’ longtime showrunner Al Jean has announced on Twitter. Since launch, Disney Plus has presented earlier, pre-widescreen seasons of The Simpsons in 16:9, with the original 4:3 image cropped in to achieve…
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EdSights raises money to help schools reduce their drop-out rates
While the idea of baring your soul to a chatbot might seem uncomfortable, sisters Claudia and Carolina Recchi think that might be exactly what college students across the United States need right now. The duo co-founded EdSights in 2017 to support high and medium-risk students to stay in school, and…
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Google Cloud earns defense contract win for Anthos multi-cloud management tool
Google dropped out of the Pentagon’s JEDI cloud contract battle fairly early in the game, citing it was in conflict with its “AI principals.” However, today the company announced a new 7 figure contract with DoD’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), a big win for the cloud unit and CEO Thomas…
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Watch Mitsubishi Heavy Industries launch a milestone Space Station resupply mission live
[embedded content] Japan’s Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is launching a Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) H-IIB rocket carrying the last of its H-II transfer vehicles. This cargo spaceship has enjoyed a long career of delivering supplies, payloads and experiments to the International Space Station, but MHI is working on a successor…
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iPhone 12 might come without free earphones – but will people flock to AirPods?
Apple wants you to buy AirPods so bad it might ship the iPhone 12 without earphones When you buy a new phone, the handset itself isn’t the only important thing in the box – the included supplements, like fast chargers or headphone adapters, can influence how you use your phone.…
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Hulu is rolling out a new home screen to Apple TV and Roku users
If you’re like basically everyone else in the country, you’ve probably been spending lots of time binging TV and movies from your couch. And if Hulu is one of the services you’ve been using, it’s about to get a bit of a visual upgrade, if you use App… Source
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