Month: October 2020
Congress releases blockbuster tech antitrust report
The House Judiciary Committee has released its conclusions on whether Amazon, Facebook, Apple, and Google are violating antitrust law. Its 449-page report criticizes these companies for buying competitors, preferencing their own services, and holding outsized power over smaller businesses that use their platforms. “Our investigation revealed an alarming pattern of…
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Facebook Took Down A Trump Post That Compared COVID-19 To The Flu
Facebook took down a post from President Donald Trump on Tuesday that compared the coronavirus to the flu and argued that the United States should learn to live with both illnesses. “Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the…
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Netflix is testing a feature that lets you switch off its annoying ‘still watching?’ pop-up
Netflix is testing a feature that I am referring to as a “sick day function” — an option to turn off that pesky pop-up that appears after watching three episodes in a row of something to ask if you’re still watching. The new feature looks like it’s been in testing…
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Kindle Essentials bundles are cheaper than ever ahead of Prime Day
Those who have a Kindle on their holiday shopping list are in luck. Amazon’s running an early Prime Day deal that knocks up to $70 off a couple of Kindle Essential bundles, which include the e-reader, a case and a power adapter. Prime members can gra… Source
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The Batman, The Flash, Shazam 2, other WB films face massive delays into 2022 and beyond null
Throughout 2020, we’ve watched one promising blockbuster after another get pushed into 2021. But based on WB’s latest movie calendar, it’s clear that the studio is willing to delay releasing its superhero films for years until the box office and theaters are back to normal. Yesterday, we learned WB’s Dune…
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The Nintendo Switch’s Joy-Con drift problem, explained
Nintendo Switch owners have been experiencing problems with the console’s removable Joy-Con controllers for years now, with users reporting weird joystick drifting problems that cause false inputs and have been steadily growing over time as original Switch machines grow older. Ever since a report by Kotaku from July 2019 shined…
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