Month: August 2023
Judge dismisses major arguments in Google antitrust case
The government’s antitrust case against Google just got significantly smaller. In a filing on Friday, a US district court judge dismissed several of the claims that the Department of Justice and a coalition of states brought against the company, including allegations that Google Search harms competing services. The decision stems…
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Twitch streamer Kai Cenat arrested after chaotic giveaway in NYC’s Union Square
On Friday, a massive gathering of people showed up at New York City’s Union Square for a giveaway hosted by two social media influencers, mega-popular Twitch streamer Kai Cenat and another streamer, Fanum. Cenat and “a few other people” have been arrested, NBC 4 reports, citing former police chief Terence…
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Corner Office could be a clever nightmare about main character syndrome if it weren’t so stuck in its own head
After premiering at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, Joachim Back’s Corner Office is finally making its way into theaters at a time when American workers have made it clear that they aren’t really interested in being stuck in cubicles all day. A disdain for the mind-numbing monotony that can come…
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YouTube’s ‘enhanced’ 1080p for Premium subscribers is now available on desktop web
YouTube’s higher-quality 1080p option is now available for all Premium subscribers on desktop globally, spokesperson Paul Pennington confirmed to The Verge. The company officially launched the “enhanced bitrate” 1080p in April on iOS after an earlier test. I don’t pay for Premium, but I’ve seen the enhanced bitrate option on…
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Overwatch 2’s newest cinematic is the next big step in the game’s journey
From the first reveal of her character in a small thumbnail portrait in 2016 to her official debut in Overwatch 2 some six years later, Vivian Chase, call sign Sojourn, has been on a journey. Today, that long journey takes a new direction as Blizzard reveals her first animated short,…
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Excel’s esports revolution is coming back to ESPN this week
It’s the Sheeter Bowl! The VLookup Cup! Merge Madness! Whatever you want to call it, the Excel World Championship is coming back to ESPN this week. On Friday morning at 7AM ET, as part of ESPN’s annual “The Ocho” event, a few of the world’s foremost Excel experts will battle…
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