Month: September 2023
Some veteran YouTube staff think Shorts might ruin YouTube
YouTube is still figuring out how to reap more ad money from Shorts. Its long-form content lets it show more ads per video, but as short-form content gradually takes over, content creators themselves are uploading fewer long videos, FT writes, citing YouTube staff fretting about internal figures. Source
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Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is coming in late 2024 – and a new studio is leading development
Good news, vampire fans – we finally have (another) release window for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 and a new development studio has taken the helm: indie darling The Chinese Room. The news came during PAX West, and whilst it didn’t quite come with a finite release date, we…
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Disney blames Charter for the ESPN blackout
Last week, Disney blocked Charter’s Spectrum cable from accessing channels like ABC and ESPN over a disagreement between the two companies over new financial terms. Today, Disney says in a blog post that although Charter “claims to value Disney’s direct-to-consumer services,” it is “demanding these different services for free.” With…
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Hitting the Books: The programming trick that gave us DOOM multiplayer
Since its release in 1993, id Software’s DOOM franchise has become one of modern gaming’s most easily recognizable IPs. The series has sold more than 10 million copies to date and spawned myriad RPG spinoffs, film adaptations and even a couple tabletop board games. But the first game’s debut turned…
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The iPad may get a hardier aluminum Magic Keyboard
Apple will release a stronger, more premium-feeling iPad Magic Keyboard alongside the iPad Pro next year, according to Mark Gurman’s latest Power On newsletter for Bloomberg. The keyboard, he reports, will use an aluminum top case while keeping the soft material found on the bottom of the keyboard now. It…
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The Best N95, KF94, and KN95 Face Masks (2023)
Here are the best disposable coverings we’ve tested and researched—and where you can find them. Source
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