Month: June 2024
Suicide Squad left a $200 million hole in WBD’s video game division
Warner Bros. Discovery took a $200 million hit after the launch of Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, the troubled looter shooter released in February — and now we have a sense of what went wrong. A new report from Bloomberg details some of the studio’s struggles behind the scenes,…
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Best Buy is shutting down its Samsung repair program
It’s been an interesting couple of weeks for people who want ways to get their Samsung phone fixed, between revelations about the company’s onerous repair shop contracts and a failed iFixit contract renegotiation. To add to that, Best Buy’s Geek Squad is in the middle of shutting down its Samsung…
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UN calls on tech and media to stop taking fossil fuel ad money — but gets nothing in response
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres called for an end to fossil fuel advertising yesterday in a fiery call to action following the release of alarming new climate data. “I urge every country to ban advertising from fossil fuel companies. And I urge news media and tech companies to stop taking fossil…
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What not to expect at WWDC 2024
Here’s what you shouldn’t expect: hardware. Not only is Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference typically focused on software, but serial Apple tipster and Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman claims there’ll be no new products at WWDC 2024. So if you’re into slick Apple tech, does that mean you should skip the event’s…
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Netflix’s latest redesign aims to simplify your homepage
Netflix is testing a big homepage redesign on its TV app. The new look replaces the static tiles containing the shows and movies you want to watch with boxes that extend as soon as your remote lands on them. It’s a change from how Netflix’s existing homepage works, which currently…
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Weber Slate griddle review: A smash burger machine with clever features
Flat-top griddles are insanely popular. Even if an aspiring grill master prefers charcoal or pellets for their main machine, chances are they’re packing a griddle for smash burgers, breakfast and other items that need an even surface. Or, at the very least, they have an insert that transforms a grill…
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