Author: Zach_Wilson
Google inks major new offshore wind deal
Google announced its biggest deal yet to purchase offshore wind energy for its data centers in Europe, signing power purchase agreements to support two new wind farms off the coast of the Netherlands. It’s part of Google’s plan to match all of its data center electricity consumption with clean energy…
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YouTube TV could soon get some big upgrades for sports fans
Improvements are being made to YouTube TV ensuring sports fans can watch multiple games with little to no interruptions. The annoying thing about watching sports online is there can sometimes be broadcast delays. This results in laggy streams and it’s awful. Back in December 2023, YouTube introduced a way to…
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Hulu is cracking down on password sharing, just like Disney Plus and Netflix
m. Account Sharing. Unless otherwise permitted by your Service Tier, you may not share your subscription outside of your household. “Household” means the collection of devices associated with your primary personal residence that are used by the individuals who reside therein. Additional usage rules may apply for certain Service Tiers.…
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TikTok’s CEO can’t catch a break from xenophobia in Congress
Today’s hearing on child safety was — mostly — an unusually focused affair. The Senate Judiciary Committee called up the CEOs of X, Meta, Snap, TikTok, and Discord and grilled them for four hours on the potential dangers their services posed for children. Many of the lawmakers emphasized emotional impact,…
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Spotify’s exclusivity era nears its end
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. I just got back from Puerto Rico and wow, there is a lot of podcast news! Let’s get into it. Call Her Daddy is getting wide distribution It’s very nearly the end of the exclusivity era…
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Konami just stealth launched a Silent Hill game
Silent Hill, the town in desperate need of a city council or something, showed up during PlayStation’s State of Play in a big way with two new trailers and a stealth drop of a new, free-to-play game. The first game was the debut of Silent Hill: The Short Message, an…
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