Author: Zach_Wilson
Disney’s new vision for ESPN might include part ownership by the NBA, NFL
Disney wants to transition ESPN from linear TV to streaming — and the NBA and NFL might be the partners that help the company do that. According to CNBC, Disney CEO Bob Iger and ESPN leader Jimmy Pitaro held talks with both leagues about bringing them on as minority investors…
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T-Mobile’s charging an extra $5 plus tax for paying your phone bill in-store
T-Mobile has started charging customers who pay phone bills in-store a new $5 “Payment Support Charge,” plus tax. According to The Mobile Report, the new fee went into effect on July 19th, though prepaid customers will be charged the fee later on. In a flier shared with The Mobile Report…
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Meta, Google, and OpenAI reveal their safety plans following White House summit
Seven of AI’s top companies attended a White House summit Friday, reaching a deal with the Biden administration to roll out new guardrails to enhance the safety and security of their systems and users, like watermarking AI-generated content. “These commitments are real, and they are concrete,” President Joe Biden said…
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Those weird mobile games are now on the Switch (sorta)
I don’t know what it is about those ads, but the games they advertise get me every time. There’s something about my brain that craves the soothingness of helping that one guy get his treasure (he seems so happy!) or fighting off waves of zombies because I can match three…
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Reddit just expanded the r/Place canvas, and there are already messages cursing the CEO
Reddit added more space to the r/Place collaborative canvas on Friday, giving users additional room to collaboratively draw pixelated art. Almost immediately after the space was added, users started to write in their protests against the site and CEO Steve Huffman. The expanded canvas now stretches further to the right.…
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Amazon is spending $120 million on a building for its internet satellites
Amazon is spending $120 million to build a new facility for its Project Kuiper satellites in Florida. On Thursday, the company announced it will use the 100,000-square-foot building to prepare its internet satellites for their launch into space. The building will be located at Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility…
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