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MoviePass is deader than ever as parent company officially goes bankrupt
In case you thought the MoviePass saga would remain a smoldering heap of yesterday’s news from here on out, guess again. Helios and Matheson Analytics, the theater subscription service’s parent company, has at last filed for bankruptcy, according to The Wrap. While that may sound like it signals the complete…
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Antivirus vendors plan to support Windows 7 post EOL
While Microsoft officially ended support for Windows 7 this month, all of the major antivirus software makers plan to continue supporting their products for the near future. Although there are a few exceptions, most vendors have confirmed that their products will continue to run on Windows 7 systems for at…
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Spotify will give you all of Gimlet Media’s secrets to making a good podcast
Spotify’s going all-in on podcasting, which means it needs more people to make shows. In an effort to demystify the podcasting industry and encourage people to pursue their own, Spotify today released a new five-part series about how Gimlet Media, the maker of shows like Reply All and Heavyweight, creates…
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Microsoft takes wraps off $40M ‘AI for Health’ initiative
When the topics of Microsoft and global health overlap, one tends to think about the Gates Foundation, but the company itself is doing good work along these lines as well. The latest such effort is AI for Health, an $40M, five year outgrowth of Microsoft’s AI for Good program that…
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Rivian is building Lincoln an all-electric vehicle
Lincoln Motor’s first all-electric vehicle is coming from Rivian . Lincoln, the luxury brand under Ford, said Wednesday the two companies will work together to develop an “all-new” electric vehicle. This electric vehicle, or at least the intent to build it, was announced in April as part of Ford’s $500…
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How to use your Fitbit to monitor your blood oxygen levels
Earlier this month, Fitbit quietly rolled out blood oxygen monitoring to five of its devices: the Versa, Versa 2, Versa Lite, Ionic, and Charge 3. (Interestingly, this is a feature that Apple said its Apple Watch is capable of doing, but which has yet to be released for that device.)…
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