Tag: Arts & Entertainment
Bravo’s Scandoval has made Peacock my number one streaming app
Have you heard about the Scandoval? I asked a handful of friends this question over the past week, and a surprising number confirmed this strange new word had recently popped up in their news feeds, attached to stories from The New York Times, CNN and Vanity Fair. My friends didn’t…
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A new Twitter alternative is trying to lure users about to lose their old checkmark
With Elon Musk set to pull verification from thousands of users who were verified under the company’s previous leadership, one Twitter alternative is hoping to lure some of those “legacy” checkmarks to its platform. T2, an invite-only service led by two former Twitter employees, says it will allow users to…
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Apple’s ‘Tetris’ movie trades real-life drama for spy fantasies
No, the origins of Tetris didn’t involve a high-speed car chase, but the true story behind the game still reads like a spy novel. There’s corporate intrigue, nefarious government agencies and an envious amount of globe-trotting. But the reality wasn’t enough for the creative minds behind Apple’s Tetris film, which…
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Twitter announces new API pricing, including a limited free tier for bots
Twitter has finally confirmed some of the details and pricing for the new version of its API. The company had previously delayed the changes after confirming that it was banning third-party clients as part of a larger shakeup of its developer features. As expected, the company is maintaining a free…
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The Morning After: Some of Twitter’s source code may have leaked online
According to a New York Times report, parts of Twitter’s source code were leaked online. Court filings published Friday reveal Twitter claimed copyright infringement to have the code taken down from Github as soon as possible. The code was removed the same day, but there’s no report on how long…
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The best live TV streaming services in 2023
Streaming promised us a world without cable contracts and the satisfaction of only paying for what we actually wanted to watch. But at what cost? Cutting the cord typically means you don’t get to watch local channels, live sports or certain “cable only” networks. If you want to get back…
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