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Saturday July, 2024
ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband
Danny GallagherJul 26

A new government program is trying to encourage Internet service providers (ISPs) to offer lower rates for lower income customers by distributing federal funds through states. The only problem is the ISPs don’t want to offer the proposed rates.

Ars Technicaobtained a letter sent to US Commerce Secretary …

Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment
Danny GallagherJul 26

The Boys may be one season away from ending but it’s not done caking your screens with blood and torn muscle tissue. Cast member Jensen Ackles who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that Amazon will produce a prequel of the superhero show called …

You can date everything in Date Everything!
Danny GallagherJul 26

Have you ever looked at something in your home like a dining room table or an adjustable height desk and wondered what it would be like to go on a date with it? Also, were you sober at the time? A new dating sim game called Date Everything! will let …

The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget
Lawrence BonkJul 26

We haven't had an update on Netflix’s Bioshock movie in a couple of years, leading some to wonder if it was quietly canned. The good news? The movie’s still coming. The (potential) bad news? The budget has been slashed, according to reporting by Variety.

This comes from producer Roy …

Warner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming package
Will ShanklinJul 26

Warner Bros. Discovery followed through on its threat to “take appropriate action” against the NBA for rejecting its broadcasting rights offer. Varietyreported on Friday that the media company sued the league in the New York State Supreme Court after the NBA turned down its bid to match Amazon’s streaming …

Apple’s M3 MacBook Air with 16GB of RAM is $200 off right now
Will ShanklinJul 26

Apple’s M3 MacBook Air combines Apple’s lightest and thinnest laptop design with the impressive horsepower of third-generation Apple silicon. B&H Photo Video has the 2024 laptop on sale for $200 off. Usually $1,299, the variant with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is only $1,099.

The 2024 MacBook …

Here's how to stop Grok's AI models using your tweets for training
Kris HoltJul 26

There's word going around that X just enabled a setting that lets it train Grok on public tweets, as well as any interactions they have with the chatbot. That's not entirely true: a help page instructing users how to opt-out of X using their data to train Grok has been …

The 10th-generation iPad is back down to $300, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals
Amy SkorheimJul 26

As we've seen in years past, once Amazon's Prime Day ends, many of the deals evaporate. But one week after the sale frenzy (both from Amazon and other retailers) we're still seeing quite a few deals that have either stayed true to their event pricing or have come up with …

The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is nearly half off for today only
Lawrence BonkJul 26

The 65-inch LG C3 OLED TV is 48 percent off via Woot, which brings the price down to $1,298. That’s a savings of around $1,200 on the well-regarded OLED panel. There’s one major caveat. This deal is for today only, or until the stock runs out. To that end, …

NASA's Perseverance rover found a rock on Mars that could indicate ancient life
Mariella MoonJul 26

NASA's Perseverance rover has been collecting samples from Mars since 2021, but one of its most recently collected rocks could help it achieve its goal of finding evidence of ancient life on the planet. Nicknamed Cheyava Falls after the tallest waterfall in the Grand Canyon, the 3.2 feet by 2 …

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