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Lionsgate and EBONY Magazine Launch New Free Streaming Channel
EBONY Media Group and Lionsgate joined forces to launch a new free channel directed towards Black viewers that is rolling out through the end of the month, starting on Samsung TV Plus. EBONY TV by Lionsgate is EBONY’s first venture into ad-supported streaming. The channel hosts 18,000 titles from Lionsgate’s catalog featuring African-American programming, such…
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Firefox Will Warn You of Fake Reviews
Firefox is making life easier for shoppers scanning reviews for products, with an update to the browser letting you filter out fake ratings. Firefox will come with Fakespot features, a free online service that helps filter out fake reviews, unreliable sellers, and counterfeit products. Mozilla, which creates Firefox, purchased the company in May and has…
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Millions of 23andMe Accounts Exposed by Massive Data Leak
23andMe users need to doublecheck the state of the personal data shared on the genealogy website after a massive data leak was reported last Friday. Millions of users’ private data ended up on sale after hackers accessed the data from the company’s website using passwords and usernames that were previously exposed. Only accounts with the…
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Sinclair Is Launching a New Free OTA TV Network Filled With Reality Shows
The Sinclair Broadcast Group on Tuesday said that it’s launching a free, over-the-air national broadcast television network to its collection of channels at the end of this month. The Nest brings a 2023/2024 lineup spanning daytime and primetime slots full of “comfort food” content focusing on home improvement, true crime, factual reality series, and celebrity…
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6G, Still Years Away, May Tap Satellites To Eliminate Dead Zones
The advent of 5G cellular technology brought higher speeds for some, but didn’t really address coverage gaps that millions of people around the world still deal with every day. The early work on 6G hints that the industry is looking to space to address those dead zones. 6G technology is still in its infancy –…
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Judge Throws Out Sonos’s $32.5 Verdict in Big Win For Google Over Audio Sharing Tech
A California federal judge threw out a $32.5 million verdict that had gone in favor of Sonos, a wireless audio company that had sued Google over what it argued was a violation of patents related to music sharing in the home. Although Sonos had won several court cases against Google, including a limited import ban…
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Jerry Seinfeld Teases a Reunion That Would Address His Show’s Controversial Finale
Jerry Seinfeld gave the briefest of teases that he and the rest of the Seinfeld cast may return for a reunion that may end the series on a higher note than its original poorly received series finale. During a stand-up set in Boston Saturday night, the comedian said he “has a little secret” about the…
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SpaceX Urges FAA to Change “Deeply Flawed” Report on Space Debris Dangers
SpaceX is objecting to a Federal Aviation Administration report saying it’s to blame for a looming rise in space trash. The FAA last month published a study on the potentially deadly danger of falling space debris, attributing a large chunk of the risk to future deorbiting SpaceX satellites that could fall to the ground. SpaceX…
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Disney is Facing An Investor Uprising Again
A long-time Disney investor is signaling that he wants more control over the direction of the media company. Activist investor Nelson Peltz is seeking board seats after upping his already significant stake in Disney, according to the Wall Street Journal. This is the second time this year that the co-founder of Trian Fund sought to…
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Warner Bros Discovery Reportedly Looking to Add College Football to the Mix
The college football postseason is expanding from four teams to twelve starting next season, which means more games. While ESPN has exclusive playoff rights through the 2025/2026 season, the league anticipates splitting the rights throughout multiple partners when penning its next deal. Warner Bros. Discovery is reportedly “the one to watch” as contract negotiations loom…