Author: Kayla Wassell
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FCC Approves $7 Million in Emergency Funding For Schools And Libraries
The Federal Communications Commission said it’s committed almost $7 million to the Emergency Connectivity Fund, which will go towards connecting 50,000 students to internet services nationwide. The ECF pledges to support 110 schools and districts, nine libraries and library systems, and one consortium. California, Colorado, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin are among the…
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Paramount CEO Says Get Ready For More Paramount+ Price Hikes
Paramount is preparing to raise prices again, and according to Chief Executive Bob Bakish, it won’t be the last. “Our plan is to raise prices again – this isn’t our only price increase,” said Bakish at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology conference on Wednesday. He added, “Whether we do that in ’25 or ’24,…
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T-Mobile CEO Offers Hint on Possible US Cellular Deal
With rural wireless carrier USCellular putting itself up for sale, T-Mobile has been floated as a potential acquirer. T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert offered a vague hint when asked about whether he would consider accelerating his rural strategy if an asset were available. “Maybe, but I like our Plan A a lot,” Sievert said at the…
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Freecycle Tells Members to Change Passwords After Data Breach
Popular goods swapping platform Freecyle got hacked and recommended users change their passwords “as soon as possible.” On August 30, Freecycle said its website had been the target of a data breach. User IDs, email addresses, passwords, and usernames were swiped. Freecycle said no other information was leaked but strongly recommended people change their passwords.…
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Apple TV+ Sees Huge Spike in MLS Subscriptions Thanks to the ‘Messi Effect’
Soccer legend Lionel Messi was always going to drive interest to Apple TV+’s Major League Soccer Season Pass. Now we know how much. More than 110,000 people in the U.S. signed up for MLS Season Pass to see Messi’s first game with Inter Miami against LIGA MX’s Cru Azul on July 21, up from 6,143…
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Hulu Could be Worth More Than $30B, Comcast CEO Says
Hulu could be worth more than $30 billion. That’s according to Comcast CEO Brain Roberts, who spoke on Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology investor conference. When Hulu and all its assets were assessed by Disney five years ago, it deemed Hulu to be worth $27.5 billion. Roberts argued Hulu is “way more…
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YouTube’s New Gaming Experiment Goes Live For Test Users
YouTube is trying out a new feature for gamers called Playables, testing the waters as Google takes another shot at creating a gaming platform. Playables lets YouTube members play games from their computer or mobile devices. Yesterday’s YouTube update briefly explains the test but doesn’t list games participants can try. Google employees, however, began testing…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Is Ditching YouTube As He Tries to Make X a YouTube Competitor
SpaceX recently broke the record for the most launches in a single year and now appears to be breaking away from YouTube. This comes as Elon Musk has been working to make X a competitor to YouTube. The latest Falcon 9 launch this weekend was absent from its typical spot on SpaceX’s YouTube channel, with…
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Apple Acquires a Major Classical Swedish Music Label
Apple acquired BIS Records, a major Swedish classical music label, as the tech giant bulks up its Apple Music Classical library. “After 50 years, BIS Records is proud to announce that we have joined the Apple family,” said the label in a tweet posted yesterday. “In this way, the musical treasures of our extensive catalog…
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Paramount+ Documentary Looks at Unprecedented Challenges Facing Ukrainian Soccer Club
Paramount+’s latest sports documentary follows the extreme challenges facing Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk as it competes in one of the biggest tournaments in the sport despite the devastation at home. Football Must Go On is a four-part Paramount+ Original docuseries following Shakhtar Donetsk as the team competes in the 2022-2023 EUFA Champions League season.…