Author: Kayla Wassell
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YouTube Orders Piracy Service to Shutdown
YouTube has issued a cease-and-desist notice to Invidious, a free and open-source software posed as a “privacy-respecting alternative front-end for YouTube.” The software allows users to eliminate YouTube’s advertising and avoid user tracking metrics. Along with a Premium membership tier, YouTube uses advertisements to profit from the billions of hours of content streamed daily. Invidious…
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Warner Bros. Discovery Stock Pays Off More Debt After Warner Bros. Merger
Warner Bros. Discovery paid off some of its outstanding debt, causing stock prices to rise for the second day in a row. Warner Bros. and Discovery joined forces last year, combining to form Warner Bros. Discovery. In the first quarter of this year, the company reported a whopping $49.5 billion in debt. Warner Bros. Discovery…
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Amazon Will Get Better NFL Thursday Night Games on Prime Video
The National Football League is bringing a very limited number of late-season Thursday Night Football games to Prime Video.
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People Really Hate Internet Service Providers, See Who is The Best of the Worst… Do You Agree?
A recent American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) survey covering 22,061 randomly selected customers suggests people aren’t really digging their internet providers. U.S. broadband customers rated their services last compared to others, with IPS increasing its overall customer satisfaction ratings. The survey spanned from April 2022 through March of this year and not a single company…
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Android Users, Delete These 92 Malware Infected Apps Now
Android users, check your app collection. Some of them may contain malware. A recent report shows 92 Android-specific apps with over 30 million downloads host a dangerous SpinOk malware and spyware component. “Leveraging our mobile app chain security tools, we began examining the situation and were alarmed to find that this malicious spyware, masquerading as…
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Top 5 Most Common Text Message Scams & How to Avoid Them
The Federal Trade Commission estimates text messaging scams cost consumers around $330 million last year, over double the amount in 2021. Random text messages from unknown numbers are significantly more likely to be opened than unsolicited emails, reaching numbers closing in on 98 percent. Opened emails are noted to be closer to 20 percent, for…
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Los Angeles Times Layoffs Reporters & Other Staff
The Los Angeles Times is facing a wave of outrage over a round of layoffs. The news source is terminating 74 editorial jobs, approximately 13 percent of newsroom staffers. On this list of layoffs are 57 Guild members as well as union leaders spanning several departments. “We have made the difficult decision to undergo a…
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Adult Swim is Bringing Back Classic Cartoons This Fall As It Moves To 6 PM
Adult Swim recently announced the network will be adding another hour to its nightly lineup this fall. The hour, titled “Checkered Past”, will be filled with Adult Swim classic cartoons that have high nostalgic value as well as a long-time unwavering fan base since their debuts. Among the cartoons are Courage The Cowardly Dog, Ed,…
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Streaming Services Prices May Go Up As Ad Revenue Falls Impacting Cord Cutters
As the writers’ strike enters its sixth week with no compromise yet met between Writers Guild of America union members and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, streaming ad revenue is plummeting. MediaRadar dove deep into data samples for the first quarter ad spend to report potential advertising losses. Some categories are more…
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How To Save Money With Amazon Prime
As we all know by now, an Amazon Prime membership can save consumers money by offering free shipping and entices a lot of newbies to sign up with just that perk alone. Amazon Prime includes a number of other ways to save, including Prime Video access, exclusive members-only deals, and even help save on prescriptions.…