Author: Roger Cheng
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World Series Ratings Hit A Record Low With Game 2
People continue to check out of the World Series, with Game 2 setting the record for lowest TV ratings in the history of the Fall Classic. Game 2 of the World Series match-up between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Texas Rangers averaged a 4.0 rating and 8.15 million viewers on FOX on Saturday night, making…
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This Small Broadband Provider Will Launch 50 Gbps Fiber Internet Service Tomorrow
Once upon a time, 1 Gbps of internet speeds courtesy of a fiber-optic connection seemed like a mind-blowingly fast connection. On Wednesday, a small broadband provider in the northwest will begin offering a 50 Gbps service — upload and download — to its customers. Ziply Fiber, a Kirkland, Washington, broadband provider will launch the service…
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Apple Unveils New MacBook Pros and iMac Running On More Powerful and Efficient Processors
Apple on Monday unveiled a family of new MacBooks Pro laptops running on its latest M3 processors at its “Scary Fast” event just ahead of Halloween. The company unveiled an upgraded baseline 14-inch MacBook Pro running on the new M3 chip. Power users can opt for a version of the 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch…
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Biden Lays Out U.S. AI Safeguards in Executive Order
Artificial intelligence is on everyone’s radars, thanks in part to the explosion of popularity and acceptance of generative AI systems like ChatGPT. President Joe Biden on Monday issued an executive order laying out some rules of the road for developing and using AI in a safe way. Beyond establishing rules for the development of AI,…
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Peacock Removes Claim It Has the Most Live Sports of Any Streamer
Peacock quietly removed a line that says it offers the “most live sports of any streamer” on its site after DIRECTV complained about the legitimacy of the claim. DIRECTV slammed the claim, arguing that its own DIRECTV Stream, as well as its DIRECTV service delivered over the internet, offers more live sports than Peacock. Cord…
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Detroit TV Station Boots CW Off its Lineup Over Pay Dispute
WADL-TV, a television station that serves the Detroit market, said it is removing the CW Network due to a disagreement over payment. CW programming such as FBoy Island and Penn & Teller: Fool Us will no longer air on the station. Instead, WADL will fill the programming time with My Network shows, since the station…
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Midnight Pulp Streaming Channel Lands on Prime Video, Roku, and Comcast’s Xfinity Ahead of Halloween
Midnight Pulp, a streaming service focused on cult and genre movies and shows, has landed on several different platforms just in time for Halloween. The streaming service, owned by Cineverse, is now available as an add-on to Prime Video, the Roku Channel, and Comcast’s Xfinity platforms. Midnight Pulp costs $5.99 a month after a seven-day…
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Comcast and Spectrum’s Streaming Aspirations Rests on a Tiny Box
The Xumo Stream Box is a small, unassuming device that both Comcast and Charter’s Spectrum have begun sending out to their subscribers in place of a traditional cable set-top box. It may also be the key to both companies staying relevant in a world where everyone is increasingly moving to streaming services. The device, which…
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Spectrum Plans to Upgrade Every Internet Customer’s Speed But Needs to Delay The Project Because of Money
Charter’s Spectrum said its massive project to upgrade its network to offer multi-gigabit speeds will wrap up as late as the middle of 2026, marking a slight delay from its original forecast. Charter CEO Christopher Winfrey, speaking on the company’s third-quarter earnings conference call, said he now believes project will last until the end of…