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Disney+ Ad-Supported Tier Is Now Available in Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
Disney launched the ad-supported version of its streaming service, Disney+, in more locations around the world today including Canada, the Middle East, and Africa. Now viewers in those areas have more subscription plan options to watch the media giant’s catalog of exclusive originals, documentaries, shorts, and classic favorites. Ad-supported, Standard, and Premium plans give subscribers…
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YouTube Efforts to Stop Ad-Blockers Seems To Be Working As YouTube Premium Subscriptions Grow
YouTube Premium finally made it onto Parks Associate’s top 10 U.S. subscription streaming video services list, claiming the tenth spot, an indicator that its aggressive actions to banish ad-blockers is working. The service has been bolstering its efforts to stop viewers from using ad-blockers on its platform as the extensions violate YouTube’s terms of service. The…
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T-Mobile Wants To Buy Mint Mobile, but the FCC Has a Lot of Questions
The Federal Communications Commission is taking a closer look at T-Mobile’s plans to purchase Mint Mobile, the prepaid wireless carrier fronted by actor Ryan Reynolds. The agency’s requests included information about T-Mobile’s future goals for Mint Mobile, distribution plans, details on T-Mobile’s recent data and security breaches, and more. T-Mobile said it intended to buy…
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Artists Take a ‘Poisonous’ Approach in Their Fight Against Generative AI
Artists are fighting back against generative artificial intelligence with a new “data poisoning” tool called Nightshade. The program lets artists add invisible changes to the pixels in their artwork before uploading it, according to the MIT Technology Review. From there Nightshade tricks image-generating AI models like Midjourney, DALL-E, and Stable Diffusion by swapping images. For…
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T-Mobile Will Shut Down Its SyncUp Pets Service on November 10
T-Mobile plans to shutter its SyncUp Pets service on November 10, according to the device’s support page. After that, SyncUp Pets will no longer connect to T-Mobile’s network to allow users to track their pets. In addition, any existing lines and related billing will be canceled. Internal documents obtained by The Mobile Report said users…
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Elon Musk Reportedly Wants His X App To Replace Your Bank Account
Elon Musk has big plans for the X app, formerly Twitter. In an all-hands call last week, Musk talked about new features aimed at making X your financial hub are expected to launch by the end of 2024. An audio recording of the meeting was obtained by The Verge. “When I say payments, I actually…
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Microsoft is Dropping Support for ‘Unauthorized’ Xbox Controllers and Accessories
Xbox users will no longer be able to play games with “unauthorized” third-party controllers and accessories next month. If you try to connect an unauthorized controller with your Xbox console, you’ll be met with an error code instead. Microsoft considers unauthorized controllers and accessories as those not manufactured by the company or another “licensed Xbox…
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SpaceX Hits 50th Mission Milestone Sending 22 More Starlink Satellites Into Space
SpaceX launched 22 more Starlink satellites on Falcone 9 Sunday marking the company’s 50th mission this year. Just last week, SpaceX hit another milestone and surpassed 5,000 active Starlink internet service satellites in low-earth orbit. The company has already launched over 5,000 satellites, but some had failed over the years. Both the 50th launch and…
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Apple Reportedly Plans To Revamp Its Apple TV+ App
Apple is planning to give its Apple TV+ app a makeover, according to Bloomberg . Viewers can expect to see the changes in December’s tvOS update. Apple aims to make its TV app a one-stop-shop for streaming content. The redesign would make the TV app the main location to rent and purchase shows and movies.…
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T-Mobile Putting New Security Measures in Place To Stop Data Breaches
T-Mobile is planning to launch several initiatives to crack down on cybercriminals, according to a screenshot of an internal communication shared on T-Mobile’s subreddit. The initiatives come after a tough year for T-Mobile on the cybersecurity front. By May, the mobile carrier had already experienced two data breaches. In September, the company fixed a glitch…