Author: Shelby Brown
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A Bogus Crypto App in the App Store Has Reportedly Stolen Thousands of Dollars From Users
An iOS app masquerading as crypto service Rabby Wallet appears to have slipped past Apple’s App Store review team. While the official Rabby Wallet app hasn’t yet gained App Store approval, Rabby Wallet & Crypto Solution has been taking money from users, according to Apple Insider. Apple confirmed to Cord Cutters News that the app…
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NBC Will Soon Use AI in Its Live Sports Productions
NBC is further incorporating artificial intelligence into its sports offerings. The TV network’s sports division, NBC Sports, said it has partnered with tech startup MOVRS to test its generative AI-enabled platform to “create more engaging content and visualizations” for its productions. This comes after NBC Sports Next’s SportsEngine announced last month that it would start…
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DISH and Sling Are Suing an Illegal IPTV Service That Included 10,000 Pirated Channels
The stars didn’t align for astrology company Astro Vatsu Solutions (AVS) which is now being sued by DISH Network and Sling TV for peddling pirated channel subscriptions. California resident Vaneet Sharma, owner of AVS, allegedly sold subscriptions to his 10,000-channel pirated service, Sharma IPTV. The illegal service offered live channels, sports programs, movies, and more,…
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Disney Movie Club Is Shutting Down Amid Declining DVD and Blu-ray Sales
Disney Movie Club is hanging up its mouse ears after 23 years. Members received the closure news from Disney via email and the last day to place orders will be May 20, according to What’s on Disney Plus. Account credits should also be spent by that time as well or members can request a refund…
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CNN’s Transformation Must Include ‘Dramatic’ Cost Cuts, Analyst Says
CNN’s new CEO Mark Thompson has plans for a “new revolution” for the TV network, but analysts think some belt-tightening should be in the cards. While CNN’s name still carries weight, it hasn’t been exempt from the drastic changes the media industry has faced amid cord cutting’s growing popularity. The network’s news and linear TV…
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Comcast Must Face Lawsuit over Voice Recognition Tech
Software development company Promptu Systems has revived a 2016 patent infringement lawsuit against Comcast. Last week, a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said a Pennsylvania district court incorrectly interpreted terms of the patents in the original case’s decision. Promptu now has another opportunity to make its infringement argument. Promptu filed a complaint…
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Cisco To Layoff More Than 4,000 Employees
Networking company Cisco said it’s planning to cut 5% of its global workforce as part of a larger restructuring plan announced this month. As of July 2023, Cisco reported almost 85,000 employees which means the more than 4,000 jobs lost. The company said it will pay about $800 million in severance and other related costs.…
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Everything We Know About the Disney+ Password Crackdown
The Walt Disney Corporation’s password sharing crackdown for its streaming service, Disney+, is set to ramp up this year. Here’s what we know so far about the media giant’s plan to squash password sharing. What’s Disney’s timeline for viewers to stop sharing passwords? This month, Disney sent out emails to customers with a copy of…
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SpaceX Will Bring Down 100 Older Starlink Satellites To Lower Likelihood of ‘Failure’
In the coming weeks and months, SpaceX will de-orbit 100 older Starlink internet satellites. The Elon Musk-owned company detailed the plans citing “space sustainability,” but said its Starlink team also “identified a common issue in this small population of satellites that could increase the probability of failure in the future.” The operation is set to…