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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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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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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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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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HappyKids Gets ‘Total Drama’ Library For its Streaming Service
Connect TV’s Future Today is adding Total Drama to its ad-supported streaming service HappyKids as part of an expanded partnership with kids’ entertainment specialist Cake. Future Today will also launch a standalone app for Total Drama on Roku and Fire TV. HappyKids itself is available on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Xfinity, and Vizio. “Bringing…
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Walmart is Spending Billions to Improve Stores to Stay Competitive With Amazon
Walmart said today that it is re-opening dozens of newly remodeled stores across the U.S. in the largest single-day rollout of “re-grand” openings in the retail giant’s history, a bid to double down on the physical location advantage that rival Amazon can’t match. Walmart said it spent half a billion dollars to redesign 117 stores…
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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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AT&T Thanks Rewards Program Quietly Shuts Down, Merges With myAT&T
AT&T quietly discontinued its rewards program, according to comments left on its online support forum. In May, customers began posting on the telecom company’s community forums asking why they couldn’t access AT&T Thanks anymore. AT&T confirmed it is shut down and merged with myAT&T. “AT&T continues to evolve our loyalty and customer appreciation. Although we…
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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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Verizon Offers Free Apple TV 4K With Purchase of iPhone 15
Verizon has been offering great deals leading up to Black Friday. Now, it’s offering a free Apple TV 4K with 64 GB storage and six months of Apple One to those who sign up for an iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Plus by November 15. Verizon is also offering a trade-in rebate of up to…
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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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Deal Alert! Apple AirPods Pro 2nd Gens Are On Sale For $199.99
Want some new AirPods Pros from Apple? Right now, For Prime Day, Amazon has the Apple AirPods Pro 2 2nd Gen on sale for just $199.99. These are great noise-canceling earbuds perfect for iPhones, including the new iPhone 15 or any iPhone you may have. You can find this deal on Amazon HERE. You can…
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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…
