May 11, 2021 FCC approves $7 billion to get better equipment to remote learners The Emergency Connectivity Fund Program helps schools and libraries outfit students and patrons with remote learning equipment | Illustrator by Alex Castro / The…
May 11, 2021 Vizio makes nearly as much money from ads and data as it does from TVs Vizio monetizes its cheap smart TVs and free video options by collecting viewer data and selling ads. via Engadget Check out the Finding Your…
May 11, 2021 Epic v. Apple keeps coming back to the gap between ignorance and inconvenience Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Last week, the judge in Epic v. Apple asked whether Epic really had an antitrust case against…
May 11, 2021 CryptoPunks NFTs sell at Christie’s for $16.9 million Nine CryptoPunks sold together at Christie’s. | Image: Christie’s / Larva Labs Another huge NFT sale was made at Christie’s tonight: a collection of…
May 11, 2021 A Hacker Gang Has Been Trying to Extort D.C. Police for $4 Million A ransomware gang, Babuk Locker, has been attempting to extort the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington D.C. for $4 million, but negotiations between the…
May 11, 2021 Twitter Censors, Then Uncensors, Palestinian Journalist’s Account Twitter said Tuesday night that the abrupt suspension of a Palestinian journalist’s account had been in error, but refused to clarify what content its…
May 11, 2021 Untitled Earth Sim 64 Asks: What Would You Do if the World Was a Simulation? Imagine learning all of a sudden that your suspicions are on target, and the Earth as you know it is actually a computer simulation….
May 11, 2021 If You Didn’t Watch These Indiana Jones 4K Ultra HD Trailers You Chose… Poorly Okay, admittedly, unlike the Holy Grail, watching these Indiana Jones movie trailers celebrating the franchise’s long-awaited jump into 4K ultra high-definition is not going…
May 11, 2021 The T-Mobile / Sprint merger hasn’t created jobs — it’s ended them Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge T-Mobile promised its $26 billion merger with Sprint would add new jobs to the economy literally every…
May 11, 2021 EA hypes up the next Battlefield ahead of its June reveal Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson said that he believes the next Battlefield game coming later this year will be “spectacular.”Read More via VentureBeat Check…