Apr 09
Apr 09
Charles Donohoe is now helping authorities investigating those who planned last year’s attack on the Capitol.
Apr 09
WarnerMedia and Discovery have completed their merger. Warner Bros. Discovery, as the new entity is called, will eventually combine HBO Max and Discovery+ into a single streaming service. The blend of entertainment and reality programming could help Warner Bros. Discovery better compete with the likes of Netflix and Disney+. In the meantime, the company will likely offer a bundle of the two services. WarnerMedia recently launched another streaming service in CNN+.
Not long before the merger closed, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar announced his departure. Kilar, who started running the company in May 2020, was behind the controversialplan to release all 2021 Warner Bros. movies on HBO Max and in theaters on the same day amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The move seemed to have paid off, as HBO Max and HBO had 73.8 million subscribers combined at the end of 2021.
As if the departures of Kilar and several other WarnerMedia executives didn’t make things clear enough, Warner Bros. Discovery will have a new leadership structure. Discovery CEO David Zaslav is running the company.
The merger is the latest in several major media consolidation moves in recent years. Amazon sealed its $8.45 billion purchase of MGM only last month. Disney spent $71.3 billion to snap up most of 21st Century Fox a few years back, while Microsoft agreed a $68.7 billion deal to buy Activision Blizzard, which is expected to close by June 2023.
AT&T announced last year it was spinning off WarnerMedia in a $43 billion deal that would combine it with Discovery. Now that the T’s are crossed and I’s are dotted, the deal is done and AT&T is more or less out of the content business.
Apr 09
You may not be able to delete some of those pesky apps on your iPhone, but you can at least keep them off of your home screen and out of view.
Apr 09
The DC Universe continues to expand on HBO Max, and it has an Oscar winner attached to its next project: Charlize Theron is on board to executive produce You Brought Me the Ocean, a series adaptation of the graphic novel based on Aquaman characters.
Apr 09
One of Lego Star Wars' Silliest Gags Reminded Me Not to Take Star Wars So Seriously
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I’m not very far into playing through all nine Star Wars movies in this week’s Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, but I’m already convinced it’s one of the definitive takes on the franchise for a single reason: Padmé Amidala’s best decoy being a guy in a beard.
Apr 08
“I’ve just realised that cats just walk around naked in OUR house.”
Apr 08
Apple isn’t exactly known for its cutting edge power adapters — it took ages for the company to embrace gallium nitride (for the current MacBook Pro), and it frequently stuck to basic 5W iPhone adapters while in-box chargers were still a thing. The company may be willing to explore ‘new’ territory, however. 9to5Mac and AppleInsider report that Apple briefly posted a support document for a “35W Dual USB-C Port Power Adapter” on its website. While this glimpse didn’t include visuals or many details, the accessory would support the USB Power Delivery fast charging standard.
It’s unclear whether the brick would use GaN or offer any special features. However, the 35W suggests this would be intended for mobile devices rather than Macs. You could fast-charge an iPhone 13 Pro Max (which supports up to 27W) while still leaving enough power for an Apple Watch or AirPods. Multi-port chargers aren’t exactly rare in the third-party market, but this might be appealing if you insist on an official solution.
It’s also uncertain as to when Apple might release the dual-port power adapter. This isn’t the sort of product that would get screen time at an event like WWDC, and there’s no guarantee it would debut in tandem with a higher-profile device. While this apparent slip-up might hint at an imminent launch, that debut could just as easily be months away.
Apr 08
A classical music app to replace the popular app Primephonic appears to be coming soon. Here’s everything we have learned about it so far.
Apr 08
As the Axiom-1 mission takes off into orbit, we take a look at how this mission could change the way private businesses are able to send humans into space.
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