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Ars Technica
1 week ago
Tech industry

Another US state repeals law that protected ISPs from municipal competition

Minnesota repealed laws restricting municipal broadband networks, allowing cities to build their own networks without unnecessary barriers. [ more ]
#fcc
Ars Technica
3 weeks ago
Tech industry

FCC explicitly prohibits fast lanes, closing possible net neutrality loophole

The FCC clarified net neutrality rules to prohibit types of fast lanes, aiming to maintain equal internet access. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
1 month ago
Tech industry

F.C.C. Votes to Restore Net Neutrality Rules

The Federal Communications Commission voted to reinstate regulations on broadband providers to protect net neutrality, sparking debate between tech giants and broadband providers. [ more ]
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Kqed
1 month ago
California

College Protests From the Eyes Of Student Journalists | KQED

Protests over Gaza war escalate on college campuses.
Congress investigates San Diego credit union's overdraft fees.
Millions losing internet subsidy in California. [ more ]
#affordable-connectivity-program
WIRED
1 month ago
Tech industry

The Affordable Connectivity Program Kept Them Online. What Now?

The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) is crucial to bridge the digital divide and ensure access to essential services for many individuals. [ more ]
www.nytimes.com
2 months ago
Digital life

Millions of Low-Income Families Set to Lose Internet Subsidies

Low-income households rely on Affordable Connectivity Program for internet access
Program funding set to run out this spring, impacting millions of households [ more ]
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Theregister
3 months ago
EU data protection

UK dark web 'ban' debate sparked by Brianna Ghey murder

Ciaran Martin, the National Cyber Security Centre's first CEO, called for a greater focus on the dark web in UK schools to limit children's access to it.
Experts highlight the difficulty in achieving technology-based solutions to restrict children's access to the dark web. [ more ]
www.mediaite.com
4 months ago
Left-wing politics

Come on, Man': Biden Trashes Trump For Calling America a Failed Nation' and Rooting for a Stock Market Crash

President Biden criticized former President Trump for calling the U.S. a failing nation and wanting a stock market crash.
Biden defended the economic performance under his administration and called out Trump's track record on job growth. [ more ]
#privacy
Electronic Frontier Foundation
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

EFF's 2024 In/Out List

Affordable and future-proof internet access for all
Privacy first agenda to prevent mass collection of personal information
Decentralized social media platforms to ensure full user control over what we see online [ more ]
Electronic Frontier Foundation
4 months ago
Privacy professionals

EFF's 2024 In/Out List

Affordable and future-proof internet access for all
Privacy first agenda to prevent mass collection of personal information
Decentralized social media platforms to ensure full user control over what we see online [ more ]
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
4 months ago
Digital life

EFF's 2024 In/Out List

Affordable and future-proof internet access for all
Privacy first agenda to prevent mass collection of personal information
Decentralized social media platforms to ensure full user control over what we see online [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
4 months ago
London

Sadiq Khan investigating providing London with free WiFi network

Sadiq Khan is considering implementing a free WiFi network in London to improve internet access across the city.
The network could benefit visitors, business transactions, remote workers, and international tourists facing high roaming costs. [ more ]
#wifi-network
www.standard.co.uk
4 months ago
London politics

Sadiq Khan investigating providing London with free WiFi network

Sadiq Khan is considering implementing a free WiFi network in London to improve internet access across the city.
The network could benefit visitors, business transactions, remote workers, and international tourists facing high roaming costs. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
4 months ago
London politics

Sadiq Khan investigating providing London with free WiFi network

Sadiq Khan is considering implementing a free WiFi network in London to improve internet access across the city.
The network could benefit visitors, business transactions, remote workers, and international tourists facing high roaming costs. [ more ]
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english.elpais.com
5 months ago
Digital life

Carmen Osorio, expert in technology addiction: It's not a good idea to give children a smartphone; in any case, you let them borrow yours'

Experts advise against giving smartphones as gifts to children
Smartphones can be addictive and pose risks to children [ more ]
Databreaches
5 months ago
Education

Prolonged internet outage forces Henry County Schools to return to basics

Students in a Henry County school are learning to build bar graphs on paper instead of using Chromebooks due to restricted internet access.
The school system in south metro Atlanta has been operating largely without the web for a month. [ more ]
Axios
6 months ago
Digital life

Latinos have the least smartphone access in states with big rural areas

Latinos in states with large rural areas have the highest percentage of households without smartphones.
Smartphones are essential for obtaining information, emergency services, and economic stability.
New Mexico and Arkansas have the highest percentage of Latinos without internet access. [ more ]
Databreaches
6 months ago
Education

Georgia School District Goes Offline After Suspicious Activity

Henry County Schools is investigating 'suspicious activity' that led to the district restricting Internet access.
The Internet restrictions have been in place since last week but student services and other district operations are still functional.
The Superintendent did not disclose the specifics of the suspicious activity in the video. [ more ]
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Hubspot
11 months ago
Online marketing

10 ChatGPT Alternatives for Marketers

Since its launch in 2022, OpenAI's ChatGPT has seen a massive boost in popularity.The conversational AI service amassed 1 million users in just five days, and 53% of marketers report using chatbots like ChatGPT in their role.However, you're probably curious to know if there are any ChatGPT alternatives that better suit your needs as a marketer.
Dodger Blue
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Angels Broadcaster Wayne Randazzo Calling Dodgers Game On Apple TV+

The Los Angeles Dodgers are back on Apple TV+ for their series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night.The game at Dodger Stadium is exclusively being streamed on Apple TV+ as part of their "Friday Night Baseball" schedule for the 2023 season.Los Angeles Angels broadcaster Wayne Randazzo will handle play-by-play duties and be joined in the booth by Dontrelle Willis, who is in his second season as a Dodgers analyst for SportsNet LA.
LogRocket Blog
1 year ago
JavaScript

Comparing Wayne.js with Express.js for service worker routing - LogRocket Blog

In this article, we will describe how to export a simple REST API from Express.js to Wayne.js.We won't just change a framework; we'll translate from the cloud paradigm to the edge paradigm.Express.js is a simple web server designed to accommodate a REST API, and, on a smaller scale, it reproduces the concept of having the workload of the REST API executed on a server in a cloud setting.
VentureBeat
1 year ago
Data science

How genomic data is powering healthcare in Estonia

Did you miss a session from MetaBeat 2022?Head over to the on-demand library for all of our featured sessions
Genomic medicine has the power to transform and personalize the healthcare experience.
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#people
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Marketing

Montana is first state to ban TikTok over national security concerns

Montana became the first state to ban TikTok yesterday.In a press release, the state's Republican governor, Greg Gianforte, said the move was a necessary step to keep Montanans safe from Chinese Communist Party surveillance.The ban will take effect on January 1, 2024."The Chinese Communist Party is using TikTok to spy on Americans, violate their privacy, and collect their personal, private, and sensitive information is well-documented," Gianforte said.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

One million cut broadband service amid cost-of-living crisis, survey finds

As many as one million people cut off their broadband in the last year as the cost-of-living crisis left them unable to afford it, a survey suggests.Those on universal credit were six times more likely to have stopped their broadband in the last 12 months than those who are not receiving the benefit amid rising bills, Citizens Advice found.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

One million cut broadband access amid cost-of-living crisis survey

As many as one million people cut off their broadband in the last year as the cost-of-living crisis left them unable to afford it, a survey suggests.Those on universal credit were six times more likely to have stopped their broadband in the last 12 months than those who are not receiving the benefit amid rising bills, Citizens Advice found.
Today's Parent
1 year ago
Remote teams

Best Places to Work from Home in the US - Today's Parent

During the peak of Covid-19, a record number of people abandoned the office in exchange for remote work.Mothers and fathers soon added "find and keep remote job" to their newborn checklists.But, as restrictions have gradually eased and remote opportunities transitioned to hybrid or returned to in-office, the Google searches for "best places to work from home" have skyrocketed.
LGBTQ Nation
1 year ago
Marketing

TikTok secretly tracked which users viewed LGBTQ+ videos

TikTok, the popular video-sharing social platform, maintained a list of worldwide users who watch LGBTQ+ videos.Employees worried the list could leak, allowing governments and blackmailers to monitor and harass LGBTQ+ people worldwide, especially in countries that criminalize LGBTQ+ identities.From at least 2020 to 2021, the list was kept on a dashboard accessible to employees around the world.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Books

Library funding becomes the 'nuclear option' as the battle over books escalates

Otter Bowman is one of many library staffers around Missouri scrambling to enact new policies around books selected for young readers.Libraries that don't comply risk losing state funding.Anna Huffman/Anna Huffman The decibel level is climbing as some 20 preschoolers sprawl out on an alphabet-pattern carpet for story hour.
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GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

Nokia 105 (2023) and Nokia 106 4G debut in India

HMD launched a pair of new feature phones in India today with the Nokia 105 (2023) and Nokia 106 4G.They bring support for India's Unified Payment Interface (UPI) system for instant payments with 123PAY without internet access.Nokia 105 (2023)
The design is quite similar too.Nokia 105 (2023) is almost identical to 2021's Nokia 105 4G but lacks LTE connectivity.
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Inverse
1 year ago
Artificial intelligence

Faraday Future Thinks ChatGPT Can Save its Troubled EV

After a string of failed starts, Faraday Future is looking to make up for some lost time by embracing artificial intelligence.The EV startup was founded back in 2014 but has only just started production on its first EV, the FF 91.Faraday Future went through a number of struggles, including financial turmoil and production delays.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US news

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried tried to bribe Chinese officials, prosecutors say

Federal prosecutors tacked on a 13th criminal charge against Sam Bankman-Fried, accusing the FTX co-founder of bribing one or more Chinese government officials with $40 million worth of cryptocurrency.In the indictment, prosecutors allege that Bankman-Fried sought to pay off Chinese officials in an effort to unfreeze accounts belonging to his hedge fund, Alameda Research.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

A 3D-printed rocket launched successfully but failed to reach orbit

The Terran 1 rocket, made largely of 3D-printed metal parts, launched successfully but failed to reach orbit on Wednesday.Trevor Mahlmann/Relativity Space A rocket made almost entirely of printed metal parts made its debut launch Wednesday night, but failed after three minutes of flight far short of reaching orbit.
TechCrunch
1 year ago
Startup companies

To my infinite chagrin, we're probably not getting tech IPOs until later this year

But there are reasons to be optimistic we'll get a good crop of public offerings

The IPO market thus far in 2023 has been a goose egg, and we probably won't get any interesting IPOs for another quarter or two.This is incredibly sad for your friendly, local TechCrunch+ reporting crew who love an S-1 more than anything else.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Sony Walkman NW-A306 is for those who love high-quality audio streaming at affordable price - Yanko Design

Correlating Walkman and high-quality audio sounds foolish in an era dominated by music streaming services.Digital music has its own merits over tapes in the Walkman, but if you are a hard-core audiophile, you know the compressed music files shared on streaming services lack the acoustic quality the original tracks offer.
Consequence
1 year ago
Music

Jennifer Lopez Announces New Album This Is Me...Now

The more things change, the more they stay the same: Jennifer Lopez has today announced a new album called This Is Me...Now, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of her 2001 LP This Is Me...Then.Lopez shared the news on Instagram today with a reel in which she recreates the original album art from when she was 32 (girl, drop that skincare routine!) before it transforms AI-style into the new album art (girl, drop that ab workout routine!!!).
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Dodger Blue
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

How To Watch Cardinals-Dodgers On Apple TV+ For Free

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on Apple TV+ Friday night for their first time of the 2023 season as a six-game homestand begins.The series opener against the St. Louis Cardinals won't be televised by SportsNet LA and is only available via live stream.Los Angeles Angels broadcaster Wayne Randazzo is handling play-by-play for the stream, and he's being joined by analyst Dontrelle Willis and reporter Heidi Watney.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Gadgets

Netflix's ad-supported tier launches at $6.99-but there are compromises

Today, Netflix launched "Basic with Ads," its previously announced ad-supported subscription tier, in the US and several other countries.At $6.99 monthly, it's the cheapest Netflix subscription option, but it comes with some notable compromises.The countries to get Basic with Ads today include the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Australia, Japan, Korea, and Brazil; it first launched two days ago in Canada and Mexico.
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#social-media
www.cbc.ca
1 year ago
Toronto

2 teen girls charged in swarming death of unhoused Toronto man granted bail | CBC News

Two more teen girls who stand charged with second-degree murder in connection with the swarming death of Toronto man Ken Lee have been granted bail.Both girls, whose names cannot be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, were released on bail Wednesday after hearings in a downtown Toronto youth court.
Electronic Frontier Foundation
1 year ago
Privacy professionals

Utah's Governor Should Veto "Social Media Regulations" Bill S.B. 152

This week, EFF asked Utah's Governor Cox to veto a dangerous "social media regulations" bill, (McKell).Utah's bill is part of a wave of age verification laws that would make users less secure, and make internet access less private overall.EFF opposes laws that mandate age verification requirements, and Utah's S.B. 152 would be one of the worst we've seen.
www.thisislocallondon.co.uk
1 year ago
Productivity

Top 5 Tips for Effective Revising (Lara Wasfy- The Tiffin Girls' School)

5 Top Tips for Effective Revising.
Photo: Steven S. You've done the hard work and you're ready to get your revision done.
But how can you make sure that you get the most out of your study time?
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Tech industry

U.S. lets tech firms boost internet access in Iran following a crackdown on protesters

Protesters gather in front of the embassy of Iran in Berlin, on Tuesday after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's morality police.
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#digital-divide
www.aljazeera.com
1 year ago
Women in technology

UNICEF: Digital divide hits women harder in poor countries

A new report has raised concerns over the disparity in internet access between women and men in low-income countries.Nine out of 10 young women and teenage girls in the world's poorest countries have no access to the internet, a UNICEF report published on Wednesday says.The wide disparity in internet access poses a serious risk that women will be left behind economically in an increasingly digitally connected world, the report from UNICEF stated.
Brooklyn Paper
1 year ago
Brooklyn

First Tech Fund announces open period for student fellowship * Brooklyn Paper

The First Tech Fund, a non-profit organization which aims to close the digital divide for low income students in New York City, has announced the open application period for its free fellowship program.The fellowship is open to high school students residing in NYC and is a year-long program which supports the fellows by providing technical tools and mentorship to help students achieve success and access to higher education.
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ComputerWeekly.com
1 year ago
Cars

5G drives connected car surge | Computer Weekly

The continued trend for embedded mobile network access to become standard on ever more cars will see in-car connectivity hit the accelerator over the next seven years to reach 828.7 million, triple the 2022 total of 279.3 million, according to a study from Rethink Research.As a result, said the company's latest Wireless Watch research report and forecast on the connected car market, revenues derived from car connectivity will increase even more sharply and quadruple to $244bn by 2030, as 5G access becomes increasingly prevalent to deliver added-value services such as ultra HD streaming and more advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) features.
www.cnn.com
1 year ago
US politics

US sanctions top Iranian officials over serious' human rights abuses against women and girls in prisons

The Biden administration took action Wednesday against several Iranian officials and entities for committing human rights abuses against women and girls in the latest round of sanctions against Tehran over its crackdown on unrest in the country.As the world marked International Women's Day, Wednesday's actions include sanctions against two senior officials in Iran's prison system responsible for serious human rights abuses, according to the US Treasury Department.
www.mercurynews.com
1 year ago
Education

Walters: Pandemic widened California's achievement gap'

When the California Legislature reconvenes this week for a new biennial session it will have dozens of new faces and also dozens of old, unresolved issues.Housing shortages, inflation, homelessness and drought are among the larger ones, but none is more important than the state's crisis in public education.
TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

3 inexpensive steps to secure IoT

IoT devices can be openings for attackers, causing major disruptions to businesses.Follow these three steps to secure your IoT devices.One of the common refrains I hear from IT managers is that their IT assets are of little value.Manufacturers, for example, don't believe their control systems are of any value to hackers, as they don't hold critical information and are easily reset to factory defaults if hacked.
Chicago Tribune
1 year ago
Chicago

Politically connected not-for-profit leader sentenced to probation for misappropriating state grants

The politically connected former leader of a Chicago not-for-profit escaped prison time Tuesday when a judge sentenced him to two years of probation for misappropriating more than a quarter-million dollars in state grants intended to develop south suburban commercial properties and fund a job training program.
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Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
California

An LAUSD strike survival guide: What you need to know

Here is a guide for coping with the three-day Los Angeles Unified School District walkout set to begin Tuesday morning.The basics
The walkout - which will last Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday - would include as many as65,000 workers.Schools would be closed during a strike.That is leaving parents scrambling.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Undergraduates' technology problems and needs

Technology has helped many students continue their educations during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it has also added to their burdens.
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TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

Internet and email usage policy

Internet use in the course of conducting business is a foregone conclusion.For most industries, lacking access is an encumbrance, at best, to getting things done.However, significant risk accompanies internet access, such as viruses, ransomware and data theft, all of which result from unsafe practices.
#consultation
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Tech industry

EU seeks input on making tech companies pay for ISPs' network upgrades

The European Union government is seeking public input on a controversial proposal to make online platforms pay for telecom companies' broadband network upgrades and expansions.If it goes forward, tech companies like Google and Netflix and possibly many others could have to make payments toward the financing of broadband network deployment.
Insidehighered
1 year ago
Higher education

Publisher blocks access to ebooks; students, faculty scramble

At George Washington University this fall, 269 students enrolled in a geography class were supposed to have free access to their course textbook, An Introduction to Human-Environment Geography: Local Dynamics and Global Processes, via a link on the course's Blackboard site.
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www.theguardian.com
1 year ago
UK politics

MPs urge crackdown on pornography to tackle violence against women

Action must be taken against pornography to help end the epidemic of male violence against women and girls, according to a cross-party group of MPs.A substantial proportion of mainstream pornography features physically aggressive behaviour by men against women, says a report by the group.The MPs say there is extensive evidence that consuming pornography fuels sexual violence and influences viewers' behaviour, or sexual scripts, as well as perpetuating racist stereotypes.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Boys accused of stabbing creative and loving' Jesse Nwokejiobi, 17, to death

Two teenage boys have appeared in court charged with murdering a creative and loving 17-year-old stabbed in Cambridge.Jesse Nwokejiobi died at the scene after an attack near Logan's Meadow, a small reserve next to the River Cam, in the early hours of November 19.He died from a single stab wound to his chest, post-mortem tests ruled.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

Two arrested on suspicion of murder after loving' boy, 17, stabbed in Cambridge

Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a creative and loving boy, 17, was fatally stabbed in Cambridge.Jesse Nwokejiobi died at the scene after what officers believe was a targeted attack near Logan's Meadow, Cambridge in the early hours of November 19.Two 16-year-old boys were arrested on suspicion of murder at properties in south London on Friday night, Cambridgeshire Police said.
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Two arrested in Croydon after loving' boy, 17, stabbed to death in Cambridge

Police handout photo of Jesse Nwokejiobi, has been named by police as the 17-year-old who was stabbed to death in Cambridge (Image: PA) Two teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a creative and loving boy, 17, was fatally stabbed in Cambridge.Jesse Nwokejiobi died at the scene after what officers believe was a targeted attack near Logan's Meadow, Cambridge in the early hours of November 19.
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TechRepublic
1 year ago
Information security

Auditing and logging policy

Auditing and logging are essential measures for protecting mission-critical systems and troubleshooting problems.This policy outlines the appropriate auditing and logging procedures for computer systems, networks and devices that store or transport critical data.From the policy:
Many computer systems, network devices and other technological hardware used in the enterprise can audit and log various activities.
Medium
1 year ago
DevOps

Customizing an Nginx Image with Docker

Our team needs us to deploy a custom image quickly and write a script in a file to accomplish a task.We will perform a task that we may not have encountered before, so we will ensure we do research if we do not know the answer.The mission: 1. Create an image using Nginx and add a file to display the date and time the container was deployed
2. Deploy the container with port 8080 open
3. Save the container data to the AWS Elastic Container Registry (ECR)
Prerequisites:
     Amazon Web Services(AWS) user account
     Docker account
     Integrated Development environment(IDE)- in our case Cloud9
     We need inbound access to port 80. Since we are using an AWS Cloud9 environment, we will edit our security group and add the rule as shown.
www.npr.org
1 year ago
Europe news

Latest on Ukraine: Kherson revives as war rounds 9th month (Nov. 21)

Liudmyla, left, embraces her granddaughter, Ania, who arrived Saturday on the first Ukrainian Railways train to reach liberated Kherson, Ukraine.The train from Kyiv arrived to jubilation and tears.Carol Guzy for NPR As the week begins, here's a look ahead and a roundup of key developments from the past week.
www.hamhigh.co.uk
1 year ago
London

Met Police called as cyber attack wipes out Tottenham school's phones and computers

Park View school in West Green Road, Tottenham, was the victim of a cyber-attack, which wiped out its phones and IT systems for days (Image: Google Streetview) A Tottenham school was forced to close for three days after a cyber attack knocked all its phones and IT systems offline.The attack on Park View, in West Green Road, has been reported to the Metropolitan Police.
Independent
1 year ago
Europe news

Russia says power being restored to occupied Kherson after 'terrorist attack'

Russian-appointed authorities have said they are working to partially restore power in the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson following what they called a Ukrainian terrorist attack on power lines.he southern city in the region that Moscow illegally annexed in September was cut off from power and water supplies on Sunday following damage to three power lines.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Business

Russia threatens commercial satellites that Pentagon sees as its future

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifts off from Kennedy Space Center.Space X is scheduled to use the rocket, currently the world's most powerful, to launch a classified payload to space for the U.S. Space Force.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)On Thursday evening, SpaceX launched yet another of its Falcon 9 rockets to space, the 49th in 2022, a record as it continues to launch a rocket about once every six days.
GSMArena.com
1 year ago
Mobile UX

Google's proprietary Pixel Watch app now online

Google launched the Pixel Watch yesterday and the wearable comes with Wear OS 3.5.
Theregister
1 year ago
Apple

Teardown shows Apple iPhone 14 Pro is not pro-repair

Apple's iPhone 14 can be repaired more easily than its predecessors, but its Pro model retains the architectural inaccessibility of older iPhones and resists replacement parts, even authentic Cupertino kit.
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Dodgers Nation
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers vs Cardinals: How to Watch Friday's Game, Free Streaming, Start Time and More

The Dodgers finally aren't playing the Arizona Diamondbacks!
Dodgers Nation
1 year ago
LA Dodgers

Dodgers vs Giants: How to Watch Friday Night's Game, Streaming, First Pitch and More

Warning Dodgers fans!The Dodgers are taking on the Giants Friday night and the game is not going to be on SNLA, instead it will be an AppleTV+ exclusive.
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