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ESPN's Standalone Streaming Service and App to Launch Aug. 21

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-15 02:07:00

Just in time for the NFL and college football seasons, ESPN will launch its flagship streaming service and app Aug. 21. The service, which will simply be called ESPN, will cost $30 as a standalone service or $36 a month if bundled with Disney+ and Hulu. The NFL season kicks off on Sept. 4, and the first set of college games are scheduled for Aug. 23. Subscribers will receive access to all of ESPN's live games for all sports and programming from ESPN on ABC, ESPN2 and the SEC Network. On Wednes

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Welcome to The Stepback, a weekly breakdown of one essential story from across the tech world

theverge.com Marina Galperina 2025-12-15 03:46:23

is the Senior Tech Editor at The Verge. She previously covered tech, science, and art at Popular Science, Gizmodo, and other places. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. I’m excited to announce The Stepback, a weekly subscriber-only newsletter that I’ll be editing for The Verge. We’ll be bringing you a new story each Sunday from a rotating cast of writers from every corner of the Verge extended universe. If you’re a regular reader, you know w

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Former Google Exec Warns That If You Have a Good Job Now, You Should Be Very Concerned

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:05:53

As CEOs continue to boast about laying off thousands while spending tens of billions of dollars on AI infrastructure, some execs are worried about getting the axe themselves. During a podcast appearance this week, Google's former chief business officer, Mo Gawdat, warned that AI could be poised to wipe out white-collar jobs, including cushy gigs like software developers and CEOs. Unsurprisingly, Gawdat had his own AI startup to plug as well, a three-person operation dedicated to providing a Re

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iOS 26 upgrades the App Store with these three new features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-15 08:18:11

iOS 26 will bring big feature updates to apps like Wallet, Music, Messages, and more. But there are also several new features coming to the App Store, here’s what’s new in iOS 26. #1: Top Played Games chart iOS 26 adds a brand new Games app to your iPhone’s Home Screen, and to complement the new gaming features, Apple is adding a ‘Top Played Games’ chart to the App Store. When viewing the Games tab in the App Store, you’ll find a new chart showing the current top 25 played games. This data i

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Florida is suing several porn companies over age verification

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-14 09:02:51

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier has sued multiple pornography platforms on allegations that they fall afoul of age verification laws. The state passed HB 3 in March 2024 and the law took effect in January 2025. HB 3 placed new requirements on services to confirm the ages of their users if they contain "material harmful to minors" and to ensure nobody younger than 18 accesses their content. The lawsuit today targets the companies behind several porn sites, including XVideos, XNXX, BangBr

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Disney+ will unhinge its jaw and swallow Hulu in 2026

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-15 08:44:58

It’s almost the end of the road for Hulu as a standalone app. Now that it fully owns Hulu , Disney will entirely integrate the streaming service into Disney+. It will roll out a new, unified app next year. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the price of a Disney+ subscription is going to skyrocket in 2026. A Disney spokesperson told Variety the company will still offer standalone plans for Disney+ and Hulu. Disney CEO Bob Igor said on an earnings call that having Disney+ and Hulu on the same t

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I switched to the Dell 14 Premium for two weeks, and it made my XPS laptop look bad

zdnet.com Kyle Kucharski 2025-12-15 08:09:00

Dell 14 Premium ZDNET's key takeaways Dell's latest high-performance laptop is currently on sale starting at $1,500. It's superbly designed, with a sleek, modern build and powerful, but accessible, hardware. It runs warm, and requires power management from the user to get the most out of the battery. View now at Dell Dell's laptop rebrand may have resulted in some shuffling around of naming conventions, but the new Dell 14 Premium -- Dell's refreshed high-performance line of laptops -- looks

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How to Season a Griddle and Keep It From Rusting

wired.com Matthew Korfhage 2025-12-15 08:09:00

OK, so you've got a backyard griddle. Congratulations, it's a little like joining a cult—albeit one whose shrine is smashburgers, tacos, and pancakes. (Check out WIRED's guide to the best griddles here.) Each outdoor griddle lover has their own conversion story, one they can't stop telling friends and strangers about. But especially, the griddle has its own distinct set of rituals—a cycle of seasoning and cleaning and maintenance it's possible to love, but also maybe fear. On Reddit or Facebook

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The Extravagant Rise of the Corporate Incentive Trip

wired.com Anna Silman 2025-12-15 08:40:00

Business travel doesn’t typically conjure up the most glamorous images: working group sessions in overlit conference rooms, awkward dinners with coworkers at unmemorable chain restaurants. But for some lucky employees, there’s a special subset of work travel that isn’t just something to look forward to but something to fight for: the corporate incentive trip. Mark, a former sales director at LinkedIn who asked to not use his real name, is a frequent flyer in the world of corporate incentive tra

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Sonos’ smart assistant is expanding from music to home control

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-15 08:06:01

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Since its launch in 2022, the capabilities of Sonos Voice Control have expanded to include setting timers and checking the weather. But by the end of this year, the smart assistant will introduce compatibility with the Philips Hue smart home platform allowing

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Shopify stock soars 20% on rosy guidance as CFO says tariff hit 'did not materialize'

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-15 12:37:36

The logo of Shopify is seen outside its headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, on Sept. 28, 2018. Shopify shares soared 20% Wednesday after the company topped analysts' estimates for the second quarter, and gave rosy guidance for the third quarter. Here's how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 35 cents adj. vs. 29 cents 35 cents adj. vs. 29 cents Revenue: $2.68 billion vs. $2.55 billion Second-quarter sales surged 31% year over year to $2.68

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Syncable vs. non-syncable passkeys: Are roaming authenticators the best of both worlds?

zdnet.com David Berlind 2025-12-15 12:19:02

matejmo/Getty Images Like or not, a replacement for passwords -- known as passkeys -- is coming your way, if it hasn't already. The three big ideas behind passkeys are that they cannot be guessed in the way passwords often can (and are), the same passkey cannot be re-used across different websites and apps (the way passwords can), and you cannot be tricked into divulging your passkeys to malicious actors, often through techniques such as phishing, smishing, quishing, and malvertising. Also: Ho

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Speedhunters was a car culture juggernaut

news.ycombinator.com Caleb Jacobs 2025-12-13 11:20:26

Get The Drive’s daily newsletter The latest car news, reviews, and features. Email address Sign Up Thank you! Terms of Service & Privacy Policy. Speedhunters, as we know it, is done for. The car photography site that shaped a generation’s automotive imagination went out with a whimper, not a bang, when publishing quietly froze in April. After I reported the news last week, past contributors flooded my inbox with notes as they sought to share their side of the story. Now that I’ve sat down with

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Could Netflix Have Plans for a ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff?

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-12-15 12:00:02

Chris Hemsworth talks about his future as Thor and reaction to that recent YouTube video. Get a look at what’s coming on Invasion season 3. Plus, sneak peeks at the next Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. Spoilers, away! Trauma Or, Monsters All According to Variety, director Larry Fessenden has completed filming Trauma Or, Monsters All, a simultaneous sequel to his 1995 vampire movie, Habit, his 2019 Frankenstein movie, Depraved, and his 2023 werewolf movie, Blackout. Said to “place the filmmaker’

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ESPN live sports streaming app gets launch date and bundle pricing

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-12-15 17:31:50

ESPN is launching its long-awaited standalone streaming service later this month. The sports-focused subscription video service officially has a launch date, bundle pricing, and other details confirmed. ESPN will launch its live sports streaming service on Thursday, August 21. That happens to be the same day that FOX is debuting its own standalone streaming service which includes live sports as well. The dedicated ESPN streaming service will be priced at $29.99/month, as previously announced,

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Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-15 17:31:25

The head of NASA has decided to move one of the agency's retired space shuttles to Houston, but which one seems to still be up in the air. Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), who earlier this year introduced and championed an effort to relocate the space shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Space Center Houston, issued a statement on Tuesday evening (August 5) applauding the decision by acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy. "There is no better place for one of NASA's space shuttles to be displ

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ESPN’s live sports streaming service arrives this month

theverge.com Emma Roth 2025-12-15 17:13:07

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The launch of ESPN’s long-awaited standalone streaming service is just weeks away. Alongside its earnings results on Wednesday, Disney revealed that ESPN’s streaming service and its “enhanced” app will arrive on August 21st for $29.99 per month. ESPN’s new stre

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Uber beats on revenue, announces $20 billion stock buyback

cnbc.com Lora Kolodny 2025-12-16 04:26:19

In this article Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber, speaking on CNBC's Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Uber reported second-quarter results on Wednesday that beat on revenue and announced the authorization of a $20 billion stock buyback. Here's how the company did versus analysts' estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: 63 cents vs. 63 cents expected. 63 cents vs. 63 cents expected. Revenue: $12.65 billion vs. $12.46 billion expected.

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You’re the software head for Google Pixel: What would you add, revive, or copy from other phones?

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 02:00:16

Joe Maring / Android Authority 🗣️ This is an open thread. We want to hear from you! Share your thoughts in the comments and vote in the poll below — your take might be featured in a future roundup. I have a love/hate relationship with my Google Pixel. On one hand, I love the smaller software features that often go unnoticed but significantly enhance my experience. “Flip to Shhh” and “Now Playing” are just two examples. On the other hand, I do notice some concerning issues. The clean UI is a r

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The Ampace Andes 1500 Power Station is my go-to portable power station for picnics and camping

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 03:30:44

Ampace Andes 1500 Portable Power Station The Ampace Andes 1500 strikes the perfect balance between powerful performance and portability that a power station needs for both indoor and outdoor use. It can output a massive 2,400W, four AC outlets for running high-power electronics, and plenty of other ports for normal electronics. And while not tiny, it is smaller and lighter than alternatives that can't even match it for power. Power stations are quickly becoming a big trend in lifestyle tech, wh

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My go-to custom Pixel and Galaxy Watch face is down to $0.49 (plus more faces on sale)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 04:00:33

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Renn, my current favorite watch face on my Pixel Watch 3, is down from $1.99 to $0.49. There’s also a 50% discount on four other faces: Pacer, Acontria, Patrol, and Revana. All down to $0.99. All faces are optimized for Wear OS 5 and 6 watches like the Pixel Watch 3, Galaxy Watch 7 or 8, and OnePlus Watch 3. If you scroll through all the watch faces I’ve installed on my Pixel Watch 3, you’ll find that 90% of them are made by one developer: Time Flies

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This new Android security feature could interfere with fast charging, and here’s why

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 04:30:09

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Android 16’s upcoming USB Protection feature enhances security by defaulting new USB connections to charging-only when the device is locked. This security measure may interfere with fast charging, as many protocols require data negotiation between the phone and the charger to work. If your phone isn’t fast charging, a simple workaround is to unlock the device and then reconnect the USB cable. Of all the new features in Android 16, Advanced Protection

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The best Apple Watch accessories for 2025

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-16 02:00:35

UGreen’s MagFlow Qi2 3-in-1 charger station offers a ton of value for $100. The company managed to build a trio charger that works well as a permanent fixture on your bedside table or desk, as well as a compact portable charging station. As the former, it takes up very little space when fully setup, and the magnetic phone charger can be tilt-adjusted up to 70 degrees so you can get the right viewing angle if you’re watching videos on your iPhone while charging. The Apple Watch charging pad is si

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Python performance myths and fairy tales

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 00:36:28

Python performance myths and fairy tales [LWN subscriber-only content] Antonio Cuni, who is a longtime Python performance engineer and PyPy developer, gave a presentation at EuroPython 2025 about "Myths and fairy tales around Python performance" on the first day of the conference in Prague. As might be guessed from the title, he thinks that much of the conventional wisdom about Python performance is misleading at best. With lots of examples, he showed where the real problems that he sees lie. H

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Charter Planes and Bidding Wars: How Bitcoin Miners Raced to Beat Trump’s Tariffs

wired.com Joel Khalili 2025-12-16 04:00:00

Twelve minutes after midnight on April 8, a Boeing 777-300ER barreled down a runway at Singapore Changi Airport. In its belly, it carried precious cargo: 3,000 kilograms of specialized bitcoin mining equipment bound urgently for New York. As the plane took to the sky, staff at US-based Luxor Technology could begin to relax. The company, which trades bitcoin mining hardware and provides related software services, was importing the equipment on behalf of a client. The flight’s departure from Sing

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Fire hazard of WHY2025 badge due to 18650 Li-Ion cells

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 04:29:21

This document was originally posted in two places: A response was published by IFCAT: This page is also reachable via WHY18650.org WHY2025 badge fire hazard advisory The WHY2025 badge is a fire hazard when used with unprotected cells. Unprotected cells themselves are intrinsically unsafe and require additional safety measures which are not provided by the badge. In fact, the badge makes it worse. Background information Visitors of WHY2025 can get a badge, a fun electronic gadget that is a

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Save $100-$200 on most Google Pixel 9 series phones

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-16 04:20:23

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority These offers are available from Amazon. Regardless of which device you pick, the discount applies to all available color versions. Google Pixel 9a Google Pixel 9a Google Pixel 9a All the Pixel essentials for less. The Google Pixel 9a brings built-in Gemini, an incredible camera, all-day battery, and seven years of updates for under $500. See price at Amazon Save $100.00 Limited Time Deal! The Google Pixel 9a is for those looking to get the best experience a

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Kitten TTS: 25MB CPU-Only, Open-Source Voice Model

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 04:13:17

Alright, let's have a real talk. For years, the AI world has been obsessed with BIG. Big models, big data, big GPUs, and even bigger cloud bills. Most text-to-speech (TTS) models today are heavyweight champs of burning cash. We're talking about multi-billion parameter, GPU-guzzling monsters that need more silicon than your phone, your laptop, and maybe your entire neighborhood combined. They give you great voices, sure... but only if you're willing to sign away your firstborn to AWS. Forget tha

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Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-15 23:29:05

In a 300-plus page final report released today, the US Coast Guard analyzed the 2023 Titan sub implosion from every conceivable angle and came to a clear conclusion: OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush was a dangerous and deeply unpleasant boss. His company used "intimidation tactics" to sidestep regulatory scrutiny, it was a "toxic" workplace, and its safety culture was "critically flawed." The Titan itself was "undocumented, unregistered, non-certificated, [and] unclassed." As for Rush, he managed to

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In trial, people lost twice as much weight by ditching ultraprocessed food

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-16 08:20:30

In a small randomized controlled trial, people lost twice as much weight when their diet was limited to minimally processed food compared to when they switched to a diet that included ultraprocessed versions of foods but was otherwise nutritionally matched. The trial, published in Nature Medicine by researchers at University College London, adds to a growing body of evidence that food processing, in addition to simple nutrition content, influences our weight and health. Ultraprocessed foods hav

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ESPN's Standalone Streaming Service and App to Launch Aug. 21

Welcome to The Stepback, a weekly breakdown of one essential story from across the tech world

Former Google Exec Warns That If You Have a Good Job Now, You Should Be Very Concerned

iOS 26 upgrades the App Store with these three new features

Florida is suing several porn companies over age verification

Disney+ will unhinge its jaw and swallow Hulu in 2026

I switched to the Dell 14 Premium for two weeks, and it made my XPS laptop look bad

How to Season a Griddle and Keep It From Rusting

The Extravagant Rise of the Corporate Incentive Trip

Sonos’ smart assistant is expanding from music to home control

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Speedhunters was a car culture juggernaut

Could Netflix Have Plans for a ‘Stranger Things’ Spinoff?

ESPN live sports streaming app gets launch date and bundle pricing

Houston, you’ve got a space shuttle… only NASA won’t say which one

ESPN’s live sports streaming service arrives this month

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The Ampace Andes 1500 Power Station is my go-to portable power station for picnics and camping

My go-to custom Pixel and Galaxy Watch face is down to $0.49 (plus more faces on sale)

This new Android security feature could interfere with fast charging, and here’s why

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Python performance myths and fairy tales

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Fire hazard of WHY2025 badge due to 18650 Li-Ion cells

Save $100-$200 on most Google Pixel 9 series phones

Kitten TTS: 25MB CPU-Only, Open-Source Voice Model

Titan sub implosion caused by absolutely bonkers “toxic workplace environment”

In trial, people lost twice as much weight by ditching ultraprocessed food

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