HBO Max is going to get more expensive, Warner Bros. Discovery CEO says
Zaslav also said that the streaming service’s crackdown on passwords will be coming in the future.
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Kids in the UK are hacking their own schools for dares and notoriety
Kids are making a mark in the U.K.’s cybersecurity arena, and not in the way their parents want them to.
Box CEO Aaron Levie on AI’s ‘era of context’
Box released a new set of AI tools at its Boxworks conference on Thursday, filling out CEO Aaron Levie’s vision for an AI-led transformation of the enterprise.
Apple’s faster MagSafe Charger can now charge other phones at 25W
Apple introduced an updated version of its MagSafe charging puck a year ago that can wirelessly charge its then new iPhone 16 lineup at faster 25W rates. However, when used with other devices, including older iPhone models, charging rates were limited to 15W and slower. A new version of Apple’s MagSafe Charger is now available, […]
Why does Apple think three lenses are eight lenses?
Apple always makes big claims about the cameras in its new iPhones. But what does it actually mean when Apple says the iPhone 17 Pro’s three rear cameras are equivalent to “eight pro lenses in your pocket” and that the iPhone Air’s one rear camera is equivalent to four lenses? The super-thin iPhone Air only […]
After Charlie Kirk’s killing, MAGA influencers call for violence
Within minutes of the news that right-wing youth activist Charlie Kirk had been shot on a college campus in Utah, the first accusations began to fly across MAGA social media: someone on the left must have been responsible for this. Within hours of the confirmation of his death, rage began pouring out. “Congratulations. You have […]
Sierra CEO Bret Taylor on why the AI bubble feels like the dotcom boom
Welcome to Decoder. This is Alex Heath. For my final episode as your Thursday guest host, I recently sat down with Bret Taylor, the CEO of AI startup Sierra and the chairman of OpenAI, for a live event in San Francisco, California, hosted by Alix Partners. Very few people have seen the tech industry up […]
The Long Walk is a dystopian slog where brutality is the main point
When Stephen King’s The Long Walk was first published in 1979, dystopian young adult fiction had not yet become a wildly popular genre. With all of its gore and brutality, King’s novel wasn’t really meant for children. But in the book’s story about disillusioned youths being made to march through wastelands as a form of […]
How Bill Gates’s fellowship program is adapting to global uncertainty
As Breakthrough Energy Fellows welcomes a new cohort of 22 startups, it is also diversifying its portfolio to include more global founders.
Nothing’s Ear 3 earbuds have a microphone and ‘talk’ button on their charging case
Nothing shared the first full image of its next wireless earbuds today. The design of the new Ear 3 earbuds and their charging case appear very similar to the Ear 2 that debuted in 2023, but Nothing has revealed that the case is now partly made of 100 percent recycled anodized aluminum. For the first […]