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The move isn’t completely shocking. The Mandalorian is a tentpole show for Disney+, and may have to carry the streaming service until Disney fleshes out its catalog of originals — so long as the first season held promise, a second was a reasonably safe bet. Nonetheless, it’s a good sign for anyone worried that the show (and thus Disney+ at large) might stumble out of the gate.
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“North Carolina Research Triangle — home to some of the country’s top companies, universities and healthcare centers — is an absolute prime location to examine hyperloop technology,” said Virgin Hyperloop One CEO Jay Walder. Other several possible benefits highlighted include reliable travel times, improved road safety, a direct link to the airport and better logistics for cargo shipments. The hyperloop corridors could also be linked to the existing rail network and a proposed regional bus rapid transit system for the Research Triangle area.
Durham and Orange counties previously considered a 17.7-mile light rail line that would have linked Durham, Chapel Hill, three universities (including Duke) and a trio of major medical facilities. However, the GoTriangle project was shelved in April. A hyperloop network might prove a more viable intercity transit system for the region.
Hyperloop One is working on projects in a number of other locales, including Missouri, Texas, Ohio, Dubai and India. To date, it has held hundreds of test runs at its at-scale test track outside Las Vegas as it continues to refine its hyperloop technology.
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“A big subject today at the White House Social Media Summit will be the tremendous dishonesty, bias, discrimination and suppression practiced by certain companies,” Trump tweeted. “We will not let them get away with it much longer.” While Trump didn’t mention Facebook and Twitter by name, it’s not hard to figure out who he was referring to by “them.” After all, he has continuously accused both companies of anti-conservative bias, going as far as to claim that Twitter was “shadow banning” members of the Republican party last year. That conspiracy theory, however, has been debunked. Repeatedly.
The company said it wasn’t hiding conservative figures on purpose from its search results and, once the issue was brought to its attention, it was quickly fixed. At the time, Twitter said the reason why the names of certain Republicans weren’t auto-populating in search, which is what Trump and others referred to as “shadow banning,” was simply a side-effect of a change it made to its “behavior-based” algorithms. Still, that hasn’t stopped Trump from going after Twitter. Just a couple of weeks ago, ahead of the so-called social media summit, he claimed that Twitter was keeping people from following him on the site.
“If you look at Twitter, I have millions and millions of people on Twitter and it’s, you know, it’s a very good arm for me. It’s great social media. But they don’t treat me right,” said Trump in an interview with Fox News “And I know for a fact, I mean, a lot of people try and follow me and it’s very hard. I have so many people coming up that they say, ‘Sir, it’s so hard. They make it hard to follow.’ What they’re doing is wrong and possibly illegal. And a lot of things are being looked at right now.” In a meeting with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey earlier this year, Trump reportedly spent a “significant portion” of it complaining about the service deliberately removing a number of his followers, something the company has said can happen as it purges bot and spam accounts.
But those explanations haven’t mattered to Trump. And his “Social Media Summit” was really just about continuing to push the rhetoric that Twitter and Facebook are anti-conservative. “Today, I am directing my Administration to explore all regulatory and legislative solutions to protect the free speech rights of ALL AMERICANS,” Trump said in a tweet after the event. “We hope to see more transparency, more accountability, and more FREEDOM!”
Among guests in attendance at the “Social Media Summit” were Ali Alexander, a right-wing figure who recently tweeted that 2020 presidential hopeful Senator Kamala Harris (CA) “is not an American Black” and blogger Jim Hoft from the Gateway Pundit, a site known for spreading hoaxes on the web. There was also Carpe Donktum, who describes himself as an “Eternally Sarcastic Memesmith specializing in the creation of memes to support President Donald J. Trump” and Millie Weaver, a reporter from Infowars, the site owned by far-right conspiracy theorist and social media-banned Alex Jones. Oh, and Diamond and Silk.
Interestingly, although most of the summit was spent discussing alleged censorship of conservatives by social media companies, none of the people who have actually been banned by Facebook or Twitter were there. Not Alex Jones. Not Louis Farrakhan. Not Laura Loomer. Not Paul Nehlen. Not Joseph Watson. Not Milo Yiannopoulos.
According to The Daily Beast, which spoke to a senior Trump administration official involved with the summit’s planning, apparently that would just be going too far: “What benefit would it be to anyone if Laura Loomer were in the same room with the president? Why on earth would we do that? We aren’t that stupid. Come on.” Based on that statement, it seems as if Trump’s team wants to champion the cause and throw its weight behind far-right extremists, yet doesn’t actually want to be seen with them.
With the 2020 presidential election looming, it’s clear that Trump is looking to rally his base, and he sees those individuals present at the “Social Media Summit” as internet allies who can help him do that. As The Washington Post reported, Trump was full of praise for the “journalists, influencers” and meme creators in attendance, who combined can reach hundreds of millions of people on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. “Some of you are extraordinary,” Trump told them at the event. “The crap you think of is unbelievable.” That “crap” he’s referring to, of course, includes inflammatory tweets about his political opponents, videos full of misinformation and the spread of conspiracy theories.
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Just last month, YouTube made a similar change to YouTube Music. If you’re a YouTube Music Premium subscriber, you can opt to have the app automatically download up to 500 of your favorite songs, so you can listen to them even when service is spotty. To save on data, the downloads take place only while your device is connected to Wi-Fi and happen overnight. We aren’t positive, but YouTube’s automatic video downloads, will likely do the same.
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Since it’s already been stated by other members of the team, I’m gonna put this one to bed. MK WILL be R-Rated and for the first time EVER, FATALITIES will FINALLY be on the big screen (and no I’m not gonna say which ones) You’ll just have to wait for the movie & see!!! 😉 pic.twitter.com/aVTewH4t28
— Greg Russo (@WriterRusso) July 12, 2019
The previous movies, 1995’s Mortal Kombat and 1997’s Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, were both rated PG-13, so they didn’t exactly have the bloody carnage fans might have expected from the games. Not so this time around. If the bonkers fatalities seen in the latest entry, Mortal Kombat 11, are anything to go by, some particularly gruesome and over-the-top murders could take center stage in the movie. Here’s hoping for at least one animality and babality, both of which perfectly underscore the ridiculousness of the franchise. We’ll find out when the movie hits theaters on March 5th, 2021.
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The US lineup includes already-teased games like R-Type and Ys Book I & II, not to mention other top titles like Bonk’s Revenge and Space Harrier. On the PC Engine side, you’ll have big titles like Castlevania: Rondo of Blood (Akumajo Dracula X Chi No Rondo), Ghouls ‘n Ghosts (Daimakaimura) and Ninja Gaiden (Ninja Rykenden), among others. Kotaku noted that you’ll even get a previously very rare game, the shoot-em-up Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire.
There’s no US pricing yet, although the Japanese version costs roughly $100. That’s a lot to pay if you aren’t completely sold on the games, especially with Nintendo and Sega systems in the mix. Look at it this way, though: if you wished you had a TurboGrafx when you were a kid but couldn’t get one the first time around, this is your chance to set things right.
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Amazon Music Unlimited might have showed up late — in 2016, two years after Apple Music launched. But the popularity of Amazon’s Echo speakers give it an advantage, as it now has a foothold in a growing number of households. The company is reportedly working on a higher-fidelity version of the Echo, which would better compete with the likes of Sonos speakers and could attract more users to its streaming services.
Amazon has also found a following among older subscribers. According to Steve Boom, head of Amazon Music, about 14 percent of Amazon Music subscribers are 55 or older. In comparison, just five percent of Spotify users fall into that age bracket. “We’re not battling for the same customers as everyone else,” Boom told Financial Times. “For the industry to reach its full potential, we can’t just look at 15- to 22-year-olds.”
When it comes to price, Amazon offers more flexibility. Like Spotify and Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited costs $10 per month. Prime members can get it for $8 per month, though, and if you only listen on an Echo speaker, it’s just $4 per month. Alexa device owners who agree to listen to ads can access the service for free. Prime members also have access to Prime Music at no additional charge, but that service has fewer songs and Echo commands. So, while Spotify and Apple Music have received the most attention in their race for subscribers, Amazon Music could be a third, serious contender.
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By Nathan Burrow
Amazon Prime Day 2019 will begin July 15, and we’re getting ready to bring you all the best deals on Wirecutter picks and recommendations from our expert staff. Bookmark our Deals page, follow Wirecutter Deals on Twitter, and sign up for our daily deals newsletter to see the best deals from around the Web on Prime Day—and every day.
Lovers of organic produce (or just a bountiful salad bar) are nearly two years removed from Amazon’s finalized acquisition of Whole Foods. In that time, the high-end grocery chain formerly saddled with the pejorative “Whole Paycheck” nickname has changed a lot. Behind the scenes, Amazon has introduced supply-chain shifts and datafication of the shopping experience. The result? For select items, it’s something rarely associated with Whole Foods in past years: savings. Spring 2019 has already seen additional price drops, and if Prime Day 2018 is any indication, this year’s Amazon event could result in even more opportunities to save at Whole Foods.
The Wirecutter Deals team’s favorite Prime Day Whole Foods promotion of 2018 was a $10-for-$10 offer that was effectively free money for Prime members. Thankfully, Amazon has revived the offer for 2019. Spending more than $10 at Whole Foods or on a Whole Foods order via Prime Now before Tuesday, July 16 (while scanning in the purchase via the Whole Foods or Prime Now app) gets you a $10 credit to your Prime account for use between 12 a.m. PT July 15 and 11:59 p.m. PT July 17. For regular Whole Foods shoppers who plan to do any Prime Day shopping, taking advantage of this promotion is a no-brainer.
While Prime members save an additional 10% everyday on sale items at Whole foods, as Prime Day approaches, Whole Foods is also offering exclusive Prime Day discounts on a variety of foodstuffs. If you’re a fan of Whole Foods’ pre-prepared foods, you’ll find a variety of them heavily discounted in the run-up to Prime Day, including rotisserie chicken, pizza by the slice, and baked goods.
Earlier this year, we pit the Whole Foods 365 brand against Trader Joe’s in a snack war for the ages. Although the Whole Foods 365 brand didn’t always emerge victorious in those taste tests, we’re sure that if we see Prime Day deals on Wirecutter faves like Whole Foods Original Hummus or Whole Foods Organic Dark Chocolate, we’ll be calling them out on our page and on Twitter.
Finally, if you’re a regular Whole Foods shopper and a Prime member, the Amazon Prime Rewards Visa Card offered serious savings during Prime Day of last year (and may offer similar savings during Prime Day 2019). This card, which comes recommended in our guide to the best credit cards for groceries, offers 5 percent cash back every day for purchases at Whole Foods and Amazon—but during Prime Day festivities last year, that cash-back percentage jumped to 10 percent for purchases up to $400 at Whole Foods. That could be a very big deal for people making big grocery purchases during this event.
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The pair are working together on an eight-part comedy-drama series called Alabama, according to Chortle. Production on the series is said to be underway, though plot details haven’t emerged as yet. Written by Andy Wolton, who has worked on satirical panel show Mock The Week, Alabama stars Imelda Staunton of Harry Potter fame. Catastrophe director Jim O’Hanlon is reportedly helming the series, which should hit Apple TV+ next year.
It’s Apple’s first comedy co-production with the BBC, which has also co-produced shows with the likes of Netflix and HBO, including the upcoming fantasy saga His Dark Materials. Meanwhile, Jay Hunt, Apple’s European creative director of worldwide video, told the House of Lords last month that “millions of pounds have been spent on commissioning with British production houses” already, pointing to an international focus for Apple TV+. “I commission a considerable amount of content from the UK creative community,” she said.
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This year, Echo owners have an advantage. Beginning July 13th, Alexa will offer early access to select deals when you ask your Echo, “Alexa, what are my deals?” Alexa will highlight the top deals each day through the 16th, which could help you jump on discounts as they drop. As always, you have to be a Prime member to take part in the event (or start a 30-day free trial).
Naturally, Amazon is pushing its own devices.
There are a few other top electronics to look out for.
If you’re gaming on a budget, you might want to look out for a few of the following deals:
If you’ve been waiting to get an iRobot Roomba robotic vacuum or a Furbo Dog Camera, now’s your chance. And if a 3D printer is on your list, be on the lookout for the following deals:
Amazon cautions that these deals could run out, and they’ll be released over the course of the two-day event. With any luck, Amazon will avoid the glitches it faced last year. Though, some workers are already planning to strike, and eBay is promising “can’t-miss” deals if Amazon crashes again.
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