[ad_1] To comply with TV ownership rules, Nexstar will sell 21 of its local TV stations. Those sales were also approved today. The FCC says the proposed merger will benefit both Nexstar and Tribune customers. The Tribune stations will now have access to Nexstar’s Washington D.C. news bureau and state news bureau, and Nexstar has […]
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Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from Apple board ahead of TV+ launch
[ad_1] This is what Apple CEO Tim Cook said in 2011, when Iger joined as a board member: “His strategic vision for Disney is based on three fundamentals: generating the best creative content possible, fostering innovation and utilizing the latest technology and expanding into new markets around the world, which makes him a great fit […]
Amazon-owned Whole Foods cuts medical benefits for part-time workers
[ad_1] When asked for comment, Whole Foods didn’t address a question as to whether or not Amazon played a role in the decision. While Amazon owns Whole Foods and has made a point of integrating the two, it’s not necessarily involved in the cuts. Whatever the involvement, the benefits reduction isn’t a great look for […]
MoviePass is shutting down on September 14th
[ad_1] MoviePass is shutting down. On Friday, the subscription service announced it will stop offering discounted movie tickets on Saturday, September 14th. In an email to customers, the company said its “efforts to recapitalize MoviePass have not been successful to date.” Moving forward, all options are on the table, with MoviePass saying it’s considering, among […]
Another AR headset startup closes its doors
[ad_1] At one point, the Wall Street Journal reported that Daqri had raised as much as $275 million in funding. But according to TechCrunch, investors have caught on to the technical difficulties of creating AR headsets and are less interested in funding AR startups. Earlier this year, the AR headset startup Meta, which had raised […]
US asks Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon for docs in antitrust probe
[ad_1] Broadly speaking, the subcommittee wants to understand whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google engaged in anti-competitive practices and whether the executives at those companies knew what was happening. To that end, many of the document requests are related to past mergers. In the case of Facebook, for instance, the company was asked to share […]
‘Anthem’ heads to EA Access after rocky launch
[ad_1] So far, Bioware’s RPG has had a pretty rough ride since its launch back in February. The developer pushed hundreds of updates to the game since then, including a significant title update in September. The game earned $100 million in less than a month after its launch, but only a small fraction of that […]
Steam recommendation engine no longer favors popular titles
[ad_1] Now, Valve has issued an update to the Steam Store that includes more than a few substantive changes.The update ” features several algorithmic changes and bug fixes in an effort to be more precise and more diverse in how Steam presents tags in the Recommendation Feed, as well as the ‘More Like This’ and […]
Even BMW’s ‘Vantablack’ X6 gets caught by LiDAR
[ad_1] It’s essentially like looking into the darkness of the universe in its grand expanse of nothingness while contemplating the lifeless hole that has engulfed your soul as you age towards oblivion but with a BMW badge, grille, and headlights. It really is something you have to see for yourself because the car loses all […]
Hulu drops support for Google’s Daydream VR platform
[ad_1] Variety reported the change and notes that Hulu was one of the original Daydream launch partners. Users could watch Hulu’s entire catalogue, as well as a selection of 360-degree content. But it’s not entirely surprising that Hulu dropped Daydream support. As Variety points out, HBO has removed its HBO Now and HBO Go VR […]