YouTube Scales Back Original Content Division

From PC Mag: YouTube is reducing its original programming division following the departure of Global Head of Originals Susanne Daniels.

Launched in 2016, YouTube Originals began life as a subscription service streaming ad-free series and films. However, faced with an already-crowded video-on-demand...

First felony charges filed for fatal Tesla Autopilot crash

From CNET: California prosecutors have filed what appear to be the first felony charges in the United States against a motorist using a partially automated driver assistance system. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office is charging the driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal Autopilot...

PATRIOT announces the availability of the P400 PCIe Gen4x4 m.2 SSD

From Patriot Press Release: PATRIOT is pleased to announce the PATRIOT P400 PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe m.2 SSD with capacities of 512GB and 1TB. The PATRIOT P400 was built using the latest PCIe Gen4x4 NVMe controller and best-in-class components to deliver faster data access, multi-application processing, and...

Garmin revamps its outdoorsy Fenix 7 and Epix smartwatches

From The Verge: Despite being leaked to hell and back, the Garmin Fenix 7 series was a no-show at CES 2022. That’s because Garmin decided to wait until today to separately announce its revamped multisport GPS smartwatches. On top of an updated flagship Fenix 7 lineup, Garmin is also launching the...

Microsoft to Acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7B

From PC World: If you thought Microsoft buying Bethesda for $7.5 billion was a huge deal, brace yourself, because Microsoft just announced its intention to acquire Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion.

The all-cash transaction will see Microsoft gain control of some of the most popular gaming...

Experimental PineNote E-Reader Now Available for $399

From PC Mag: The 10.3-inch PineNote e-reader is now available to buy, but this isn't a device ready to compete with the Kindle just yet.

Last year, Pine64 announced it was developing an e-reader that runs Linux called the PineNote. As Liliputing reports, an experimental version of the PineNote has...

AT&T and Dish big winners in latest 5G auction

From CNET: In the US Federal Communications Commission's latest auction, AT&T and satellite TV provider Dish Network were the top winners of airwaves that were once reserved for the military and that'll soon be used for 5G wireless service, the FCC said Friday.

AT&T spent $9.1 billion and Dish...

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