That’s how much Disney says ESPN and its sports business lost in income during the 15-day YouTube TV blackout late last year, totalling $110 million. That’s almost double the daily hit analysts had estimated at the time, and it’s just for sports, not counting any hit to ABC or Disney’s entertainment channels.
The new Instax Mini Link Plus seems like a pretty great portable printer, going by Thomas Ricker’s review. But if you’re going to introduce great repairability and sustainability features, maybe do that worldwide next time.
krispyywombat:
The fact that the replaceable battery model is Europe-only is a little off-putting. Would genuinely rather import one than buy local.
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Phone manufacturers are throwing everything they have at long-distance lenses in order to stand out.
Nintendo’s legal team is probably already keeping a close eye on Google’s Project Genie, a world model that Jay Peters used to build some very precise knockoffs of its games. But some commenters want to make sure the lawyers get the message.
verge_user_m4d5k2n7:
Wow! This is really exciting! I enjoy that this is a new way for me to experience Nintendo’s characters and intellectual property without purchasing Nintendo products and services. I feel activated as a consumer and inclined to allocate purchasing dollars to new areas when I encounter new and exciting ways to access Nintendo’s intellectual property through legitimate and endorsed means
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We’ve known for a while that ICE agents are using facial recognition apps to pull people’s details, but The New York Times does a good job of laying out the apps the agency uses, the Palantir-powered database behind them, and how it’s allegedly being used for unexpected penalties like revoking TSA PreCheck.
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Sorry to Zuck-dunk two days in a row, but it’s fair to say that when the Meta CEO predicts AI is the next big thing in social media, you should take it with a grain of salt.
Guillermo Esteves:
I definitely trust the visionary that brought us the Metaverse to tell me this is the future of social media.
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That’s according to Seong Cho, head of marketing for mobile, during today’s quarterly earnings call. Discussing plans for 2026, he mentioned XR form factors including “next-generation AR glasses.” Samsung has been developing the glasses with Google as a follow-up to Galaxy XR, but this is the first we’ve heard of a release window.
The ‘crisp and refreshing’ protein drink is a sign of a company running out of time to turn it around.
