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Jay Peters

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    Netflix’s ad tier is growing fast.

    It has more than 23 million global active monthly users, Netflix advertising head Amy Reinhard said at a Variety conference; that’s up from the 15 million figure the company revealed in November.

    Given the Netflix standard tier costs $15.49 per month (and that the Basic tier, for those who still have it, recently got a price bump), I can see why people are opting for the more affordable $6.99 ads plan.

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    Jay Peters
    Mario’s next game gets a new trailer.

    The trailer for the remake of the Game Boy Advance puzzler shows off new levels, new obstacles, a less-punishing casual mode, and local co-op.

    The game launches on February 16th.

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    Jay Peters
    There’s another Star Trek movie in development.

    It’s apparently an origin story that “takes place decades before the original 2009 Star Trek film,” Deadline reports. It will have some notable star power attached: Toby Haynes, who directed multiple episodes of Andor, is set to direct the movie.

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    Jay Peters
    PC shipments were down last year.

    IDC reports they fell 13.9 percent from 2022 to 2023, with all five of the top PC makers seeing their shipments drop. The slide continued the trend of lowered shipments the industry also saw in 2022. “This downturn, unparalleled in the industry’s recorded history, reflects the aftermath of the significant surge in PC purchases driven by the COVID-19 pandemic,” IDC says.

    But things weren’t as bad year-over-year in just the fourth quarter of 2023, where total shipments only fell 2.7 percent. (IDC says that “marginally surpassed expectations.”)

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    Jay Peters
    You have a bit more time to request a refund from Epic Games’ Fortnite FTC settlement.

    The FTC extended the deadline to February 29th; previously, the deadline was January 17th. Epic will pay $245 million.

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    Jay Peters
    More big YouTubers are stepping back.

    Matthew “MatPat” Patrick will be retiring on March 9th, he announced yesterday. While he jokes that the move was inspired by Tom Scott, who recently ended his 10-year run of posting a new video every week, Patrick says that he and his wife have been working towards the change for years.

    For more on MatPat, check out our interview with him from 2021.

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    DJI made a delivery drone — and it’s huge.

    I’ve included a few of DJI’s photos of the drone, called the FlyCart 30, below. It can carry as much 30kg as far as 16km when utilizing its dual-battery configuration, according to a press release.

    The drone has already been released in China, but it’s now going to be coming out globally, DJI says. The company anticipates that it will be available by the end of Q1, spokesperson Regina Lin tells The Verge.

    A photo of DJI’s FlyCart 30 drone.
    A photo of DJI’s FlyCart 30 drone. A person is next to it loading goods into a box.
    A photo of DJI’s FlyCart 30 drone.
    A photo of DJI’s FlyCart 30 drone in the air.
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    Jay Peters
    Ohio kids won’t have to get permission from parents to use social media — for now.

    A judge has granted a temporary restraining order that will stop enforcement of an Ohio law requiring that permission, as reported by the Associated Press. The law was scheduled to come into force on January 15th. You can see the order here.