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Sohee Kim / Bloomberg: A look at Sony-owned Crunchyroll, which has 100M+ registered members, including 11M paid subscribers, as the anime streaming service looks to India for growth  —  – President says new anime markets like India will drive growth  — Global expansion helps owner Sony boost entertainment content

I remember exactly where I was when Covid-19 really started to impact travel. It was March 2020: I was in the UK, watching a news broadcast about how the country was shutting down all travel while simultaneously reading a notification on my phone that my flight back to the United States the following day was canceled. Fortunately, I managed to …

Kris Carlon / Android Authority In our review of the 2023 MacBook Pro, we described it in the headline as rapidly approaching perfection. It’s undoubtedly a state-of-the-art laptop, but it has an eye-watering price tag compared to alternative laptops. At $1,999 for even the cheapest variant, you may feel it’s beyond your budget. But what if you could get it …

IPVM disputes this allegation and says it promptly contacted the FBI upon discovering the crimes. A murdered Russian submarine captain may have been tracked by his killer through the Strava fitness app. According to the BBC, the commander, Stanislav Rzhitsky, kept a public Strava profile that detailed his jogging routes—including one that took him through the park where he was …

Thomas Triggs / Android Authority I recently had a hearing test and some molded earplugs made. The hearing protection I now receive was well worth the minor discomfort I had to endure when having the casts taken. In addition to much better isolation than universal earplugs, molded plugs are much more comfortable. However, I have found the inclusion of a …

Rhiannon Williams / MIT Technology Review: Study: ChatGPT helped writers complete tasks, such as writing press releases or reports, 40% faster and produce work that assessors scored 18% higher in quality  —  People who use ChatGPT to help with writing tasks are more productive and produce higher-quality work than those who don’t, a study found.

As for other service intervals, Tesla suggests Model 3 owners replace the cabin air filter and HEPA filter every three years, check brake fluid every two years, and clean and lubricate the brake calipers every year or 12,500 miles, but only if local roads are salted during winter. Their lack of service requirements makes EVs desirable for drivers, but manufacturers—who …

Comment on this storyComment Akinyi Obala had never worried about aging, so when she tried out TikTok’s latest hyper realistic aging effect on herself, she said she only did so out of curiosity. “When I tell you I was shocked. With my bonnet on I looked like a very old grandma, and without it, the effect made me look like …

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Matt Levine / Bloomberg: The Ripple ruling implies securities laws protect only sophisticated investors, the opposite of the US stock market’s rule, and seems likely to work out poorly  —  Crypto tokens are securities unless you are anonymously dumping them on retail investors.