Andy Greenberg / Wired: A US court sentences Roger Thomas Clark, Silk Road’s second-in-command behind Ross Ulbricht, to 20 years, after his extradition from Thailand in June 2018 — Roger Thomas Clark, also known as Variety Jones, will spend much of the rest of his life in prison for his key role in building the world’s first dark web drug …
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The 19 Best Movies on Max (aka HBO Max) Right Now
As the birthplace of prestige TV shows like The Sopranos and The Wire, HBO—and, by extension, Max (aka the streamer formerly known as HBO Max)—is best known for its impressive lineup of original series. The network has also been upping the ante with feature-length content that is the stuff of Oscar dreams. However, because Max is not (yet) a production powerhouse like, say, …
Read More »US approves Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal, UK agrees to renegotiate
Joe Hindy / Android Authority TL;DR Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley has denied the FTC’s request for a preliminary injunction on Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard acquisition. Microsoft can now close its deal before the July 18th deadline. Microsoft and the UK Competition and Markets Authority have agreed to pause litigation to further negotiate. After a week of testimony, Microsoft just got its …
Read More »India's Goods and Services Tax Council agrees to levy a 28% indirect tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, rejecting that they are "games of skill" (TechCrunch)
TechCrunch: India’s Goods and Services Tax Council agrees to levy a 28% indirect tax on online gaming, casinos, and horse racing, rejecting that they are “games of skill” — India plans to impose a significant tax on the fund that online gaming firms collect from consumers in a major blow …
Read More »36 Best Prime Day Gaming Deals (2023): Games, Xbox Series S, Keyboards, and More
Your gaming rig could always use an upgrade, couldn’t it? Whether it’s a new keyboard, headset, or microphone so you can stream on Twitch, there’s plenty of new gear on sale right now that you can score to up your game. These are our favorite Amazon Prime Day gaming deals, and we’ve added discounts from other retailers such as Target …
Read More »What to Know About ChatGPT’s New Code Interpreter Feature
ChatGPT, the artificial-intelligence-powered chatbot made by OpenAI, has wowed the world in recent months with the text it can generate. Now the chatbot is delighting users anew by creating charts and maps and turning images into videos. That’s because of a new feature that OpenAI rolled out to ChatGPT Plus subscribers last week, called code interpreter. Here’s what to know …
Read More »These epic Roku deals start from just $19, and you don’t even need Prime
Adam Birney / Android Authority Roku’s best streaming hardware is on sale today, and while it might be Prime-adjacent, you don’t need a subscription to the Amazon service to capitalize on these offers. There’s over 30% off many of the top Roku streaming devices on Amazon right now, dropping many of the products to their best price ever. The Roku …
Read More »Meta now lets avatars be used to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger and adds ways to share animated avatar stickers (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch: Meta now lets avatars be used to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger and adds ways to share animated avatar stickers — Meta announced today that users can now use their avatars to answer and make video calls on Instagram and Messenger. The company says the new functionality …
Read More »47 Best Prime Day Deals Under $100 (2023): Routers, Blenders, and Headphones
A hundred bucks doesn’t go as far as it used to, but for the two days of Amazon’s major Prime Day shopping event, it will at least go much farther. For two days—July 11 and 12—Amazon extends thousands of discounts to Prime subscribers only. (Try a free 30-day trial, and remember to cancel before it automatically renews.) Other major retailers …
Read More »Why the Early Success of Threads May Crash Into Reality
A big tech company with billions of users introduces a new social network. Leveraging the popularity and scale of its existing products, the company intends to make the new social platform a success. In doing so, it also plans to squash a leading competitor’s app. If this sounds like Instagram’s new Threads app and its push against its rival Twitter, …
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