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If you’re tired of paying too much for a cable subscription that doesn’t deliver the shows you want to watch, then it may be time to cut the cord and head for greener pastures with streaming. Unlike the early days of streaming, the most popular streaming services and smart TVs now deliver access to huge amounts of content with VOD libraries, along with great new exclusive movies and shows. Even better, some streaming services also offer live streaming, which means you can still catch every new episode of your favorite shows without being hit with an expensive cable subscription. Of…
It may be a spin-off of one of the biggest comic book movies of the past few years, but The Penguin is actually pretty light on Easter eggs and deep-cut references. That said, some fans of the DC series believe they’ve spotted an intriguing pair of items in it that may hint at one Penguin character’s real identity. Fans have specifically spotlighted a quick shot from The Penguin‘s fourth episode in which Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti) is shown standing alone in the office of her former Arkham Asylum psychiatrist, Dr. Julian Rush (Theo Rossi). Behind Sofia, fans have noted a…
Though it may not capture as many headlines as its rivals from Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI do, Anthropic’s Claude is no less powerful than its frontier model peers. In fact, the latest version, Claude 3.5 Sonnet, has proven more than a match for Gemini and ChatGPT across a number of industry benchmarks. In this guide, you’ll learn what Claude is, what it can do best, and how you can get the most out of using this quietly capable chatbot. What is Claude? Like Gemini, Copilot, and ChatGPT, Claude is a large language model (LLM) that relies on algorithms to predict…
Dune: Prophecy review: a lifeless spin-off of a great sci-fi franchise “Dune: Prophecy is a lifeless spin-ff that falls short of the cinematic majesty of its sister films.” Pros Assertive lead performances from Watson, Williams A few genuinely surprising, brutal twists Cons Underdeveloped main and supporting characters A generic central fight for political power Clunky dialogue throughout Perhaps the most surprising thing about Dune: Prophecy is that it doesn’t want to be like Denis Villeneuve‘s Dune: Part One or Part Two. It, instead, seems far more interested in following in the footsteps of another high-profile HBO genre series, Game of…
The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), a trade group whose members include the likes of Tesla, Waymo, Rivian, and Uber, is coming out in support of tax incentives for both the production and the sale of electric vehicles (EVs). Domestic manufacturers of EVs and of their components, such as batteries, have received tax incentives which “have driven enormous job gains” in states like Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Georgia, the group says. “If the United States is going to continue to fight to bring those jobs here and actually compete to win against China, there needs to be a demand signal…
Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Yellowstone season 5, part 2 premiere. It’s an all-out Dutton family civil war in the latest Yellowstone season 5, part 2 trailer. The new trailer aired after the explosive Yellowstone season 5, part 2 premiere, which revealed how Kevin Costner’s John Dutton was written off the show. The episode opens with Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) and Kayce Dutton (Luke Grimes) arriving at John’s mansion, with a sea of police surrounding the house. John did not appear at his impeachment tribunal initiated by his son, Jamie (Wes Bentley). Beth and Kayce then learn their father committed suicide…
Over the past few weeks, rumors of Apple developing a smart display for home control have picked up pace. The company is said to be developing two versions, and one of them might even feature a robotic arm and revive an iconic Mac’s design. Now, Bloomberg has shared some juicy details about how the entry-level option will look and work. The device will offer a 6-inch screen with a square-ish format, flanked by sensors, including a FaceTime camera in landscape orientation. The sensors will feel a person’s presence and proximity, and will accordingly change what’s appearing on the screen. The…
Toward the end of the first decade of the 2000s, rumors swirled that Apple had its sights set on making a TV — a proper set, not a streaming device like what the Apple TV has become. Steve Jobs even claimed to have figured out exactly how to add the product to the company’s portfolio, but the idea never came to fruition before his untimely passing. In today’s Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman said that Apple “may even revisit the idea of making an Apple-branded TV set.” Gurman didn’t mention details beyond that. In fact, the mention of the TV set…
On today’s You Asked: When are streaming boxes and sticks better than smart TVs? What’s the best way to use the eARC port on your TV? Hisense USA president, David Gold, comes onto the show to address the trend of TVs getting bigger and where UST projectors fit into all of this. And should a CRT TV and retro gaming fan try to calibrate his own TV? New streamer or new TV? Tom Bickford has a 55-inch Roku TV from 2018 and is looking to upgrading to a 65-inch TV. With current Roku options more limited now, he says, should…
The year 1994 was a seminal one for entertainment: television changed forever with the premiere of two iconic shows; two movies often considered among the all-time best came out to rave reviews; an underrated gem of cinema also premiered, but was largely ignored. Yes, many major movies came out in 1994, a year also infamously remembered for featuring so few “good” female performances that the Best Actress Oscar category had trouble filling out five slots. And yet, it’s curious that the two best female performances from the year weren’t nominated and were, in fact, outright ignored throughout awards season. Thirty…