Day: July 20, 2021

PS5 restock tracker: How to buy PlayStation 5 from Best Buy, GameStop and more – CNET

Trying to get a PS5? Here’s where to look this week. …read more Source:: CNet


Apple reportedly working on new iPad Mini with A15 processor – CNET

Will this upgrade make more people want the smaller tablet? …read more Source:: CNet


Open-source dev and critic of Beijing claims Audacity owner Muse threatened him with deportation to China in row over copyright

‘Who knows how he may be received…’ Audacity’s new owner Muse Group has been accused of threatening to land a developer in legal hot water, a move that could result in the programmer being forced to return to China to face a government of which he has been a vocal critic.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Netflix’s Army of the Dead, Fatherhood are its big hits of the summer (according to Netflix) – CNET

The Mitchells vs. The Machines was also Netflix’s most-watched animated film yet, based on the company’s own count of how many accounts watched at least two minutes. …read more Source:: CNet


Netflix is still struggling to add subscribers anything like last year’s surges – CNET

Netflix’s growth slowed a lot since the height of pandemic lockdowns. This time, it even lost members in the US and Canada — its biggest single market — for the first time since 2019. …read more Source:: CNet


US Needs Japan and Korea To Counter China Tech, Says Google ex-CEO

China’s capabilities in artificial intelligence are “much closer than I thought” to catching up to the US, former Google chief executive Eric Schmidt told Nikkei Asia, stressing that America would not succeed without a “very strong partnership with our Asian friends.” From a report: In an online interview, Schmidt, now chair of the National Security…


Netflix says ‘free’ original mobile games are coming to its service – CNET

It’ll be Netflix’s biggest move into a new area since it started streaming in 2007 and made its first original show in 2012. …read more Source:: CNet


Qualtrics Q2 surprise profit blows away expectations, forecast higher as well

Qualtrics CEO Zig Serafin said the company’s software is increasingly becoming part of how corporations seek to hire, not just to lure customers. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Netflix Q3 subscriber view misses Wall Street expectations, says will add video games

Netflix cited “choppiness” in video subscriber trends caused by the pandemic. The company confirmed it will add video games to its service. …read more Source:: ZDNet


FCC Investigating Whether Cuban Government Is Jamming HAM Radio

HAM radio operators in Florida have said that Cuba is jamming radio frequencies that prevent them from communicating with operators in the country since anti-government protests began last week. Now, the Federal Communications Commission says it has started an investigation into the issue. From a report: “Too many people around the world are fighting uphill…