The ‘Glee’ star got a special Mother’s Day surprise on-stage after her performance in ‘Funny Girl,’ when her son ran out during the curtain call.
The ‘Glee’ star got a special Mother’s Day surprise on-stage after her performance in ‘Funny Girl,’ when her son ran out during the curtain call.
Startup Telly is now taking US reservations for free 55-inch 4K TVs that continuously display ads on part of a secondary screen. So long as you’re willing to accept those ads (or tune them out) and share data, you won’t have to pay for the TV.
As Telly explains, the smaller display also shows news, sports scores and other useful data. You won’t have to interrupt a show just to stay in the know. The set has its own camera, microphone array, sensors and voice assistant, enabling video calls and motion-captured fitness apps. According to the image, this secondary screen would be a long, slender display that would live underneath the TV. The reservations cover the first 500,000 TVs, which are expected to ship in the summer. I’m not sold on the idea – I’m getting stressful flashbacks of struggling to turn off those screens in the back of New York taxis, addled by jetlag.
– Mat Smith
The Morning After isn’t just a newsletter – it’s also a daily podcast. Get our daily audio briefings, Monday through Friday, by subscribing right here.
iPhone syncing for Windows 11 is now available for everyone
James Webb telescope finds water around a comet in the main asteroid belt
The best iPhone accessories for 2023
The Apple Watch Ultra is almost $100 off right now
TCL’s new 2023 TVs deliver high frame rate gaming at lower prices
The best smartwatches for 2023
Amazon has struck a deal with Embracer Group to release a massively multiplayer online (MMO) title based on the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit. Development is in the “early stages” at New World studio Amazon Games Orange County, which will ship the game for PCs and consoles at an unspecified date.
Google is still taking a financial hit over allegations it misled customers with Pixel 4 ads. The company has agreed to pay Texas $8 million to settle claims it paid radio hosts for “deceptive” testimonials about the Pixel 4 even though the DJs couldn’t use the phone beforehand. The ads continued even though Google was aware it was breaking the law.
Attorney General Ken Paxton said the state settlement was important as Google has “significant influence,” and no large company should expect “special treatment.” The tech giant already reached a $9 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and six other states.
As expected, the European Union has rubberstamped Microsoft’s bid to buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion. The European Commission (the EU’s executive arm) said Microsoft will have to ensure full compliance with the commitments it has made to offer its games on other platforms, particularly cloud gaming services. Activision does not yet offer its titles on cloud gaming services. If Microsoft offered Activision games exclusively on its own cloud service, that could have impaired competition, the EU warned.
A federal appeals court in Manhattan has rebuffed Elon Musk’s claim that the 2018 consent decree with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is an unfair “prior restraint” on his speech through Tesla tweets. The CEO has fought with the SEC in the years since settling back in 2018, and more recently has been calling for courts to undo the settlement. Musk claims the Commission pressured him to strike a deal and overstepped its authority. The pact violated free speech rights, Musk’s side claimed. A judge denied a request to cancel the deal last April, prompting the appeal.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/the-morning-after-this-company-will-give-you-a-free-tv-if-youre-willing-to-watch-non-stop-ads-112019031.html?src=rss
The Mac Mini M2 is the cheapest way to get Apple’s latest processors, and now Amazon is has dropped them back to the lowest prices we’ve ever seen. You can buy the 256GB version for just $500 ($100 off the regular price), the 512GB model for $690 ($110 off) and the Mac Mini M2 Pro for $1,100 — all the best deals we’ve seen.
In our Engadget review, we gave the Mac Mini a solid score of 86, lauding the performance and classic aluminum design. It’s tiny but mighty, with the M2 processor easily powerful enough for productivity chores and multitasking. The chip combines computing operations, like CPU, GPU, input/output interfaces and certain memory processes into one “system on a chip,” allowing for faster processing speeds.
On top of that, you get killer connectivity, with two Thunderbolt 4 USB-C connections, HDMI 2.0 (with 4K 240Hz and 8K 60Hz output), two USB-A ports, a headphone jack and gigabit Ethernet (upgradeable to 10 gigabit). The M2 Pro model adds two additional USB-C ports, making it even more useful for creatives with a ton of accessories.
The Mac Mini M2 won’t replace your gaming machine, but it can handle nearly everything else you throw at it. The Mac Mini M2 Pro, however, is powerful enough for just about any task including content creation, if you can afford it. We wouldn’t recommend the overpriced storage or RAM upgrades, as the M2 is much more efficient with RAM than typical PCs. Still, if you’re looking for a cheap but powerful Mac, this is the way to go.
Follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter and subscribe to the Engadget Deals newsletter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apples-mac-mini-m2-falls-back-to-an-all-time-low-of-500-091518407.html?src=rss
You may have to get a Peacock subscription if you want to watch every single game in the NFL playoffs. The streaming service will serve as home to the first-ever exclusive livestreamed NFL playoff game, NBCUniversal and the league have announced. It’s a wild card game that’s scheduled to take place on January 13th, 2024, which is the first playoff weekend. And by “exclusive,” they meant it will not be aired on national TV or even on cable. Only the local markets for the two competing teams will have access to the game outside Peacock, through a local TV channel that’ll most likely be an NBC affiliate.
As The Wall Street Journal notes, the NFL made postseason games available for streaming in the past. However, this marks the first time one can only be accessed on a streaming service by most viewers. NFL chief operating officer Hans Schroeder has acknowledged that the decision could upset some fans who’ll have to get Peacock to watch that one game, but he believes it “will be transformative for sports on digital.”
In fact, Schroeder said the NFL will likely continue making one of its wild card games exclusively accessible via streaming going forward. Whether Peacock will carry the game again in 2025 will probably depend on how the 2024 game performs for the service: Peacock and the NFL only signed a one-year deal, which The Journal says cost around $110 million.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/peacock-will-exclusively-stream-one-nfl-playoff-game-055049555.html?src=rss
Gina Rodriguez is an actress who has been battling Hashimoto’s disease for over a decade. Learn more about the starlet’s health here.
Gina Rodriguez is an actress who has been battling Hashimoto’s disease for over a decade. Learn more about the starlet’s health here.
Nick Cannon admitted he had mixed up Mother’s Day cards between his many baby mamas, to the shock of one of them.
Nick Cannon admitted he had mixed up Mother’s Day cards between his many baby mamas, to the shock of one of them.
Lil Wayne has opened up about having seizures, including ‘three in a row’ once, during various interviews. Find out more about the health issue here.
Lil Wayne has opened up about having seizures, including ‘three in a row’ once, during various interviews. Find out more about the health issue here.
Days after Andy Cohen confirmed that Lisa Rinna quit ‘RHOBH’ at the end of Season 12, her co-star Garcelle Beauvais explained what Season 13 feels like during an interview on May 13.
Days after Andy Cohen confirmed that Lisa Rinna quit ‘RHOBH’ at the end of Season 12, her co-star Garcelle Beauvais explained what Season 13 feels like during an interview on May 13.
Conor McGregor’s steamy snap served as an ad for his popular Irish stout. See his new shirtless snap here.
Conor McGregor’s steamy snap served as an ad for his popular Irish stout. See his new shirtless snap here.
One day after celebrating Mother’s Day with her little ones, Cardi B glowed in a bright-yellow dress while out to dinner with her children in NYC on May 15.
One day after celebrating Mother’s Day with her little ones, Cardi B glowed in a bright-yellow dress while out to dinner with her children in NYC on May 15.
