People keep hearing bizarre sounds on some American Airlines flights
A pretty baffling American Airlines story has been exploding across social media in recent days, as fliers post their strange experiences on some recent flights …
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Why Spotify’s launch of audiobooks is such a big deal
As a fan of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel series House of the Dragon, I’m going to be spending a lot more time inside my …
Disney may copy Amazon with its own Disney Prime program
Disney is considering a membership program similar to Amazon Prime for its own products and services, The Washington Post reports. The program will reportedly offer …
‘The tide is moving out on TikTok’: A conversation with FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
If TikTok could be said to have a chief antagonist inside the bureaucracy of the federal government, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr would be as good …
Do you use Apple Pay? It’s (almost) everywhere now
Nearly every business I visit now over the course of a day, with a few stubborn exceptions, thankfully allows me to go cash-free. At my …
Big surprise: New analysis blames Netflix subscriber exodus on price hike
In today’s installment of news to file away in the “water is wet” category, a new report out from consumer research firm Attest identifies what …
FlightAware MiseryMap: How to track flight delays and cancellations
Flight cancellations and delays are such a frustratingly nettlesome problem at the moment, to the point that it feels tantamount to playing the slots whenever …
Apple warns its suppliers about China following Pelosi Taiwan visit
Ripple effects are continuing to multiply after the controversial visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan just a few days ago. That visit …
Believe it or not, there’s one thing Facebook does way better than Apple
The last few weeks and months have brought into stark relief the degree to which Facebook parent Meta and Apple are engaged in something of …
Apple Q3 earnings: Record $82.96 billion in revenue despite headwinds
Apple has just unveiled its fiscal Q3 earnings report, one of the most highly-anticipated of this week’s slew of earnings releases — and, as expected, …
McDonald’s burgers are the latest victim of inflation
Inflation is ravaging so many aspects of daily life around the world right now, partly as a function of the extra billions of dollars that …
Amazon Prime prices are increasing by up to 43% in multiple countries
Depending on where you live in Europe, the price of your Amazon Prime membership may increase by up to 43%. Amazon sent emails to affected …
Here’s how much you could get from T-Mobile’s data breach settlement
T-Mobile has agreed to fork over $350 million to customers following a massive data breach last year that resulted in a class action lawsuit. The …
Should Facebook worry about some users ‘starting to get tired of it’?
While Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, has been proselytizing for months to anyone who will listen about the inevitability of our …
Lawsuit reveals the dark side of TikTok
Until her 9-year-old daughter died attempting the TikTok blackout challenge, Christal Arroyo Roman never realized there was anything that amounted to a “dark side” on …
Netflix’s ad tier will not include the entire content catalog
Netflix has already confirmed that it’s looking to offer subscribers a cheaper ad-based tier in the near future. Separately, Netflix continues to test increasing costs …
Netflix earnings are out – the company lost almost 1 million subscribers in Q2
Netflix lost a little less than 1 million subscribers in the second quarter — better than expected, the company announced on Tuesday, July 19. This …
Here’s what Netflix’s password-sharing crackdown could look like in the US
If a Netflix account experiment underway soon in Latin America is any indication, the streamer could soon look to recoup revenue from freeloading users domestically …
Skittles are ‘unfit for human consumption,’ lawsuit claims
Skittles are one of the most popular Halloween candies in America, according to a recent Monmouth University survey, and their popularity similarly extends to movie …
Facebook might soon let you have up to 5 separate profiles, because why not
The last several months have been particularly turbulent at Facebook, where Mark Zuckerberg’s social media juggernaut has been rattled by everything from a decline in …
BMW is offering a paid subscription for heated seats and people are furious
It almost sounds like an episode of Black Mirror. Pay a monthly fee, and you can unlock new features of your car (with the monthly …
Twitter just sued Elon Musk – read the complaint right here
Lest Twitter’s intentions weren’t clear from its hiring in recent days of the powerhouse law firm of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP, the company …
At least 23% of Elon Musk’s Twitter followers are probably fake – proving his point
At some point this week, if it hasn’t already happened by the time you read these words, Twitter is expected to file suit in a …
Twitter is taking Elon Musk to court to force him to buy the company
This whole Elon Musk will-he-or-won’t-he consummate his $44 billion deal to acquire Twitter could not get any weirder. Consider: After waiving the customary due diligence, …
Amazon Prime subscribers get a year of Grubhub+ for free
In a week, millions of Amazon Prime subscribers will be taking advantage of countless deals for Prime Day. We’ll be keeping you up to date …
Gas prices are plummeting after Biden demanded lower prices at gas stations
Less than a week ago, President Biden tweeted a direct message to companies running gas stations and setting the prices that Americans pay at the …
Even with hits like Stranger Things 4, Netflix is in more trouble than we thought
Two of the biggest Netflix original series of all time debuted highly-anticipated new seasons during the second quarter, including Ozark (the second half of its …
The first iPhone went on sale 15 years ago: Here’s how people reacted
Fifteen years ago this Wednesday, at 6 pm local time inside Apple stores around the US, customers started to swipe credit cards and walk out …
Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph, on lessons from the streamer’s origin story
Adam Sandler’s new basketball movie Hustle, in which he plays a scout trying to buck the system to bring a prodigy from overseas to the …
A bunch of new Costco stores are coming soon
A retail chain beloved by bargain hunters has unveiled a big expansion it’s going to be embarking on over the course of the next several …
