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1. Disney+ discounts yearly subscriptions ahead of its European launch
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When Disney dropped the surprise news that its popular streaming service would debut in Europe a week earlier than planned, the company was quickly pressed on whether it would offer any sign-up incentives ...

2. Google searches are showing rival business directories in Europe
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Google seems to be taking extra steps to please EU regulators worried that it's abusing its search dominance. Search Engine Land has discovered that Google is highlighting rival directory services ...

3. Lyft buys a startup that runs ads on top of ridesharing cars
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Lyft might have another way to generate revenue from trips. The company has acquired Halo Cars, a startup that lets drivers for app-based car services run taxi-style ads on top of their vehicles. A spokesperson ...

4. Netflix's first 'Transformers' teaser reveals a hopeless war
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Netflix has posted the first teaser trailer for its Transformers animated series, and it's now clear just how the service will take on the robots' origins. The clip for the first part of the ...

5. Google's new terms of service will (hopefully) be easier to read
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Terms of service still tend to read like legal alphabet soup, but Google thinks it can do better. It's notifying users of a TOS change on March 31st that, among other things, should remove some of ...

6. Bethesda games leave GeForce Now streaming service
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Most Bethesda titles will no longer be part of NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming service. In a post on the NVIDIA forum, a staff member has announced that the platform has already started removing ...

7. 'Friends' cast is locked in for a reunion special to launch HBO Max
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Now that AT&T spent more than $400 million pulling Friends from Netflix to serve as one of the pillars for its HBO Max streaming service, the WarnerMedia company has also shelled out to get the ...

8. Google's wireless gigabit internet is now called Fiber Webpass
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Google Webpass is now known as Google Fiber Webpass in all the cities where the wireless gigabit internet service is available. The tech giant first used the Fiber Webpass name when it deployed both its ...

9. HBO and HBO Max are coming to YouTube TV
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Google and WarnerMedia have signed a deal to bring HBO, Cinemax and HBO Max to YouTube TV this spring. WarnerMedia's other cable networks will also stay on YouTube's streaming TV service, on ...

10. Google is disappointing the Stadia community
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"This is fine." Andrey Doronichev is in charge of gamer experience at Stadia, Google's fledgling cloud-gaming service. In a conversation with him about the company's confidence ...

11. CBS will massively expand All Access’ streaming library in 2020
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ViacomCBS' rumored new streaming service isn't a new service, it's a massive expansion of CBS All Access instead. In the company's most recent earnings presentation, CEO Bob Bakish ...

12. If you bought Flywheel's home bike, you can trade it in for a free Peloton
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... Home service effective March 27th 2020. The bikes can... Read all  ...

13. Alamo Drafthouse's movie-per-day Season Pass is finally here
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It took many months, but Alamo Drafthouse's Season Pass is finally available to everyone -- but like some rivals, what you'll pay depends on where you live. The service gives everyone access ...

14. Nissan hopes people will pay $699 a month to swap cars on demand
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Over the last couple of years, we've seen automakers like Porsche and Cadillac try their hand at car subscription services, and now Nissan is doing the same. Starting in Houston, the Japanese automaker ...

15. 'GTA4' is returning to Steam next month without multiplayer
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Grand Theft Auto 4 will return to Steam on March 19th after it was abruptly pulled from the digital storefront last month due to an issue with Microsoft's defunct Games for Windows Live service. Developer ...

16. Mozilla’s latest Android app takes its VPN service beyond Firefox
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Mozilla has been investigating the VPN sphere for a while. Last year it launched a VPN-like browser extension, while back in 2018 it rolled out an experimental subscription-based VPN service. Now it's ...

17. Blue Apron considers selling itself as it bleeds customers
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Blue Apron has been struggling in recent years, and that's leading the company to consider some extreme options. The online meal kit service has revealed that it's looking at "strategic ...

18. Facebook's gigabit wireless rolls out in Puerto Rico
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Facebook's Terragraph WiFi technology is delivering high-speed broadband to San Juan, Puerto Rico. This week, AeroNet, Puerto Rico's internet service provider, announced a six-month Terragraph ...

19. Google is bringing Stadia to 18 new phones, including the Galaxy S20
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Google's cloud gaming service, Stadia, has been exclusive to Pixel phones since its launch three months ago, but that's changing this week. On February 20th, Stadia will hit 14 Samsung models, ...

20. Honor View 30 e 9X Pro, annuncio il 24 febbraio?
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Durante l'evento streaming del 24 febbraio, il produttore cinese dovrebbe annunciare gli Honor View 30, View 30 Pro e 9X Pro con Huawei Mobile Services. The post Honor View 30 e 9X Pro, annuncio il 24 ...

21. Samsung offers at-home Galaxy S20 trials to mitigate impact of coronavirus
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As the spread of coronavirus continues to keep people in quarantine and threaten promotional tech events, companies in Asia gearing up for low sales -- but Samsung's new home visit service aims to ...

22. Watch the first trailer for Spielberg's Apple TV+ series 'Amazing Stories'
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Apple has shared the first trailer for Steven Spielberg's upcoming Amazing Stories revival. The series will hit the tech giant's TV+ streaming service on March 6th, with five different stories ...

23. How I learned to stop worrying and love systemd
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A personal journey of systemd discovery, from services and even containers. Read all  ...

24. UK to spend $1.6 billion on the world's fastest weather supercomputer
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The UK's weather service, the Met Office, will spend £1.2 billion ($1.6 billion) to acquire the world's most powerful climate supercomputer, the government has announced. That's ...

25. Redbox debuts a free, ad-backed live TV service
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Redbox is still better known for its rental kiosks than anything else, but it's clearly keen to expand its streaming offerings. The company has launched a free, ad-supported live TV service (appropriately, ...