Disney might kill the best streaming idea in years
The best way to watch Monday Night Football without paying for a full TV package or ESPN subscription could be short-lived if Disney gets its way. Disney is suing Sling TV over its Day Passes,…
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Ads on Alexa+? Amazon’s CEO is already mulling the idea
What’s another way for Amazon to make money on Alexa+ besides paid subscription plans? You guessed it: advertising. And Amazon’s CEO is already floating the idea of sprinkling ads into the still-gestating Alexa+ experience. Speaking…
Do HBO’s owners have any actual idea what they’re doing with Max?
Max is changing its name back to HBO Max, and much like The Joker in one of Warner’s DC Universe films, I can’t stop laughing. Three years have passed since the mega-merger that birthed Warner…
Why picking a travel eSIM for your next trip is a smart idea
Keeping up to date with the latest news, social media posts, podcasts, and messaging services while travelling abroad can be tricky. Your mobile provider will most likely want to charge a small fortune for overseas…
Apple’s thin iPhone 17 Air looks great. It’s also a terrible idea
If there’s one thing that annoys me, it’s the way Apple describes its phones as being “7.8mm thin.” Not thick, like the way people talk in the English language, but thin. As if the 7.8mm…
Tariff panic? Buying an iPhone right now is a terrible idea
Because it’s so big and its supply chain is so dependent on Chinese factories, Apple is almost uniquely vulnerable to the effects of President Trump’s 125 percent tariff on goods coming out of that nation.…
Anthropic CEO floats idea of giving AI a “quit job” button, sparking skepticism
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei raised a few eyebrows on Monday after suggesting that advanced AI models might someday be provided with the ability to push a “button” to quit tasks they might find unpleasant. Amodei…
From idea to reality: Build a website in record time
Do you have an idea that you want to realize online? Nowadays, you can create sophisticated websites, from selling products to creating paywalled content, directly from your Mac. You can achieve this without bringing in…
Logitech: ‘Forever mouse’ was just a (bad) idea
Take a deep breath, everyone. Logitech’s “forever mouse” won’t be coming to market after all. Logitech’s idea of a mouse that you’d buy once and pay for forever is just a “peek” into a possible…
Apple still has no idea what to do with the iPad
Welcome to our weekly Apple Breakfast column, which includes all the Apple news you missed last week in a handy bite-sized roundup. We call it Apple Breakfast because we think it goes great with a…