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Streaming services’ obnoxiously loud ads become illegal on July 1 in California

On July 1, it will be illegal for streaming platforms to play ads louder than the content being watched in California. As The Hollywood Reporter highlighted this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill ( SB 576 ) in October…

Ars Technica

SpaceX bonds sell off days after AI and rocket group’s $25bn debt deal

Financial Times

SpaceX bonds sell off days after AI and rocket group’s $25bn debt deal

Yields move towards levels commonly associated with junk-rated companies

Financial Times

Somehow Samsung's 55-inch The Frame QLED TV is still in stock and on sale for just $697.99 for Prime Day

Somehow Samsung's 55-inch The Frame QLED TV is still in stock and on sale for just $697.99 for Prime Day

It's the last day of Prime Day, and I'm shocked this deal on Samsung's popular The Frame TV is still in stock. Amazon has the 55-inch Samsung The Frame LS03F QLED TV on sale for an incredible price of $697.99 (originally $1,097.99. That's…

SpaceX’s new bonds are flashing a warning sign, as investors pump the brakes on AI frenzy

MarketWatch

SpaceX’s new bonds are flashing a warning sign, as investors pump the brakes on AI frenzy

Elon Musk’s company made a splash earlier this week with a $25 billion bond deal, less than two weeks after it raised tens of billions of dollars in cash.

MarketWatch

Hubble Pushes Satellite Network For Long-Range Bluetooth

Hubble Pushes Satellite Network For Long-Range Bluetooth

Alex Haro Co-Founder & CEO at Hubble Network joins Bloomberg Businessweek to the future of Bluetooth and the space economy. (Source: Bloomberg)

Magnolia Oil & Gas Is in Lead to Acquire WildFire for Over $4 Billion

Magnolia Oil & Gas Is in Lead to Acquire WildFire for Over $4 Billion

Magnolia Oil & Gas Corp. has emerged as the front-runner to acquire closely held WildFire Energy for more than $4 billion in what would rank as its largest-ever acquisition, according to people familiar with the matter.

Australia's 15 native duck species face new threat from deadly bird flu

ABC News

Australia's 15 native duck species face new threat from deadly bird flu

Australia's native duck species were already threatened by urban sprawl, climate change, hunting and habitat degradation. Now H5N1 bird flu has been discovered on our shores.

ABC News

Norton VPN adds split tunneling for Mac users in platform parity push

Norton VPN adds split tunneling for Mac users in platform parity push

Norton VPN has added support for split tunneling on MacOS as part of a wider push for feature parity across platforms and operating systems. The feature allows users to specify the websites and apps they’d like to use Norton VPN for, while…

The 'ballista spider' builds a trap to catapult unsuspecting prey into its web

CBC

The 'ballista spider' builds a trap to catapult unsuspecting prey into its web

A recently discovered spider species in Australia’s tropical rainforests has stunned researchers with a hunting technique that launches prey through the air using a spring-loaded silk trap.

CBC

Europeans voice concerns amid sweltering heatwave - video

The Guardian

Europeans voice concerns amid sweltering heatwave - video

European residents and tourists voiced their concerns over soaring temperatures as the continent continues to grapple with 'the most severe and widespread' heatwave ever. In summer 2022, more than 60,000 people died due to heat in Europe…

The Guardian

Lenovo declares a 'new normal' for higher memory pricing in the 2030s, while Microsoft forecasts prices to double again…

Lenovo declares a 'new normal' for higher memory pricing in the 2030s, while Microsoft forecasts prices to double again…

Lenovo has said that RAM prices will likely "never" fall back to pre-crisis levels The company also predicted a "new normal" for memory pricing from 2030 onwards Microsoft expects the cost of memory to double in just over a year If you…

How to See the Giant Asteroid That Will Pass by Earth This Weekend

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