Monthly Archives: October 2023

Crunchyroll is now an Amazon Prime Video channel

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Crunchyroll, a subsidiary of Sony, reached an agreement with Amazon to launch on Prime Video Channels, giving anime-niacs a new way to stream their favorite content, as originally reported by Deadline. Amazon’s Prime Video Channels is a hub that offers access to Amazon’s stable of original content, but also lets users sign up for third-party streamers like Max, Starz, Paramount+ and others.

This agreement brings two tiers of Crunchyroll to Prime Video customers in the US, Canada, Sweden and the UK. The Fan subscription gives you full access to the entire catalog of anime, which includes over 1,000 titles and 30,000 episodes. You also get brand-new series at the same time they air in Japan and the streamer’s full collection of digital manga. The Mega Fan subscription includes all of the above, plus offline viewing and access to four concurrent streams, which is great for those who play fast and loose with their passwords.

Terry Li, EVP of emerging business at Crunchyroll, says this move will allow even the “anime-curious” to “get immersed in our library.” Crunchyroll already has plenty of subscribers, 11 million as of earlier this year, and this should push that count even higher. Sony purchased Crunchyroll from AT&T in 2021 for $1.2 billion, combining it with Funimation to create an absolute behemoth of cartoonery.

Of course, just like Max, Starz and the rest, Prime Video isn’t the only way to access Crunchyroll. You can still download the app and sign up as normal. No matter which way you choose to consume Crunchyroll content, you’ll pay $8 a month for the Fan tier and $10 a month for the Mega Fan tier.

Prime Video Channels is in direct competition with the other streaming hub, Apple TV Channels. As the two continue to gobble up content partners, it seems like consumers will end up with something that looks and feels a whole lot like cable.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/crunchyroll-is-now-an-amazon-prime-video-channel-160253759.html?src=rss

Source: Engadget – Crunchyroll is now an Amazon Prime Video channel

Meta Sued by California, States Over Harmful Youth Marketing

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Meta Platforms was sued by California and a group of more than two dozen states over claims that its social-media platforms Instagram and Facebook exploit youths for profit and feed them harmful content. From a report: The suit, filed in federal court in California, adds to growing scrutiny of social media giants over how they serve their youngest users.

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Source: Slashdot – Meta Sued by California, States Over Harmful Youth Marketing

There Are Four Ways to Turn Off Your iPhone

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iPhones are, by design, pretty easy to set up and use. But while it’s almost second-nature to turn on your new iPhone, it’s not clear how to shut it off. You press and hold the power button, expecting some kind of shut down option, but it just triggers Siri. As it happens, there are a few different ways to turn off or…

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Source: LifeHacker – There Are Four Ways to Turn Off Your iPhone

Lego's Dune Set Is a Big Ornithopter and One Long Baron

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Lego is already coming for your 2024 savings—especially if you’re waiting for Dune: Part Two after its delay. Its latest “Icons” set is a 1,369-piece take on the quad-wing Ornithopters from the film, but the real star of the show might be its minifigure collection.

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Source: Gizmodo – Lego’s Dune Set Is a Big Ornithopter and One Long Baron

Whoa, Alan Wake II’s PC Requirements Aren’t Screwing Around

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Alan Wake II releases on October 27, 2023 on PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via the Epic Games Store. Understandably, video game graphics tech has evolved a bit since the first Alan Wake’s 2010 release on the humble Xbox 360. But if you’re looking to play Remedy Entertainment’s highly anticipated return to Mr. Wake’s…

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Source: Kotaku – Whoa, Alan Wake II’s PC Requirements Aren’t Screwing Around

Intel 14th Gen Core i9-14900K CPU Delidding Reveals A Cool Surprise

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Intel 14th Gen Core i9-14900K CPU Delidding Reveals A Cool Surprise
In case you’re unfamiliar, “delidding” is the process of removing the thick metal plate attached to the top of modern CPUs. This plate is known as the “integrated heat spreader” or “IHS,” and it protects the fragile silicon die of the processor from cracking when fumble-fingered users are installing their cooling apparatus. Having an IHS is

Source: Hot Hardware – Intel 14th Gen Core i9-14900K CPU Delidding Reveals A Cool Surprise

Xbox Partner Preview Games Event: When, How To Watch And What To Expect

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Xbox Partner Preview Games Event: When, How To Watch And What To Expect
Tomorrow, October 25th, the Xbox Partner Preview will showcase both updates and new games coming to Xbox and Windows from the plethora of Microsoft third-party partners. We’ll also get to see info on upcoming Game Pass titles and quite a bit of gameplay footage all around. Overall, it should be an exciting show, so here’s how you can tune

Source: Hot Hardware – Xbox Partner Preview Games Event: When, How To Watch And What To Expect

China Widens Lead Over US in AI Patents After Beijing Tech Drive

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China is increasing its lead over the US in AI patent filings, underscoring the Asian nation’s determination to shape and influence a technology that could have broad implications for the world’s richest economies. From a report: Chinese institutions applied for 29,853 AI-related patents in 2022, climbing from 29,000 the year prior, according to data that the World Intellectual Property Organization provided to Bloomberg News. That’s almost 80% more than US filings, which shrank 5.5%. Overall, China accounted for more than 40% of global AI applications over the past year, the data from the United Nations-affiliated agency showed. Japan and South Korea rounded out the 2022 leaders, with a combined 16,700 applications. The numbers illustrate how Beijing has pushed Chinese companies and agencies to gain an edge in areas such as chipmaking, space exploration and military sciences. More recently, President Xi Jinping has ordered the nation to accelerate fundamental research in response to US efforts to curtail its access to advanced technologies. That’s triggered a flood of investment by Chinese companies in AI and quantum computing.

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Source: Slashdot – China Widens Lead Over US in AI Patents After Beijing Tech Drive

RADV Vulkan Driver Merges Cooperative Matrix Support Using RDNA3 WMMA

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As yet another open-source Radeon Linux graphics driver change ahead of the upcoming Mesa 23.3 code branching and feature freeze is Vulkan VK_KHR_cooperative_matrix support with the RADV driver for RDNA3 hardware and newer using the GPU’s Wavefront Mixed-precision Multiply Accumulate (WMMA) functionality…

Source: Phoronix – RADV Vulkan Driver Merges Cooperative Matrix Support Using RDNA3 WMMA

Apple May Spend Over $5 Billion By 2024 On Servers In Major Generative AI Push

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Apple May Spend Over $5 Billion By 2024 On Servers In Major Generative AI Push
A new survey by an Apple analyst suggests the Cupertino-based company could spend several billion dollars in 2024 in order to catch up in the AI race. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo expects Apple to spend “at least” $620 million on servers in 2023 and an estimated $4.75 billion on servers in 2024.

The AI race is hot and heavy between giant tech companies,

Source: Hot Hardware – Apple May Spend Over Billion By 2024 On Servers In Major Generative AI Push

Tesla Receives DoJ Subpoena for Information About Its Self-Driving Features

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) issued a subpoena to Tesla in relation to its Autopilot and FSD (full self-driving) features, the company revealed in an SEC filing on Monday. The subpoena follows the DoJ’s request for documents and additional information about Tesla’s driver assistance systems earlier this year.

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Source: Gizmodo – Tesla Receives DoJ Subpoena for Information About Its Self-Driving Features

This Mobile Data Deal Gets You $50 of Credit for $21.97

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For those who like to travel, an affordable mobile data plan might make sense. Right now through Oct. 31, this aloSIM Mobile Data Traveler lifetime eSim plan offers $50 in credit for $21.97 and is advertised to work with networks available in more than 170 countries.

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Source: LifeHacker – This Mobile Data Deal Gets You of Credit for .97

Binance Says U.S. Law Doesn’t Control The World, Seeks to Dismiss CFTC Suit

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Binance is once again fighting off regulators, claiming the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) lawsuit is an overreach of U.S. law. The largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world says the agency is trying to regulate foreign individuals and corporations operating outside the US.

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Source: Gizmodo – Binance Says U.S. Law Doesn’t Control The World, Seeks to Dismiss CFTC Suit

Quantum Leap's Next Mission Uncovers an Unsolved Hollywood Mystery

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Now in his second season as Quantum Leap’s fast-thinking time-traveler, Dr. Ben Song (Raymond Lee) has found himself in lots of high-stakes situations; last week’s X-Files-ish episode was a particularly hairy one. This week, however, could be his wildest adventure yet, peeking behind the curtain of Hollywood circa…

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Source: Gizmodo – Quantum Leap’s Next Mission Uncovers an Unsolved Hollywood Mystery

The Best-Selling, Most Expensive Cards In Pokémon TCG Set 151

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Special Pokémon TCG set Pokémon 151 has been in the wild for about a month now, meaning people have had time to get over the initial fervour, and the best cards have risen to the surface. A smaller set to collect, but with an ongoing release schedule for new products, this return to the series’ Kanto roots has proven…

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Source: Kotaku – The Best-Selling, Most Expensive Cards In Pokémon TCG Set 151