Snowflake filed an 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission earlier this week after its chief revenue officer gave financial projections in a TikTok video. Mike Gannon told an influencer outside the New York Stock Exchange that the data-storage company would exit the year with just over $4.5 billion in revenue and reach $10 billion in a couple of years.

The filing stated that Gannon is not authorized to disclose financial information on behalf of the company and that investors should not rely on his statements. Snowflake reaffirmed its August guidance of $.395 billion for fiscal year 2026. The video appeared on an account called theschoolofhardknockz and drew more than 555,000 views on TikTok. Gannon told the interviewer he watches the videos all the time.

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While YouTube TV is Engadget’s pick for the best live TV streaming service, it isn’t for everyone, especially right now. Google and Disney’s ongoing carriage dispute means subscribers don’t have access to channels like ABC and ESPN, and recent price hikes means paying for YouTube TV now costs a minimum of $83 a month. 

Whether you’ve switched to another service to hold on to your favorite channels or just want to save some money, there’s ample reasons to cancel or pause your subscription right now. Here’s what you should know about cancelling or pausing your YouTube TV subscription.

How to cancel your subscription on mobile and web

The process for canceling your YouTube TV subscription is the same whether you’re doing it inside the YouTube TV app or from a web or mobile browser, provided you’re paying Google directly for access.

1. Open the YouTube TV website or app.

2. Tap or click on your profile photo.

3. Select Settings (represented by the gear icon).

4. Then, select Membership.

5. Select Manage.

6. Then select Cancel membership, and then Cancel to confirm your cancellation.

Your subscription is now cancelled and you’ll be able to enjoy access to live TV until the end of your current payment period. Any shows or movies you’ve recorded will be saved in your account for 21 days, after which they’ll be deleted. In a support article, Google says it’ll also save your preferences in case you want to resubscribe and start recording content again. The company “may store limited info (such as your home zip code)” for fraud prevention purposes, as well.

If you got your YouTube TV subscription through your mobile carrier or internet provider, the process will vary, but in that case, you’ll have to cancel through them rather than Google.

How to pause your subscription on mobile and web

If you’d prefer to just take a break from paying for YouTube TV, you can also pause your subscription for anywhere from four weeks to six months.

1. Open the YouTube TV website or app.

2. Tap or click on your profile photo.

3. Select Settings (represented by the gear icon).

4. Then, select Membership.

5. Select Manage.

6. Use the on-screen slider to choose how long you want to pause payments for.

7. Select Pause.

Once you’ve paused your subscription, you’ll be able to access YouTube TV until the end of your current billing period, after which you’ll lose access and won’t be charged until the pause is over. Once your chosen amount of time has passed, your subscription will renew automatically. At any point during your pause you can resume using YouTube TV again, provided you’re willing to pay. While there’s no way to extend a pause, you do have the option to pause again once your billing restarts.

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The road to the second flight of Blue Origin’s heavy-lifting New Glenn rocket got a lot clearer Thursday night with a success test-firing of the launcher’s seven main engines on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Standing on a seaside launch pad, the New Glenn rocket ignited its seven BE-4 main engines at 9:59 pm EDT Thursday (01:59 UTC Friday). The engines burned for 38 seconds while the rocket remained firmly on the ground, according to a social media post by Blue Origin.

The hold-down firing of the first stage engines was the final major test of the New Glenn rocket before launch day. Blue Origin previously test-fired the rocket’s second-stage engines. Officials have not announced a target launch date, but sources tell Ars the rocket could be ready for liftoff as soon as November 9.

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If you’re in the Apple ecosystem, AirPods Pro are just about the best earbuds you can buy. They sound great, work across your various Apple devices, and ship with features like Adaptive Transparency and a built-in heart rate sensor. They’re even FDA-certified hearing aids. Not bad for $249.

But all those perks don’t mean Apple’s AirPods Pro are perfect. In fact, you can ask any of the customers complaining of a static noise coming from their AirPods Pro 3, when nothing is actually playing at all. As reported by MacRumors, it appears this is affecting some AirPods Pro 3 users when using Active Noise Cancellation, Adaptive Transparency, and Transparency modes, but only when there’s no active audio playback. (That said, one user claims they can’t even use their AirPods when they play music at 30 dB or below, because the static overtakes it.)

Some users think the noise sounds like static, white noise, a hiss, rain, or like holding a seashell up to your ear, though it’s not clear exactly what’s causing it. There are varying reports as to whether both earbuds are equally affected, or whether the static comes through one earbud in particular, and resetting the AirPods doesn’t appear to help.

It can be tempting to read headlines like this and assume this is a problem plaguing AirPods Pro 3, but these types of anecdotal problems can be tough to gauge. Perhaps a small percentage of AirPods Pro 3 do indeed have this problem, and the affected users are vocal about it on forums and social media. However, I will say I’m a bit taken aback by the number of users who claim to be experiencing the issue in this Reddit thread.

What to do if you hear static with your AirPods Pro 3

If you’re among those experiencing this issue, the first thing you should do is contact Apple Support. If you’re able, take the AirPods directly to the Apple Store. There’s no guarantee this will apply to everyone, but it seems Apple is swapping out affected AirPods for some users. According to this MacRumors contributor, the Apple Store specialist they talked to confirmed that Apple was directing employees to swap out affected units, even if they passed a diagnostic test.

If true, that might suggest this is a hardware issue, one that Apple hasn’t been able to identify yet. However, I’m holding out hope this is a software problem that Apple could fix with an update down the line. Speaking of software, the issue does seem to go away when you turn off noise controls. As a short-term solution, you could avoid using Active Noise Cancellation and Transparency modes, though that takes away quite a few features that make the AirPods Pro so appealing.

2017 feels like another era these days, but if you cast your mind back that far, you might remember Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s vaporware Roadster 2.0. Full of nonsensical-sounding features that impressed people who know a little bit about rockets but nothing about cars, the $200,000 electric car promised to have a suction fan and “cold gas thrusters,” plus 620 miles (1,000 km) of range and a whole load of other stuff that’s never happening.

Plenty of other electric automakers have introduced electric hypercars in the eight years since Musk declared the second Roadster a thing, with no sign of it being any closer to reality, if the latest job postings are accurate. And it seems that over time, a lot of the people who gave the company a hefty deposit—some say interest-free loan—have become tired of waiting and want their money back.

And that’s not quite so easy, it turns out. Musk’s current Silicon Valley rival is the latest to discover this. According to Sam Altman’s social media account, he placed an order for a Roadster on July 11, 2018, with a deposit of $45,000 ($58,206 in today’s money). But after emailing Tesla for a refund, he discovered the email address associated with preorders had been deleted.

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AT&T yesterday sued the advertising industry’s official watchdog over the group’s demand that AT&T stop using its rulings for advertising and promotional purposes.

As previously reported, BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) found that AT&T violated a rule “by issuing a video advertisement and press release that use the NAD process and its findings for promotional purposes,” and sent a cease-and-desist letter to the carrier. The NAD operates the US advertising industry’s system of self-regulation, which is designed to handle complaints that advertisers file against each other and minimize government regulation of false and misleading claims.

While it’s clear that both AT&T and T-Mobile have a history of misleading ad campaigns, AT&T portrays itself as a paragon of honesty in new ads calling T-Mobile “the master of breaking promises.” An AT&T press release about the ad campaign said the NAD “asked T-Mobile to correct their marketing claims 16 times over the last four years,” and an AT&T commercial said T-Mobile has faced more challenges for deceptive ads from competitors than all other telecom providers in that time.

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An anonymous reader shares a report: The rush to secure electricity has intensified as tech companies look to spend trillions of dollars building data centers. There’s an industry that consumes even more power than many tech giants, and it has largely escaped the same scrutiny: suppliers of industrial gases.

Everyday items like toothpaste and life-saving treatments like MRIs are among the countless parts of modern life that hinge on access to gases such as nitrogen, oxygen and helium. Producing and transporting these gases to industrial facilities and hospitals is a highly energy-intensive process. Three companies — Linde, Air Liquide and Air Products and Chemicals — control 70% of the $120 billion global market for industrial gases. Their initiatives to rein in electricity use or switch to renewables aren’t enough to rapidly cut carbon emissions, according to a new report from the campaign group Action Speaks Louder.

“The scale of the sector’s greenhouse gas emissions and electricity use is staggering,” said George Harding-Rolls, the group’s head of campaigns and one of the authors of the report. Linde’s electricity use in 2024 exceeded that of Alphabet’s Google and Samsung Electronics as well as oil giant TotalEnergies, while the power use of Air Liquide and Air Products was comparable to that of Shell and Microsoft. Yet unlike fossil fuel and tech companies, these industrial gas companies are far from household names because their customers are the world’s largest chemicals, steel and oil companies rather than average consumers.

The industry relies on air-separation units, which use giant compressors to turn air into liquid and then distill it into its many components. These machines are responsible for much of the industry’s electricity demand, and their use alone is responsible for 2% of carbon dioxide emissions in China and the US, the world’s two largest polluters.

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DJI just announced the Neo 2 selfie drone, a follow-up to last year’s original. This upgraded model includes a whole lot of new features. Just make sure to set DJI’s website to Hong Kong/China to see images and specs. 

Perhaps the biggest upgrade here is the inclusion of LiDAR sensors for obstacle avoidance. The LiDAR is paired with downward-looking infrared sensors so it should be much safer as the drone follows you during flight. It still has integrated guards to protect the propellers, but the new obstacle avoidance system adds some more peace of mind.

The drone also now allows for gesture controls, which is handy when filming quickly-moving selfie videos. Users can adjust position and distance by moving their hands around. It still supports motion controllers and DJI’s RC-N3 remote controller.

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The max speed has been increased to nearly 27MPH, which is much faster than the original’s follow speed. DJI told The Verge that the drone is better at handling difficult weather conditions, as it can maintain a stable hover in winds up to around 24MPH.

The battery life is better, with a larger 1606mAh rechargeable battery that gets up to 19 minutes of use per charge. The original got around 14 to 17 minutes per charge. The camera now uses a dual-axis gimbal for improved stability, though has the same half-inch sensor of the original. However, the field of view has been widened and it can capture 4K footage at up to 60FPS. This goes up to 100FPS when the drone is being piloted manually.

The internal storage has been boosted all the way up to 49GB, from 22GB. All of these upgrades have made the drone slightly heavier than the original, at 151 grams compared to 135 grams. If the battery life and speed are better, then the added weight doesn’t really matter in my eyes.

The bad news? The Neo 2 is currently only available in China. We called the original “the best $200 drone ever made” so we hope DJI goes for a wider release as soon as possible. The good news? The price should remain relatively similar, as it costs 1,499 Chinese Yuan. This translates to $211 in US dollars. However, we have no idea how or if tariffs will impact this pricing.

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If you’re a YouTube TV subscriber, you may have noticed that ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned channels have gone dark on the platform today. The Walt Disney Co. has pulled its channels from YouTube TV as of midnight on Oct. 30 after the two companies failed to reach new terms on their latest carriage agreement.

That means that until that negotiation is resolved, you won’t be able to watch any programming from those stations. That includes all upcoming college football and NFL games broadcast on ESPN’s suite of channels —including Monday Night Football — as well as all ABC programming like Abbott Elementary, Grey’s Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars.

YouTube TV has stated that if Disney’s channels remain off the platform for an extended period, customers will receive a $20 monthly credit. That’s all fine and good, but if you’re looking to watch one of those upcoming games, you’re likely looking for a solution as soon as Friday night. The good news is that there are plenty of ways to get those channels back. If you want a permanent switch from YouTube TV, there’s Hulu + Live TV, DirecTV, or Fubo, where you can watch all of those channels. If you’re looking for a workaround for this weekend (or for the long term) to watch ESPN, the Disney Channel, ABC and more, here’s are the best options so you won’t miss a moment of sports, news, or entertainment, all pulled from our list of best live TV streaming services to cut cable. 

Grab an ESPN bundle so you won’t miss a single game this weekend

Get Hulu + Live TV at a great price

Try Fubo free for a week and get $30 your first month

Try DirecTV free for 5 days, and get $30 off your first month

What about Sling “day passes”?

You may have heard that Sling offers day, weekend and week passes to its streaming programming for as little as $5 per day. That is an option if you’re looking for just some of the ESPN channels (the Sling Orange tier), but ABC isn’t included. You can get both with Sling’s Orange and Blue package ($30 a month to start, $61 thereafter), but you’ll need to add on the Sports Extra package for ESPNU, which requires an additional charge. 

Get your local Disney/ABC programming for free

Need your local ABC programming? Your station may have its own free local streaming news channel (many do), you can see if The Roku Channel carries your local station’s news, or download your local news station app if it’s a Nexstar channel. 

The other alternative — if you’re within the broadcast radius of a local ABC affiliate — is to get an over-the-air antenna. You can plug in your ZIP code at antennaweb.org to see what channels are in your area. This off-brand unit has worked very well in our initial testing — it’s under $30, and the channels are truly free. 

What games are on ESPN/ABC this weekend?

If you’re wondering what games you might miss as a result of the YouTubeTV/Disney blackout, here’s a list of NCAAF games that will be broadcast this weekend on ABC or on one of ESPN’s many channels, and don’t forget about Monday Night Football on ESPN/ABC, too.

Friday, Oct. 31

7PM ET | No. 25 Memphis at Rice | ESPN2
7PM ET | Brown at Penn | ESPNU
7:30PM ET | North Carolina at Syracuse | ESPN
10:30PM ET | Idaho at Northern Arizona | ESPN2

Saturday, Nov. 1

12PM ET | No. 9 Vanderbilt at No. 20 Texas | ABC
12PM ET | No. 10 Miami (Fla.) at SMU | ESPN
12PM ET | Duke at Clemson | ACC Network
12PM ET | UCF at Baylor | ESPNU
12PM ET | Navy at North Texas | ESPN2
3:30PM ET | No. 5 Georgia vs. Florida (in Jacksonville, Fla.) | ABC
3:30PM ET | No. 12 Notre Dame at Boston College | ESPN
3:30PM ET | Pitt at Stanford | ACC Network
3:45PM ET | No. 15 Virginia at Cal | ESPN2
4PM ET | Mississippi State at Arkansas | SEC Network
4PM ET | Central Michigan at Western Michigan | ESPNU
7PM ET | South Carolina at No. 7 Ole Miss | ESPN
7:30PM ET | No. 8 Georgia Tech at NC State | ESPN2
7:30PM ET | No. 18 Oklahoma at No. 14 Tennessee | ABC
7:30PM ET | Kentucky at Auburn | SEC Network
7:30PM ET | Wake Forest at Florida State | ACC Network
8PM ET | Arkansas State at Troy | ESPNU

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