HBO Max became Max so Max could become HBO Max
Got that? Good, because Warner Bros. is reverting the name of their "Max" streaming service to "HBO Max":
Ahead the company’s upfront presentation in New York at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, WBD President and CEO David Zaslav said the name will change once again … back to HBO Max.
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1 billion isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? - billion of a different metric.
18 months ago there were 1 billion monthly RCS users around the world. Today, Google announced that 1 billion RCS messages are sent in the US alone every single day. Finding a comparable iMessage number is hard, but the worldwide number may be around 8 billion messages per day.
All I can say is that
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The best music production YouTube channel for non-music producers
I don't know how Synthet got into my YouTube recommendations last year, but I'm so glad it did.
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Ranking every Zelda game ever
Okay, I didn't do it, but Nathaniel Bandy did and this list is so much fun. It was humbling to see some of my favorite childhood handheld games listed right up front as some of the worst, but I get it. Nathaniel isn't a long-time fan, so he's
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The AeroPress Premium is…interesting
James Hoffmann has a very similar reaction to the brand new $180 AeroPress Premium coffee maker. Last summer I wrote a love letter to my AeroPress, and I like nice objects for the things I use quite a bit, but this metal and glass version of the AeroPress really doesn't click for me.
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Gaming on the Mac is advancing, but slower than I hoped
I found this video to be really helpful in explaining the gaming situation on the Mac.
A few notable things for me were…
1. The $5,500 M3 Ultra model they tested performed about as well as a midrange AMD Radeon RX 7700, which currently retails for about $500, and could easily be built into
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This isn't lying, it's delusion
Stephen Robinson writing for Public Notice: Trump's Brain Is Gone
Donald Trump’s recent interviews with Time and The Atlantic revealed a president who is completely unhinged and incoherent. Sadly, that’s not news. But what stood out is that Trump is consistently confused and disconnected from reality even on issues that are
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MAGA artist releases song praising Hitler…like this week…for real
Andrew Lapin: Ye Debuts ‘Heil Hitler’ Music Video That Includes a Sample of a Hitler Speech
The track ends with a lengthy sample from a Hitler speech, which Ye also quoted on his X account: ‘Whether you think my work is right, whether you believe that I have been diligent. That I have worked, that
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What got you here…
John Siracusa: Apple Turnover
From virtue comes money, and all other good things. This idea rings in my head whenever
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Nintendo's financial results are actually pretty interesting
Nintendo's fiscal year just ended on March 31, and their annual results report has some goodies in there I thought were worth shouting out.
First up, the company made a lot less money than in the previous year, with 30% lower revenue and 46% lower profits. As someone who typically follows the financial
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Raycast does this
The gang gets to work defending their Mac login items. Who has the most minimal startup? Who's got
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Nebula Sans (and my new Jet Lag addiction)
My friend and Comfort Zone cohost Niléane recently recommended the series Jet Lag: The Game, and it's become my new obsession recently. I think the show is so fun, and Sam, Adam, and Ben have such a great dynamic. The show is on YouTube, but it's also on Nebula with early
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Where software innovation is focused right now
Craig Mod on The Talk Show:
In three minutes, I had that script built with ChatGPT. I could see it, it's this bash thing, it does this thing, and authenticates with the Google, and it's great! The malleability of macOS is now, I think, giving it in the age of these
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+ A bicycle for the mind is good. Is a motorbike too much?
When is the computer doing too much for you? Has our line for this moved over time?
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What's that power you've amassed for if you're not going to use it?
I read this excellent post by Niléane: Are Pride Wallpapers and a Watch Band Enough in 2025?…
At a time when some trans people are actively seeking to flee the U.S. to preserve their fundamental right to a healthy, safe, and decent life free from the threat of President Trump’s actions, Apple doesn’
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The urge that comes with power
Nilay Patel on this week's The Vergecast:
You can just see that they picked the finances over the product over and over again. And if they had just figured out a way to make in-app purchases worth more to developers than leaving the ecosystem, developers, I think, would have picked in-app
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Strong (fanboy) opinions loosely held
Tim Hardwick writing for MacRumors: iPhone 17 Air USB-C Port May Have This Unusual Design Quirk
Dummy models shared by AppleTrack suggest that Apple has made some subtle adjustments to accommodate internal components in the tighter chassis. Most notably, the USB-C port on the bottom edge is no longer centered front-to-back.
