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Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan.Vivian Zink | SYFY | NBCUniversalSpotify has signed a new blockbuster deal with polarizing podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but this time, his show won't be exclusive to Spotify, the company announced Friday in a news release.The multiyear deal with Rogan, the founder of "The Joe Rogan Experience," is said to be worth about $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal, which first reported on the deal. The show was the No. 1 podcast in the U.S. for the third quarter of last year,…

Today, Apple TV+ announced that it was renewing its hit thriller, “Hijack,” for another season. The limited series stars SAG Award-winner and Emmy Award-nominee Idris Elba, who plays in the role’s lead character, Sam Nelson, who is a shrewd business negotiator. Elba is also an executive producer. The show was created by George Kay and Jim Field Smith, who also collaborated on the show “Criminal,” which was a British police procedural anthology series.According to Apple TV+, since its worldwide debut, “Hijack” has become…

The hack of the US Securities and Exchange Commission's official account on X on Tuesday renewed concerns about the social media platform's security since its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk in 2022.The hackers posted false news about a widely anticipated announcement the SEC was expected to make about bitcoin, leading the cryptocurrency's price to spike and alarming observers. The false post on @SECGov said the securities regulator had approved exchange-traded funds to hold bitcoin. The SEC deleted the post roughly 30…

Netflix just announced that it has for a second season. The reality show is a toned-down version of the dystopian drama of the same name, a program known for its harsh critique of capitalism. Production on the second season is already ramping up, To view this content, you'll need to update your privacy settings. Please click here and view the "Content and social-media partners" setting to do so.The Challenge recreates many of the more popular scenarios from the original show, complete with fake deaths by gunshot when a…

Apple is extending an agreement to get modem semiconductors from Qualcomm for three more years, a sign that its ambitious effort to design the chips in-house is taking longer than expected. Qualcomm shares surged on the news.The new pact will cover “smartphone launches in 2024, 2025 and 2026,” Qualcomm said in a statement Monday. The companies' agreement had been set to end this year, and the latest iPhone — due on Tuesday — was expected to be one of the last to rely on the Qualcomm modem chip.Instead, Qualcomm will…

Denver opted to renew its cable television franchise with telecommunications company Comcast Corp. through the end of 2028. With the previous franchise set to expire this December, the city recently renewed its franchise for another five years, said marketing and communications manager Gaelina Tesfaye at Denver Technology Services, the city’s technology department. The new expiration is now scheduled for December 2028. Comcast has bore the brunt of criticism in recent years as its Denver customers have been forced to…

Oil and gas giant Shell has walked back the greenwashing image that it had worked so hard to foster over the last few years. The company has moved away from its previous strategy to slowly decrease oil production this decade. It’s back to (openly) drilling the planet dry for profit. Top 5 Shopping Tips for Amazon Prime DayEarlier this June, Shell’s leadership announced a hard shift back to steadying current oil production to appease investors, according to Reuters. Doubling down on this new strategy, Shell CEO Wael Sawan,…

Nokia said on Friday it had signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple, as the current license between the companies expires at the end of 2023.While terms of the agreement remain confidential between the companies, it covers Nokia's inventions in 5G and other technologies. Nokia said the company expects to recognize revenue related to the agreement starting January 2024, and it is consistent with the company's long-term outlook disclosed in the first quarter. Nokia's patent portfolio is built on more than…

Network infrastructure and 5G technology provider Nokia has signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple to replace the current deal between the two companies that is set to expire at the end of 2023.The deal, which enables Apple to use the Finnish company's technology in its products, covers Nokia's inventions in 5G and other technologies. The terms of the agreement announced late Friday remain confidential. Nokia expects to recognize revenue related to the agreement starting January 2024, and the company…

Nokia said on Friday it had signed a new long-term patent license agreement with Apple, as the current license between the companies expires at the end of 2023.While terms of the agreement remain confidential between the companies, it covers Nokia's inventions in 5G and other technologies.Nokia said the company expects to recognize revenue related to the agreement starting January 2024, and it is consistent with the company's long-term outlook disclosed in the first quarter.Nokia's patent portfolio is built on more than…