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Screenshot: HBOMax intends to follow both Netflix and Disney in stopping subscribers from sharing their passwords, according to a report from Variety on Thursday. The shutdown is set for sometime later this year. Andrew Callaghan Talks 'This Place Rules' J.B. Perrette, president and CEO of global streaming and games at Warner Bros. Discovery spoke about the move at the 2024 Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom conference. He called it a “growth opportunity” for the company. Max is sitting in fourth place in the…

While some automakers are still introducing 2024 EVs, Audi is pushing out a mid-model refresh of the Q4 50 e-tron, called the Q4 55 e-tron. The Audi refresh includes several notable improvements on the performance and handling side, as well as faster charging. The Q4 e-tron is an all-electric crossover SUV from Audi as it looks to electrify its entire portfolio of existing combustion models paired with new bespoke EVs. The Q4 e-tron hit the market in 2021 EV and is now being sold in its third model year.…

At its 14th Ability summit, which kicks off today, Microsoft is highlighting developments and collaborations across its portfolio of assistive products. Much of that is around Azure AI, including features announced yesterday like AI-powered audio descriptions and the Azure AI studio that better enables developers with disabilities to create machine-learning applications. It also showed off new updates like more languages and richer AI-generated descriptions for its Seeing AI tool, as well as new playbooks offering…

During its March 2024 Partner Preview, Xbox announced that Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is launching for Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC this year. The game will be available on day one on Xbox Game Pass.Developed by Capcom, Path of the Goddess sees you play Soh, a masked warrior tasked with defending the villages around Mt. Kafuku. The game is divided into two different styles of play: Daytime and Nighttime. During the day, Soh must fight their way to trapped villagers and work to free them, recruiting…

Toyota has officially announced its development of a new rugged SUV, positioned strategically as a smaller and more economical alternative to the popular Fortuner. This exciting new model is anticipated to make its global debut later this year, with Thailand as the first market to benefit from its introduction. Via BestCarWeb.JP This upcoming SUV, potentially named the Toyota FJ Cruiser or Land Cruiser FJ, will share its platform and powertrain options with the recently launched Toyota Hilux Champ pickup truck. The IMV 0…

President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, Dec. 14, 2023.Chris Kleponis | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden on Wednesday said the federal Medicare program should negotiate prices for at least 50 prescription drugs each year, up from the current target of 20 medicines. That's one of several new health-care policy proposals that Biden will outline during his State of the Union address Thursday, according to a fact sheet released by the White House on…

Capcom's Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is coming out this year, Capcom and Xbox dropped a new trailer today, which shows off more gameplay and more of the title’s The game looks cool as heck.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXOOVlWDmm4Though there’s no concrete release date, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess will be a day one Game Pass title for Xbox Series X|S and Windows. It’s also coming to PS5 and the Steam store.This is a single-player action RPG with some time and resource management flourishes. During the day,…

Extreme Weather in U.S. Displaced 2.5 Million People Last YearThe Census Bureau found that among nearly 2.5 million people displaced last year in the U.S. by tornadoes, wildfires and hurricanes, socially vulnerable groups were more strongly representedBy Tricia Wachtendorf, James Kendra & The Conversation USA person searching a neighbor's property after a tornado struck off Country Road 16, on June 19, 2023 in Louin, Mississippi. Credit: Michael DeMocker/Getty ImagesPeople often think of disasters as great equalizers.…

By Jake Coyle | Associated Press NEW YORK — Through one of the most tumultuous periods in Oscar history, through flub and slap, Jimmy Kimmel has emerged as the steadying hand and abiding face of the Academy Awards. When Kimmel hosts the 96th Oscars on Sunday, he’ll be emceeing the telecast for the fourth time. Only three people — Bob Hope (19 times), Billy Crystal (nine times) and Johnny Carson (five times) — will have hosted more than him. After Kimmel hosted the 2017 and 2018 ceremonies, he watched the Oscars…

Jacob Roach / Digital Trends It’s safe to say that 2023 turned out to be a good year for the discrete graphics cards market. According to the latest data, both AMD and Nvidia saw an increase in add-in board (AIB) GPU shipments in the final quarter of 2023, and the year-to-year gains are also massive. While Nvidia still dominates the market, AMD’s share is climbing steadily, and Intel remains in the shadows. Today’s round of market insights comes from Jon Peddie Research (JPR), and it’s all about discrete GPUs.…