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How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan
The Verge’s Decoder podcast interviews GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan, who took the helm in March 2020 just as the coronavirus pandemic upended American life. The conversation explores how the platform has evolved into what host Nilay Patel calls a “load-bearing part of American culture,” reflecting deep problems in the US social safety net, most notably…
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Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers
Netflix has reportedly discussed opening its app to allow subscriptions or content from rival streaming services, according to The New York Times. The talks are said to have focused on Peacock and Fox One, though it remains unclear whether Netflix would sell subscriptions to these services directly or simply incorporate their content into its own…
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Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon price rises in western Europe ‘highest in world’
Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime Video subscribers in western Europe have faced steeper price rises than customers anywhere else in the world over the past three years, according to research by Ampere Analysis. The finding highlights how the world’s biggest streaming services are increasingly relying on price increases, alongside advertising tiers, to fund content production…
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Chipmakers laughing all the way to the vault as memory prices go stratospheric
Gartner has forecast that global semiconductor industry revenue will nearly double in 2026, reaching $1.6 trillion, up from $809 billion in 2025, with memory chips driving almost all of the growth. The surge is being fuelled by the AI infrastructure boom, as manufacturers such as Samsung, Micron and SK Hynix prioritise production of high-end memory…
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Post your questions for Alex Winter
Alex Winter, best known for playing the vampire biker Marko in The Lost Boys and Bill S Preston Esq in the Bill & Ted films, is set to answer questions from Guardian readers as part of the paper’s ongoing interview series. The feature invites readers to submit queries about his career, which spans acting, directing…
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‘A cognitive cacophony’: hands-on with the Call of Duty Modern Warfare 4 beta test
A Guardian hands-on preview of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 early access beta, held over the penultimate weekend of August, found the new title delivers the boots-on-the-ground military shooting the series is known for, but is defined by relentless sensory overload, with the game likened to “the TikTok of gaming” because combat begins…
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Iranian state TV ‘airs ‘threat against Barron Trump’ and $10million reward’
Iranian state television has broadcast a segment reportedly threatening Barron Trump, the 20-year-old youngest son of Donald Trump, according to Iran International. The three-minute clip uses stylised, largely AI-generated graphics to depict surveillance of the NYU student, including attempts to trace his social media profiles, friends and possible ways of circumventing his Secret Service protection,…
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US datacenters tripled their water footprint in 10 years
US datacenters used around 17 billion gallons of water in 2023, three times the amount consumed in 2014, according to a Congressional Research Service (CRS) report published by the Library of Congress. The surge coincides with a boom in datacenter construction driven by the rise of generative AI since OpenAI’s ChatGPT launched in late 2022,…
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De-Googled GrapheneOS is coming to Motorola’s foldables next year
GrapheneOS, the security-focused, open source version of Android, has outlined plans to officially support Motorola smartphones from next year, marking the first time the privacy-hardened operating system will expand beyond Google’s Pixel range. Support will begin with a traditional flagship handset before extending to Motorola’s foldables, and potentially cheaper models further down the line, in…