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Elon Musk’s Start-Up Neuralink Is Looking for People To Join Its Brain-Implant Trial
Elon Musk’s Neuralink said it has received approval to start human clinical trials for its wireless brain-computer interface, or BCI. The Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface study, or Prime Study, intends to examine the safety and functionality of the implant for paralysis patients. A surgical robot will place the BCI in the part of the…
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Plex Adds Nine New Free Live TV Channels, Including Channels From Shudder, AMC, and PBS
Free live TV streaming service Plex reached a deal to expand its content lineup with the addition of 22 free live channels, including channels from Shudder, AMC, and PBS. Plex now offers more than 50,000 on-demand titles and hundreds of live channels and has slowly grown into one of the largest free ad-supported streaming services…
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FCC Just Slammed a Robocall Cabal with a $116 Million Fine For Toll-Free Scam
The Federal Communications Commission issued a $116.2 million fine against a group responsible for nearly 10 million robocalls to toll-free numbers. ScammerBlaster, OnTel, ChariTel, and Thomas Dorsher, known collectively as Dorsher Enterprise, are behind the illegal calls, the agency said today. The group presented itself as an anti-robocall campaign but was actually conducting a scam…
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Sling TV Freestream Rolls Out New Guide, Making It Even Easier to Use
Sling TV’s Freestream ad-supported service offers more than 430 free channels and over 41,000 on-demand titles, making finding what you want difficult. But the service this week rolled out a new guide that breaks content down into categories, making finding what you want to watch easier. The categories include sports, entertainment, news, movies, reality, true…
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New Portable Mini Starlink Dish Approved By FCC
SpaceX could soon operate two new Starlink dishes after the Federal Communications Commission approved its application on Tuesday, according to a filing spotted earlier by PCMag. The first device is about the size of an Apple MacBook — smaller than SpaceX’s first-generation Starlink dish — and will likely be portable. The second dish builds on…
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A New OTA TV Station is Coming to This Illinois City
Rockford, Illinois, residents will be getting three new channels under 19 WSLN, which will serve as the new home for Stateline’s CW, Circle, and Antenna TV. Channel 19 will launch with these three networks and noted it may add more programs as “opportunities arise,” according to WIFR and parent company Gray Media. Stateline’s CW will…
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Get Help From The FCC’s New Streamlined Satellite Application Process
Today, the FCC announced a new streamlined satellite application process, something that is sure to help SpaceX and Amazon’s new home internet service. The FCC says these new rules are needed to meet the growing needs of today’s commercial space sector. It also hopes to help speed up the thousands of requests from companies like…
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Samsung TV Plus Is Adding 600+ Hours of Free Shows & Movies From FilmRise
Today, Samsung and FilmRise announced a new partnership to add over 600 hours of free movies and TV shows from FilmRise. The additional programming brings the total content from FilmRise to 3,134 hours on Samsung TV Plus the free ad-supported streaming service, which offers Samsung TV owners thousands of shows and movies on-demand across over…
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The Netflix Tax Stopped! Netflix and Dish Win Georgia Court Fight After Local Government Try To Turn Them Into Cable TV Companies
The Georgia Supreme Court let stand a ruling on Tuesday that Netflix, Dish Network and other streamers won’t be charged local taxes like cable TV companies. The Supreme Court denied a petition to review the state Court of Appeals’ March decision that cable law doesn’t apply to streaming services, Law360 reported. This is a boon…
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Rupert Murdoch Steps Down as Chairman of Fox & News Corp.
Today, it was announced that Rupert Murdoch will be stepping down as the head of Fox and News Corp. He has run the company since 1979, when it was first News Corporation, and has led it ever since. Now, the company has announced that he is stepping down as chairman of the board of both…