Before the big March Madness tourney starting later this month, there’s a slate of conference championships happening this week. One of the first up is the 2019 ACC tournament. The Atlantic Coast Conference is home to some of the biggest powers in college basketball, starting with the Duke Blue Devils. Zion Williamson returned to the …
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College-aged men don’t have a monopoly on March Madness. The NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament gets underway this month and promises as much buzzer-beating insanity as the men’s tournament. It’s not a foregone conclusion that the University of Connecticut Huskies will dominate the field and win another title this year. In fact, after their remarkable run of winning six titles in …
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The wild world of live TV streaming just went through another disruption. Blame the final season of Game of Thrones starting next month. DirecTV Now, which lets you watch numerous TV channels live over the Internet without a cable TV subscription, just raised the price of its cheapest package from $40 to $50 per month. That package includes HBO, the …
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Facebook has acted quickly to remove footage appearing to show a shooting at a mosque in New Zealand. Four people are in custody after 49 people died in coordinated attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, according to New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush. The unverified footage was reportedly livestreamed on Facebook by an alleged attacker. “Police are aware there is extremely distressing …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple is expected to reveal a new TV streaming service on March 25. PewDiePie fights again to keep his spot as the YouTuber with the most subscribers. Now playing: Watch this: Apple’s mysterious Netflix-like TV service to be revealed… 4:38 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the …
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Getting your bracketology ready for March Madness later this month? One great way to prepare for the 2019 NCAA tournament is to check out the lead-in conference championships happening this week. The 2019 Big Ten tournament starts March 13. After a Michigan State win over Michigan, the Big Ten Conference has seeded Michigan State number one. They’ll face off on Friday, March …
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YouTube has reportedly tweaked its algorithm to deter Captain Marvel haters. Over the weekend, the video platform tagged results for Captain Marvel star “Brie Larson” as news. The change elevated more authoritative new sources. Twitter user Julia Alexander spotted the difference in search results. In a Twitter thread, Alexander suggested the change may have been to push down trolling videos …
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From dog ears to fairy crowns to monstrous fangs, filters and AR effects are old hat for social-media selfies. Now, YouTube is jumping on the bandwagon. In this video, the glasses are virtual. YouTube In its latest release, YouTube Stories and ARCore now offer the Augmented Faces API so you can add glasses, masks, hats and other items to short …
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YouTube on Wednesday disputed claims that the alleged Momo Challenge is appearing on the giant video site. “We want to clear something up regarding the Momo Challenge: We’ve seen no recent evidence of videos promoting the Momo Challenge on YouTube,” the company tweeted. “Videos encouraging harmful and dangerous challenges are against our policies.” We want to clear something up regarding …
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YouTube on Wednesday said a new learning special called “BookTube” will feature a panel discussion with Michelle Obama about her memoir Becoming. The special will premiere in March during Women’s History Month. The former first lady will talk about her bestselling book with YouTube creators including Jouelzy, Ariel Bissett, Kat O’Keeffe, Jesse George and Franchesca Ramsey. John Green, co-founder …
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