Netflix is laying off around 150 staff members, including 26 at Tudum, as the company’s revenue slows and subscriber counts dip. Most affected employees are located in the US. Netflix is laying off around 150 employees and agency contractors following a disappointing earnings report, citing “slowing revenue growth,” as first reported by Variety. A source familiar with the situation tells The Verge the layoffs include
Now you can order a third round of free test kits from COVIDTests.gov
The USPS has opened up a third round of orders for free COVID-19 tests. Even better, orders now come with eight tests instead of four. The US Postal Service has updated its free at-home COVID-19 test webpage, indicating that citizens can now place an order for a third round of government-provided rapid tests (h / t Alexander Tin and DrAltGov on Twitter). Compared to previous
For $20 a month and an Echo smart speaker, Alexa Together is a service designed to help elderly and vulnerable people live independently for longer while staying connected to their loved ones. Every morning for the last four months, an alert has popped up on my phone between 4AM and 6AM, saying, “First activity of the day detected for Michael at 4:39 AM.” Thankfully, I don’t see it at that time. But later, when I’m actually awake
Watch the first trailer for Zenless Zone Zero from the creators of Genshin Impact
Mihoyo, the studio behind the hit Genshin Impact, has revealed its next game, an action title called Zenless Zone Zero, which will come to both iOS and PC. The studio behind the breakout hit Genshin Impact is back with a new game — and you can watch the first trailer right now. Called Zenless Zone Zero, the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic city called New Eridu, which has been subject to an
Battle.net is suffering from a DDoS attack, though things seem to be recovering
Activision Blizzard says that its Battle.net service is suffering from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. The attack "may result in high latency and disconnections for some players," according to a tweet. Activision Blizzard said on Twitter Wednesday that its Battle.net service was suffering from a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. As of publish time, things seem to be recovering. In the initial tweet, sent at 7:11PM ET from the
Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, is scheduled to take place this week, kicking off with an opening presentation on Wednesday, May 11th, at 1PM ET. Here’s what to expect. Google’s annual developer conference, Google I/O, is scheduled to take place this week, kicking off with an opening presentation on Wednesday, May 11th, at 1PM ET. Although the conference itself is pitched at helping developers get the most out of
How to enable Alexa person and package announcements on an Echo speaker
Amazon’s Alexa can now show and tell you on an Echo Show or Echo smart speaker when a compatible Google Nest or Ring security camera detects a person or package. You may already be used to telling your Alexa smart speaker what to do: play your Spotify playlist, set a timer for the hard-boiled eggs, turn on your smart lights. But you might not know that the voice assistant has a number of proactive features
An Xbox outage is preventing some players from launching digital titles
Xbox is having issues preventing players from using its Cloud Gaming service, launching digital titles, and making purchases on its store. Xbox is having issues preventing some players from launching cloud games, playing digital games, and making purchases from its store. According to Xbox’s status page, the outage started around 4PM ET, and the company is currently working on a fix.
SpaceX successfully returns four astronauts from International Space Station
The Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station ended today as three NASA astronauts — Tom Marshburn, Raja Chari, and Kayla Barron — as well as German astronaut Matthias Maurer with the European Space Agency returned to Earth. Four astronauts successfully returned home to Earth in a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft today, bringing an end to their six-month-long stay on the International Space Station (ISS). After undocking from the ISS early Thursday morning, the crew dove
Google’s finally straightening out its legacy free G-Suite mess
It seems like Google has finally arrived at a solution for legacy free G-Suite users who weren’t terribly excited about having to pay to keep their accounts. Almost five months after Google announced that it was going to make G-Suite legacy free edition users start paying for their accounts, it seems to finally have a path in place that most people will be happy with. According to 9To5Google, there’s
Netflix has been screening new shows and movies among subscribers before their release
Netflix has been showing movies and TV shows ahead of their public release to small groups of subscribers in the US, according to a report from Variety. The company takes feedback into account for potential changes ahead of a film or show’s debut. Netflix has been showing movies and TV shows ahead of their public release to small groups of subscribers in the US, according to a report from Variety. Subscribers who participate in the feedback panels will watch “several upcoming movies and