Netflix has big ambitions for live sport

The HOLIDAY season is a time for family, food—and, at least for some people, American football. As in previous years, teams in the National Football League (NFL) played on Christmas day, watched live by millions. Unusually, though, the broadcaster this year was Netflix, which live-streamed two games (and a musical interlude by Beyoncé). Source link

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Will Labour government now decide to escape its own shadow?

BBC The strategising and multi-year planning going on ahead of this week’s Spending Review is the bread and butter of any well-run economy. A Spending Review shows how resources are being allocated between departments and so indicates the government’s “when-push-comes-to-shove” priorities. But this time it will be a “different sort of Spending Review”, the chancellor’s…

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Can the Gulf states become tech superpowers?

Few middle powers have the towering technological ambitions of the rich Gulf states. As they seek to shift their economies away from fossil fuels, the Emiratis want to lead the world in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Saudis want the kingdom to become home to startups in cutting-edge areas such as robotics. Those aspirations, however,…

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How nitrous oxide became a deadly – but legal

Nitrous oxide – known colloquially as “laughing gas” – has many uses, from a painkiller during dental procedures to a whipping agent for canned whipped cream. While its euphoric side effects have long been known, the rise of vaping has helped create a perfect delivery vehicle for the gas – and a perfect recipe for…

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Meet VPS Kodee: your new AI sysadmin

Manage VPS servers using natural language commands Works in over 50+ languages Supported across the entire Hostinger ecosystem It always puzzled me why Hostinger, one of the best web hosting providers, didn’t offer managed VPS hosting. I rank Hostinger as a top web hosting provider across many categories including best VPS hosting, best WordPress hosting,…

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