The Radice Files — Episode 106: “You say your want some regulation…”
Well, you know…A new bill designed to take protections away from social media that allow Covid misinformation, is mostly bark, not bite. But it acknowledged an important issue…when is it ok to regulate? When freedom of speech faces-off with public health, can they possibly co-exist?
Bill Would Strip Social Media of Protections for Health Misinformation — WSJ
Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced legislation that would strip online platforms of liability protections if their technologies spread misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines or other public-health emergencies.
Olympics Commercials: Comcast to Feature Real-Time Games Footage — Variety
Comcast plans to boost its Olympics ads by inserting footage from the Games and U.S. athletes in real time.
The Next Frontier For Gaming Is Your Smart TV
Plenty of ink has been spilled covering the competition between TV programming and video games for the attention of today’s audience.
HBO and HBO Max Subscribers Seen Reaching 73 Million in 2021 — The New York Times
HBO and its streaming service, HBO Max, have attracted 67.5 million customers, and the company expects to reach 73 million by year end.
Raising the curtain on Netflix’s ambitious third act | The Economist
The DVDs-by-mail company conquered America’s video-streaming market. What next? | Business
Snap’s Stock Races to New All-Time High After Big Q2 Growth
Snap Inc. hit a new all-time high on Wall Street on Friday morning, one day after the company reported Snapchat’s Q2 revenue jumped 116%.
Apple Music brings its spatial audio and lossless streaming to Android — TechCrunch
It takes a really specific consumer to buy an Android phone, yet use Apple Music. But the small overlap in that Venn diagram may be getting bigger. Last month at WWDC, Apple unveiled a free update for Apple Music subscribers that added lossless audio streaming and spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos. Now, Android […]
New York State Launches $100M Tax Credit To Support Broadway Reopening — Deadline
The launch of a $100 million tax credit to encourage the reopening of Broadway was announced today by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
And finally…
Mexican Standoff (ft. Key & Peele)
