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In Supreme Court oral arguments over a potentially seismic change to the internet, the most memorable question came from Justice Samuel Alito. βOne of the parties here is the owner of Pornhub, right?β Alito asked Derek Shaffer, lawyer for the adult industry group Free Speech Coalition. βIs it like the old Playboy magazine? You have essays there by the modern-day equivalent of Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley, Jr.?β
The massive adult web portal Pornhub, in case youβre wondering, does not publish essays by distinguished intellectuals. (Shaffer notes that it does host sexual wellness videos.) The question inspired a slewofcommentary on social media, alongside a few quips directed at Justice Clarence Thomas, who declared during oral argumentthat βPlayboy was about squiggly lines on cable TV.β But as funny as the quotes were, whatthe justices were getting at was hardly a joke: how much protection does sexual content and other legal speech deserve, if hosted online?
FSC v. Paxton concerns Texasβ HB 1181, which requires sites with a large proportion of sexually explicit content to verify usersβ ages and post scientifically unproven health warnings about how porn βis proven to harm...
The Super Bowl tends to be a cultural moment, even for people who don't know an extra point from a safety. This year, if you want to see the whole program, including the halftime show by Kendrick Lamar, there will be a free streaming option. The broadcast will be available in 4K on Tubi, the free ad-supported streaming TV platform owned by Fox.
This year marks the first time Tubi will have the NFL's final matchup as part of its programming. Fox Sports announced its plans to mark the occasion of Super Bowl LIX with a "takeover" of Tubi, including not just the livestream of the game, but also a special red carpet pre-show. Tubi will also have a Countdown to the Super Bowl on the NFL channel starting January 28 that will highlight big moments from the championship's history.
Super Bowl LIX will be available to watch on FOX, FOX Deportes, Tubi and Telemundo, as well as on NFL digital properties, without requiring any paid-TV authentication. The game takes place on February 9.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/tubi-will-livestream-the-2025-super-bowl-for-free-in-4k-232831563.html?src=rss
Aug 24, 2024; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; General view of the NFL logo on a goalpost during warmups prior to the game between the Baltimore Ravens and Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is suing Southwest Airlines for βillegally operating multiple chronically delayed flights and disrupting passengersβ travel,β according to a press release.
The USDOTβs investigation found that βSouthwest operated two chronically delayed flights β one between Chicago Midway International Airport and Oakland, Calif, and another between Baltimore, Md. and Cleveland, Ohio β that resulted in 180 flight disruptions for passengers between April and August 2022,β per the release. βEach flight was chronically delayed for five straight months.β
A flight is considered chronically delayed if βit is flown at least 10 times a month and arrives more than 30 minutes late more than 50 percent of the time,β the USDOT says.
βSouthwest is disappointed that DOT chose to file a lawsuit over two flights that occurred more than two years ago,β Southwest spokesperson Laura Swift says in a statement to The Verge. βSince DOT issued its Chronically Delayed Flight (CDF) policy in 2009, Southwest has operated more than 20 million flights with no other CDF violations. Any claim that these two flights represent an unrealistic schedule is simply not credible when compared with our performance over the past 15 years. In 2024, Southwest led the industry by completing more than 99% of its flights without cancellation.β
In addition, the USDOT is taking βenforcement actionβ against Frontier Airlines for operating chronically delayed flights. USDOT has fined Frontier $650,000 in civil penalties; the US Treasury will be paid $325,000, while the other $325,000 will be suspended if Frontier βdoes not operate any chronically delayed flights in the next three years,β the USDOT says.
Frontier Airlines spokesperson Jennifer F. de la Cruz declined to comment.
Earlier this month, USDOT announced a $2 million penalty against JetBlue for operating chronically delayed flights. The USDOT also fined Southwest Airlines in 2023 over a holiday meltdown that stranded millions in 2022.
After years of complaints about βunlawfulβ repairability policies, the FTC is suing tractor manufacturer Deere & Company. Repairability advocates are calling it a milestone for consumer rights.
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Friends donβt let friends buy a new MacBook Air right before a newer MacBook Air comes out, right? Thatβs mostly true, but two exceptions. There are currently two very good MacBook Air models that you can purchase brand new that are both incredible values.
The Tiny SE includes an integrated stand allowing it to sit atop a laptopβs screen or a monitor. | Image: Obsbot
Obsbot has announced a $99 webcam with a two-axis motorized mount thatβs capable of tracking and dynamically reframing subjects. The Tiny SE is available now for $99, making it one of the cheapest ways to add a tracking camera to your streaming setup.
To hit that price tag for a two-axis gimbal-mounted webcam with tracking capabilities, the Tiny SE comes with one notable limitation: it tops out at 1080p. For comparison, the $199 Insta360 Link 2 can do 4K at up to 30fps, while Obsbot still offers its 4K-capable Tiny 2 Lite for $179.
Image quality will be lower than more expensive options, but the Tiny SE should still outperform the webcams built into many laptops. It can stream at 1080p at up to 100fps (or up to 120fps with the resolution dropped to 720p) and supports staggered HDR recording at up to 60fps.
Image: Obsbot
The Tiny SEβs tracking can be limited to certain parts of the body like a personβs hands or their upper or lower torso.
The webcam can reframe and tighten up a shot so it better focuses on a person and what theyβre interacting with, and it can be limited to track specific body parts like the lower body or the hand, or to keep their face hidden. But with no optical zoom capabilities β only 4x digital zoom β image quality will be further reduced. Using the Obsbot Center app, available for Windows and macOS, you can even adjust the composition of a shot, so tracked targets donβt always appear in the middle of the frame.
Other features include the ability to use hand gestures to manually adjust the framing of a shot while on camera, a built-in microphone with three noise reduction levels, background blur for increased privacy, and a standard tripodmount on the bottom for more flexibility on where it can be used.
Whatever US politicians were hoping for, what they got was a huge increase in users signing up to Duolingo to learn Chinese and American users flooding Chinese apps.
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This post was created in partnership with Nielsen Instead of chasing consumers and their fragmented viewing habits, marketers need to adapt how they measure, target, and capture audiences as lines blur between platforms. In a live group chat at Adweek House at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, presented in partnership with Nielsen, industry leaders shared...
State Farm has canceled plans to run an ad during Super Bowl 59 and has paused filming on a campaign with a tie-in to Apple TV+ drama Severance as the Los Angeles wildfires continue to burn. The Super Bowl ad would have been State Farm's second consecutive year in the game. Last year's ad, created...
