YouTube will stop displaying exact follower counts in September

Abbreviated public subscriber counts are gradually rolling out starting next week.We heard a lot of feedback from the community following our announcement in May – we've updated our original post with more info here https://t.co/YHRfW7JlDr— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) August 29, 2019When the change was first announced, YouTube said it was hoping to make subscriber counts consistent…

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The Atari Lynx’s 30th birthday gift is a bunch of new games

Not only did the Lynx have a backlit color display, it came with 16-bit graphics and scaling and rotation, a feature usually reserved for arcade boards of the time. That might not sound that crazy today, but this was over a year before the Super Nintendo would launch, with its conceptually similar "Mode 7" feature.…

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Gmail’s new out of office warning will stop you sending unwanted emails

The feature is for both Gmail and Hangouts Chat, with a banner appearing at the bottom of the email compose panel or the chat window to warn senders that the recipient has an out of office entry on their calendar. The banner also says when the recipient is due back, which is handy.The notifications are…

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You owe it to yourself to see ‘The Matrix’ in theaters

The Matrix changed everything. Now, it's back at Dolby Cinemas in AMC theaters for a week, complete with a brand new Dolby Vision and Atmos remaster. If you somehow missed it the first time around (my God, there are full-grown adults born after it came out!), now's your chance to watch one of the greatest…

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8 Movies and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Weekend

Do you know what today is? It’s the last day before a long weekend! Labor Day generally marks the end of summer and while the three-day break is usually reserved for barbeques, park time, and going to the beach, it’s also a mighty good time to catch up on some binge watching. There are a…

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Netflix Re-Ups the Puppetry—and Perturbations—of Dark Crystal

“Everybody who grew up at a certain time has a story of being really scared by something they saw in The Dark Crystal,” says Javier Grillo-Marxuach, a stalwart writer of genre television and executive coproducer on a new Netflix series premiering this week, based on that 1982 movie. He ain’t lying. Dark Crystal was an…

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Why It’s So Hard to Unlink Yourself From Facebook

If you have both an Instagram and Facebook account, chances are they are connected, whether you like it or not. But what if you didn’t connect them in the first place, or if you have a Finstagram account that you really don’t want linked back to your main? Too bad, because once Facebook has enough…

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The Best Kindle to Buy in 2019 (And Which to Avoid)

Amazon has released two new Kindle ebook readers in 2019. Like all Kindles, both of them get more than a month of battery life per charge and have the ability to hold thousands of books. Amazon also has unlimited book subscriptions now, and you can get free books from your local library. Kindles are outstanding…

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Elite Athletes Are Changing How They Train for Extreme Heat

In late September, marathoners competing at the IAAF World Championships will be running in the dark. That’s because the Championships are taking place in Doha, where the average daytime temperature in September hovers just over 100 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s so hot that for the first time ever, the marathon is scheduled to start at midnight…

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