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THE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE MAKES A COMEBACK THIS SUMMER

After more than a year of benching its biggest spectacles, Hollywood is ready to dazzle again.

OPRAH AND CNN: AT&T IS MERGING MEDIA BUSINESS WITH DISCOVERY

The merger of Discovery and AT&T’s WarnerMedia operations, marrying the likes of HBO and CNN with HGTV and Oprah Winfrey, is another illustration of the head-spinning speed in which streaming has transformed the media world.

VIRUS TESTING STRATEGIES, OPINIONS VARY WIDELY IN US SCHOOLS

Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore, New York and Chicago. In other parts of the U.S., school districts are reluctant to check even students showing signs of illness for COVID-19.

PASSING ON YOUR PASSWORD? STREAMING SERVICES ARE PAST IT

Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop.

DO I STILL HAVE TO WEAR A MASK? WHAT ABOUT KIDS?

The government’s new guidance on masks for vaccinated people has left some Americans confused and sent businesses and states scrambling to adjust their rules.

SUMMER MOVIE CALENDAR

A rundown of notable films coming out this summer:

CALIFORNIA PLACES TESLA'S ‘FULL SELF-DRIVING' UNDER REVIEW

California’s Department of Motor Vehicles is reviewing whether Tesla is violating a state regulation by advertising its vehicles as being fully autonomous without meeting the legal definition of self-driving.

PAYCHECK ADVANCE APPS: WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU DOWNLOAD

Paycheck advance apps let users borrow a small amount of their expected earnings, usually in exchange for a small fee, and repay it on their next payday.

LOSSLESS: APPLE MUSIC PREMIERES DOLBY ATMOS, SPATIAL AUDIO

In an effort to better compete with the likes of Spotify, Apple Music has announced plans to introduce industry-leading sound quality, as well as Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos support.

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Missing AirPower? These are the top alternatives

“I veer off course, stumble over my feet, and send the skater careening”

Breaking virtual shins in SESSION

“Establishing slipways is as simple as drawing a line between two planets”

Building a space empire in SLIPWAYS, one trade route at a time

STEP BACK IN TIME WITH ANOTHER EDEN THE CAT BEYOND TIME AND SPACE

A fresh take on classic JRPGs by industry veterans

DESPICABLE GLEE

EVIL GENIUS 2: WORLD DOMINATION simulates both the devious delights and fiendish frustrations of being a frothing megalomaniac.

RINGER

Charming micro RPG LOOP HERO is one of this year’s first true gems.

KHAN'T COMPETE

Can STRONGHOLD: WARLORDS rebuild the foundations of the series?

OOBLETS

Updates introduce two new areas into the world of Oob.

CURSE CORRECTION

CURSE OF THE DEAD GODS is a sharp and atmospheric roguelike dungeon crawler.

CONSOLE WARS

NARITA BOY is a vibrant retro-futuristic adventure about cyber heroes and digital legends.

A Match Made In Skyrim

Bethesda officially joins Microsoft

Your Brilliant Smartphone

Unlock your device's most helpful tricks and secrets with these 25 tips

Fun with Moose and Squirrel

’Cause, it’s hard to say what’s real / When you know the way you feel —Flaming Lips, “One More Robot/Sympathy 3000-21,” from Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

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LOUDSPEAKER

GRAMOPHONE DREAMS

The bijou sub We have inherited an infinitely vast library of recorded musical art, the majority of which is well-recorded but has yet to be fully and completely reproduced.

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TURNTABLE

Focal Aria K2 936

LOUDSPEAKER

DCS BARTOK DAC/HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER

THIS ISSUE: Herb Reichert on the dCS Bartók; Ken Micallef reprises his Schiit Sol review, trying it out with some better ancillaries.

PENTAGON RECONSIDERING HUGE JEDI CLOUD COMPUTING CONTRACT

The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called JEDI contract potentially worth $10 billion that was awarded to Microsoft Corp. but is mired in legal challenges.

GERMAN WATCHDOG BANS FACEBOOK FROM PROCESSING WHATSAPP DATA

A German privacy watchdog banned Facebook on Tuesday from gathering data on users of its WhatsApp chat app, citing an update to its privacy policy that it said breaches stringent European data protection rules.

TESLA TO STOP ACCEPTING BITCOIN FOR CAR PAYMENTS

Electric car maker Tesla will stop accepting Bitcoin as a payment, CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Wednesday, citing environmental concerns.