Netflix added about 2 million more subscribers than expected, and named chief content officer Ted Sarandos as a co-CEO with Reed Hastings.
Author: Mike Snider, USA TODAY
Microsoft to launch cloud video game service, Project xCloud, in September
Microsoft will launch Project xCloud, a cloud-based video game streaming service, in September. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will get it free.
Nike and Grateful Dead jam on new trio of psychedelic sneakers
The Nike SB Dunk Low Grateful Dead sneakers, available in three different colors, begin becoming available later this week.
Video game ‘The Last of Us Part II’ advances accessibility options for gamers who have disabilities
The video game developers at Naughty Dog made its Sony PlayStation 4 new game “The Last of Us Part II,’ accessible for blind or low-vision players.
LinkedIn, Microsoft launch free Learning Path job training courses to fight coronavirus unemployment
LinkedIn and Microsoft are launching an initiative to help job seekers increase their digital skills to be eligible for in-demand jobs.
Trump’s Twitch channel suspended, and Reddit bans pro-Trump online group
Citing hate speech, video streaming site Twitch suspended President Trump’s official channel, and Reddit banned a pro-Trump group
Bottled water group says Consumer Reports ‘unnecessarily scaring’ consumers with arsenic study
The International Bottled Water Association is taking issue with Consumer Reports’ finding of high arsenic levels in Whole Foods Market bottled water.
Google updates its Nest Hub Max to support group calling
Google is making it easier to connect with more people in video calls and meetings using its Nest Hub Max video display device.
Consumer Reports tests find potentially harmful arsenic levels in Whole Foods bottled water
Starkey Spring Water, made by Whole Foods and sold at most of its stores and on Amazon.com, has high arsenic levels, Consumer Reports’ tests found.
A dozen states now part of outbreak linked to salad mixes sold at Jewel-Osco, Hy-Vee and Aldi
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Food and Drug Administration have added more states to an investigation into tainted bagged salads.