Streaming
There's a a big shake up coming for Foxtel, specifically Foxtel's Binge. Another streaming platform is launching in Australia, with Warner Bros. Discovery today announcing the local launch date for Max. The service will start March 31, but other details are still a little unclear. Previously
TV
While the late-night talk show genre is still alive and well in the US, the format hasn't been very active in Australia in decades. The Late Show, The Tonight Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live and others still grace US screens with timeslots as late as 11:35pm, and even
Design
A gorgeous story from Marcin Wichary about the 150-year-old font that can still be seen everywhere. Even Australia, as the author notes. But there was one font I didn’t even notice, even though it was everywhere around me. Last year in New York, I walked over 100 miles and
Wrestling
The only way I can make this post relevant is to mention that ESPN is coming to Disney+. Not sure yet if that will include All Elite Wrestling content.
Graphic Design
The YouTube algorithm fed me some good slop today in the form of US network CBS's 1997 fall campaign, weirdly pitched as "The Address Is CBS". How can an address be a TV channel? Who knows. But watching it back, it is weird to see this
Flashes, a new app powered by Bluesky, is surprisingly polished for a Testflight release. The app takes your Bluesky feed and gives it the appearance of classic Instagram - a reverse-chronological feed of images from people you follow. There are profile pages, search, notifications and even trending topics. If you
DeepSeek is apparently not being very ethical when it comes to AI! Not only has the company created its own model by allegedly using closed-source OpenAI outputs to create an open-source alternative, but it is also copying IP from the company. The horror! Both OpenAI and President Donald Trump'
Pebble
"A small team and I are working on a new Pebble-like smartwatch that runs open source PebbleOS, has the same beloved features (plus some fun new stuff), and stays true to the core Pebble vision"
AI
Deepseek R1 is AI's Sputnik moment. — Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 (@pmarca) January 26, 2025 Now the real fight in the broligarchy, of course, is around a bad chat bot that can write really long emails and lie confidently. The true technology of our time. Hmm I haven't tried
Gaming
Nintendo will reportedly reveal Switch 2 this week | VGCInsider claims Nintendo’s next console reveal is set for January 16…Video Games ChronicleAndy Robinson in case it wasn't obvious from my tease in Notepad last week, I've heard it should be the Switch 2 reveal this
From The New York Times: Meta on Thursday appointed Joel Kaplan, a longtime executive who was a former senior adviser to George W. Bush and is known for his Republican ties, to be its new head of global policy, as the social media giant seeks to strengthen its links to
We're going to have to ease back in to posting, but what an insane way to start the year. Tesla Cybertruck explodes at entrance of Trump Hotel in Las Vegas | CNNLas Vegas authorities are investigating a Tesla Cybertruck fire and explosion that occurred at the entrance of the
2024
Ads for a Y-Combinator AI startup have been plastered around San Francisco, promising that yet another dumb, useless AI chat bot "Won't Complain About Work-Life Balance". The billboards and ads, spread around the general dystopia of San Francisco's already unconscionable wealth divide, promise that
It’s so awesome to see Australia’s video game industry coming back to life, especially over the past few years. SIFTER has put together a great list of Australian-made games, plus has a few lists from years past of Australian-made gems: 2024 The definitive list of Australian made video
Wordpress
Via TechCrunch: A California district court judge has granted a preliminary injunction to WP Engine. The order asks WordPress co-creator Matt Mullenweg and WordPress.com owner Automattic to restore WP Engine’s access to WordPress.org, a WordPress theme and plug-in repository site owned by Mullenweg. This ban also resulted