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‘Andor’ Episodes 1, 2 and 3 Recap: A Star Wars Hero’s Rebel Dawn – CNET
The Disney Plus series kicks off with three episodes, with two deliberately paced installments building to an adrenaline-pumping third part.
About 230 Whales Are Stranded Along Tasmania’s West Coast, Only Half Remain Alive – CNET
The mass stranding comes almost exactly two years after the state’s worst stranding event in September 2020.
‘The Bachelorette’ Finale: An Explosive, Bizarre Ending for Tino and Rachel – CNET
Meanwhile, Gabby and her guy, Erich, appear to be faring far better.
Amazon Prime Scores Subscriber Win With Thursday Night Football – CNET
Internet retailer scores a record number of Prime subscriptions for a three-hour period, according to an internal email.
Twitch to Ban Gambling Sites After Streamers Threatened to Strike – CNET
Sites like Stake.com, Rollbit.com, Duelbits.com and Roobet.com will now be banned on the platform.
NASA Investigates James Webb Space Telescope Instrument Problem – CNET
One instrument has a hiccup, but the rest of the telescope is working properly.
Amazon’s Acquisition of Roomba Maker iRobot Is Under FTC Scrutiny – CNET
Watchdogs are concerned that Amazon controls too much of the smart home market.
August 2022 NPD: Madden NFL 23 tops charts as hardware sales rise
Consumer spending on video games reached $4.1 billion in August. According to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group, spending is comparable to 2020 levels, and hardware sales are also on the…
$35M fine for Morgan Stanley after unencrypted, unwiped hard drives are auctioned
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Morgan Stanley on Tuesday agreed to pay the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a $35 million penalty for data security lapses that included unencrypted hard drives…