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What just happened? Dish Network is acquiring its second mobile virtual network operator in as many years. The satellite television and wireless service provider on Monday announced plans to purchase North Carolina-based Republic Wireless for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2021, pending customary regulatory approval. Once…

In context: After several setbacks, the Super Nintendo World theme park is opening this month. It all seems a bit over-the-top to me, but hardcore Mario fans and the kids should love it. However, Kinopio’s Cafe, with its mushroom-enhanced dishes, does sound interesting to me. [Editor’s note: It’s not those kinds of mushrooms, Cal.] On…

In brief: Apple has confirmed that the iMac Pro will be discontinued when supplies run out. According to the company, the 27-inch iMac is the preferred option for most professional iMac customers and those who need more power can jump to Apple’s high-end Mac Pro. All of these systems are expected to be upgraded to…

Ms. Marvel, as well as her friends and enemies, are relative unknowns compared to names like Iron Man and the Hulk, but that’s set to change later this year when Ms. Marvel debuts on Disney+. Ms. Marvel is currently in and has now added a new cast member: actor Laurel Marsden will play Zoe Zimmer…

Ahead of Monster Hunter Rise’s release next month, Capcom is airing a trio of Monster Hunter streams in early March. First, the publisher will broadcast a Monster Hunter Digital Event on Monday, March 8. That stream is scheduled to begin at 6 AM PT / 9 AM ET and will feature both Rise and Monster…

Blizzard has shown off an Overwatch 2 behind-the-scenes featurette and, as part of that, given fans a glimpse at new additions and improvements being made for the sequel. During the flurry of BlizzConline 2021 announcements, Blizzard showed a behind-the-scenes featurette video for Overwatch 2, which revealed new details about the game’s locations, playable heroes, and…

reprisal — Texas targeted Twitter because of protected content moderation, suit claims. Kate Cox – Mar 10, 2021 10:20 pm UTC Twitter is suing Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, alleging that a probe Paxton launched into its business is an act of retaliation against the platform’s choice to ban the account of former US President…

Apple Silicon — Other M1-native apps that hit this week include 1Password and DaVinci Resolve. Samuel Axon – Mar 10, 2021 10:10 pm UTC Enlarge / Adobe Photoshop in macOS Big Sur.Samuel AxonAfter a multi-month beta period, software company Adobe has publicly released a version of its Photoshop image-editing software that runs natively on M1…

no disassemble — Do you want a wheeled camera following you around the house? Amazon bets “yes.” Jim Salter – Mar 10, 2021 10:03 pm UTC Enlarge / In 2018, Jeff Bezos’ kids taped an Echo to a Roomba. Foreshadowing?In a paywalled report released Wednesday morning, Insider broke the news of massive employee teams and an…

Comcast upgrade goes wrong — Comcast upgrade backfired, reducing uploads from 20 to 16Mbps until it was fixed. Jon Brodkin – Mar 10, 2021 7:10 pm UTC Some Comcast customers received an unwelcome surprise yesterday morning when their upload speeds were suddenly lowered from 20Mbps to 16Mbps. Comcast was raising download speeds on its “Extreme…