Israeli gets 100 days community service for lynching asylum seeker he mistook for terrorist (VIDEO)

An Israeli man has avoided jail time and instead been sentenced to 100 days community service for his role in a mob beating of an Eritrean asylum seeker mistaken for a terrorist in the aftermath of an attack. An Israeli man has avoided jail time and instead been sentenced to 100 days community service for […]

Uber is reportedly in talks with Dubai ride-sharing service Careem to merge their Middle East operations

Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock Uber Technologies is in preliminary talks with rival Careem to combine their Middle Eastern ride-hailing services, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing three people familiar with the matter. The companies have discussed several potential deal structures and under one of them, Careem’s current leaders would manage the new combined business while retaining one or […]

France to bring back compulsory ‘national service’

The French authorities plan to re-introduce mandatory service by 2019, thus fulfilling one of the President Emmanuel Macron’s election promises. The measure is expected to affect 750,000 males and females aged 16 each year, according to the French media. The service would involve mandatory one-month training focused on “civic culture.” Apart from traditional military training […]

DC’s comic streaming service beta launches August 2018

After a seemingly never-ending series of teases, DC is ready to formally unveil its comic book-themed streaming service… most of it, anyway. DC Universe is now official, and will launch beta access this August with a wider debut in the fall. It’ll be available on the web, Android and iOS as well as living room […]

Apple launches service program to address MacBook keyboard woes

Enlarge / The keyboard on the 2016 Touch Bar MacBook Pro. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Apple has publicly acknowledged that the butterfly switch keyboards in some MacBook and MacBook Pro computers have given consumers some trouble, and it has launched a new repair service program that promises to fix problems with those keyboards for free, regardless […]

AT&T’s latest unlimited plans include a new live TV service

AT&T isn’t wasting any time milking its nearly completed acquisition of Time Warner for all it’s worth. The carrier has unveiled two new wireless plans, Unlimited &More and Unlimited &More Premium, that both include its previously hinted-at WatchTV service (plus a $ 15 credit for DirecTV Now) at no extra charge. The offering gives you […]

Daily Podcast: What Does AMC’s Movie Subscription Service Mean for the Future Of Cinema? Star Wars, Black Widow & More

On the June 20, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by /Film weekend editor Brad Oman, senior writer Ben Pearson and writer Chris Evangelista to talk about the latest news, including Disney putting A Star Wars Story movies on hold, women directors sought for Black Widow movie, Disneyland testing dynamic […]

Car2Go’s carsharing service expands to Chicago starting July 25th

Carsharing service Car2Go is coming to Chicago July 25th. Residents of the big city can register for free now, and new members will get a $ 15 credit for doing so. This brings the total number of cities that Car2Go is active in to 24. The service offers a “free-float” model, enabling users to make […]

The world’s largest gaming service, Steam, is giving up on regulation and turning over 200 million users into guinea pigs

Revived Games / Acid With over 200 million active users, Valve’s Steam service is the world’s largest digital game platform. A controversial game on Steam had players playing the role of a school shooter, which sparked outrage after images of the game went viral. The game was removed from Steam by Valve. As a result, […]

Alphabet’s Waymo hopes to bring self-driving car service to Europe

Reuters) — Alphabet’s self-driving unit Waymo wants to bring its robo-taxi service to Europe after it launches in the United States later this year. Waymo’s Chief Executive John Krafcik said the company could enter European markets in collaboration with a partner, but did not give any timeframe. “There is an opportunity for us at Waymo…Read […]