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Heat, Black Death, Point Break, and more

Now Playing on Plex is our latest streaming article series listing what’s coming to streaming platforms. Now Playing on Plex joins our Netflix, Crackle, and Tubi series of articles that bring everything new in one place for you to read. Below is our Now Playing on Plex July 2023 edition.

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We’re big fans of Plex and have been for a long time. So, when Plex approached us with their list of new content, it just felt right to start the Now Playing on Plex series. You can check out Plex by going to their website.

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by Ismene
Software

New Xbox Series S is “Back in Black” with 1 TB of storage

There’s no doubt games can take up a lot of space on your computer or console these days. Among the many games announced at the Xbox Games Showcase earlier today, the company also announced a brand new Xbox Series S console, black in color, with 1TB of storage space.

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While the Xbox Series X boasts 1TB of storage space, the digital-only Xbox Series S only has 512GB. This can fill up quickly with only a few games, especially given some likes Forza Horizon 5 can be upwards of 100GB. Now gamers will be able to

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by Ismene
Software

Paycom Software (PAYC) Dips More Than Broader Markets: What You Should Know – June 7, 2023

Paycom Software (PAYC – Free Report) closed the most recent trading day at $302.95, moving -1.46% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500’s daily loss of 0.38%. Elsewhere, the Dow gained 0.27%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 4.19%.

Prior to today’s trading, shares of the maker of human-resources and payroll software had gained 14.4% over the past month. This has outpaced the Computer and Technology sector’s gain of 11.14% and the S&P 500’s gain of 3.78% in that time.

Paycom Software will be looking to display strength as it nears its next

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by Ismene
Software

The next Samsung Galaxy devices may use Bing instead of Google

Samsung Galaxy devices make up a substantial portion of the Android user base worldwide. Forget about the flagship devices; sure, those count for a lot of sales, but think about the millions of budget and mid-tier Samsung Galaxy devices purchased yearly. Yes, Samsung is known for its S23, Fold4, and Flip4, but their number of more affordable devices is vast.

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So when Samsung is openly considering replacing its default search engine from Google to Bing on its Samsung Galaxy devices, it is worth paying attention to. Bing has been getting a lot of press and

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by Ismene
Software

Astronomers develop new AI software to sharpen photos from ground-based telescopes

Eight images that show the new AI software's process of

Eight images that show the new AI software’s process of “unblurring.” To remove the effects of Earth’s atmosphere from an image, the process pushes the starting image through eight layers of network, generating eight intermediate images. The earliest image is at the top left, and the final image is at the bottom right.

While we’re big fans of Earth’s atmosphere for keeping us alive, it does hamper our ability to take crystal-clear images of deep space.

That’s why Emma Alexander of Northwestern University in Illinois and Tianao Li of Tsinghua University in Beijing have developed new AI-powered software that can

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by Ismene
Software

OWO and Ubisoft collaborate on an Assassin’s Creed haptic shirt

Have you become bored with your haptic controller and chair? Feel the need for a more immersive experience? Well, OWO and Ubisoft want to give you exactly that with the Assassin’s Creed haptic shirts. The companies even claim that you will “never feel exclusive sensations before”, I don’t want to know.

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Purchasers of the Assassin’s Creed haptic shirts will also get a copy of “Mirage” with their purchase and Haptic OWO Sensations will be available on PlayStation5, PlayStation4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. Here’s what the OWO says about this latest gaming device:

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by Ismene
Software

MS New Software Direct Pay Permit Available on DOR Website

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Mississippi’s new direct pay permit for purchases of computer software and computer software services is now available on the Department of Revenue’s website. The Mississippi Legislature authorized this new permit earlier this year as part of the state’s comprehensive legislation on the taxation of remote software and services (see prior coverage here), which went into effect July 1.

This new and unique permit allows software consumers to remove vendors from the sales and use a tax collection process and instead handle those accruals and remittances internally. This will be very important when unbundling payments covering both

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by Ismene
Software

MeWe opening up profiles for web view without an account

On July 1st, Elon Musk announced that Twitter would be closing its users’ profile from view on the web, if you do not have a Twitter account. Since Twitter’s launch, profiles and Tweets could be seen by anyone, even without an account. Musk attributed the move to a rash of data scrapping that Twitter is trying to get a handle on. MeWe, an alternative social network that I, personally, use and where we have a considerable following, has announced the polar opposite.

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MeWe has always been a closed ecosystem and you always need an account

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by Ismene