Tue. 10/22 - How Much Can Dark Mode Save Your Battery?

SoftBank is taking over WeWork in order to save it, Verizon will give you Disney+ for free, Surprise! Comcast’s “free” streaming box really isn’t, and how much does Dark Mode save in battery life? Quite a bit, it turns out…

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Links:

• Neumann to Get Up to $1.7 Billion to Exit WeWork as SoftBank Takes Control (WSJ)
• Verizon Will Give One Year of Disney Plus for Free to All Unlimited Wireless Customers (Variety)
• Roku is buying ad tech company Dataxu in $150 million deal (CNBC)
• Comcast’s ‘free’ streaming box actually requires an additional $13 / month fee (The Verge)
• Forty-six attorneys general have joined a New York-led antitrust investigation of Facebook (The Washington Post)
• The Pixel 4 supports fast wireless charging on any Qi charger [Updated] (AndroidCentral)
• Dark Mode in iOS 13 significantly helps iPhone battery life, robotic test shows [Video] (9to5Mac)

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