During its Q2 2024 earnings call, SiriusXM announced a seismic shift in the company’s subscription model that could reshape the audio battle for the car dashboard. As it tries to gain ground against AM/FM and streaming competition, SiriusXM has launched an ad-supported, in-car subscription plan it calls Free Access.

SiriusXM Brings Free, Ad-Supported Radio To Automobiles

In what appears to be a response to years of virtually flat growth, SiriusXM has launched Free Access, an ad-supported plan offering consumers with its Internet-connected 360L car radio receivers dozens of channels across music genres, along with a variety of talk and sports channels. The service which includes commercial...

SiriusXM’s New Free Tier Aims To ‘Reposition Our Business For The Future.’

Fox News Media’s free streaming channel Fox Weather has hired veteran meteorologist Mike Seidel away from The Weather Channel, where he will serve in the same role while also taking on the added position of “storm specialist,” the company announced on Monday. Fox wasted no time in...

Fox Weather hires Mike Seidel away from The Weather Channel

Chicago, IL

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Foodie in Chicago

Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

North Carolina State

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Death Disclosure Laws and Property Disclosures in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there is no legal obligation for homeowners or real estate agents to disclose if a death has occurred in a home, whether by natural causes, murder, or suicide. However, if a potential buyer directly inquires about any deaths on the property, the seller is required to provide that information.

If someone dies at your house do you have to tell a potential buyer? What North Carolina law says

Birmingham, AL

Valrico, FL

Akeena

In a recent announcement, The Fresh Market, a beloved grocery chain in Florida, is bidding farewell to its Valrico location. The store, located in one of the fastest-growing areas of the U.S., has cited uncontrollable inflation as a driving force behind its closure, echoing broader economic challenges impacting even higher-end retailers.

A grocery chain in Florida is unexpectedly closing down

Kentucky State

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Kentucky’s Community Actions Partnerships have announced the starts date for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) Summer Subsidy, aimed at helping Kentucky households offset summer cooling costs.

LIHEAP Summer Subsidy program to help with summer cooling costs to begin enrollment July 16

You may soon be able to drag and drop on Chrome for Android. Google could introduce drag-and-drop support in Chrome for Android. This feature will debut in the upcoming Dev channel release (version 129) and will allow users to move files within the browser and between apps. The “Recent Searches”...

Google might bring drag-and-drop support to Chrome on Android

TechRadar

TCL has just delivered a big present to Roku devices and TCL TVs that use the Roku OS. It's replacing the existing TCL app with a brand-new app called TCLtv Plus that will give you access to more than 350 ad-supported streaming channels.That's a big upgrade for a lot of people: TCL has been collaborating with Roku for over a decade now, so there are millions of TVs out there running the Roku OS.According to Mark Zhang, president of TCL North America, "Our partnership with Roku firmly establishes TCLtv Plus as a powerful force in the streaming ecosystem". So what...

Roku fans just got 350 new, free streaming channels thanks to TCL

Port Richey, FL

Florida’s buffet lovers are in for a shocker as the popular Royal Sushi Buffet & Hibachi in Port Richey has been temporarily shut down following a state inspection. This isn’t the first time the eatery has faced such trouble, but the recent closure has sparked quite a buzz among its loyal patrons and food enthusiasts alike.

Live roaches, flying objects in the kitchen and soiled shelves- Buffet closed again in Florida

GeekSpin

Google Play is getting a major overhaul. The tech giant is transforming its digital marketplace from a simple app store into a full-fledged entertainment hub. Sam Bright, VP and General Manager of Google Play, recently spilled the beans on some new features that should make your app-hunting experience way more fun. AI-Powered Discovery Ever feel […]
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Google Play Gets Major Overhaul

Virginia State

Ronkonkoma, NY

Cheryl E Preston

The New York Post reveals that two men who died in a plane crash at MacArthur Airport were from Virginia. The men had been visiting friends in Long Island and were returning home when the tragedy occurred.

Life partners from Virginia have been identified as the victims of a New York plane crash

According to a damning report from 404 Media, backed with internal Slack chats, emails, and documents obtained by the outlet, Nvidia helped itself to “a human lifetime visual experience worth of training data per day,” Ming-Yu Liu, vice president of Research at Nvidia and a Cosmos project leader, admitted in a May email.

Nvidia reportedly caught scraping AI data from Netflix and YouTube (again)

Denver, CO

David Heitz

In this week’s installment of Homeless Hotel Diary, broken glass again leads the lineup. Someone smashed a window in the lobby of Fusion Studios, the Colorado Coalition for the homeless property where I live and pay a third of my income for rent. This same person shattered the door to the case manager’s office and threw rocks through the windshield and side windows of the community van. Multiple residents told me who did the damage – the same person allegedly committed all three crimes – and last I knew that person still was at large. I could not get any official reports from Coalition staff. They were not available to speak with me Friday.

Opinion: Homeless Hotel Diary: Busted door, windows at Fusion Studios in Denver, internet spotty

South Carolina State

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

Illinois State

MOD Pizza has over 500 locations across the country with 22 restaurants in Illinois. The Washington-based chain offers fast-casual fare known for its customized, artisan-style pizzas. Customers can choose from over 40 toppings and 8 sauces to create their own masterpiece.

Bankruptcy Looms for Major Pizza Chain With Chicago Suburban Locations

Colorado State

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

If you have a mobile data plan, you can share your internet connection using your smartphone's hotspot feature or the USB tethering option. Alternatively, you can use public Wi-Fi, buy a dedicated mobile hotspot device, or visit a nearby co-working space. If your neighbor uses a different ISP, you can...

How I Keep My Devices Online During an Internet Outage

Florida State

Edmond Thorne

AMIE Insurance Withdraws from Florida Market, Leaving Thousands Uninsured Ahead of Hurricane Season. Florida—St. Petersburg-based American Mobile Insurance Exchange (AMIE), a relative newcomer to Florida's property insurance sector, has announced its decision to cancel coverage for all of its mobile and manufactured homes across the state. This move comes just before the start of the 2024 hurricane season.

Florida Insurance Crisis Worsens: Thousands Left Uninsured as Company Races Out of FL.

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YouTube is growing slower than expected. It is a warning to Amazon Prime and Netflix about demand for ad-supported content.
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SiriusXM launches free music tier to win back customers, boost ad sales

SiriusXM has introduced a new service tier that offers a handful of music, talk and sports channels for free on its Internet-connected car radios. The plan,...

SiriusXM launches free music tier to win back customers, boost ad sales

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