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Due to a lack of funding, the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) will endafter April 2024. Low-income households that utilize the program will no longer receive a $30 discount on home internet service. Subsidized internet access was a key component of the U.S. COVID-19 response. The 2020 CARES Act, which included an Emergency Broadband Benefit program, helped low-income families afford internet service for remote work and schooling. Home internet subsidies were set to end after 2021, but they were extended through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP)....

The2026 Oscarsare still a long time away, but it’s never too early to begin speculating about which of this year’s biggest hits could end up making themselves known at the ceremony. There have already been some majorOscar candidates from 2025 so far, but the second half of the year is typically when the awards players come to light. Although the Academy has done a great job of including different genres and honoring more newcomers over the past few years,it’s still fairly easy to spot when a film fits the typical criteria of an “Oscars movie”....

Netflix has released new posters forWednesdayseason 2, each featuring a prominent character and showcasing their powers. The long-awaited next installment ofWednesdaywill premiere its first half of season 2on July 13, 2025, with the second part following on Aug 05, 2025. Netflix has worked to ease the anticipation with exciting cast announcements, teaser trailers, and the release of the first six minutes of season 2’s premiere episode. Now, theseWednesdayposters are the next promotional material on the list....

Wednesdayseason 2 will take a closer look at the Addams Family and their unique gifts, but one family member remains an enigma. After its initial release on Netflix shattered records in 2022,Wednesday,starring Jenna Ortega, is returning for season 2 in 2025. And while fans can’t wait to see Ortega return to Nevermore to wreak more mayhem and mischief, things will be different since Wednesday is not returning alone. With her younger brother Pugsley also in attendance, this season is certain to be more of a family affair....

The Marvelsholds the unfortunate honor of being theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)’s lowest box office earner of all time, but there were a lot of reasons why this happened. In 2023,The Marvelsdebuted in theaters, and despite a majority of favorable reviews, the film is by far Marvel’s biggest flop. Coming from the success of the originalCaptain Marvel, which earned a little over $1.1 billion in 2019,The Marvelsearned nearly a billion lessat just $199 million (viaThe Numbers)....

Some ofthe best side characters in animemight have been too good, making people wonder if they should have been the main characters of their respective series the whole time. The stories that they are part of obviously gravitate around the protagonist, but some side characters are so cool or interesting thatthe series might have been better if it was about them the entire time. There are a lot of different ways a side character can shine....

Josh Weinstein, star of90 Day: The Last Resort, was previouslymarried to a well-known reality TV personalitybefore meeting Natalie Mordovtseva. He is best known to90 Day Fiancéfans as the owner of a modeling agencyand Natalie’s love interest. Natalie introduced Josh in Season 2 of90 Day: The Single Lifeafter relocating to Florida following her split from Mike Youngquist. However,Natalie remained legally married to Mikethroughout her time with Josh, which made him hesitant to commit....

Reports are currently flooding the Internet stating that Activisionhas officially pulledout of E3. People are wondering what’s going to happen, and what this huge gaping hole in the show means for the Electronic Entertainment Expo. However, nobody has mentioned that during E3, Activision will still be making its presence felt, just not in the way one might expect. A “special Activision event” is scheduled during E3, though no details beyond the date of July 15 have been given....

Dungeons & Dragonshas had some major talent departures this year, and the latest to leave has just landed at one of its biggest TTRPG competitors. Following the release of the 2024 rules revisions, lead designers Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins leftD&Dearlier this year. The tworeappeared at Darrington Press, theCritical Rolelabel that recently released the TTRPGDaggerheart. PerPCGamer,Jess Lanzillo, the previousDungeons & Dragonsvice president of franchise & product, has now joined White Wolfas the creative director ofWorld of Darkness....

Recently, to many fans' disappointment, it was announced that the rumored sequel toAlien: Isolation, titledAlien: Blackout, will bea mobile gameand not the big first-person horror game that many thought it would be. Following the widespread backlash by fans, FoxNet has mentioned that it is still working on moreAliengames, but that a console sequel forAlien: Isolationspecifically will not be releasing any time soon. In a recent interview with Variety, the Vice President of external development at FoxNext, TQ Jefferson, mentioned that as far asAlien: Isolation 2goes, FoxNet does not have any plans for one yet....

Cheat codes and a busted UI We recently got another taste of the “classic”Mega Manseries (read: 8-bit or NES style) with the NES Classic re-release ofMega Man 2, and theLegacycollection, but Capcom is ready to give us yet another series of ports. According to Famitsu, the publisher is releasing all six original NES games on June 20, 2025 on iOS and Android. There’s no bundle, they’re all going to be sold piecemeal, and cheat codes, including auto-fire, auto-charge, and speed alterations are in....

The “nepo baby” discourse has been going on for a long while. Some stars who have an “in” in Hollywood don’t necessarily make quite as much of an impact as their famous parents, but others manage to carve out an illustrious career of their own.Angelina Jolie’s parents were both actors and performing is clearly in her blood. But, she is such a prolific movie star, she has accumulated quite a resume of her own....

Microsoft has announced that Apple’s Handoff now supports three of the most used Office productivity apps—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can quickly switch from one Apple device to another while moving your open documents with you. If you’re working on a Word document, Excel workbook, or PowerPoint file on your iPhone, and you realize you would benefit from using a larger screen, Handoff lets you easily switch to your iPad or Mac....