Technology

Netflix confirms deal with Time Warner

With its new Time Warner deal inked, Netflix now has agreements with all the major high-speed Internet providers for faster and better streaming. Netflix had previously made deals with Verizon, AT&T and Comcast to ensure smooth viewing experiences for their customers.

All the while, Netflix has lamented that Internet service providers now charge both the customer receiving Internet service and the content provider on the other end.…

Face palm of the week

Phil Plait (@BadAstronomer) reports that the U.K.’s Telegraph ran an article claiming that an asteroid will hit the Earth a few centuries down the road in 2880. While the prospect of an asteroid smacking into our planet makes for a sensational, attention grabbing headline, Plait lays out a detailed description of why the article’s assertion rings false.…