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YouTube ‘Premium Lite’ subscription offers ad-free viewing for less

The Verge

In Nordics and Benelux (except for Iceland), we’re testing a new offering to give users even more choice: Premium Lite costs €6.99/month The new “ Premium Lite ” plan was spotted by a user on ResetEra , and YouTube subsequently confirmed the test offering in a statement given to The Verge.

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League of Legends’ biggest stars turn into anime heroes in Worlds 2021 music video

The Verge

This year’s anthem is called “Burn It All Down” from American band Pvris, and it definitely fits into the tradition of music to get players amped up. But it also comes with a bonus: a music video that turns some of the game’s best players into anime heroes. Journalist Ashley Kang has a great thread detailing who is who.)

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Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change

The Verge

That’s more than the estimated GDP of Iceland and Yemen combined, according to the International Monetary Fund ). In the cases of AT&T and Sony, we combined commitments from multiple divisions of the company into a single dollar figure, meaning Sony Music and Sony PlayStation’s contributions were counted toward Sony, for example.

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The quirks and features of YouTube car reviews with Doug DeMuro

The Verge

If you review cameras, a camera company will be like, “Would you like to come to Iceland and use the camera to take pictures of an iceberg?”. And they probably have some country music-themed thing that you get to go to — just bring the car to my damn house. I didn’t know that. And it’s like, “No, dude, just give us a camera.

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The best comedies streaming on Netflix right now

Mashable Tech

Whether you're craving action-spiked shenanigans, quirky coming-of-age adventures, awkward humor, stranger-than-fiction silliness, madcap musical numbers, or crime with a spree of laughs, there's a perfect pick for you. They play the Icelandic musical duo Fire Saga, who find themselves in the Eurovision spotlight.

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