ESPN streaming plans are getting more expensive

ESPN is hiking the price of its subscription on September 17th, a change that will also impact its bundles with Disney Plus. In a support page spotted earlier by Sports Media Watch, ESPN says its ad-supported Select membership will cost $13.99 instead of $12.99 / month, while its Unlimited plan will rise to $31.99 from … Read more

62 Blog Posts To Learn About Network

Let’s learn about Network via these 62 free blog posts. They are ordered by HackerNoon reader engagement data. Visit the Learn Repo or LearnRepo.com to find the most read blog posts about any technology. A network is a collection of interconnected devices that can exchange data. It matters as the fundamental infrastructure for communication, data … Read more

How GoFundMe became America’s backup plan

Today on Decoder, I’m talking with Tim Cadogan, the CEO of GoFundMe. You know GoFundMe — it’s a major fundraising platform where you can donate to help people with everything from medical expenses to little league uniforms to starting a new business. Tim took over as CEO in March 2020 — a fascinating and chaotic … Read more

Agentic RAG Needs a Search Budget: Stop Letting Retrieval Loop Forever

Traditional RAG has a visible failure mode: it retrieves the wrong chunks once. Agentic RAG can retrieve the wrong chunks creatively for ten minutes. The model rewrites the query, selects another source, asks a sub-agent, follows a relationship, reflects on the evidence, and searches again. This flexibility is the point. Complex questions rarely fit one … Read more

Netflix reportedly considers opening its app to other streamers

Netflix executives have considered making third-party streaming services available within its app, according to a report from The New York Times. The recent discussions reportedly centered around bringing Peacock and Fox One to Netflix, though it’s unclear whether the streaming giant would sell subscriptions to the other services or add their content to its app. … Read more