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TiVo to charge for commercial skipping; PC repair nearly causes fire

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TiVo is planning to introduce a paid service for automatically skipping commercials in recorded television programs, ending its previously free offering. This change is expected to take effect in November. Separately, a technician attempting to repair a computer for a Nobel Prize winner nearly caused a fire due to a faulty connector. AI

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TiVo to charge for commercial skipping; PC repair nearly causes fire

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    TiVo to charge money for skipping commercials in your own recordings Article URL: https:// cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-plans -to-end-free-automatic-commercial-skip

    TiVo to charge money for skipping commercials in your own recordings Article URL: https:// cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-plans -to-end-free-automatic-commercial-skipping-in-november-tests-paid-premium-replacement-service/ Comments URL: https:// news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4 9593971 P…

    LINKS cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-plans-to-end-fre…
  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Who, Me? Techie sent to fix Nobel Prize winner’s PC almost set it on fire Even the greatest scientific minds are at risk of rogue 9-pin connectors https://www.

    Who, Me? Techie sent to fix Nobel Prize winner’s PC almost set it on fire Even the greatest scientific minds are at risk of rogue 9-pin connectors https://www. theregister.com/personal-tech/ 2026/09/07/who-me-techie-sent-to-fix-nobel-prize-winners-pc-almost-set-it-on-fire/5294430…

    LINKS theregister.com/…/5294430

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