See at Sling TV Carries ABC in select regions Sling TV See at Sling TV See more details See at YouTube TV Carries ABC with The Bachelor live in the US YouTube TV See at YouTube TV See more details See at Hulu Stream The Bachelor on demand Hulu See at Hulu See more details See at Citytv Carries The Bachelor in Canada Citytv See at Citytv See more details Table of Contents Long-running reality dating show The Bachelor is back, and there's a familiar face that's up for romantic grabs in its 29th season.This season's female contestants will be aiming to woo Grant Ellis, who you may remember as a past contestant on Jenn Tran's season of spin-off show, The Bachelorette. Things didn't work out for Grant on that show, but Jenn's loss looks set to be the gain of one of 25 hopefuls battling out for the former pro basketball player from New Jersey's attention.Currently working as a day trader, 31-year-old Grant describes himself as a "self-proclaimed mama's boy."Here's when and where to tune in to The Bachelor Season 29.Read more: Need Something Good to Watch on Hulu? Check Out These Entertaining TV Shows Hulu / ABCPremiere date for The Bachelor, Season 29The new season of The Bachelor is scheduled to debut in the US on ABC onMonday, Jan. 27, at 8 p.m. ET/PT, with a two-hour episode. Episodes will also land on Hulu the next day. The show will air episodes each week at the same time. Past seasons of The Bachelor have typically run for nine to 13 episodes.Watch The Bachelor in the USSeveral streaming services offer access to ABC, withlive TV streaming platforms such as YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV and Sling among them. Though Sling TV offers ABC only in select markets, its cost is $45 per month for those who can get local ABC stations. YouTube TV costs less than Hulu's live TV service, but we urge you to select the best fit for your household. Sling TV/CNET Sling TV is CNET's top pick for best budget live TV streaming service, and includes three separate packages. New subscribers can get half off their first month, but check to see if ABC and other local channels are available in your area by visiting Sling's help page. See at Sling TV Sarah Tew/CNET YouTube TV carries ABC nationwide, includes unlimited DVR and costs $83 per month. Plug in your ZIP code on itswelcome pageto see which other local networks are available in your area. See at YouTube TV James Martin/CNET New episodes will be available to stream on Hulu every Tuesday, one day after they air on ABC.Hulu subscriptions start at $10 a month, with the option to stream without ads for $19 a month. You can also sign up for one of the Disney bundles to save money and get access to Disney Plus and Hulu. See at Hulu Watch in Canada CityTV Citytv is airing S29 episodes from Monday, Jan. 27 at 8/7c (8 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. CT).If you miss an episode, you can stream each one on-demand via Citytv's online platform, however you'll need to enter your TV provider details. See at Citytv Can I watch The Bachelor in the UK?There's currently no confirmed platform for this new season of The Bachelor in the UK.

The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep anime includes a mysterious scene cut from the live-action show"Geralt cannot let Yennefer go, even though he's trying his best."Image credit: Netflix News by Vikki Blake Contributor Published on Jan. 26, 2025 The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep - the Witcher anime heading to Netflix next month - will take place in the middle of the live-action show, specifically between episodes 5 and 6, and it includes a scene that was cut from Henry Cavill's first season.As detailed in this month's SFX magazine and shared by GamesRadar+, writer Mike Ostrowski and co-writer Rae Benjamin call it "a period of not being together [with Yennefer], or a period of trouble, but still on each other's minds".The Witcher: Sirens of The Deep | Official Trailer | Netflix.Watch on YouTubeThe writers say they do not interfere with the live-action show's chronology or timeline, but the anime does include a "fun little scene" that was reportedly cut from the main Netflix series.What, exactly, that scene entails? We're going to have to wait until the show debuts on 11th February, unfortunately - the writers wouldn't say more. But as we know Anya Chalotra reprises her role as Yennefer in the anime, the writers tease that we'll see more of Geralt and Yennefer's relationship in Sirens of the Deep."Geralt cannot let Yennefer go, even though he's trying his best," Ostrowski added. "She haunts him. Even if he wanted to be rid of her, he can't."As Matt summarised for us recently, two and a half years after The Witcher 4's announcement, CD Projekt finally gave it the big reveal treatment late in 2024, confirming Ciri to be the focus this time around. And now Doug Cockle - voice of former series protagonist Geralt of Rivia both in the games and the anime - has had his say, calling the switch to a new main character, a "really, really interesting move for all kinds of reasons".

Microsoft patches Windows BitLocker vulnerability.gettyPassword theft, by the billion, has been in the news recently, as has Microsofts desire to replace the security measure for all users. Security experts have now warned that a vulnerability impacting Microsofts Windows BitLocker encryption system could expose sensitive data, including your passwords, in unencrypted form. Heres what you need to know and do to stay safe.Microsoft Confirms Windows BitLocker Security VulnerabilityThe latest Microsoft Patch Tuesday security rollout on Jan. 14 hit the headlines for two reasons this month: three Windows zero-day vulnerabilities already being exploited by attackers and the sheer number of security issues confirmed in the security update itself. Among the 159 vulnerabilities listed as patched by Microsoft was one that somehow managed to avoid too much media attention. Lets put that right by looking at it through the eyes of two security experts as its actually a pretty nasty one that could expose unencrypted data by exploiting an issue with how Windows BitLocker stores hibernation images in RAM.Microsoft itself called CVE-2025-21210 a Windows BitLocker information disclosure vulnerability, one that could allow the disclosure of unencrypted hibernation images in cleartext. So, what does that actually mean beyond the silent screaming of Windows users everywhere? Who better to ask than security professionals who know this stuff inside out?What Security Experts Say About The Microsoft BitLocker ThreatCVE-2025-21210, flagged as exploitation more likely by Microsoft, targets the Windows full disk encryption system, BitLocker. It is designed to keep your device secure offline, preventing threat actors with physical access from accessing any potentially sensitive data. This vulnerability, Kev Breen, senior director of threat research at Immersive Labs, said, suggests that in some situations, hibernation images may not be fully encrypted and could be recovered in plain text. Hibernation images are used when your laptop enters sleep mode, containing whatever contents were in RAM as it powered down. This presents a significant potential impact, Breen warned, as RAM can contain sensitive data such as passwords, and credentials, that may have been in open documents or browser sessions and can all be recovered with free tools from hibernation files.Meanwhile, Dr Marc Manzano, general manager of cybersecurity at SandboxAQ, said, "The recent Windows BitLocker vulnerability exposing AES-XTS encryption highlights the critical need for modern cryptography management solutions deployed at scale across IT infrastructures. Solutions that, Manzano advised, should allow for the adjustment of encryption policies and implementation of updates swiftly, minimizing exposure to emerging threats. Without these capabilities, Manzano concluded, businesses risk leaving vulnerabilities unaddressed, exposing sensitive data to potential exploits.MORE FOR YOUMitigating The Microsoft BitLocker RiskBreen conceded that there is an important caveat to be attached to the BitLocker vulnerability exploit threat: physical access to the device is likely to be required, meaning laptop theft is the most likely source for threat actors to obtain devices.Indeed, Microsoft said that an attacker needs repeated physical access to the victim machine's hard disk. All of that said, its hard to disagree with Breen who concluded that if you have users with sensitive data traveling often, then this should be a high priority to patch. So, if you havent applied the latest Patch Tuesday fixes as of yet, now is the time to act.I have reached out to Microsoft for a statement.

Whenever Netflix raises its prices which seems to happen roughly as often as Ben Affleck falls in love with an A-list celebrity the company always gives the same reason. It needs the extra money, you see, in order to keep investing in the kind of programming and product its 302 million subscribers demand. Thats how the standard monthly price of ad-free Netflix jumped from $7.99 to $17.99 over the course of the last 13 years, including a $2.50 jump just announced during the companys recent earnings report. Theres still a $7.99 monthly plan, of course, but that one includes ads and its a dollar more expensive than it was a week ago.But lets be real with each other. You want to know why Netflix keeps raising its prices? Because it can. Because Netflix won. The rest of the streaming industry is competing ferociously over a finite pool of money, dealing with carriage disputes because of dwindling subscriber numbers, and panicking over the future of TV. Netflix is the future of TV.Over the last couple of years in particular, Netflix has gone from a solid streaming service to a practically unavoidable, virtually uncancellable part of mainstream culture. It has developed a slate of hit originals Stranger Things, Wednesday, Squid Game, The Night Agent if were being really generous that give it at least something approximating HBO-style appointment TV. It has proven, through things like the Paul / Tyson fight and the Tom Brady roast, that it can manufacture cultural events more or less out of nothing. It pulled off a day of NFL games without a hitch and spent billions of dollars to get WWEs Monday Night Raw, one of cables biggest ongoing hits, onto the platform. And underneath it all, it has built a massive library of reality shows, cooking competitions, and the other filler TV that makes up most of our TV viewership.Netflix has gone from a solid streaming service to a practically unavoidable, virtually uncancellable part of mainstream cultureNow, for the price of your Netflix subscription, you get a bunch of expensive movies, high-end TV shows, sports, and low-budget reality programs all in one place. You dont want it all, but you pay for it anyway. That, my friends, is called a cable bundle. And its still the best business the entertainment industry has ever devised.The average price of a basic cable subscription in 2006, the year before Netflix started streaming content over the internet, was between $40 and $50. People watched something like four hours of TV a day, which meant they probably watched about an hour of ads every single day. Today, services like YouTube TV and Comcasts new sports and news bundle are $70 or more and only provide live programming. Meanwhile, Netflix subscribers watch two hours of the service every day, across all those categories, and are paying as little as a tenth of the price. Many of them see no ads at all. Think of the savings!Netflix sure sees it that way. Greg Peters, the companys co-CEO, said on this weeks earnings call that hes optimistic about Netflixs long-term monetization opportunity. We earn, right now, only 6 percent of the revenue opportunity in the countries and segments that we currently serve, he said. And as long as we continue to deliver on improving the variety, the quality of our TV and film slate, we gradually expand the offering with newer content types, we believe well be able to increase that share progressively every year.Translation: Netflix is coming for your entire entertainment diet. And your entire entertainment budget.As it looks at price increases, Peters also said, Netflix considers signals like engagement, retention, and acquisition. All that amounts to one simple question: do you keep using Netflix when the price goes up? The answer, so far, has almost always been yes. And so the prices keep going up. Its really just that simple. Its clear to Netflix that it could charge more maybe a lot more and hardly anybody would leave. So of course its going to push the limits.The other way to understand the specifics of the pricing strategy is that Netflix would very much like you to have that ad-supported plan. The company has said repeatedly that it makes more money on the combination of a smaller monthly fee and advertising than it does from the larger subscription price alone. A large percentage of new subscribers are choosing ads about 55 percent in the latest quarter and Netflix is beginning to test exactly how much its existing subscribers will pay to keep their Netflix ad-free. Its no accident that the ad-free price just jumped two and a half times as much as the base price did. And remember: even if we all switch to the ads plans, the prices might still go up. Cable TV is expensive and filled with ads, after all, and Netflix sure likes that business model.Netflix would very much like you to have that ad-supported planNetflix continues to signal that its ambitions are only growing, too. Ted Sarandos, the companys other co-CEO, indicated on this weeks earnings call that the company is more open to live sports than ever, after the success of the Christmas NFL games and the Paul / Tyson fight. The company is increasingly getting into video games, too, which accounts for another huge chunk of many peoples entertainment budget. Netflix is even starting to borrow tactics from YouTube and TikTok, bringing creators like Ms. Rachel onto the platform.Reed Hastings, Netflixs co-founder and former CEO, famously said that Netflixs main competitor is sleep. Sleeps still a pretty powerful market force, to be fair. And YouTube continues to be an even more dominant force in peoples video-viewing experience. But Netflix has ascended above practically everybody else even its ostensible competitors are now licensing their shows to Netflix because thats where the viewers are, and where the culture is.The streaming wars have been messy, and theyre certainly not over, but Netflix already won. The only question left is exactly how rich the spoils of victory will be. And you better believe Netflix is going to find out.

The Witcher 3 turns 10 later this year, and in a recent interview, the voice of Geralt of Rivia himself Doug Cockle has reflected on why he thinks the game has endured for so long. Read more

SwordplayTurns out Final Fantasy 7 fans on PC really want to know what happens to you-know-who, as Rebirth sees triple the amount of players at launch than Remake on SteamDon't spoil it for them.Image credit: Square Enix News by Oisin Kuhnke Contributor Published on Jan. 26, 2025 Final Fantasy 7 players have clearly been eager to find out what happens to fan favourite Aerith, as Rebirth sees way more players at launch on PC than Remake.Look, I won't spoil anything for anyone that hasn't played the original Final Fantasy 7 or its remakes, but most of us know what happens to Aerith, it's like the Darth Vader "I am your father" of video game spoilers. So, with Remake implying that things might be different going forward during its ending, there were a lot of questions surrounding whether or not she would survive in Rebirth. And it seems like now that the sequel has been released on PC, those that want to know and don't own a PS5 (or have just been holding off) have flocked to find out. Earlier today, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hit a concurrent player count peak of 39,857 players, just three days after it launched on the platform (via SteamDB).To see this content please enable targeting cookies. For comparison, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade launched on Steam back in 2022, and only had a peak of 13,803 players. There's a couple of reasons as to why the game didn't do all that well compared to Rebirth, one notably being that it had been released on the Epic Games Store half a year prior, so there might have been PC players who had already picked it up there. The other reason might be that the Steam Deck had only been released that year, so there's always the chance that a lot of players have picked up Rebirth because there are more that own a Steam Deck three years down the road.This will obviously be good news for Square Enix, given that last year it realised it really needs to take a multiplatform approach if it actually wants to make any money these days, and based on some comments from last month, we can probably expect the third and final part to come out on other platforms too.

Snake...Snaaaake!!!Super Smash Bros. Ultimate amiibo have been re-released time and time again, and the next one getting a restock appears to be the famous Metal Gear character Snake.Read the full article on nintendolife.com

With the current quad-demic, there are precautions that you can take. For example, after respiratory ... [+] syncytial virus (RSV) cases jumped in December 2024, the New York City Health Department suggested that people mask up in crowded indoor places. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)Anadolu via Getty ImagesThis is not how you want to go viral. The U.S. is currently going through surges of not one, not two, not three but four different viruses. Thats prompted folks to nickname the current situation a quad-demic, which may be a four-midable situation for those seeking timely healthcare in this country. So, you may want be four-warned and do what you can protect yourself.What Is The Quad-demicThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Respiratory Virus Activity Levels website shows that COVID-19, influenza A and respiratory syncytial virus have all been on the upswing since November 2024. For the week ending on January 18, 25.0% of reported influenza tests, 8.8% of reported RSV tests and 6.2% of reported COVID-19 tests came back positive. Meanwhile, heres the poop on norovirus: according to the CDC, for the week ending January 4, 2025, 27.91% of tests for this gastrointestinal virus came back positive, reportedly the highest that this percentage has been over the past five years.Now, its not super surprising that the activity of all four viruses have increased during the Winter months as that tends to happen every year. After all, the cold and dry air may make facilitate the transmission of respiratory viruses and keep people cooped up indoors close to one another, which makes it easier to pass all sorts of stuff to each other. Plus, norovirus is non-affectionately known as the Winter Vomiting Virus for a reason.This Winter, the levels of the three respiratory viruses may have started increasing a little later than usual. That could have compressed all of the surges in to the January timeframe. Although it remains a bit hard to tell what exactly is happening with each virus when since the U.S. government never really put in a comprehensive virus surveillance system thats significantly better than what was in place in 2020. As you recall, in 2020, the U.S. was kind of caught with its proverbial pants down when the COVID-19 pandemic started and had to rely on a graduate student at Johns Hopkins University to start a website to keep track of COVID-19.Whats more striking are the combined activity levels of the four viruses. Remember none of these four viruses are nothingburger viruses. All four can cause symptoms bad enough to send you to the emergency room. For the week ending January 18, 5.2% of all emergency room visits were due to the flu, 0.9% because of COVID-19 and 0.6% because of RSV. Bad cases of COVID-19, the flu or RSV can end up killing you. Theres also the longstanding problem of possibly getting long COVID after a severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection. And most people who have had a norovirus infection will tell you that its not your run of the mill gastrointestinal infection. In fact, the runs and the vomiting that it can cause can be like nothing else youve experienced, leading to major dehydration that could require medical attention.MORE FOR YOUThe Quad-demic Is Further Clogging Up The Healthcare SystemThus, the quad-demic is likely putting a toll on the already heavily-constrained healthcare system. Even when there are no infectious disease epidemics going on, its probably not common for people to say, Looking forward to going to the ER where Ill be seen immediately and not have to wait at all. When you think of ERs throughout the country, the words ultimate efficiency and well-staffed dont often come to mind. Throw in several viral epidemics together and its likely that wait times for those seeking care at clinics, hospitals and emergency rooms have gotten even longer.Therefore, if you do require any type of healthcare service, its especially important now to plan ahead. Think about what setting would be most appropriate for your condition. If you have a non-urgent matter, consider contacting your regular doctor during business hours for guidance. That may spare you a lot of unnecessary wait time in a more urgent setting such as urgent care or the ER. If you do have a health problem that requires urgent attention, make that clearly known to the healthcare professionals at the clinic, hospital or ER as soon as you get there. You dont want to end up being lost in the viral shuffle.How To Protect Yourself Against The Quad-demicIts also a good idea to take proper precautions to keep yourself from being infected. This should apply everywhere but especially in waiting rooms, other healthcare settings and anywhere that may be prime areas for viral transmission. Dont listen to those politicians and such who have tried to politicize the heck out of proven infectious disease control measures. For example, N95 respirators are designed to block small particles like viruses. Wearing such face masks can effectively cut down respiratory virus transmission as long as the masks fit and are worn properly.Another useful measure is maintaining good ventilation with clean air. Remember back in 2020 when there was a push to install more air purifiers in indoor locations to cut down on SARS-CoV-2 transmission? Well, our society often has the memory of a goldfish when it comes to such things.Then theres the whole handwashing thing. If someone says they havent washed his or her hands in, oh, say like 10 years, you may want to stay far away from that person. Washing your hands thoroughly and frequently can cut down on not only viral infections but also bacterial and other microbial infections, as I have written previously for Forbes.You also want to frequently disinfect high-touch surfaces like that life-sized Jason Momoa statue that you keep in your closet. The challenge is that norovirus can be resistant to many standard household cleaners and may require bleach to get deactivated.Finally, getting vaccinated can protect you further, at least against getting worse outcomes. If you are six months or older, you can get the flu and COVID-19 vaccines. The CDC recommends the RSV vaccine for pregnant women, infants, children who at higher risk, adults who 75 of age and older and adults in the 60 to 74 year age range who have a higher risk of severe RSV disease. There is currently no norovirus vaccine on the market. But that may change in the near future.Oh, and one more thing. At this point, dont rely on the federal government to tell you when an infectious disease may be surging. As mentioned before, the past five years have shown major deficiencies in the existing infectious disease surveillance systems in the U.S. Throw on top of that the current pause on communication from federal health agencies being enforced by President Donald Trumps new administration that took office on January 20, 2025. Its not clear how current the CDC infectious disease data will be until there is more clarity on what will happen to CDC. Its not even clear what the the federal government will do to prevent and deal with infectious disease outbreaks at this moment like the current quad-demic and anything that may emerge in the near future. Consider yourself four-warned.

One PieceNetflixNetflix shows are known for their very long gaps between seasons, though I suppose thats not exclusive just to that service in this day and age of streaming. But now we have news that yet another Netflix hit series is probably going to have at least two years between seasons, if not more.That would be One Piece season 2, and thanks to some Netflix-leaked information, we have confirmation that the show is coming in 2025, but thats all we have, and it would seem to reinforce the idea that its coming later in the year, if not right at the end.Garp actor Vincent Regan previously said it was targeting a Christmas 2025 release, but other sources ended up saying 2026 was more likely. Now, Netflixs own TUDUM site, when talking about a separate LEGO collaboration, said that new episodes would arrive later in 2025, the article now being taken down but archived here. Given that this is an official Netflix site, yes, we should put a lot of stock in that.One Piece season 2 debuted on Netflix on August 31, 2023. It does not seem likely at this point, given all this information, that it will debut before that in 2025, making it a full two year wait between seasons. Sometimes Netflix series get away with a year and a half gap, but if that Christmas 2025 date comes to pass, that would be 2.3 years, thereabouts. I also think its possible that with Netflix taking down that 2025 date, they are not actually willing to commit to that yet, and it may actually be 2026 after all. Either way, thats not great news for those hoping for a sooner return.One PieceNetflixMORE FOR YOUWe have gotten a ton of non-season 2 date-related news about the cast coming for the next season. What we know so far is:Daniel Lasker as Mr. 9Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss ValentineDavid Dastmalchian as Mr. 3Clive Russell as CrocusBrendan Murray as BrogyWerner Coetser as DorryCallum Kerr as SmokerJulia Rehwald as TashigiRob Colletti as WapolTy Keogh as DaltonKatey Sagal as Dr. KurehaMark Harelik as Dr. HirulukSendhil Ramamurthy as Nefertari CobraCharithra Chandran as Nefertari Vivi (Miss Wednesday)Joe Manganiello as Sir Crocodile (Mr. 0)Lera Abova as Nico Robin (Miss All Sunday)Sophia Anne Caruso as Miss GoldenweekMark Penwill as ChessAnton David Jeftha as KuromarimoRigo Sanchez as Monkey D. DragonYonda Thomas as IgaramJames Hiroyuki Liao as IpponmatsuThis isa genuinely huge list of additions. Granted, the anime and manga have tons of characters, but the show is trying to condense some of these storylines onscreen. Plus these join a bunch of returning characters, 12 in all if the current list is accurate. I am really, really curious to see how these are going to all fit into eight episodes. Eight!Well see how they do it, but yes, this is going to be something to behold, thats for sure. No wonder its taking this long.Follow me on Twitter, YouTube, Bluesky and Instagram.Pick up my sci-fi novels the Herokiller series and The Earthborn Trilogy.

Facepalm: Apple's much-hyped Siri integration with ChatGPT may have added a ton of useful functionality, but it's apparently done little to improve the digital assistant's knowledge of sports. A damning report highlights just how abysmally Siri performs at recalling simple facts like past Super Bowl winners. According to the report from One Foot Tsunami's Paul Kafasis, when asked "Who won Super Bowl?" for each number from 1 through 60, Siri correctly provided the winner for only 20 out of the 58 Super Bowls that have been played so far. That translates to a success rate of just 34%.The details get even more embarrassing. Kafasis found that at its worst, Siri missed an incredible 15 Super Bowl winners in a row from Super Bowl XVII through XXXII. And in a baffling mishap, it erroneously credited the Philadelphia Eagles with a whopping 33 non-existent Super Bowl wins.Kafasis documented every single one of Siri's wrong answers in a downloadable spreadsheet, which you can find on his blog.Another report by Daring Fireball's John Gruber corroborated these findings. It found that AI assistants and search engines from Google, Anthropic, and DuckDuckGo fared far better when asked similar Super Bowl trivia questions. Gruber even found they could all handle not just past results, but smartly dodge trick questions about future Super Bowls that haven't happened yet.Siri's poor performance doesn't stop at sports trivia either. Daring Fireball posed a more obscure question "Who won the 2004 North Dakota high school boys' state basketball championship?" Incredibly, both Kagi and ChatGPT provided the fully correct answer, with the latter earning bonus points for including a link to video of the championship game. Meanwhile, Siri once again got it wrong.What makes all this particularly damning is that Siri's essentially powered by the same ChatGPT that fares perfectly fine when used without Siri. // Related StoriesThe blog also points out that the old pre-AI versions of Siri at least acknowledged limitations on such queries and provided relevant web links. But new Siri powered by Apple Intelligence with ChatGPT integration lies with confidence a hallmark of unrefined AI making it worse than its predecessor.Both blogs conclude that Apple has more work to do in this area. As Gruber bluntly states, Siri with ChatGPT is currently "a massive regression" over the old Siri when it comes to handling simple factual prompts.