Tech Times Weekly Wrap: Amazon Fire Stick Free Movies, Tesla Shareholders vs. Elon Musk, iPhone SE 4

Get up to speed from last week's massive tech news.

Last week on Tech Times Weekly Wrap, massive news and developments made headlines, but the Amazon Fire Stick hack, which centers on free movies and shows apps, made the top of the list.

However, there is also the controversial $46 billion pay package for Elon Musk, which the Tesla shareholders are now protesting against and urging the other members to oppose.

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There were also growing rumors behind Apple's renowned budget smartphone, the iPhone SE 4, that would make its way to the market again this year.

Amazon Fire Stick: Stream Thousands of Free Movies With This App

Amazon Fire TV Stick
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The Amazon Fire Stick is known for being a streaming device that users may hook directly to TVs, but while users need to buy subscriptions for the streaming apps there, there was a recently discovered app that offers it for free. Non-paying streamers may take advantage of this so-called "Free Movies+" app if they own the Fire Stick, and yes, the app is also free to download.

There are thousands of movies available to stream, around 6,000 titles to be exact, and the app is adding new film uploads available to enjoy each week.

Apart from that, Free Movies+ also features 40 live channels available on the app, and it only requires an internet connection to do so. However, the caveat is, that there are ads that will pop up from time-to-time, considering that it does not have subscriptions.

Tesla Shareholders vs. Elon Musk: $46 Billion Pay Package

Elon Musk
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Tesla shareholders

have shared a letter to other shareholders of the company which urges them to stand united against Elon Musk's controversial $46 billion pay package as its CEO. Additionally, this also called upon the members of the board to relinquish their votes to make Kimbal Musk, Elon's brother, and James Murdoch re-elected in the upcoming election.

Many have "close personal ties" to the CEO on the Tesla board, and this leads to them not making the right decisions for the company's benefit.

Moreover, there are claims that they are "overly beholden to CEO Musk," with a massive spread of false information that influenced the 2018 vote that approved the extravagant salary of the executive.

Apple's iPhone SE 4: Smartphone Price Leaked

iPhone SE 4
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The iPhone SE 4 is allegedly coming next year, and that being said, there is now a leak that shares the alleged price of the budget smartphone once it hits the market. The new smartphone will reportedly start at $429 for its entry-level variant, but the base storage capacity was not revealed by the report.

It came from a renowned tipster, Revegnus, who has since deleted the post via X, with the SE 4 offering a device that is more than $320 cheaper compared to the current iPhone 15 base variant.

Allegedly, this device would feature iPhone 13's A15 Bionic Chip, and it was also revealed that this SE release would now feature the Face ID instead of the Touch ID for the first time. This mid-range smartphone will also bring the iconic 48-megapixel rear camera for users.

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