What to know about the case against Internet Archive. thinh nguyen / Unsplash Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library and a massive repository of online artifacts, has been collecting mementos of the ever-expanding World Wide Web for over two decades, allowing users to revisit sites that have since been changed or deleted. But like the…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Twitter announced today that it’s rolling out its “Unmentioning” feature to all users on all devices. The new feature, which Twitter initially began testing in April, allows users to remove themselves from conversations they don’t want to be a part of. “Sometimes you want to see yourself out,” the social media giant said in a tweet….
Around nine months after bringing real-time lyrics to Android, iOS, smart TVs, game consoles, and desktops, Spotify has now introduced them to the Nest Hub, Google’s smart device for the home, as well as other Google Assistant smart displays. 9to5Google and Reddit users noticed this rollout a few days ago. Spotify and Google haven’t offered…
Automakers and suppliers, keen to fortify an EV supply chain and avoid raw materials shortages, are turning to a domain once overlooked: battery recycling. Suddenly awash in interest from EV makers and venture firms, the sector has seen a spate of partnerships and funding deals in the past 18 months. The momentum appears to be…
Today, Pluto TV reorganized its U.S. channel lineup, adding five new categories and four channels to the service in hopes of offering easier navigation for its users as well as drawing in new subscribers with genre-focused programming. The five categories added to the platform include Game Shows, Daytime TV, Home, Food, and Lifestyle & Culture….
Michael Perez Contributor Share on Twitter Michael Perez is director of growth and data at M13. More posts by this contributor How to evolve your DTC startup’s data strategy and identify critical metrics Pricing models can be powerful growth levers. A bad pricing model will impede growth, and can even doom an otherwise promising startup,…
Cryptocurrency markets have been hit with a wave of selling in recent weeks. agnormark/Getty Images Large-scale bitcoin miners are pausing activity as Texas’ power grid nears failure. Crypto mining encompasses millions of computers that use mass amounts of energy to solve code. Texas has become a crypto-mining darling thanks to its low energy costs. Bitcoin…
President Joe Biden speaks on Earth Day at Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, on April 22, 2022. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images Mark Leibovich told Insider in an interview that Biden was not meeting the current political moment. “Biden, unfortunately is working with a pretty limited toolbox, at the stage of his career,” he said….
Steve Bannon asked to delay his mid-July trial by at least three months. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images A judge dealt Steve Bannon a string of setbacks as he prepares to stand trial on July 18. Judge Carl Nichols also rejected Bannon’s effort to call House members to testify. Bannon’s lawyer openly wondered: “What’s the point of…
Latvian Army soldiers practise urban fighting during Silver Arrow 2017, the multinational military drills involving eleven NATO member countries in Adazi, Latvia October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins Latvia announced on Monday that it plans to bring back its military draft within the next few years. The country’s defense minister said the conscription would “reduce the…