Popular podcast platform Pocket Casts has released its mobile clients under an open source license. WordPress parent company Automattic acquired Pocket Casts last July, having been acquired by a group of public radio companies, including NPR, back in 2018. Pocket Casts is one of the most popular “podcatcher” apps outside the big tech ecosystems of…
A new startup wants to help online media outlets make money by making it easier for consumers to access paywalled content without being locked in to multiple subscriptions. Demoing as part of the Battlefield 200 cohort at TC Disrupt this week, Zette is trying to achieve something that others before have tried. Since the dawn…
Facebook and TikTok failed to block paid advertisements spreading misinformation about voting in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a new report from the human rights non-profit Global Witness and the Cybersecurity for Democracy (C4D) Team at New York University. For its test, Global Witness created dummy accounts on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube and attempted…
US and European public cloud firms have lost $1.6 trillion from their overall market capitalization over the last 12 months, a new report has warned. Research by analyst firm Accel looked at the valuation of 100 publicly-traded US and EU businesses that center their business models around cloud storage services. It concluded that the valuations…
You can watch free movies online through a number of streaming service websites and apps. Some streaming sites offer a mix of free and paid content, while others are free with ads. Pluto TV is an ad-supported streaming service with free on-demand content and live programming. We live in a world with an embarrassment of…
Ye, who is also known as Kanye West, is seen wearing a Balenciaga boxing mouthguard, outside Givenchy, during Paris Fashion Week. Edward Berthelot/GC Images Balenciaga’s parent company Kering issued a statement confirming the end of its professional relationship with Kanye West. In September, Ye’s lawyers sent a letter to Gap stating his plans to terminate…
Madison Gesiotto Gilbert’s campaign; Emilia Sykes’ campaign; Insider Former Donald Trump campaign staffer Madison Gesiotto Gilbert is running against state Rep. Emilia Sykes in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District. The 13th District encompasses Akron, the 5th largest city in the state and Sykes’ hometown. Sykes’ father, state Sen. Vernon Sykes, participated in redrawing the congressional lines. …
Steve Dipaola/AP Photo; Insider Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner is running against Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer in Oregon’s 5th Congressional District. The 5th District is located in the western region of the state, which leans Democratic. If elected, McLeod-Skinner would be the first lesbian congresswoman from Oregon. Chavez-DeRemer would be one of the first Latinas elected from the…
Mary Altaffer/AP Photo; Andrew Harnik/AP Photo; Insider Rep. Matt Cartwright is running against Republican Jim Bognet in Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional District. The 8th District encompasses parts of Luzerne County, a predominantly white, working-class area in eastern Pennsylvania. In 2020, Cartwright became one of seven Democratic incumbents to win despite Trump prevailing over Biden in his…
Christopher Deluzio’s campaign; Rebecca Droke/AP Photo; Insider Democrat Christopher Deluzio is running against Republican Jeremy Shaffer in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional District. The 17th District is located in the Pittsburgh suburbs. Both candidates are being heavily backed by their national parties’ campaign arms. Democrat Christopher Deluzio faces off against Republican Jeremy Shaffer in Pennsylvania’s 17th Congressional…