We don’t know what normal people argue about, but we know we spend a lot of time arguing about the best microcontroller, which editor is the best, and what language or compiler does the best job. The problem with all those compilers is getting them loaded and digging into the generated code. If you too
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) has asked the courts to allow it to double its claims against exercise bike and treadmill startup Peloton, after discovering more unlicensed music — including songs by Taylor Swift and Kesha — being used in workout videos that play on the
Read MoreDing dong, the completely unsustainable witch is dead. As we reported earlier today, MoviePass is shutting down. It leaves behind a few now-useless cards, and several major VC funds out of pocket to the tune of $68.7M. Make no mistake, this was a completely predictable turn of events. For over a year, MoviePass has struggled
Read MoreAllison Schiff / AdExchanger: After selling AppNexus to AT&T for $1.6B, Brian O’Kelley raises $10M for his new startup, CMDTY, to apply his adtech expertise to supply chain logistics — What does physical commodities trading have in common with programmatic advertising? Quite a lot. After selling AppNexus to AT&T for .6B, Brian O'Kelley raises M
Read MoreThe new Cosmos VR headset does away with Lighthouse base stations and the hassle of setup. Oh, and it’s modular, too. HTC Vive Cosmos VR hands-on: 9 and no more base stations – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreImage: Square Square’s Cash App already lets you do more than just pay back your friends for lunch — the app started letting users buy and sell Bitcoin back in 2017. Soon, it may give you access to another kind of investment: Square is testing a feature to let users buy and sell stocks for
Read MoreThe spooky date gets a spooky night sky to go with it, and there won’t be another nationwide until 2049. Rare full moon will light up Friday the 13th for the first time in years – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you’re still a Movie Pass subscriber for some reason, it appears tonight is your last chance to use the service. In an “I hope no one notices” late Friday press release, the company announced it “would be interrupting the MoviePass service for all its subscribers effective September 14, 2019,” and it is “unable to predict
Read MoreTechCrunch: Spotify acquires SoundBetter, a music production marketplace for artists, producers, and musicians to connect on specific projects, for an undisclosed sum — Spotify today took another step in its efforts to build out services for artists to help diversify itself away from a business model predicated … Spotify acquires SoundBetter, a music production marketplace
Read MoreThe latest installment in the sci-fi game series that inspired the “looter-shooter” genre is here. Borderlands 3: Intro sequence, bugs and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHeading off to college comes with its own set of challenges. Harder course material, living away from home for the first time, and dealing with roommates are common hurdles to overcome, but an oft-overlooked issue is the poor quality dorm room desks. For a place that a student is expected to spend a majority of
Read MorePicture a professional recording studio. What do you see? Perhaps a band rocking out in an acoustically treated room, or a vocalist singing softly into an expensive microphone. Artists and engineers will spend thousands to build or use studios that provide the acoustics and consistency they need to do their jobs. But in recent years,
Read MoreGoogle and Facebook are racing to elevate quality journalism in the lead-up to the 2020 elections, but some fear the changes could have unintended consequences for news media. Google and Facebook’s latest efforts to ‘save’ journalism are already getting eye rolls Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAndrew Albanese / Publishers Weekly: Audible will limit its Captions program, which shows text alongside narration, to public domain works until the copyright lawsuit filed by seven publishers ends — IBPA CEO Angela Bole said IBPA “sees benefit in something like the Audible Captions program, but not without proper permission … Audible will limit its
Read MoreAllen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Disney CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board, just a couple of months before both companies are set to launch their independent streaming services. Iger resigned on September 10th, according to a filing from Apple to the US Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s the same day
Read MoreBrooks Barnes / New York Times: SEC filing: Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger has resigned from Apple’s board — LOS ANGELES — Robert A. Iger, Disney’s chief executive and chairman, has resigned from the board of Apple, whose growing Hollywood operation would have made it harder for him to fully engage as one of
Read MoreThe world of academia is in turmoil over the shock discovery that disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein funded several several prestigious science and technology research labs, including MIT’s Media Lab, long after his 2008 conviction for sex crimes involving children. For the late Epstein, his generous donations served to whitewash his tainted reputation. They were part
Read MoreLos Angeles Times: Sources: Disney is mimicking Netflix in offering TV producers and others profits sooner in exchange for backend revenue, the first legacy media company to do so — Walt Disney Co., which became a dominant player in television production with its acquisition of Fox assets earlier this year … Sources: Disney is mimicking
Read MoreAs of Saturday September 14, 2019, MoviePass has moviepassed on. The not-quite-all-you-can-watch film screening subscription service shut down at the age of 8, after a long battle with theater chains, competitors, customers, and itself. Read more… RIP MoviePass Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreGoogle added some new features to Photos today that make it even easier to revisit your past photos, regardless of which version of Android or iOS you’re on. And if you find nostalgia striking you especially hard, you can print pictures to local retailers directly from Photos. Read more… Revisit Happy Memories With the New
Read More“Definitely not my fault. Nope. Not at all.” Thanks, Nintendo Switch, for confirming I'm a terrible parent – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe discount ticket service is ending, and it doesn’t look like it’s coming back. MoviePass is shutting down Sept. 14 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreEric Peckham / TechCrunch: Patreon says it is selling the assets of Kit, the social-shopping platform that it acquired in June 2018, to localized affiliate link service Geniuslink — Patreon, the platform for independent content creators to operate membership businesses for their core fans, announced it is selling … Patreon says it is selling the
Read MoreCommentary: Apple’s premium phones shouldn’t skimp on basic storage. It’s time to bump up from the 64GB minimum. Apple, 64GB of iPhone storage just isn't enough anymore – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAs the third quarter of the year ends, Tesla wants to pump its sales numbers up. Tesla reportedly reinstates free Supercharging for new Model 3 owners in sales push – Roadshow Source: CNet
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