The era of the 30 percent app store cut has ended.
Year: 2026
Did Live Nation punish a venue by taking Billie Eilish away?
John Abbamondi had orders to let the CEO of Ticketmaster down easy. In April 2021, Abbamondi was the CEO of BSE Global, the company that ran Brooklyn arena the Barclays Center. BSE Global’s existing Ticketmaster contract would expire at the end of September, and Abbamondi […]
Large genome model: Open source AI trained on trillions of bases
System can identify genes, regulatory sequences, spice sites, and more.
Floating Data Centers Surpass Space Solutions: Harnessing Seas for Sustainable, Scalable Tech Infrastructure
Who Needs Data Centers in Space When They Can Float Offshore? In an era of exploding data demands from AI, cloud computing, and streaming, space-based data centers sound futuristic—but floating offshore facilities are delivering real-world advantages today, from free seawater cooling to rapid deployment.[1][2] The […]
A new video from the White House mixes Call of Duty footage with actual video of Iran strikes
On Wednesday, the White House posted a video of actual military strikes on Iran in the style usually seen in Call of Duty highlight videos, and started the video with a clip from Call of Duty. The real-life footage of missiles and other munitions hitting […]
Jim Carrey Clone Conspiracy Debunked: Social Media Fooled by Drag Artist Prank
What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Is Jim Carrey a Clone? In the swirling vortex of social media conspiracies, this week’s hottest absurdity claims Jim Carrey was replaced by a clone or drag performer at the César Awards in Paris. Spoiler: He’s not a […]
Re-creating the complex cuisine of prehistoric Europeans
SEM analysis of pottery residues showed people combined fish with a wide variety of plants when cooking.
Google faces wrongful death lawsuit after Gemini allegedly ‘coached’ man to die by suicide
A lawsuit filed on Wednesday accuses Google’s Gemini AI chatbot of trapping 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas in a “collapsing reality” that involved a series of violent missions, ultimately ending with his death by suicide. In the days leading up to his death, Gemini allegedly convinced Gavalas […]
How a prize-winning cartoonist brings hand-drawn comics to the web
Jailed during the 2021 coup in Myanmar, American journalist Danny Fenster spent six months as a political prisoner. For much of his incarceration he battled boredom and fear, subsisting on meditation and podcasts on an SD card smuggled in by mail, sent by his girlfriend, […]
Honor’s Robot Phone is a bad robot, an interesting camera, and maybe your friend
After over four months of teasing, I’ve finally been able to see Honor’s Robot Phone in action. And after all that, it looks pretty legit – just so long as you weren’t actually expecting a robot. The Robot Phone could more accurately be called the […]