Lillian Schwartz, one of the first artists to use a computer to make films and who brought together art, science, and tech communities in the 1970s, died at 97
Early in the digital era, she worked at Bell Labs on the intersection of art and technology, making films and at one point arriving at a novel theory about the “Mona Lisa.”
Apple's iPad Pro ad “Crush”, which shows paints, toys, guitars, sculptures, and more being crushed to reveal the thin device, draws criticism on social media
Unity acknowledges “the confusion and frustration” around its planned install fees but argues that “more than 90% of our customers will not be affected”
We have everything! … Kyle Thomas / Game Rant : Unity Thinks Xbox, PlayStation, Nintendo Will Shoulder Engine Fees Harrison Thomas / Dot Esports : Unity shuts down offices, cancels...
Unity cancels a town hall and closes two offices after receiving what the company says was a credible death threat, following its controversial install fee news
Management announced a controversial pricing decision two days ago — Unity Technologies Inc. canceled a planned town hall …
YouTube lifts its restrictions on Donald Trump's channel, imposed after the January 6 insurrection, after evaluating the “continued risk of real-world violence”
YouTube will lift its restrictions on former President Trump's channel Friday, a spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
Spotify plans to lay off ~6% of its workforce, or ~600 jobs, says content and ad head Dawn Ostroff is leaving, and reorganizes its engineering and product units
read the memo CEO Daniel Ek sent to staff Bob Cronin / Newser : Spotify Plans Layoffs, After Boss Concedes Miscalculation Rachyl Jones / Observer : Spotify Will Lay Off 600 Employe...
Australia's High Court affirms earlier rulings that media companies can be held responsible for Facebook comments posted under stories on their Facebook Pages
The High Court has dismissed an appeal by some of Australia's biggest media outlets including The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian …
An Italian museum is using cameras to monitor people looking at artwork, to define a work of art's “attraction value” and accordingly change museum layouts
As Italy's museums and galleries welcome back tourists and try to recoup some of the 190 million euros ($225 million) … Tweets: @citylab , @carnage4life , @citylab , @nycsouthpaw ,...
In leaked audio from an internal meeting, Mark Zuckerberg says they will re-examine policies around politicians discussing the use of state force on Facebook
The company is treating a moral issue as if it's a legal one — I. The CEO — On Friday afternoon, Facebook …
As some Facebook employees publicly express anger, Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook is committing $10M to groups working on racial injustice
Ranjan here. Talking about how tech … Danny Peterson / TheStreet : Morning Bell With Jim Cramer: Facebook Rebellion Andrew Hutchinson / Social Media Today : Instagram Says Interna...
With Spotify owning shows, a podcast player, tools to make new shows, and selling ads, the podcasting world is now divided into an open and a closed ecosystem
The Joe Rogan deal makes the company's big ambitions known — In what's likely the biggest deal ever for a single podcast …
Sources: Apple is seeking an executive to lead its original podcasts effort and is acquiring podcasts that would tie into shows on its TV+ service
but not only TV shows. Story with @markgurman https://www.bloomberg.com/... James Cridland / @jamescridland : Just read a hand-wringing article desperately worried that the open ec...
OpenAI announces Jukebox, a neural net that generates music, including rudimentary singing, as raw audio in a variety of genres and artist styles
complete with lyrics Jordan Pearson / VICE : This Software Can Make Kanye West Rap Eminem's ‘Lose Yourself’ Raf Noboa y Rivera / The Miscellanies : Hope will give us power Tweets: ...
Kickstarter employees vote 46-37 to unionize with the Office and Professional Employees International Union
no matter where they work. That includes tech. #SupportUnions https://twitter.com/... @doctorow : Kickstarter workers vote to form first union in tech industry https://www.nbcnews....
IRS amends its deal with tax prep software firms, now barred from hiding free products from search, and ends its ban on making its own online filing system
Finding free online tax filing should be easier this year for millions of Americans. — The IRS announced significant changes Monday …
IRS amends its deal with tax prep software firms, now barred from hiding free products from search, and ends its ban on making its own online filing system
Finding free online tax filing should be easier this year for millions of Americans. — The IRS announced significant changes Monday …
YouTube to update ToS saying it is under “no obligation” to host content and reinforcing its right to terminate users they deem “no longer commercially viable”
Other changes affect children's content — YouTube is rolling out updated terms of service on December 10th …
YouTube changes policy: copyright owners will no longer be able to monetize creator videos with very short or unintentional uses of music via its manual tool
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YouTube changes policy: copyright owners will no longer be able to monetize creator videos with very short or unintentional uses of music via its manual tool
YouTube is making a change to its copyright enforcement policies around music used in videos, which may result in an increased number …