WordPress.org adds a checkbox to confirm users aren't “affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise” before they log in or register an account
WordPress.org users are now required to agree that they are not affiliated with website hosting platform WP Engine before logging in.
Automattic demanding an 8% cut of WP Engine's revenue is a wanton violation of open source ideals, and the damage to open source may extend far beyond WordPress
Automattic demanding 8% of WP Engine's revenues because they're not “giving back enough” to WordPress is a wanton violation …
Meta not disclosing which select creators it pays to post on Threads undermines trust in everyone's motivations, as users assume others are “engagement farming”
It was a useful program, and the archival has merit, but publishers argued that the Archive overstepped, and the courts eventually agreed. Threads: @katienotopoulos , @cotyrosenbla...
Interviews with several journalists who helped saturate the web with Game of Thrones coverage, leveraging fans' obsessions for traffic via SEO and social media
For a crucial decade in print media's transition to the internet, HBO's fantasy series Game of Thrones was a boon in traffic... for everyone.
A look at Congress' absurd plan to ban DJI drones in the US, even as the company adds geofencing restrictions and other features to comply with FAA regulations
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives jammed a functional ban on DJI drones, called the “Countering CCP Drones Act” into a military funding bill that it then passed.
The AP and OpenAI sign a two-year deal; the AP gets access to OpenAI's tech in return for licensing some of its text archive dating back to 1985 for AI training
A US federal judge rules in favor of four publishers in their copyright infringement case against the Internet Archive and its Controlled Digital Lending system
Today's lower court decision in Hachette v. Internet Archive is a blow … Paul Hill / Neowin : Court rules against Internet Archive in favour of book publishers on digital lending U...
A federal judge decides in favor of four publishers in their copyright infringement case against the Internet Archive and its Controlled Digital Lending program
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Meta reports Q3 revenue down 4% YoY to $27.7B, net income down 52% YoY to $4.4B, family daily active people up 4% YoY to 2.93B, and headcount up 28% YoY
MENLO PARK, Calif. - October 26, 2022 - Meta Platforms, Inc. (Nasdaq: META) today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022.
Apple releases iOS 16.1, iPadOS 16.1, and macOS Ventura, with iCloud Shared Photo Library, Continuity Camera, Stage Manager for the Mac and the iPad, and more
Apple has released iOS 16.1, iPad OS 16.1 and macOS 13, as it announced it would do last week.
After months of tweaks, iPadOS 16's Stage Manager still doesn't work, plagued by confusing behavior and bugs; Mac-like multiwindow multitasking would be better
In his memoir, Bono details making a deal with Steve Jobs for the U2 iPod in October 2004 and convincing Tim Cook to give away a U2 album in September 2014
Mailchimp CEO Ben Chestnut stepped down in August 2022 after sending an email saying that staff announcing their pronouns in meetings “does more harm than good”
even coercive. Read it in full: https://www.platformer.news/ ... James DePorre / @revshark : I think he had a good point. https://twitter.com/...
Parler agrees to be acquired by Ye, formerly Kanye West, to create “an uncancelable ecosystem where all voices are welcome”; the deal is set to close in Q4 2022
and will also sign up to Truth Social Clare Duffy / CNN : Kanye West's biggest challenge with owning Parler may come from Elon Musk Anousha Sakoui / Los Angeles Times : What to kno...
A teardown of the iPhone 14 reveals a redesigned internal metal midframe, allowing access from the front and the back, which should make repairs easier
After an outcry over serving anti-trans stalking forum Kiwi Farms, Cloudflare says denying security services due to “despicable” content is the wrong policy
Apple announces Lockdown Mode in iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura to protect against “highly targeted cyberattacks” by disabling features, apps, and more
Apple today announced a new Lockdown Mode coming to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac with iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura.
Tiger Global-backed email service Superhuman lays off 23 employees, or about 22% of its workforce; Superhuman was most recently valued at $825M in August 2021
- Email app Superhuman laid off 22% of its workforce on Friday, the CEO said in a tweet. — Superhuman makes a premium email app for power users. Tweets: @shortformernie . Thanks: ...