Hollywood Anti-Piracy Units Become Stars in MPA Media Charm Offensive
Whenever it’s mentioned and no matter where in the world, the word Hollywood conjures up images of glamor, untold riches, and the extraordinary power of the...
Anti-Piracy Companies Locked Down Russian TV, Now Putin Wants It Back
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, French satellite broadcaster Eutelsat refused to stop Russia from using its satellites. Russia relies on state-run TV channels...
‘U.S. Authorities Seize Z-Library Domain Names’
Pretty much every book ever written is available online for free and millions are shared through central hubs, commonly known as ‘shadow libraries’. Z-Library is one...
Record Labels Win $47 Million Piracy Liability Verdict Against ISP Grande
Three years ago, several of the world’s largest music companies including Warner Bros. and Sony Music sued Internet provider Grande Communications. The recording labels accused the...
Meet the person who added 1,767 underrepresented scientists to Wikipedia
Jessica Wade saw a problem and immediately created a solution. It’s impossible to ignore the disparities in science. White, upper-middle class men are more likely to...
After mothballing Amazon Care, Amazon reenters tele-health with Amazon Clinic, a marketplace for third-party virtual consultants
The ink is not yet dry on Amazon’s $4 billion acquisition of OneMedical, but in the meantime, the online services giant is making one more move...
Amazon’s new Kindle is a great addition to your library
I’ve been a lover of books for as long as I can remember. Junie B. Jones was my icon in kindergarten, helping me develop both my...
IFC launches $225M platform to back early-stage startups in Africa, Asia, Middle East
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has today launched a $225 million platform to back early-stage startups in Africa, Middle East, Central Asia, and Pakistan. The IFC,...
Google Play finally adds UPI subscriptions in India
Unified Payments Interface — commonly known as UPI — has become the most popular mobile payment route for P2P and merchant payments in India, and now...
Lisbon’s Indico VC launches €25M Opportunity Fund for its scale-ups, taking it to a €141M total
Indico Capital Partners, the Lisbon, Portugal based VC, has launched a €25 million ‘Opportunity Fund’, with the help of previous LPs, to invest up to an...
