Legal Pressure Mounts on Stream-Ripping Site Yout.com
The music industry is convinced. Downloading music from public streaming services, YouTube in particular, is the greatest piracy threat to the industry. The RIAA and several...
US Lawmakers Suggest That Piracy is Part of Twitter’s Business Model
Under US law, online service providers need to respond to takedown notices. In addition, they have to implement a meaningful policy to terminate accounts of repeat...
Stage 2 Capital launches $80M Fund II targeting B2B software startups
Boston go-to-market venture capital firm Stage 2 Capital kicks off its second fund with plans to invest $80 million into B2B software companies. The firm’s approach...
Larry Page Revealed as Another Tech Billionaire With Secret Residency in New Zealand
The government of New Zealand confirmed on Thursday that Google co-founder Larry Page, the sixth wealthiest person in the world, has obtained residency in New Zealand,...
Kindle Flaw Could Have Let Hackers Take Control of Your Ebook Reader and Steal Information
All connected gadgets are technically vulnerable to bad actors, but Amazon’s Kindle e-readers aren’t exactly the first device that’d pop into your head when you think...
TikTok beauty filters can be super realistic—unless you’re a person of color
When I first came across the Glow Look filter on TikTok, I dragged my self-absorbed ass into the video maker to try it on. I was...
How the space station flipped out of control—and why that’s a big problem
The International Space Station flipped over on its back on July 29. This was a significant, though fortunately not disastrous, nearly one-hour episode for humanity’s largest...
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s music and artistry propel Netflix’s ‘Vivo’ to soaring heights
Who tells your story? Lin-Manuel Miranda can’t get away from that question. It’s the running undercurrent of In the Heights, Miranda’s Broadway breakout-turned-lush and lively HBO...
YouTube Rippers Shut Down in US & UK After Giving Up Legal Fight
YouTube rippers are seen as the largest piracy threat to the music industry, and record labels are doing their best to shut them down. In 2017,...
Bulk payments startup Comma raises $6M Seed round led by Octopus and Connect
UK-based open banking bulk payment startup Comma has raised £4.34 million ($6m) in a Seed round of funding led by Octopus Ventures and Connect Ventures. They...
