Picking a music streaming service used to feel like choosing a sports team. For example, Taylor Swift might have been on Apple Music but not on Spotify; Tidal was originally weighted toward hip-hop. These days, it’s more about the user interface than catalog choice. All these services’ libraries pretty much mirror each other, with tens… Continue reading The Best Music Streaming Apps to Get Your Groove On
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Undocumented Workers Protest Uber Eats Crackdown
These deactivations have enraged French unions, which believe Uber Eats is deactivating accounts as growth stalls. “The decision took place without workers being notified,” says Fabian Tosolini, a delegate of the Independents Unions, which represents self-employed workers in France but is not involved in today’s protest. “They woke up and found they were not able… Continue reading Undocumented Workers Protest Uber Eats Crackdown
The Webb Space Telescope Snaps Its First Photo of an Exoplanet
The JWST’s size and sensitivity enabled it to collect more light from this planet than any previous observatory has obtained. (Its photo looks grainier than SPHERE’s only because the JWST observes longer, infrared wavelengths.) This allowed Hinkley, Biller and their team to refine the estimate of the planet’s mass, which they peg at about seven… Continue reading The Webb Space Telescope Snaps Its First Photo of an Exoplanet
This Tiny, Portable Dishwasher Is Built for the Truly Lazy
You know where this is heading. About 10 minutes before the end of the first cycle I ran, I heard a gurgle then a splash were there wasn’t supposed to be a splash, and I found a few cups of hot water and a couple bloated coriander seeds and grains of rice streaming onto the… Continue reading This Tiny, Portable Dishwasher Is Built for the Truly Lazy
Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine hasn’t gone to Vladimir Putin’s plan: Its troops have suffered devastating losses, failed to capture key Ukrainian cities, and been pushed back toward Russia. However, domestically, the Kremlin has succeeded in further suppressing its citizens—including blocking independent news media and other access to impartial information. Now, a new tool lets… Continue reading Hackers Target Los Angeles School District With Ransomware
Apple Messages Won’t Play Nice With Android Anytime Soon
You’ve probably experienced the irritating quirks that come when you send a text to an iPhone from an Android device, or vice versa. Messages from Android users pop up as green bubbles on iPhones instead of blue (the horror!), and videos sent between the two systems are often compressed to the point of being unwatchable.… Continue reading Apple Messages Won’t Play Nice With Android Anytime Soon
As the Planet Warms, Canada Faces an Influx of Climate Refugees
This story originally appeared on Canada’s National Observer and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As droughts, deteriorating farmland, and rising sea levels push people around the world from their homes, advocates in Canada are calling on the federal government to support those who are—and will be—displaced by the climate crisis. In August, Climate… Continue reading As the Planet Warms, Canada Faces an Influx of Climate Refugees
Juul Will Pay $438.5M for Its Role in Underage Vaping
Disgraced ecigarette maker Juul has agreed to pay $438.5 million to 33 states and Puerto Rico to settle an investigation into whether the vaping giant deceptively marketed its products and intentionally targeted children and teens, who are most vulnerable to nicotine addiction. The mammoth settlement comes as the company continues its fight for survival with… Continue reading Juul Will Pay $438.5M for Its Role in Underage Vaping
The End of Kiwi Farms, the Web’s Most Notorious Stalker Site
On the morning of August 5, in London, Ontario, police put an assault rifle in Clara Sorrenti’s face. Sorrenti is a trans activist and Twitch streamer who provides political commentary under the handle Keffals. Earlier that morning, an impersonator had sent an email to city councillors claiming that Sorrenti had killed her mother and would… Continue reading The End of Kiwi Farms, the Web’s Most Notorious Stalker Site
4 Ways to Sell or Trade In Your Old iPhone
Whether you’re in the market for a new iPhone 13 or planning to go big with the iPhone 14 Pro, don’t just toss your aging phone in a drawer when you upgrade. Sell your iPhone! That old hunk of glass is more valuable than you might think. There are quite a few services that will… Continue reading 4 Ways to Sell or Trade In Your Old iPhone