This is not the first time Apple is being criticized for its App Store fees. Epic Games put up a display of resistance by bypassing App Store commissions on Fortnite. Apple acted swiftly and removed Fortnite from the App Store. Other companies have now joined Epic Games and are publicly criticizing Apple. Facebook has joined […]
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Why Derechos Are So Devilishly Difficult to Predict
The destructive storms, with winds over 75 mph, are often compared to inland hurricanes. But unlike a hurricane, a derecho can come out of nowhere. Powered by WPeMatico
Why Derechos Are So Devilishly Difficult to Predict
The destructive storms, with winds over 75 mph, are often compared to inland hurricanes. But unlike a hurricane, a derecho can come out of nowhere. Powered by WPeMatico
How to Reinstall Fortnite on iPhone and iPad in 3 Easy Steps
Epic Games has decided to take Apple head-on for its App Store policies. The first casualty of this has been Fortnite which Apple removed from the App Store after Epic Games added a direct payment method to it. The removal means that you cannot download the game on your iPhone or iPad. This has even […]
There is a crisis of face recognition and policing in the US
When news broke that a mistaken match from a face recognition system had led Detroit police to arrest Robert Williams for a crime he didn’t commit, it was late June, and the country was already in upheaval over the death of George Floyd a month earlier. Soon after, it emerged that yet another Black man, […]
Survey Reveals 95% of Chinese Users Will Ditch iPhones If WeChat Is Banned
The Trump Administration is coming down heavily on Chinese apps. Trump has already issues executive orders against WeChat and TikTok. Now, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Trump’s executive order casts a broader net, and it might not just be the two apps that will be banned. WeChat ban is expected to hit Apple […]
If Only Any of the ‘Hobbit’ Movies Were the Right Length
Peter Jackson’s trilogy is too long, the Rankin/Bass cartoon from the 1970s is too short. The proper length is somewhere in between. Powered by WPeMatico
TikTok made him famous. Now he’s imagining a world without it
Ryan Beard was sitting in front of his keyboard, taking song requests on a live stream on the last Friday of July, when he saw a message from a viewer pop up in the chat: “tik tok is officially getting banned ” Beard, 22, has more than 1.8 million followers on TikTok. He spent a […]
Unmade in America
In early March, as the coronavirus pandemic forced America to contemplate a nationwide shutdown, Dan St. Louis started to get nervous. St. Louis runs a facility in Conover, North Carolina, called the Manufacturing Solutions Center, which prototypes and tests new fabrics and other materials; most of its funding comes from contracts with what remains of […]
The Very 2020 Ascent of Sarah Cooper
The comedian, whose impersonations of Trump garnered a huge following on social media, is now hosting late-night and getting her own Netflix special. Powered by WPeMatico