Would You Pay $10 a Month for Apple News?
When Apple bought Texture, a subscription magazine app reportedly valued at around $50 million, last month, the move seemed like a bit of a head-scratcher. I mean really, who the hell still reads magazines?
Killer Mike Appeared on NRATV and People Have Questions
Hip-hop artist and Bernie Sanders supporter Killer Mike appeared in an NRATV video Saturday to speak out in support of gun ownership and expressing some very curious arguments to boot.
Digg’s Google Reader Replacement is Going the Way of Google Reader
Nothing lasts forever, I suppose. In what could be construed as a cruel joke, Digg is pulling the plug on Digg Reader, the company’s answer to the demise of popular RSS service Google Reader. Digg Reader will shut down on March 26th, 2018, giving you just enough time to export your data before the service goes dark.
Astronaut Scott Kelly's DNA Did Not 'Change in Space' the Way You Think
It seems like pure science fiction. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly goes to space for nearly a year, comes back, and suddenly has turned into a mutant with different DNA from his twin. As Newsweek wrote, his DNA “changed in space.”
Apple Just Bought a ‘Netflix for Magazines’ App and Whoa, What Year Is It?
Apple exec Eddy Cue took the stage at SXSW in Austin on Monday to talk about Apple’s latest moves into content. The biggest news of the day is that Apple has agreed to purchase the all-you-can-read magazine subscription app Texture. Cue also talked about Apple’s plans for TV shows and answered questions about…
Black Panther Breaks $1 Billion Mark and A Wrinkle in Time Claims No. 2 Spot in Historic Weekend for Black Films
Black Panther zoomed past the billion-dollar mark at box offices worldwide this weekend while earning the No. 1 box-office spot for the fourth week in a row as Ava DuVernay’s A Wrinkle in Time finished in second place, marking the first time that films by black directors have held the top two spots at the U.S. box…
Google's Quest For Dominance Continues With New AMP Formats For Email and News
Google is rolling out a bevy of new open-source Accelerated Mobile Page tools for developers this week, coming in two flavors: AMP for email and AMP Stories. While anyone who reads news online might have already seen AMP articles, these new tools have the potential to shape what people see and do online in Google’s…
#NetNeutrality: California State Senate Approves Bill Protecting Open Internet Rules, Despite FCC Order
On Monday, the California State Senate approved a bill that would impose net neutrality restrictions on internet service providers doing business in the state.
Google’s New App Asks Random People to Start Writing the News
Google has quietly launched a pilot for a news app that it says will “put a spotlight on inspiring stories that aren’t being told.” Out this week via a limited pilot in Nashville and Oakland, Bulletin is essentially a public, shared blog space that doesn’t require any expertise on content management systems, HTML, or…
Police Discover Child Pornography on Las Vegas Shooter’s Computer
You may have been wondering, as my colleague, The Root staff writer Monique Judge, recently did, why “Las Vegas shooter” is trending again. It’s because authorities have found a mass of child pornography on his computer, according to authorities.
Facebook Ditches ‘Disputed' News Tag After It Totally Backfired
In the wake of the 2016 US presidential election, the way Facebook and other sites helped amplify fake news was found to have had a profound impact on how people reacted to current events. So earlier this year, Facebook implemented a new system to mark inaccurate stories with a “disputed” tag to help alert readers to…
Like This Post If You Want Facebook to Finally Solve the News Feed's Like-Baiting Problem
After former company president Sean Parker said Facebook was exploiting human psychology to the detriment of its users, and ex-vice president of growth Chamath Palihapitiya implied that Facebook may be responsible for creating “tools that are ripping apart the social fabric,” Facebook says it’s instituting a new…
Tidal Is on Life Support, Only Has Enough Cash to Last Another Six Months: Report
Tidal was supposed to be the one. A streaming service run by artists, for artists, featuring high fidelity audio and a business model that would share more of its revenue with the people that actually made the music. However, based on a report from Norway’s Dagens Næringsliv, Tidal may only have enough funds to last…
#Flint: Michigan May Reconsider Program for Free Bottled Water
Friday marks 1,323 days that the people of Flint, Mich., have been without clean water. Although the water is reportedly testing below the federal-action threshold, pipe replacement and infrastructure changes in the city have left residents relying on bottled water and filters for clean drinking water. The…
Google Home Finally Lets You Set Reminders Using Your Voice
You know that thing you do where you ask your partner/friend/family member to remind you to do something later? Yeah, well now Google Home can actually do that, and unlike that person you always ask, it won’t forget. This week, Google Home is rolling out an update that will finally enable voice-activated reminders for…
NASA Dedicates Building to Hidden Figures Heroine Katherine Johnson
When NASA’s Langley Research Center built its newest, state-of-the-art research facility in Hampton, Va., it was only right that they named it after Katherine Johnson, the NASA engineer and subject of the book and Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures.
Why RSS Still Beats Facebook and Twitter for Tracking News
You’d be forgiven for thinking RSS died off with the passing of Google Reader, but our old friend Really Simple Syndication (or Rich Site Summary) still has a role to play on the web of 2017. It’s faster, more efficient, and you won’t have to worry as much about accidentally leaking your news reading habit to all your…
Mad Magazine Remixes a Norman Rockwell Painting for the Age of Trump
In 1958, one of America’s most renowned painters, Norman Rockwell, created The Runaway, an oil on canvas that shows a nice policeman at a soda fountain counter lovingly giving what we’re sure are great words of advice to a scruffy white kid who is an obvious runaway because of that cute little stick and handkerchief…
Interview: 20-Year-Old Deandre Harris Speaks Out About Being Assaulted by White Supremacists in Charlottesville, Va.
Twenty-year-old aspiring hip-hop artist Deandre Harris moved to Charlottesville, Va., from Suffolk, Va., two years ago for a job opportunity as an instructional assistant in the special education program at a local high school. But nothing could prepare him for what he experienced Saturday afternoon, when he took part…
