đ Articles: Tuesday 16.Apr.2024
MacRumors: X May Charge New Users a ‘Small Fee’ to Post, Like and Reply
X Daily News, a feed that posts X updates, today noticed that text strings on the website have been updated to mention a small annual fee that new users will need to pay in order to access the social network.
Musk said in response that the fee for new users is “the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.”
Globe: Hockey gear maker CCM up for sale as private equity owner looks for an exit
On the eve of the NHL playoffs, private equity fund manager Birch Hill Equity Partners has placed CCM Hockey on the auction block. CCM, one of two dominant hockey-gear companies, is expected to fetch a price that is a significant multiple to the $110-million Birch Hill paid for the business seven years ago.
UPI: On This Day, April 16: Wayne Gretzky announces retirement from NHL
On April 16, 1999, hockey legend Wayne Gretzky announced his retirement from the NHL after 21 years.
Globe: Cathal Kelly: Alex Ovechkin is a new kind of sports celebrity, a legacy-maker that nobody wants to talk about
You head over to his official Instagram and, yes, itâs still Ovechkin standing beside Vladimir Putin flashing a V for victory.
This guy either doesnât get it, doesnât care or does in both instances and has an agenda. None of those options show well on hockey.
This has turned Ovechkin into a new kind of sports celebrity â the all-timer in the midst of achieving his legacy who cannot be promoted.
Fast Company: Colorado is offering $450 e-bike subsidies. Other states should too
The commencement of the largest ever e-bike subsidy program in the U.S. is as good a time as ever to sing the praises of these kinds of policies. The 2022 Inflation Reduction Act offers electric car subsidies as large as $7,500, but not a penny for e-bikes. It was a huge missed opportunityâhopefully one that will be corrected in the future. There are few policies that can do so much good for so little money as e-bike subsidies.
There are a million good reasons to get more e-bikes on the streets. E-bikes “provide a Swiss Army knife’s worth of societal benefits,” transportation analyst David Zipper has written. Zipper has been calling for federal e-bike subsidies for years, and various other pundits, like Jay Caspian Kang and Alex Pareene, have made similar arguments.
TorStar: CRAâs debt recovery âhorror storiesâ flood social media
Youâve tried paying back your tax debt but it turns out, none of it went through. Or you have to prove to the government that you are, actually, broken up with your ex and donât owe thousands of dollars to the Canada Revenue Agency.
Look through your TikTok feed and youâll come across the same story on repeat: a notice from the CRA, scrutiny on past tax filings and a hefty back payment due with a quick turnaround.
Itâs a problem that has been plaguing frustrated tax filers who are taking to social media to vent, many saying they now owe the federal agency thousands of dollars.
UPI: Trump Media value falls additional 14% as new streaming platform launch announced
The stock value of former President Donald Trump’s media company â the owner of app Truth Social â on Tuesday continued to fall more than 14% as the company unveiled its intent to launch a digital live-streaming platform.
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The new streaming content â which will roll out in three phases â will include “live TV, including news networks, religious channels, family-friendly content including films and documentaries” and “other content that has been canceled, is at risk of cancellation or is being suppressed on other platforms and services.”
ScienceAlert: Scientists Unlock The Mystery of How We Taste Bitterness
Led by a team from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine, the study focuses on a bitter taste receptor called TAS2R14, and its role in helping identify one of the five different tastes we can sense: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami (or savory).
It builds on what we know about the sense of taste, and could potentially lead to improved treatments for health conditions that the TAS2R14 receptor has been implicated in – including obesity, diabetes, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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The team revealed that when bitter substances (or tastants) hit TAS2R14, they’re wedged into the allosteric site. This regulatory region allows molecules to bind to a protein and influence its functional activity.
The mechanism hasn’t been discovered before. The tastant’s connection with the allosteric site changes the shape of the receptor, activating its coupled G protein and setting off a chain reaction of signaling further down the line.
9to5Mac: Apple to let users watch their own videos during Vision Pro demo
Internally known as the âVPG Photos Retail Experience,â this system will create an HTTP file transfer service with SPAKE2 encryption to transfer files between an iPhone and Apple Vision Pro. Customers will be able to select their own Spatial Videos and then transfer them to the Vision Pro by scanning an App Clip code.
There will be a limit to how many videos can be transferred so that the process doesnât take too long. All files will be deleted immediately after the demo session for privacy reasons.
Aaahhh! SPAKE2 encryption!
Apple Vision Pro costs $3,499 in the US, and the company says the headset will reach more countries by the end of the year. As for iOS 17.5, the update is expected to be released to the public next month.
MacRumors: Native Microsoft OneNote App Now Available for Apple Vision Pro
Microsoft today introduced a version of OneNote that is designed to run on the Apple Vision Pro headset. OneNote for Vision Pro was created for visionOS, and it includes many of the features that are available on OneNote for iPad.
The app can be used to write memos, notes, and digital notebooks, and there are options to sync content to OneDrive for access across multiple platforms. There is support for tags like Important and To Do, and notes can be protected with a password.
OneNote on Vision Pro works hands-free or with a connected keyboard and mouse. In the future, Microsoft plans to add support for Copilot, two-factor authentication, and inserting images from the camera or the Photos app.
OneNote can be downloaded from the âvisionOSâ App Store as of today. It works with personal and work accounts that are not managed by an organization.
Microsoft has made many of its apps available on the Vision Pro, including Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Carsie Blanton (YouTube): Fishinâ With You
A tribute to the great John Prine. I learned of his passing last night. I cried all day today, then wrote this. Almost made it through the take without crying! Borrowed John’s melody and a bunch of his words, like I often do. They’re embossed on all my guts. I wouldn’t know what songs are without his. John, we’ll never thank you enough. #RIPJohnPrine
Last Updated: 16.Apr.2024 23:54 EDT