The Internet Archive has lost a major legal battle — in a decision that could have significant impact on the future of internet history. Today, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled against that long-running digital archive, upholding an earlier ruling in Hatchette v. Internet Archive that found that one of the Internet Archive’s book digitization projects
Tumblr is making the move to Wordpress. After its 2019 acquisition by WordPress.com parent company Automattic in a $3 million fire sale, the new owner has focused on improving Tumblr’s platform and growing its revenue. Now Automattic will shift Tumblr’s back end over to WordPress, Automattic said in a blog post published on Wednesday, TechCrunch reported. The company clarified that
Nvidia reported earnings after the bell that beat Wall Street expectations, and provided stronger-than-expected guidance for the current quarter, CNBC reported. Nvidia shares fell 8% in extended trading. Nvidia said it expects about $28.7 billion in current-quarter revenue, versus $31.7 billion expected by analysts, according to StreetAccount. That would be an increase of 80% from a year earlier. Revenue continues
Creators are unhappy with Meta’s decision on Tuesday to shut down its Spark platform, which allowed third parties to build augmented reality (AR) effects, TechCrunch reported. In posts published to the Meta Spark Community on Facebook, creators are posting about their disappointment in Meta’s decision, noting that for some them, the move will put them out of work - and
Apple today announced that Chief Financial Officer Luca Maestri will transition from his role on January 1, 2025. Maestri will continue to lead the Corporate Services teams, including information systems and technology, information security, and real estate and development, reporting to Apple CEO Tim Cook. As part of a planned succession, Kevan Parekh, Apple’s Vice President of Financial Planning and
Automatically disappearing posts on social networks could be handy for users who have a habit of deleting their posts through third-party tools, or if the context of those posts is short-lived. Earlier this month, Threads said it was testing ephemeral posts only as an internal prototype. Now, the company told TechCrunch that it was testing posts that disappear after 24