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Apple: How Apple’s proposed changes could crumble the freemium model

Last month, Apple announced changes to its app store and iOS operating system in Europe in compliance with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The company will now allow developers to opt for the ‘new regime’ which lets users within the EU download apps and make purchases outside the Apple app store. It will also permit developers to distribute their apps via alternate stores, thereby also opting out of Apple’s in-app payment system.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering…

Great Internet Cookie Crumble Will Leave Risky Morsels

Thanks to the humble cookie, our favorite websites can remember us, greeting our return visits like a conscientious barista. But also thanks to these small files, some egregious privacy abuses have occurred. Cookies will disappear this year, though a problem solved may be a problem caused.The cookie, invented by a 23-year-old Netscape engineer 30 years ago, was initially intended to act as an identifier so users didn't have to keep logging in. It has long been co-opted, however, by the advertising industry as a way to…

3 ways search marketers can prepare for the big cookie crumble

The big cookie crumble of 2024 officially began in January with Google’s initial roll-out of Tracking Protection for Chrome users. Any PPC marketer caught off-guard by this either haven’t paid attention to the signals for several years or haven’t corralled the necessary parties to create a cohesive strategy in response – or both.As an agency marketer, I’ve been in the position to help dozens of brands formulate an approach to life after third-party cookies. Whether you’re scrambling for an overall strategy or

Buildings Crumble High in the Alps as Permafrost Thaws

Mountaineers have visited Rifugio Casati, a four-story building 10,725 feet above sea level in the Italian Alps, for nearly a century. In 2016 Renato Alberti, who had overseen the structure for 35 years, noticed a vertical crack in one of the outer walls. Alberti, now age 67, filled the gap with repair foam, but the crack reopened after only a few days. Alberti thought something unusual must be happening. Perhaps the mountain was becoming unstable. His idea was met with skepticism by other people who were familiar with…

Netflix’s Sweet Tooth Releases Bitter Season 2 Trailer

It hasn’t quite been two years since season one of Sweet Tooth, based on the post-apocalyptic comic by Jeff Lemire, ended, but it must seem longer to fans who’ve been wondering what happened to Gus and his hybrid friends after they were captured by General Abbott and Last Men. As this first trailer for the long-awaited second season of the Netflix show reveals, the answer is “nothing good,” but it seems rescue is on the way—if Gus doesn’t take care of it first.You gore that bad man, adorable deer-boy!Sweet Tooth Season 2…

Bitcoin Believers Revel in Told-You-So Moment, Big Rally as Banks Crumble

As members of the media lingered near the entrance of the headquarters of Silicon Valley Bank this week, a Bitcoin true believer seized on an opportunity.He drove a Budget moving van directly in front of the building's entrance, so all could see the message plastered on the side: “BE YOUR OWN BANK,” it read, between a doctored image of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holding a “Buy Bitcoin” sign and the orange logo for the original cryptocurrency. A video of the made-for-social-media stunt, set to Pink Floyd's

Google’s monopoly on Android is actually starting to crumble

The Competition Commission of India slapped Google with two hefty fines over anti-competitive strategies that have allowed it to dominate the mobile ecosystem in India. Totaling over $250 million, the penalties reprimand Google for forcing smartphone makers to avoid Android forks, prefer Google’s web search service, and pre-install popular cash cows like YouTube on phones. Google was also disciplined for forcing its own billing system on developers that allowed the giant to take up to a 30% share of all in-app…

Federal fraud charges crumble in cases against scientists with China ties | Science

The U.S. government overplayed its hand in prosecuting U.S. academics under the controversial China Initiative, three federal courts ruled last week. In separate cases, attorneys for the Department of Justice (DOJ) had maintained that chemist Franklin Tao, materials scientist Zhengdong Cheng, and mathematician Mingqing Xiao jeopardized the nation’s security and defrauded the government by deliberately hiding ties to Chinese institutions from the federal agencies funding their…

Bitcoin will Crumble to US$10k before Reaching US$30k: Wallstreet

A majority of investors on Wall Street see the Bitcoin price tumbling to US$10k in a Bloomberg MLIV survey. A recent study conducted by MLIV Pulse revealed that 60% of the surveyed Wall Street investors believe bitcoin (BTC) dropping to US$10k is a more possible scenario than the asset rising to US$30k. The poll further estimated that professional investors are more supportive of the cryptocurrency industry than retail investors. In the meantime, 40% of the respondents believe that is eventually going to reclaim…

Cook this: Oda’s rhubarb crumble cake from Only in Saskatchewan

Breadcrumb Trail Links Life Eating & Drinking Culture Books 'This recipe is the perfect excuse to use up fresh new rhubarb or frozen rhubarb from last season,' says writer Naomi Hansen Oda's rhubarb crumble cake from Only in Saskatchewan. Photo by Garrett Kendal Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. Article content Our cookbook of the week is Only in…