Meta Tests Holding Your Instagram Hostage With Unscrollable Ads
Meta is testing unskippable Instagram ads, first reported by TechCrunch on Monday, alongside the patience of every user who has to put up with the feature. The unskippable ads, which…
Plato’s Burial Place and Details of His Last Night Revealed in Carbonized Scroll From Herculaneum
The Greek philosopher Plato—Socrates’ student and Aristotle’s teacher—died nearly 2,400 years ago, having produced a voluminous amount of writing on political philosophy, aesthetics, ethics, and more (he came up with…
AI Is ‘Unwrapping’ Burnt Scrolls From Herculaneum
The first word found and translated from an unopened carbonized scroll from the Roman town of Herculaneum was announced this week, as part of the $1,000,000 Vesuvius Challenge to read…
Spotify Tests Making Lyrics a Premium-Only Feature
Image: Primakov (Shutterstock) Spotify giveth and taketh away: If you want to sing along to your favorite tunes, you’d better fork over $10.99 every month. The music streaming platform has…