Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge After striking deals with Google and OpenAI, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman is calling on Microsoft and others to pay if they want to continue scraping the site’s data. “Without these agreements, we don’t have any say or knowledge of how our data is displayed and what it’s used for, which has put us in a position now of blocking folks who haven’t been willing to come to terms with how we’d like our data to be used or not used,” Huffman said in an interview this week. He specifically named Microsoft, Anthropic, and Perplexity for refusing to negotiate, saying it has been “a real pain in the ass to block these companies.” Reddit has been escalating its fight against crawlers in recent months. At the beginning of July, its robots.txt file was... Continue reading…

Leaked photos of the DJI Neo drone suggest it may cost just $329 to buy a bundle. | Image: Jasper Ellens DJI’s 4K-ready Neo drone has leaked — and according to the photos, box, specs, and leaked Walmart price we’ve now seen, it could be the lightest and cheapest full-featured DJI drone you can buy. A leaked Walmart listing hints that the DJI Neo Fly More Combo could sell for just $329, and the starting price for a standalone drone may could even less, given that DJI’s “Fly More” bundle comes with extra batteries, a charging hub, and a shoulder bag that typically increase the price. Image: Jasper Ellens The DJI Neo. Meanwhile, retail packaging photos published on X by well-known leaker Jasper Ellens as well as an FCC database listing now give us a glimpse into the drone’s specs. As mentioned, the drone will be... Continue reading…

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz seemed to question the shooting skills of Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, claiming that the GOP vice presidential nominee can't hunt pheasants the way he can.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday that the overall quality of falling inflation pressures is a good thing to see.

Acting U.S. Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe had a direct role in denying extra security resources, including countersnipers for former President Donald Trump's rallies, sources say in a report that he flatly denied while testifying before Congress Tuesday.

Donald Trump challenged Kamala Harris' identity politics on race during an appearance before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago that quickly turned combative Wednesday.

MOUNTAINS OF ARARAT — In the tenth month after the great flood, Noah and his family shouted for joy at the sight of a Buc-ee's gas station sign emerging from the water.

It appears compact disks, a.k.a CDs, are making a comeback as nostalgia hits some fans of classics like The Red Album by the Beatles, the Grease soundtrack, and even music compilations of top hits from back in the day. Understandably, the advancement of technology is supposed to make some processes easier, including visual and audio entertainment. However, some bodies of work do not resonate the same if not played in their original form. Looking back on the CD era Wikimedia Commons Those from the ‘80s and early 2000s can recall those times as the peak of CD use when one had to use a CD player, usually a stereo with a lid and a disc reader underneath, to play music and what have you. With a longer process, you could also put the CD content on repeat, shuffle, skip, and reorder the song arrangement to your taste. RELATED: Why Cassette Tapes Are Making A Comeback It was fun exploring the mini-vinyl discs and its possibilities, especially having experienced the cumbersome cassette tapes that fizzled out in the ‘90s. Next came the introduction of internet-shared music in the early 2000s thanks to music-sharing software like Napster. This caused people to drop their CDs for the shiny new way, while those who kept them have been smiling to the bank lately. Wikimedia Commons CDs are making a comeback While the public was captivated by fast-rising inventions like the MP3 player, the iPod, which was first introduced in late 2001, and computer hard drives, some CD lovers had their pieces of vinyl stashed for keepsakes, not knowing they would become valuable again decades later. Wikimedia Commons Today, a nostalgic generation and a curious Gen Z are seeking CDs again, as their sales have reportedly skyrocketed in recent times. Taylor Swift fans are even opting for special edition copies of her albums in CD format, and collectors are making money from recycling or selling their old disk stash on websites like eBay, Facebook marketplace, or Bonavendi. Click for next Article The post CD Sales Are Skyrocketing Amid Streaming Culture — What Does This Mean? appeared first on DoYouRemember? - The Home of Nostalgia. Author, Peace A

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