Day: November 1, 2023

YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers globally. Time to go to the next video site. Vimeo, are you listening?

Posted on by Robin Edgar

YouTube is no longer preventing just a small subset of its userbase from accessing its videos if they have an ad blocker. The platform has gone all out in its fight against the use of add-ons, extensions and programs that prevent it from serving ads to viewers around the world, it confirmed to Engadget. “The Read more about YouTube is cracking down on ad blockers globally. Time to go to the next video site. Vimeo, are you listening?[…]

Mass lawsuit against Apple over throttled and broken iPhone batteries can go ahead, London tribunal rules

Posted on by Robin Edgar

Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday lost a bid to block a mass London lawsuit worth up to $2 billion which accuses the tech giant of hiding defective batteries in millions of iPhones. The lawsuit was brought by British consumer champion Justin Gutmann on behalf of around 24 million iPhone users in the United Kingdom. Gutmann Read more about Mass lawsuit against Apple over throttled and broken iPhone batteries can go ahead, London tribunal rules[…]

Black 4.0 Is The New Ultrablack paint

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Vantablack is a special coating material, moreso than a paint. It’s well-known as one of the blackest possible coatings around, capable of absorbing almost all visible light in its nanotube complex structure. However, it’s complicated to apply, delicate, and not readily available, especially to those in the art world. It was these drawbacks that led Read more about Black 4.0 Is The New Ultrablack paint[…]

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Researchers devise method using mirrors to monitor nuclear stockpiles offsite

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Researchers say they have developed a method to remotely track the movement of objects in a room using mirrors and radio waves, in the hope it could one day help monitor nuclear weapons stockpiles. According to the non-profit org International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, nine countries, including Russia, the United States, China, France, the Read more about Researchers devise method using mirrors to monitor nuclear stockpiles offsite[…]