How the stigma of selling out disappeared and why fans now cheer celebrity-branded Oreos
In the 1990s, Pearl Jam skyrocketed to fame after MTV played its "Jeremy" video in heavy rotation, then famously refused to make music videos for five years, cut a surefire hit from its second album, and still sold millions of records.
» readMeta brings playful minigame app Pocket to US users after Brazil test
The minigame creation app from Meta, known as Pocket, has been launched in the United States following a short testing period in Brazil. The application lets users generate simple interactive experiences through written prompts.
» readGitHub’s Chief Technology Officer Details Two Major Outages in August as Capacity Strain Drives Platform Changes
A major outage on August 17 disrupted GitHub services for 7 hours and 47 minutes, affecting features including authentication, Actions, APIs, and Copilot worldwide.
» readSeeking God in Science Part 10.5: The Mind-Body Problem (Take 2)
I made a big mistake in myprevious entry in this series. Actually, I probably made a few dozen, not least of which was deciding to tackle this topic at all without first laying a lot more foundation.
» readGoogle lets readers mark favorite sources to boost publisher traffic
A new feature was introduced by Google on Thursday, allowing readers to designate a publisher’s website as a “favorite source” to be highlighted more often in Google Search, Discover, and Google News.
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