The Ticket Fairy is tech’s best hope against Ticketmaster
Ticketmaster’s dominance has led to ridiculous service fees, scalpers galore and exclusive contracts that exploit venues and artists. The moronic approval of venue operator and artist...
Trump’s Misguided Ban on Federal Fetal-Tissue Research Can Only Hurt Science
The Trump administration is halting fetal tissue research by government scientists and placing new restrictions on how the National Institutes of Health issues grants to academic...
A hammer started the largest wildfire in California history
410,203 acres burned. Last summer, the Ranch Fire — which was part of a greater complex of fires — ripped through Northern California, smashing the previous,...
Scientists Sequenced the Genes of Ancient Plague Bacteria That Spread the ‘First Pandemic’
Scientists have gained some insight into one of the first known calamities to visit mankind: a two century-long pandemic caused by the bacterial disease plague. Studying...
AT&T’s Plan for a Netflix Killer Reportedly Gets an Overhaul, Expected to Cost Around $17 Per Month
When AT&T bought Time Warner and created WarnerMedia, it seemed poised to create yet another streaming video service designed to compete against the likes of Netflix...
Zoom outperforms in first-ever earnings report
2019 is a great year for Zoom (Nasdaq: ZM). The company outperformed analyst expectations with the release of its first earnings report on Thursday. The profitable...
AT&T’s WarnerMedia might be punting on its original streaming service plans
WarnerMedia’s plans for a three-tiered streaming service appear to be in flux. The AT&T-owned company is reportedly scrapping that idea and opting instead to offer HBO,...
RIAA Targets 14 New Sites in Campaign Against YouTube-Rippers & Piracy
For some time, the world’s leading record labels have complained that YouTube doesn’t pay the going rate for musical content streamed to its users. However, when...
Google to Acquire Data Analytics Startup Looker for $2.6B
Google announced today it plans to acquire Looker, a provider of data analytics tools delivered via the cloud for $2.6 billion. The all-cash deal adds a...
Zoox co-founder Jesse Levinson is coming to TC Sessions: Mobility
Autonomous vehicle startup Zoox has a history of keeping its progressive plans to itself. But that’s starting to change. The venture-backed company that is creating ground-up...
