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America is trapped in a nightmare of never-ending subscriptions

Sat, 10/19/2024 - 05:48

Tech Insider : Economy

Doug Mattison just wanted to cancel his gym membership.

economy, Discourse, Tech, Retail, Subscriptions, CFPB, gym-membership

Venture capital is going to war over the election. Here's the data to prove it.

Sat, 10/19/2024 - 05:00

Tech Insider : Politics, Politics

Keith Rabois, Vinod Khosla, Marc Andreessen, Reid Hoffman — Charles Eshelman/Getty, Taylor Hill/Getty, Stefanie Keenan/Getty, Invision/Getty, Tyler Le/BI

Tech, politics, Startups, tyler-le, bi-illustration, limited-synd, politics

X is about to change its block function. Some users worry it will empower abusers and compromise victims' safety.

Fri, 10/18/2024 - 20:16

Tech Insider

X on phone screen — X announced upcoming changes to its block function.
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Tech, x, twitter, digital-privacy, domestic-abuse

Why the US loses $800 million a year in unrecycled aluminum cans

Fri, 10/18/2024 - 15:17

Tech Insider : Economy

Aluminum is infinitely recyclable, but Americans throw out millions of tons of it every year — mainly aluminum cans and other post-consumer scrap. At the same time, US can-recycling rates are falling drastically behind several countries. In New York City, canners are vital to making recycling work.