It cannot be stated enough. People need to get off Twitter. It is a cancer on society that drives so much misinformation and division.
If you haven't seen it, Honey (owned by PayPal) and Phia, have been caught stealing referral attributions. These are often small content creators.
They also rarely find genuine discounts. Avoid using them.
On par with entire countries, including Switzerland, Ireland, and Bulgaria.
Incredibly sad to see as we battle record-breaking heatwaves. We need to stop supporting these companies...
Most of these costs you aren't directly exposed to, as you often buy Windows 11 pre-installed on a laptop/PC
More users are being pushed to AI-first search, with sites that create content seeing a rapid decline in traffic.
No better time to move away from Google.
They have access to people's private emails and documents, and more & more of your data is being used to train their AI models. These situations will increasingly happen.
The best thing you can do is move to a provider that keeps your information private.
A big part of it is that the more people listen to their generated content, the less they have to pay actual artists.
And it's why they have one of the lowest average royalties per stream.
Music streaming companies with active anti-AI policies are: Qobuz, Tidal and Deezer
Bandcamp is always worth mentioning if you want to buy music directly
Linux distros have never been this easy to use and it is increasingly the standard for apps/games to support them.
If you haven't already, it's worth giving it a shot as Windows 11 gets filled with apps and Copilot pushed on you at every moment.
I don't believe this is hyperbole.
It may not be the extreme scenario of a fascist regime, but if the current course remains, most will be beholden to a wealthy few.
An important step in moving away from Mastercard & Visa. And the best part is that WERO comes with no transaction fees
For self-preferencing its own services and for putting in place restrictions on businesses to direct consumers to alternatives.
This is a start. These fines need to escalate for continued inaction.
Pay per stream is taken to be average of the range listed on Royalty Exchange as of 2026: https://royaltyexchange.com/blog/how-much-do-streaming-platforms-pay-per-stream
The visualization tool is Python, Seaborn package
Available on: Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iOS
Includes: Text Editor, Spreadsheet and Presentations
Permanent licenses are also available
Excellent option for those looking for an EU-based alternative.
Also has a free version as:
https://www.freeoffice.com/en/
Particularly egregious in the United States, where they have such a strong monopoly.
And also why supporting independent shops directly is SO important.
AI companies no longer deny training on copyrighted material and instead argue that they are allowed to scrape artists’ work under fair use.
A precedent needs to be set.
Part of their latest attempts to rein in tech behemoths' deep control over the digital economy and foster competition.
They are accusing the tech giant of 'one of the most prolific infringements of copyrighted materials in history'
And claims Google itself flagged internally that it could face "$10Bs-$100Bs in potential fines"