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Sounds about right: "Business users are spinning up AI agents left and right, feeling like they can build anything. Meanwhile, developers are stuck being the ‘reality police’ — try…

Kickstarter acquired a startup called Drip last year, and this product was built off that team/idea. https://www.kickstarter.com/blog/drip-joins-kickstarter

At this point, however, they have built an interesting business beyond their own league and live events. They have a subscription service - $10 a month - that has both the biggest …

"The song “Drag Me Down” by One Direction appeared on YouTube 2,700 times after the service was asked to take down unlicensed copies. These 2,700 pirated uploads allowed Google to …

Does it have a button to reverse the functionality and create a younger, stronger you?

Going from a seed stage startup to a feature on 10 million TVs in less than a year sounds fun. Only downside is you aren't going to build your own billion dollar business with this…

You can't log into HBO now with you HBO Go credentials because they are two totally separate business models. You need a pay-tv subscription to authenticate HBO GO, while you pay a…

Another nail in cable TV's coffin

I can see this being useful for sharing 3D models and perhaps some items in augmented reality commerce, but I doubt it will have much of a role to play in serious VR

Jelani did not waive the right to a speedy trial, and in fact his lawyer filed the motion demanding one on three separate occasions before it was granted. This was more than one ye…

That's exactly what it was IMO

The DA needs to present enough evidence at a grand jury to get an indictment. After that, at least in NY, much of the evidence does not have to be shared until trial. Plea deals in…

I started the story after a friend, who is a social worker and civil rights activist, told me that he knew several kids from a large Crew Cut raid in Brooklyn, and that they were g…

The state's attorney and mayor's office have both called for major changes at Riker's and threatened to sue if conditions are not improved there. But sadly that won't solve the pro…

Hey - writer of the story here. The goal was to show two brothers, very much two sides of the same coin - born one year apart, raised in the same environment. What choices did they…

Hey - I'm the reporter who wrote this story. Feel free to ask me any questions.

Hey Tomp - I wrote that post. I cited the author, linked extensively, and gave credit in multiple places. If there had been a contact on his HN bio, I would have reached out that w…