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Archives for October 2024

Jess Weatherbed
Jess Weatherbed
Canva is walking back some of its pricing changes.

The company says that Canva Teams users will still be able to add up to four users to the account for free, after previously planning to move existing subscribers to a pricing model that charges an additional fee per user.

It’s also introducing a “Pricing Promise” to help win back some of the faith it lost when some users were faced with massive price increases.

Lauren Feiner
Lauren Feiner
Limp Bizkit says Universal Music Group failed to pay out royalties after their streaming resurgence.

The band says in a new lawsuit that after their music saw a surge in popularity, it still had “not been paid a single cent by UMG” until taking action against them. The complaint gives a glimpse into what it’s like for a band seeing a revival of its music — and the alleged challenge of capitalizing on that.

Justine Calma
Justine Calma
Hurricane Milton hits tonight, and it’s past the point of evacuation. Creators are still there.

We might not hear from them for a while if Milton knocks out power and communicates like Hurricane Helene did. “Life-threatening” hurricane-force winds and flash floods are on the way, the National Hurricane Center warns.

Jacob Kastrenakes
Jacob Kastrenakes
The latest volley in the WordPress beef:

WordPress.org’s contributor login page now requires users to certify that they are “not affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise.” 404 Media spotted the new checkbox.

A screenshot of WordPress.org’s login page with a checkbox stating, “I am not affiliated with WP Engine in any way, financially or otherwise.”
Read more: The messy WordPress drama, explained.
Screenshot: The Verge
Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
Why I’m returning Meta’s limited-edition translucent Ray-Bans.

I’m in a love-hate relationship with these smart shades. This’ll be the second time I’ve returned a pair! I gave them another chance because the see-through model looks fantastic... I’d use them almost every day if I could ditch these dealbreakers.

Sean Hollister
Sean Hollister
I totally forgot we wrote about Nintendo’s sleep tracking alarm clock 10 years ago.

Nintendo’s been dreaming of Alarmo for a decade — CEO Satoru Iwata revealed the idea in an investor briefing back in 2014! It’s possible the project went on pause between then and now, though. Today, Nintendo said that its development took place during the covid-19 pandemic.