Twitter finally gives up on cropping image previews
Twitter has launched full-size images for previews so you’ll no longer have to guess what’s hiding in the rest of a cropped picture in your feed.
Daily Archive: May 6, 2021
Wendy Carlos Demonstrates the Moog Synthesizer on the BBC (1970)
We can break popular music into two periods: before the Moog and after the Moog. Upon its debut in 1964, that synthesizer made a big splash...
This crypto claims to be a ‘green’ alternative to bitcoin
Bitcoin may be the king of cryptocurrencies, but it’s facing an environmental backlash over the energy-intensive technology underpinning it.
Scenes of Scotland, as It Weighs Its Future Within Britain
If the pro-independence vote surges in Thursday’s elections for the Scottish Parliament, momentum for an another referendum on independence may become unstoppable.
U.K. and France Send Naval Ships to Channel Island in Tense Fishing Dispute
French fishing crews are threatening to blockade a port on the island of Jersey in a standoff over post-Brexit fishing rights in the waters nearby.
Facebook Ducks the Big Issue
We explain Facebook’s decision to extend Trump’s suspension — and why he may soon be back.
The WTO waiver battle over Covid jab IP rights
Sudden US backing for a global waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines offers hope to poor nations struggling for doses—but the big pharma industry thinks...
Tell Us: Do You Want Children?
If you are in your 20s, 30s or 40s, we want to hear your thoughts on becoming a parent.
Let’s Talk About Cancel Culture
Join Trevor Noah, Kara Swisher and others on May 12. Times subscribers can R.S.V.P. here.
World mulls next step as US backs IP waiver on vaccines
Activists cheered, Big Pharma complained and government leaders assessed next steps on Thursday after the Biden administration’s blockbuster move to support an easing of patent and...
