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Disney and Webtoon’s Partnership Is Leading to a Massive New Comics App

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-29 21:15:00

Last month, Webtoon announced a major new deal with Disney to bring a litany of original licensed stories and past comics from across Marvel’s library to the scrolling format that has made Webtoon a significant force in the comics space. Today, however, the two companies confirmed that those plans are actually much, much bigger. Today Webtoon Entertainment confirmed that Disney would be acquiring a 2% equity interest in the company as part of a non-binding term sheet that will also see the two

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Code Is Debt

news.ycombinator.com Tornike 2025-10-24 06:58:07

“Tornike, what do you think of AI coding tools?” I like to answer this frequent question by way of an example. An example of two companies. It goes something like this: Imagine two very similar companies. Both companies generate similar revenue and produce a similar software product. The only difference between these companies is that Company A uses 1 million lines of code and Company B uses 100 thousand lines of code. Which company is better off? Clearly, the company with fewer lines of code

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The New ‘Toxic Avenger’ Is Helping Avenge Real-World Health Care Debt

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-10-29 17:30:11

The new Toxic Avenger finally hits theaters this week after a few years’ delay, and while audiences are in for a wild ride with the movie’s hilariously gross tale of mutation and redemption, the movie does also tackle more serious themes. A big moment comes early on when Peter Dinklage’s character—Winston Gooze, before he becomes Toxie—learns his expensive health insurance won’t cover his life-or-death medical treatment. Now, the film is applying some real-world activism to that unfortunately re

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Skill issues – Dialectical Behavior Therapy and its discontents (2024)

news.ycombinator.com B.D. Mcclay 2025-11-10 05:57:09

When Marsha Linehan was seventeen, she developed terrible headaches. The family doctor didn’t seem to know what was causing them, so Linehan saw a psychiatrist, who recommended a two-week inpatient “diagnostic evaluation” at the Institute of Living, a private mental hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. A few days later she was cutting herself with the smashed lenses of her glasses. The staff psychiatrists moved her to a ward for “the most disturbed patients” where nurses stripped her naked, wrappe

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Webtoon Wants Video and Licensed Comics to Capture a New Generation of Readers

gizmodo.com Sabina Graves 2025-11-16 23:30:04

Webtoon is adding a new short-form video feature on its digital comics platform to continue to build out its multifaceted storytelling offerings. Many of Webtoon’s heavy hitters will get companion video episodes to supplement ways to experience its vast library. The English-language version of the app will kick off this feature with voice-acting narration, motion, and a score to highlight visual storytelling in a new way. Fourteen Webtoon originals will now include five-minute video episodes in

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Kodak Says Reports of Its Imminent Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

gizmodo.com Lucas Ropek 2025-11-21 12:05:19

Fears have swirled that Kodak, one of the last large film companies in the world, may soon be shutting its doors. Those fears were spurred by a regulatory filing released Monday, in which the company spoke of its debt load and a lack of liquidity to pay it off. However, the company has since emerged to deny that it will be shutting down anytime soon. “Media reports that Kodak is ceasing operations, going out of business, or filing for bankruptcy are inaccurate and reflect a fundamental misunder

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Kodak has no plans to cease, go out of business, or file for bankruptcy

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-22 11:09:23

Media reports that Kodak is ceasing operations, going out of business, or filing for bankruptcy are inaccurate and reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of a recent technical disclosure the Company made to the SEC in its recently filed second quarter earnings report. These articles are misleading and missing critical context, and we'd like to set the record straight. The most important things to know are: Kodak has no plans to cease operations, go out of business, or file for bankruptcy prote

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Kodak denies it’s shutting down amid media reports of financial struggles

techcrunch.com Sarah Perez 2025-11-22 12:39:11

Eastman Kodak is denying reports that it’s shutting down. On Wednesday, media outlets like CNN and CNBC detailed the company’s ongoing financial challenges, including statements made in its earnings report that warned investors it didn’t have “committed financing or available liquidity” to meet debt obligations coming due within 12 months. However, Kodak quickly published a press release to counter these claims, noting it has “no plans to cease operations” or file for bankruptcy protection. Ra

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Statement Regarding Misleading Media Reports

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-22 17:09:23

Media reports that Kodak is ceasing operations, going out of business, or filing for bankruptcy are inaccurate and reflect a fundamental misunderstanding of a recent technical disclosure the Company made to the SEC in its recently filed second quarter earnings report. These articles are misleading and missing critical context, and we'd like to set the record straight. The most important things to know are: Kodak has no plans to cease operations, go out of business, or file for bankruptcy prote

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Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-11-23 08:23:01

Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments 40 minutes ago Share Save Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images Stripe has apologised after staff wrongly said it would no longer process the payments of LGBTQ+ related content or goods. The firm, which millions of global businesses rely on for their online transactions, has come under fire for being one of several payment processors to not allow itself to be used for purchases of adult content online. But when s

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US national debt reaches a record $37T, the Treasury Department reports

news.ycombinator.com Hussein Reports On The U.S. Treasury Department For The Associated Press. She Covers Tax Policy 2025-11-24 04:31:19

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s gross national debt has surpassed $37 trillion, a record number that highlights the accelerating debt on America’s balance sheet and increased cost pressures on taxpayers. The $37 trillion update is found in the latest Treasury Department report issued Tuesday which logs the nation’s daily finances. The national debt eclipsed $37 trillion years sooner than pre-pandemic projections. The Congressional Budget Office’s January 2020 projections had gross fede

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Stripe apologizes for customer service agents claiming LGBTQ products were banned

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-11-24 12:39:15

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Stripe, a financial services company that acts as a payment processor for millions of businesses including itch.io, has issued an apology following reports that members of its support team told callers the business does not support the s

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Kodak says it’ll figure things out and won’t shut down

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-11-24 12:52:22

“Kodak is confident it will be able to pay off a significant portion of its term loan well before it becomes due, and amend, extend or refinance our remaining debt and/or preferred stock obligations. To fund the repayment, we plan to draw on the approximately $300 million in cash we expect to receive from the reversion and settlement of our U.S. pension fund (the Kodak Retirement Income Plan, or “KRIP”) in December. However, the KRIP reversion is not solely within Kodak’s control and therefore i

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Kodak Says It May Have to Close Up Shop

gizmodo.com Bruce Gil 2025-11-27 08:10:11

The iconic photography company Kodak could go out of business within a year. The 133-year-old American company warned investors Monday in a regulatory filing that there’s “substantial doubt” it can keep its doors open unless it pays down its debts or renegotiates its terms. In the filing, Kodak warned it has “debt coming due within twelve months and does not have committed financing or available liquidity to meet such debt obligations if they were to become due in accordance with their current

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Thunderbolt 4 dock for Mac with dual 4K displays and 13 ports launches under $200

9to5mac.com Zac Hall 2025-11-28 12:25:00

Thunderbolt 5 is starting to arrive on some Macs, but most of us are still living in the Thunderbolt 4 era. For those users, Plugable is introducing a new docking station designed specifically for Macs. The TBT-UDM pairs Mac-friendly styling with pro-grade connectivity at a more competitive price than most premium Thunderbolt docks. The TBT-UDM supports dual 4K HDMI displays at 60Hz, delivers 96W host charging, and packs 13 total ports in a compact aluminum chassis that blends in with modern Ma

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Bitcoin briefly retakes $120,000, ether touches 2021 highs after breaking key $4,000 level

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-11-30 03:04:17

Bitcoin has edged closer to its all-time high after an overnight rally that also propelled ether to levels not seen since 2021. The price of bitcoin was last flat at $118,981.86, according to Coin Metrics. Ether was also flat at $4,256.90, after surging on Sunday to its highest level since December 2021. Both were trading off their highs of the day. On Friday, ether broke $4,000 for the first time since December. The moves took place alongside a rise in U.S. equity futures earlier in the morni

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Bitcoin retakes $120,000, ether touches 2021 highs after breaking key $4,000 level

cnbc.com Tanaya Macheel 2025-12-01 17:43:20

Bitcoin is a stone's throw from its all-time high after an overnight rally that also propelled ether to levels not seen since 2021. The price of bitcoin was last higher by 1% at $119,782, according to Coin Metrics. Ether was down about 1.6% at $4,181, after surging on Sunday to its highest level since December 2021. On Friday, it broke $4,000 for the first time since December. The moves took place alongside a rise in U.S. equity futures, as investors looked ahead to a batch of key inflation re

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Watch This Humanoid Robot Swap Its Own Battery

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-28 23:00:18

Humanoid robots have crossed a new Rubicon in the latest demo of the Walker S2 robot from Ubtech Robotics. In it, the robot approaches a charging tower filled with multiple batteries (and one empty slot). It removes a battery from its back and replaces it with a fresh one from the charging stack before returning to what is some sort of work site. Watch this: Ubtech's S2 Humanoid Robot Can Swap Its Own Battery for 24/7 Operation 03:00 The Walker S2 appears to have dual battery packs, so at leas

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EE and BT network outage resolved, firm says

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-01 12:40:14

EE and BT network outage resolved, firm says 21 minutes ago Share Save Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images A network outage affecting thousands of EE and BT customers has been resolved, a spokesperson has said. Customers reported they were unable to make or receive calls as the mobile phone and landline networks faced an outage. Some customers reported issues with making 999 calls, but the government said these had "now been restored". A spokesperson from BT, which

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Thousands unable to make calls as EE and BT networks down

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2026-01-02 17:41:15

Thousands unable to make calls as EE and BT networks down Thousands of EE and BT customers have reported they are unable to make or receive calls as the mobile phone network faces an outage. Outages tracker Downdetector, which relies on self-reported user data, showed over 2,500 EE customers experiencing outages at 1400 BST, with many also reporting issues with other networks. However, Vodafone and Three have confirmed to the BBC they do not have network issues. A spokesperson from BT, which

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SubTropolis and KC's Limestone Caves

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-03 17:10:57

Beneath Kansas City's streets lies an unexpected wonder—SubTropolis, the world's largest underground business complex, spanning over 6 million square feet in a 270-million-year-old limestone deposit. Carved out of limestone in the 1940s, this hidden metropolis was the vision of Lamar Hunt, famed founder of the Kansas City Chiefs. Originally a mining site, SubTropolis has become an essential part of Kansas City’s economic landscape. The origins of SubTropolis date back to the late 19th and earl

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DaisyUI: Tailwind CSS Components

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-08 06:48:55

Take Tailwind CSS to the next level daisyUI adds class names to Tailwind CSS for all common UI components. Class names like btn , card , toggle and many more. This allows us to focus on important things instead of styling basic elements for every project.

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CoreWeave stock rises after company announces $1.5 billion bond sale

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-09 22:36:48

Michael Intrator, Founder & CEO of CoreWeave, Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, reacts during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market, in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2025. CoreWeave stock rose more than 1% after the renter of artificial intelligence data centers said it plans to sell $1.5 billion worth of bonds. The company said in a release that the notes, due in 2031, will use the capital for general purposes, such as paying off debt. In May, the company announced a $2 billion

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CoreWeave stock climbs after company announces $1.5 billion bond sale

cnbc.com Samantha Subin 2026-01-11 08:16:09

Michael Intrator, Founder & CEO of CoreWeave, Inc., Nvidia-backed cloud services provider, reacts during the company's IPO at the Nasdaq Market, in New York City, U.S., March 28, 2025. CoreWeave stock rose more than 1% after the renter of artificial intelligence data centers said it plans to sell $1.5 billion worth of bonds. The company said in a release that the notes, due in 2031, will use the capital for general purposes, such as paying off debt. In May, the company announced a $2 billion

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Beyond Meat fights for survival

news.ycombinator.com Anna Kinder 2026-01-11 04:54:40

From a fundamental perspective, Beyond Meat is one of the worst stocks in the entire market. Revenue growth has been paltry: The company expects the figure to reach about $330 million in 2025, roughly 10% higher than it was six years earlier despite a huge increase in the number of products offered. Profitability is distant. In 2024, on an operating basis Beyond Meat lost 45 cents from every dollar of sales. The company’s current target is to reach EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depre

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Your Recession FAQs Answered: 5 Tips to Help You Prepare, Not Panic

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-11 16:00:00

Recession risks are down, but keep your guard up. Getty Images/Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET Early this spring, talk of a recession swirled after President Donald Trump began his chaotic tariff campaign. The likelihood of a severe economic downturn hit 66%, according to Polymarket. As Trump deferred some of his most aggressive trade proposals, those forecasts leveled out, but the contours of a potential recession are hard to ignore. Growth in the first quarter of 2025? Down. Jobless claims? Sharply h

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Economists made a model of the U.S. economy. Our debt crashed the model

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2026-01-17 03:13:15

People have been worrying about U.S. debt basically ever since there even was a U.S. “The accumulation of debts is a most fearful evil,” Thomas Jefferson wrote in 1787. At the time, U.S. debt was around $40 million. Today, it’s closer to $40 trillion. At the same time, the U.S. economy is bigger and more powerful than Jefferson could have ever imagined, and things are looking pretty good: unemployment is near record lows, inflation is under control… so what’s the problem? “Part of the problem i

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The Download: Veo 3’s subtitles problem, and the future of our planet’s resources

technologyreview.com Rhiannon Williams 2026-01-17 18:10:00

Google’s generative video model Veo 3 has a subtitles problem As soon as Google launched its latest video-generating AI model at the end of May, creatives rushed to put it through its paces. Released just months after its predecessor, Veo 3 allows users to generate sounds and dialogue for the first time. It sparked a flurry of hyperrealistic eight-second clips stitched together into ads, ASMR videos, imagined film trailers, and humorous street interviews. But others quickly found that in som

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Trump-Appointed Judge Kills Rule to Remove All Medical Debt From Credit Reports

gizmodo.com Ed Cara 2026-01-18 22:55:36

Yet another Biden-era reform intended to make life easier for some Americans has been quashed. Late last week, a Trump-appointed federal judge struck down a rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that would have removed all medical debt from being included in people’s credit reports. Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court of Texas’ Eastern District issued the decision Friday, declaring that the CFPB’s rule surpassed the limits of its authority. The agency previously state

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A Recession Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight. Here’s the Best Advice to Prepare

cnet.com See Full Bio 2026-01-22 16:00:00

Recession risks are down, but keep your guard up. Getty Images/Jeffrey Hazelwood/CNET In April, recession fears surged after President Trump began his chaotic tariff campaign. Forecasts for a severe economic downturn hit 66%, according to Polymarket. As Trump deferred some of his most aggressive trade proposals, those forecasts leveled out, but the contours of a potential recession are hard to ignore. Growth in the first quarter of 2025? Down. Jobless claims? Sharply higher. Consumer sentiment

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Disney and Webtoon’s Partnership Is Leading to a Massive New Comics App

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Skill issues – Dialectical Behavior Therapy and its discontents (2024)

Webtoon Wants Video and Licensed Comics to Capture a New Generation of Readers

Kodak Says Reports of Its Imminent Demise Are Greatly Exaggerated

Kodak has no plans to cease, go out of business, or file for bankruptcy

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Firm apologises for saying it would not process LGBTQ+ payments

US national debt reaches a record $37T, the Treasury Department reports

Stripe apologizes for customer service agents claiming LGBTQ products were banned

Kodak says it’ll figure things out and won’t shut down

Kodak Says It May Have to Close Up Shop

Thunderbolt 4 dock for Mac with dual 4K displays and 13 ports launches under $200

Bitcoin briefly retakes $120,000, ether touches 2021 highs after breaking key $4,000 level

Bitcoin retakes $120,000, ether touches 2021 highs after breaking key $4,000 level

Watch This Humanoid Robot Swap Its Own Battery

EE and BT network outage resolved, firm says

Thousands unable to make calls as EE and BT networks down

SubTropolis and KC's Limestone Caves

DaisyUI: Tailwind CSS Components

CoreWeave stock rises after company announces $1.5 billion bond sale

CoreWeave stock climbs after company announces $1.5 billion bond sale

Beyond Meat fights for survival

Your Recession FAQs Answered: 5 Tips to Help You Prepare, Not Panic

Economists made a model of the U.S. economy. Our debt crashed the model

The Download: Veo 3’s subtitles problem, and the future of our planet’s resources

Trump-Appointed Judge Kills Rule to Remove All Medical Debt From Credit Reports

A Recession Could Be Hiding in Plain Sight. Here’s the Best Advice to Prepare

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