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Navigating the digital landscape through updates on internet trends, big tech, social media, cloud computing, streaming and more.

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The Internet Archive reaches an agreement with publishers in digital book-lending case

A hot potato: The Internet Archive is a digital library founded by Brewster Kahle in 1996 around the idea of "universal access to all knowledge." The Archive provides free, worldwide access to countless movies, music, software, video games, internet websites, and books. Publishers don't like that, as the IA is seemingly infringing their copyright.
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Disney+ is increasing its subscription price by 27%, will target password sharers

Its second price hike in less than 12 months
A hot potato: Do you enjoy watching the ad-free version of Disney+ so much that you'd be willing to pay more? It's a decision subscribers will soon have to make as the company is increasing the price of its popular service by 27%. It's also hiking the ad-free price of Hulu. If that's not bad enough, Disney revealed it is "actively exploring ways to address account sharing."