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How to get light, medium, and heavy hide in Hytale

Light, medium, and heavy hides are used to make leather in Hytale. Find out where to get each hide, so you can craft armor.

LinkedIn launches a new feature to let users display verified "vibe coding" and AI proficiency levels from third-party partners including Replit and Lovable (Karissa Bell/Engadget)

Karissa Bell / Engadget:
LinkedIn launches a new feature to let users display verified “vibe coding” and AI proficiency levels from third-party partners including Replit and Lovable  —  You can connect AI coding tools from Replit, Lovable and Relay.app directly to your profile.

Apple aims to keep iPhone 18 price flat in face of RAM shortage, Kuo says

Apple will try to avoid raising iPhone 18 prices "as much as possible" in the face of a global memory shortage, according to a report from supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to Kuo, Apple plans to "absorb the costs" of rising RAM prices, while at least keeping the iPhone 18's starting price steady. Kuo […]

Battery recycling and cathode production startup Redwood expands its Series E to $425M, sources say at a $6B valuation, adds Google as a new strategic investor (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)

Kirsten Korosec / TechCrunch:
Battery recycling and cathode production startup Redwood expands its Series E to $425M, sources say at a $6B valuation, adds Google as a new strategic investor  —  Google is the latest investor to back Redwood Materials as the battery recycling and cathode production startup scales …

Spotify paid out $11B+ to the music industry in 2025, up 10% YoY, bringing its all-time payments to $70B, and now accounts for ~30% of recorded music revenue (Ethan Millman/The Hollywood Reporter)

Ethan Millman / The Hollywood Reporter:
Spotify paid out $11B+ to the music industry in 2025, up 10% YoY, bringing its all-time payments to $70B, and now accounts for ~30% of recorded music revenue  —  Spotify head of music Charlie Hellman called payouts “the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history.”