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Patreon IAP Deadline of November 2026

Sarah Perez (MacRumors, Hacker News, Slashdot): Creator platform Patreon is taking issue with Apple’s new mandate that forces all creators to move to a subscription billing model, which now has a new transition deadline of November 1, 2026. […] The company said it would switch creators to subscription billing in November 2024, and creators could […]

Best new Xbox Game Pass games to play this weekend (Jan. 30-Feb. 1)

Xbox Game Pass added a lot of new games this month. Here are the best additions of the January crop.

This 85-Year-Old Tugboat Is Why You’re Not Freezing Right Now

Tugboat operators N.D. Austin and Jean Barberis use the barge to help break up ice in Newtown Creek,

It was frigid on Thursday when the Shoofly  —  a 64-foot 1941 tugboat forged with American steel – set out along the Newtown Creek to carve up the ice sheets blocking barges from getting through.   The ice parted soundlessly before the 78-ton vessel as it made its way past the Kosciuszko Bridge, which connects industrial […]

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Sources: SpaceX generated about $8B in EBITDA on $15B to $16B of revenue last year; Starlink accounted for about 50% to 80% of the total revenue (Reuters)

Reuters:
Sources: SpaceX generated about $8B in EBITDA on $15B to $16B of revenue last year; Starlink accounted for about 50% to 80% of the total revenue  —  SpaceX generated about $8 billion in profit on $15 billion to $16 billion of revenue last year, two people familiar with the company's results said …

Apex Legends end Nintendo Switch support this summer

Respawn says the game will remain available on the Nintendo Switch 2