Substack writers can now direct US readers to (often cheaper) web-based subscriptions on iOS

Newsletter subscription platform Substack will begin taking advantage of an option on the U.S. App Store that allows users to make purchases outside of Apple’s in-app purchasing system. This functionality is permitted by a change to the App Store’s rules in May, as a result of Epic Games’ antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant. Since…

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Laboratory Microbes Put Chocolate Flavors under Scientists’ Control

The unique flavor profiles of premium chocolate—which can include hints of citrus, wafts of wine and subtle notes of spice—have often been attributed to the cocoa bean’s origin. Farmers in tropical equatorial regions of the “cacao belt” have harnessed centuries-old harvesting techniques to coax cocoa beans that deliver the best taste—with the surprising help of…

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Vivek Agnihotri faces FIR over alleged misrepresentation of Freedom Fighter Gopal Mukherjee in new film trailer

Vivek Agnihotri directorial The Bengal Files witnessed a fresh controversy as Shantanu Mukherjee, grandson of celebrated Bengali freedom fighter Gopal Mukherjee, filed a police complaint against the filmmaker. The grievance comes in response to the trailer of Agnihotri’s upcoming political drama, unveiled on August 16, which coincides with the 80th anniversary of the “Great Calcutta…

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