diVine Archives Return; WhatsApp Hits 1GB RAM
Summary
These shifts highlight growing tensions between legacy media rights, consumer experience in streaming, and the increasing resource demands of modern app wrappers.
- Streaming Standoff Ends YouTube TV restored Disney channels after a 12-day blackout impacting live shows like ‘Jeopardy!’ 1.
- Video Archive Resurrected Jack Dorsey funded diVine, relaunching the classic six-second looping videos along with access to the original Vine archive 2.
- Developer Tooling Shifts yt-dlp now mandates an external JavaScript runtime for full functionality with YouTube downloads 4.
- Android Sideloading Eased Google now permits users to install Android applications via sideloading without mandatory verification checks 6.
- 12 days - Duration of the YouTube TV and Disney channel contract dispute before resolution 1.
- 1 GB RAM - Idle memory consumption of the new WebView2-based WhatsApp for Windows client 5.
- YC F25 - The cohort year for the founders launching the JSX Tool IDE for React developers 3.
Key Moments
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YouTube TV’s Disney blackout is ruining my life (I can’t watch ‘Jeopardy!’)
— Article [1] -
Jack Dorsey funds diVine, a Vine reboot that includes Vine’s video archive
— Article [2] -
External JavaScript runtime now required for full yt-dlp YouTube support
— Article [4] -
Meta replaces WhatsApp for Windows with web wrapper that uses 1 GB RAM when idle
— Article [5] -
Launch HN: JSX Tool (YC F25) – A Browser Dev-Panel IDE for React
— Article [3] -
Google will allow users to sideload Android apps without verification
— Article [6]
Different Perspectives
Supporting View
The move by Meta to a web wrapper for WhatsApp sacrifices native performance for unified cross-platform deployment, evidenced by high idle RAM usage.
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