Enlarge / Spotify is in the middle of a transformation—it just may not realize it. (credit: Cindy Ord/Getty Images) Spotify probably didn’t realize it, but it ceased being a tech company a few years ago. It was excelling at all the tech startup things—attracting users and losing money—but like most businesses, it eventually wanted to […]
Enlarge (credit: Financial Times) The world’s largest technology companies are pouring money into the biggest foreign policy think tanks in the US, as they seek to advance the argument that stricter competition rules will benefit China. Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple are behind an increase in funding to four of Washington’s most prestigious research groups: […]
Wanted: UK’s hottest criminal?? On Thursday, the West Yorkshire Police Department released a mugshot of a convicted burglar, Jonathan Cahill, who is being recalled to prison after breaking the terms of his early release last September, having already served part of his sentence. But rather than worry about the criminal on the loose or trying […]
Walking Dead alum Alicia Witt is grateful for the immense support she has received since her parents Robert and Diane’s shocking deaths. As we’ve reported, the couple were found dead in their Massachusetts home in December. While official autopsy reports have not been released, authorities believe the pair froze to death since their heating was […]
It might be time to seriously think about that refund… New reports are coming to light amid Adele’s sudden postponement of her Las Vegas residency, Weekends With Adele, and sadly, it sounds like the show may never go on! While the singer claimed coronavirus and shipping delays were the main reason for the last-minute rescheduling […]
Meta’s M&A ambitions are in trouble and its organic reinvention efforts keep failing. Read More
Jen Shah is not trying to hear Jennie Nguyen‘s take on the controversy involving her recently-uncovered racist social media posts! The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star took to Instagram to call out her (now former) co-star, alleging Nguyen was lying in the embattled celeb’s recent attempt to cast blame on “her team” for those awful Facebook posts. As we […]
Jennie Nguyen’s Housewives career may be over, but she’s not done defending herself. As we’ve been reporting, Jennie was fired from the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast after resurfaced posts concerning the 2020 protests of the death of George Floyd surfaced. The uploads — deemed “disgusting” by Bravo boss Andy Cohen — were […]
The Mark Zuckerberg-backed crypto effort appears DOA amid regulatory wavering. Read More
Enlarge / With an image of Federal Reserve Bank Chairman Jerome Powell on a screen in the background, Facebook/Meta co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies before the House Financial Services Committee on October 23, 2019, in Washington, DC. (credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) After years of effort, Meta’s cryptocurrency initiative has collapsed under the weight of […]