Spotify announced today that its premium users in the U.S. now have access to over 200,000 audiobooks on its platform. To start off, listeners will be allotted 15 hours of listening time a month, and can choose from a diverse catalogue with genres that run the gamut. Over 70% of the audiobooks in the catalogue
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SEC Chair Gary Gensler mocks putting a gun to his head in response to a “Blazing Saddles” reference by Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Mo., during the House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images
Suella Braverman has accused the police of “double standards” in the way they handle protests – after Rishi Sunak conceded that a pro-Palestine march on Armistice Day will go ahead. The home secretary has sharply criticised the Metropolitan Police in an op-ed for The Times newspaper – saying there is “a perception that senior police
The Barclay family has renewed its efforts to persuade Britain’s biggest high street lender to regain control of the Telegraph newspapers after restating an offer to repay the bulk of the debt it owes to the bank. Sky News understands that the newspapers’ former owners wrote to Lloyds Banking Group again last week to repeat
Hamas’s leaders are “dead men walking”, an Israeli military spokesman has warned, as the country claims its troops have advanced to the “heart” of Gaza City. Israel has continued to bombard the Hamas-run Palestinian enclave since the militant group’s attack on 7 October, which Israel says killed 1,400 people and left 240 civilians hostage in
Ivanka Trump has taken the stand in her father’s $250m (£203m) civil fraud trial. The elder daughter of Donald Trump began testifying on Wednesday – days after her father, and her brothers Eric and Donald Jr, gave evidence. The trial is investigating the Trump family business – and the former US president has been accused
I need a word. It’s about your face. It… well, it grows hairs. Ever notice that? Sure you have. It’s a biological conundrum that deserves your full attention. And now that I have it, I’m pleased to inform you that your search for the best electric razor for men is over. Regardless of your beard
Brian Cox was in for a disappointment after he agreed to host a new series called 007: Road to a Million. The Succession actor revealed in a new interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon that he signed onto the project thinking it was a new James Bond film, when really, it’s a Bond-inspired reality competition show. Host
German dance music legend ATB returns to the USA for jaunt through America’s west. The tour, with stops in Denver, Costa Mesa, Salt Lake City, Seattle and Houston, comes on the heels of ATB’s sizzling new remix of VisionV’s “Lonely’. Legend of the modern day, main floor trance scene, ATB. brings his signature heavyweight sound
Ivy Nichols O’Reilly has grown up in a wealthy family full of magic, fantastical creatures, and emotional abuse—but when her narcissistic mother arranges an unwanted marriage for her, the young witch reaches her breaking point. She drops out of college, changes her name to Georgette, and fees across the country with her best friend, a Wood
TikTok logo is displayed on the screen of a smartphone. Sheldon Cooper | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Chinese technology giant ByteDance is offering to buy back stock options from employees at a higher price than earlier this year, in a bid to boost motivation and inject confidence among employees after a challenging
Health Secretary Steve Barclay has said it would be “provocative” to hold a pro-Palestinian rally on Armistice Day as he revealed there would be “ongoing discussions” within the Cabinet over the planned protest. Mr Barclay said while he felt “strongly” about the right to protest, next Saturday (11 November) was the “wrong day” to gather
White people are 36% more likely to receive a positive response when applying to rent a home than black people, Sky News has learned. Exclusive figures provided by Generation Rent show apparent racism currently in the rental market. The campaign organisation used artificial intelligence to set up two fake profiles, a black and a white
Three out of four army headquarters in each of Darfur’s state capitals have fallen to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan – pushing thousands of people further into peril. Among the thousands crossing the border into Chad so far this month to flee the violence are many mothers and children with no possessions, according
In downtown Miami at what is usually a centre for the performing arts, preparations are under way for a piece of political theatre. But the man who should be the lead act is setting up his own show a few miles up the road. Posters for the third Republican debate have been slapped on every
It’s tough to talk to an actress when she can’t talk about being an actress. That was the bind for Madelyn Cline at the CFDA Awards last night, at least at first. For the uninitiated, Cline is best known for her hit TV show, Outer Banks, and her hit movie, Knives Out: Glass Onion. She