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The cost of TapeACall, the occasionally glitchy app many reporters use to record their interviews, will increase significantly in less than a month. I discovered this thanks to a pop-up notification when I opened the app, which alerted me that my annual subscription would increase from $29.99 to $79.99 per year on April 16th. The … Read more
Louis Partridge is blocking out the noise. The 20-year-old actor expertly sidesteps a question about his rumored romance with Olivia Rodrigo in a new interview, while addressing the experience of having their every move analyzed by fans online. “Dating probably shouldn’t be done in the public eye,” he tells British Vogue, responding to an inquiry about the 21-year-old … Read more
Shakira is getting candid about her failed relationship with ex Gerard Piqué, and the sacrifices she made to try and keep her family together. The celebrated Colombian songstress recently spoke with The Times UK, in a profile piece published on Saturday, in which she reflected on how she put her own career and passions on the … Read more
A bill banning TikTok, unless it is sold, passed through the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday and is on its way to the Senate. The bill being rushed through Congress names TikTok outright, but it also bans other apps the President determines to be a “national security threat.” Technology lawyers are concerned these vague … Read more
Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our interview show, where we sit down with a guest, think about their work, and unpack the rest. This week, Mary Ann interviewed … Read more
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If you are a certain kind of cynical, Reddit’s S-1 filing sets off alarm bells. There’s the mention of r/WallStreetBets. (Five mentions in total, actually.) There’s the stockpile it’s amassed of Bitcoin and Ethereum. And there’s the program to give certain power users the option of buying stock before it debuts on the public market. … Read more
Google Responding to text messages is about to get a lot easier for Google users. Instead of having to search for an emoji response, a new feature that’s appearing in beta version of Google Messages allows users to double tap a message they’ve received to send a quick thumbs-up reply instead. Also: The best phones … Read more
olaser/Getty Images The skyrocketing interest in generative AI and recent layoffs have caused workers to experience a lot of job insecurity in the tech job market. However, a new report shows that picking up one of these ten tech skills could increase your marketability to employers, and even your salary. On Wednesday, Indeed shared a … Read more
Flying from Tokyo, Japan back to the U.S. to get to the Super Bowl and watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce play was very important to pop superstar Taylor Swift—so important that she apparently had a second private jet on standby. What to Watch For: Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” What to Watch For: Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” vinyl … Read more
When Twitch’s top female streamer announced on Jan. 30 that she wasn’t renewing her contract with the platform, viewers took notice. Imane Anys, better known by her username Pokimane, said it was the “end of an era” after spending a decade on Twitch and amassing 9.3 million followers. On average, she would stream at least … Read more