Taiwan earthquake proves chip industry's resilience

asia.nikkei.com Tech Latest by Nikkei Asia brings you the newest updates from Asia's technology industry. In this episode, Jada Nagumo is talking with tech correspondents Annie Cheng…

GridBeyond raises €52m to bring its energy tech to new markets

siliconrepublic.com CEO and co-founder Michael Whelan said the latest financing will help GridBeyond to expand into new markets and make improvements to the platform. Dublin-based smart energy…

Courtney Love Says Taylor Swift Is “Not Important,” Disses Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’

hollywoodreporter.com Courtney Love took shots at several fellow female musicians over the weekend, dissing the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Lana Del Rey and Madonna. “Taylor is not…

Courtney Love Dismisses Taylor Swift as ‘Not Important’

thewrap.com Courtney Love isn’t a Taylor Swift fan, which shouldn’t surprise anyone familiar with the outspoken Hole lead rock singer. “Taylor is not important. She might be a safe…

Taylor Swift to Launch ‘Tortured Poets Department’ Spotify Library Installation in Los Angeles

billboard.com The Tortured Poets Department is under renovation, with Chairman Taylor Swift gearing up to cut the ribbon on a new library wing ahead of her 11th studio album’s highly…

Spotify Sees 470% Increase in Audiobook Listening After TV, Film Adaptations Premiere

thewrap.com Spotify reported an average increase of 470% in audiobook consumption in the week following the release of a title’s respective film or television adaptation. Titles…

Sabrina Carpenter’s Delicious ‘Espresso’ and 4 More Cool New Pop Songs This Week

billboard.com Looking for some motivation to help power you through the start of another work week? We feel you, and with some stellar new pop tunes, we’ve got you covered. These tracks…

R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: PARTYNEXTDOOR, Maiya the Don, Kalan.FrFr & More

billboard.com That’s right, the year of beef is still raging on. Just as they did a few weeks ago with their Billboard 200-topping We Don’t Trust You album, Future and Metro Boomin set…

Peloton quietly drops unlimited free app membership because it failed to bring in paid subscribers

cnbc.com A stationary bicycle inside of a Peloton store is pictured in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., January 25, 2022. Peloton has quietly removed its unlimited…

Rico Wade and Organized Noize’s 10 Essential Songs

nytimes.com The Atlanta producer Rico Wade was the de facto leader of the Dungeon Family, the loose collective of rappers and musicians that coalesced around his mother’s smoke-filled…

reVolver Podcasts and Grupo Radio Centro Bring Joy, Drama, and Fiction with New Novela: La Maestra

benzinga.com DALLAS, April 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- reVolver Podcasts is proud to announce an exciting new audio lineup in collaboration with Grupo Radio Centro, a revered leader in…

EirGrid’s Mark Foley to step down as CEO after six years

siliconrepublic.com Martin Corrigan will take over as interim CEO of EirGrid while a formal selection process is organised to appoint a new chief executive. Mark Foley has stepped down as CEO…

Revolut gets a valuation bump from one of its investors

siliconrepublic.com One of the digital bank’s UK investors, a fund managed by Schroders, has indicated that Revolut may be up to 45pc more valuable now than a year ago. Revolut may have a…

When Customers Balked at High Prices, This Bubble Tea Maker Educated Them About Quality Ingredients. Now His Flea Market Stand Has Turned Into 3 Permanent…

entrepreneur.com From day one, Mathew Wong's goal has been to share the authentic bubble tea experience with his community. By staying true to his vision and facing obstacles head-on, he's…

OpenAI plans new Tokyo office, Tesla lays offs thousands

techcrunch.com It’s only Monday morning, but it already feels like Thursday given the sheer amount of news that’s flowing in. We have two critical headlines for you today: • OpenAI is…

Draftboard lets companies list referral bonuses for anyone

techcrunch.com Companies that offer role referral bonuses do so with the assumption that their employees know their work culture — and a role’s requirements — best. But what if companies…

Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Blackpink's Lisa: Celebrities spotted at Coachella 2024

aol.com None The annual Coachella music festival, held in Indio, California, is underway. • None Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and even Blackpink's Lisa were spotted in the audience. •…

OpenAI launches Tokyo office and custom AI model for Japan

siliconrepublic.com This makes OpenAI the latest tech company to invest in Japan since the country’s prime minister visited the US last week amid strengthening ties between the nations. OpenAI…

Tesla reportedly laying off more than 10pc of global staff

siliconrepublic.com A leaked memo suggests more than 14,000 staff will be cut from Tesla’s global operations, while the company’s share price has dropped by roughly 30pc this year. Electric…

SwapSpace Introduces «Spend Crypto

coinpedia.org The post SwapSpace Introduces «Spend Crypto» Use Crypto for Daily Purchases, in Collaboration with Bitrefill appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News SwapSpace, a…

NDRC wants entrepreneurs to join its one-day bootcamp in Cork

siliconrepublic.com The NDRC’s Start-up Sprint is designed to teach entrepreneurs the skills they need to turn their ideas into reality, while connecting with like-minded individuals. The…

How healthy is your workplace culture?

siliconrepublic.com Here, we take a look at some signs that a workplace’s culture is healthy. Think transparency, collaboration and a generally pleasant vibe. What is a healthy workplace? It’s…

Taylor Swift smashes another record

newsweek.com Taylor Swift had a phenomenal 2023, breaking records left, right and center, and it looks like she's going to do it again this year. Her song "Cruel Summer," from the 2019…

2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks Up 59% and 130% in the Past Year That Are Still Buys Today

finance.yahoo.com The technology sector roared back to life in 2023 after suffering steep losses in 2022. Investors are particularly focused on companies benefiting from artificial…

What will the latest version of Grok AI bring to the table?

siliconrepublic.com xAI claims the new multimodal version of Grok exceeds leading AI models in terms of text reading and real-world understanding, but it is still unclear when – or if – Grok…

Hometree gets BlackRock backing to make two UK acquisitions

siliconrepublic.com Phelan, the Dublin-born founder of Hometree, said that the company has acquired Geowarmth and The Little Green Energy Company to expand in the UK market. Hometree, the…

SAG-AFTRA says new deal will protect musicians from AI

siliconrepublic.com The new deal will require record labels to have consent from artists and provide compensation before releasing a ‘digital replication’ of their voice. SAG-AFTRA, the actors’…

Stripe raises nearly $695m as investors speculate IPO

siliconrepublic.com A filing with the SEC shows that Stripe raised fresh funding by selling shares after being valued at $65bn in February. Stripe, the Irish-founded global fintech giant,…

Apple smartphone sales plunge despite market boom

siliconrepublic.com Global smartphone sales grew by nearly 8pc in the first quarter of the year, but Apple’s sales fell, pushing it down from the top position it gained at the end of 2023.…

Neurovalens: A novel, non-invasive solution to pervasive health issues

siliconrepublic.com The Belfast-based medical device company founded in 2015 just received two FDA approvals in five months. Brain implants that can treat a range of issues in humans such as…

Digits: A safer saw, a dip in late-night bites, and more newsy numbers

thehustle.co 30k: that require medical treatment each year in the US. Of these, ~4k require amputation, and each injury racks up $500k+ in societal costs when factoring in pain and loss…

How Spotify AI plans to know what's going on inside your head, and find the right track for it

cnbc.com With about 100 million tracks available and over 600 million subscribers, helping listeners find the music they will love has become a navigational challenge for Spotify.…

Sabrina Carpenter may have dropped this year's summer bop with 'Espresso.' Here's how valuable a summer hit can be

aol.com None Sabrina Carpenter just dropped "Espresso," which is already topping the charts. • None She may have just released this year's summertime hit. • None Here's how…

Insider Today: Landlords' secret weapon

businessinsider.com Emrah_Oztas/ Getty Image, eGreg Bajor/Getty Image, Aleksey Balatskiy/Getty Image, Cici Morosanu/500px/Getty Image, Busà Photography/Getty Image, Abanti Chowdhury/BI This…

If You'd Invested $2,000 in Apple in 2011, This Is How Much You Would Have Today

finance.yahoo.com Tim Cook succeeded Steve Jobs as Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO on Aug. 24, 2011. Just six weeks later, Jobs passed away from pancreatic cancer. At the time, many investors…

Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store

techcrunch.com Tesla drops prices, Meta confirms Llama 3 release, and Apple allows emulators in the App Store Heya, folks, welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s regular newsletter…

Update: At the Money

ritholtz.com I wanted to share a few thoughts about the new podcast we formally launched in December of last year, At the Money. The idea behind the show: Short, focused conversations…

Life is hard. Can philosophy help?

vox.com Jorm Sangsorn for Getty Images What philosophy has to say about midlife crises. What’s the point of philosophy? It’s an old question, maybe one of the oldest in the history…

I tried Spotify's AI feature to make playlists with text and emoji prompts. It's impressive but I'll still make my own

aol.com None Spotify has launched AI Playlist, a new feature that makes playlists with a text or emoji prompt. • None The feature is in beta mode and only available in the UK and…

Introducing Money Stuff: The Podcast

omny.fm The audio companion to Bloomberg Opinion’s beloved Money Stuff column hosted by its author Matt Levine, “whose deadpan style mixes technical elucidation and wit” (NY Times).…

Music Stocks Have Biggest One-Week Loss in Nine Months

billboard.com Music stocks suffered their biggest one-week decline in nearly a year as inflation fears gripped the markets. In the U.S., the annualized inflation rate rose to 3.5% in…

TikTok is filled with tax advice. Is any of it worth listening to? : Planet Money

npr.org TikTok is filled with tax advice. Is any of it worth listening to? TikTok, and other apps like it, are filled with financial advice. Some of it is reliable, some... less so.…

We tried it: Sound therapy, via app

axios.com Can "sound therapy" actually help you focus, relax or drift off to sleep? Color me skeptical — until I tried it. Why it matters: Sound therapy, in which specially designed…

FLO Talks Coachella Performance and Upcoming Debut Album: ‘We Want to Be the Face of the Resurgence of Girl Groups’

variety.com Over the past few years, FLO has done what many assumed was undoable in today’s music climate: revived the concept of the R&B girl group by updating the sound of its ’90s…

Debating the Israel-Palestine Conflict with Saifedean Ammous and Yaron Brook (WiM458)

whatismoneypodcast.com OUTLINE // - “What is money?” Intro - Introducing Saifedean Ammous and Yaron Brook - Clarifying Robert’s view on the topic - The nature and history of the conflict :Yaron’s…

Spotify is developing tools that would let users remix songs, screenshots show

techcrunch.com Spotify is working on mixing tools that would allow users to remix songs on the streaming service, according to screenshots captured by tech veteran and app researcher Chris…

The hustle bros have conquered LinkedIn

simonowens.substack.com Welcome! I'm Simon Owens and this is my media industry newsletter. If you've received it, then you either subscribed or someone forwarded it to you. If you fit into the…

Taylor Swift's return to TikTok shows even the world's biggest stars still need the app

aol.com None Taylor Swift is back on TikTok despite a feud between the app and her label Universal Music Group. • None The artist's song catalog returned a week before her new album…

TikTok-Inspired Music Remixes Hit Spotify: A Game Changer for Artists?

benzinga.com Spotify Technologies SA SPOT is developing new features inspired by TikTok to keep up with the platform’s popularity. According to The Wall Street Journal, these tools will…

The AI world needs more data transparency and web3 startup Space and Time says it can help

techcrunch.com The AI world needs more data transparency and web3 startup Space and Time says it can help As AI proliferates and things on the internet are easier to manipulate, there’s a…

In Canada: Thomas Rhett Hosting CCMAs and ‘Houdini’ Co-Writer Wins SOCAN Song Award

billboard.com Country music is having a major moment in Canada, and the CCMA Awards is getting one of the genre’s biggest stars. Thomas Rhett will host the Canadian Country Music…

Meghan Markle's American Riviera Orchard Is Reportedly Nearing Launch

vanityfair.com It would appear that we’ll find out sooner rather than later if the world is buying whatever it is that Meghan Markle is selling. Her mysterious lifestyle brand, American…

Brittany Snow Had to Relive Her Experience With Self Harm While Making Her Directorial Debut ‘Parachute’

thewrap.com Facing past trauma can be a scary thought. But Brittany Snow decided to approach it head-on in writing and directing her first feature film “Parachute.” And yes, it did…

Danna Paola Is Putting Her ‘Childstar’ Past to Rest With Her Most Honest LP Yet

variety.com Despite being only 28, Mexican singer-songwriter Danna Paola has already lived a complete life of an entertainer with a 20-plus-year career. On “Childstar,” the Mexican…

Report: Spotify borrows a page from TikTok's playbook

thestreet.com Fast Facts In an increasingly competitive space, Spotify is seeking to differentiate itself from competitors like Apple Music or Amazon Music with unique features. The…

Indiana State University condemns "racist video" about Beyoncé

newsweek.com A viral TikTok video in which an Indiana State University (ISU) student made racially-charged comments seemingly in response to Beyoncé's new country music-inspired album…

Podcast links: everyday actions

abnormalreturns.com Audio The head of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund also hosts a podcast. (wsj.com) The NYTimes will soon offer automated voice narration for nearly all of its…

Karol G’s Barbed-Wire Heart Logo Takes Over FC Barcelona Jerseys

billboard.com In honor of Karol G being the most streamed female Latin artist on Spotify globally for four years in a row, the Colombian hitmaker’s barbed-wire heart logo will be featured…