Spotify swings to loss as it adds 200,000 audiobooks to paid service | Spotify
Spotify’s expansion beyond music has seen the streaming service slip back into the red after acquiring the rights to 200,000 audiobooks for premium members, including Prince Harry’s autobiography and comedian David Mitchell. ‘s “Unruly” proved to be the most popular among listeners. The world’s largest music streaming service has been offering 15 hours of free […]
Bottom Line: Asphalt trade group adds House alum amid lobbying shakeup
infrastructure ofNational Asphalt Pavement Association (NAPA) Recruitment gray robinson Lobbying on issues related to infrastructure and the asphalt industry, including the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Highway and Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act. Chris McCannell, a former chief of staff and press secretary for several members of Congress, will be working on the report. […]
Caleb Williams’ Kliff Kingsbury Instagram post adds to NFL draft drama
Caleb Williams approves of Washington’s splashy hire. Williams, who could play for the Commanders in the 2024 NFL Draft, supports the Commanders hiring Kliff Kingsbury as their new offensive coordinator. Kingsbury was reportedly slated to take the Raiders’ offensive coordinator job, but declined and served as USC’s senior offensive analyst last season. “Congratulations, my daughter.” […]
US adds 353K jobs in January, soaring past expectations
The U.S. economy added 353,000 jobs in January, pushing the unemployment rate to 3.7%, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. January’s employment report far exceeded the Wall Street Journal’s forecast of an increase in jobs of 185,000 jobs and an unemployment rate of 3.8%. “The labor market is a small driver of […]
Meta’s new dividend adds $200 billion in value, Zuckerberg nets $29 billion in one day
Shares in Facebook’s parent company Meta soared after the company announced its first-ever cash dividend following its biggest quarterly growth in more than two years. The company’s market value rose more than $200 billion on Friday, putting it on pace for the fastest single-day increase in market value for a U.S. company, according to tracked […]
Pakistan Adds 14 Years to Imran Khan’s Decade-Long Prison Sentence
Just one day after former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan took office, declared He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for mishandling classified documents, while another court sentenced him and his wife Bushra Bibi to 14 years in prison for corruption. The new conviction against Khan comes from the Toshahana case, named after the […]
With the push of a button this compact RV adds extra space with a simple twist
What do you get when you combine the luxury of a yacht, the technology of “The Jetsons” and the functionality of an RV? Well, you can get your hands on a futuristic travel trailer known as the Romotow T8 that can transform into a spacious mobile camper at the touch of a button. Rotating Lomoto […]
Bilt Rewards gets $3.1B valuation, adds Roger Goodell, Ken Chenault to board
Built Rewards, a New York-based startup that operates a loyalty platform that allows users to earn points on rent payments, has more than doubled its valuation to $3.1 billion, leading to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and American – Added former Express CEO Kevin Chenault to the board of directors. The New York-based startup, led by […]
Bottom Line: Intuit adds lobbying giant amid tax prep fight
tax Essential government work is registered to lobby on behalf of , on a wide range of issues including intellectual property, data privacy, artificial intelligence and tax administration. intuition, QuickBooks, Mint, Credit Karma, MailChimp, and TurboTax. Expanding the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Free Direct Tax Filing Services (Offered by Intuit and Other Tax Preparation Giants) […]