Giorno: 4 Ottobre 2023

Spotify expands audiobook access for premium users in UK and Australia, US to follow

Spotify said on Tuesday that users of its premium services in the UK and Australia would now have 15 hours of free access to audiobooks a month, with the feature expanding to the United States later this year. The music streaming giant is looking to supplement its earnings with other revenue-generating formats such as podcasts […]

Post-pandemic recovery drives up car ownership costs in Singapore

To own a car in Singapore, a buyer must bid for a certificate that now costs $106,000, equivalent to four Toyota Camry Hybrids in the U.S., as a post-pandemic recovery has driven up the cost of the city-state’s vehicle quota system to all-time highs. Singapore has a 10-year “certificate of entitlement” (COE) system, introduced in […]

Historic Italian tourist spot seeks to ban short-term rentals amid housing crisis

The historic Italian city of Florence has banned platforms such as Airbnb from its historic city center in an effort to create more housing for locals after “disappointing” efforts to regulate short-term residential leasing.  “The 40,000 Florentines who live in the center are complaining about finding themselves, all of a sudden, living in apartment hotels,” […]

Judge presiding over Trump’s Manhattan civil trial exclusively donated to Democrats

New York City Judge Arthur Engoron, who is presiding over former President Trump’s civil fraud trial, has exclusively donated to Democrats, according to a report. Engoron wields unique authority over Trump’s civil fraud case. It is a jury-free bench trial, with Engoron overseeing it and ultimately determining its outcome and penalties. New York Attorney General Letitia James […]

FTX Chief Stole $10B From Customers: Prosecutor

Sam Bankman-Fried took more than $10 billion from unsuspecting customers of his now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange, a U.S. prosecutor said Wednesday in opening statements at the 31-year-old former billionaire’s fraud trial.[#item_full_content]

Shorter, Intense Radiation Safe for Breast Cancer

Breast cancer patients who undergo a mastectomy can probably benefit from a shorter course of more intense radiation therapy, a new study indicates.Hypofractionated radiation therapy – which provides a higher dose each session over three weeks – provides the same protection…[#item_full_content]