pick and play tracks on Spotify
Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too. The company announced that free users globally will now be able to search and play any song they want or play a song shared by a friend or an artist they follow on social media.With the
Tornadoes destryo homes in Utah
Tornadoes are pretty unusual in that part of Utah, meteorologist Kris Sanders with the National Weather Service’s office in Grand Junction, Colorado, told the Associated Press. Sanders said that the weather service had only confirmed two there since 1950. Two tornadoes developed from a storm in San Juan County, in southeastern Utah, over the span
Britain’s government summons Russian ambassador over violation of NATO airspace
Multiple Russian drones crossed into Poland on Wednesday in what European officials described as a deliberate provocation, causing NATO to send fighter jets to shoot them down. The incident underlined long-held concerns about the expansion of Russia’s more than three-year war in Ukraine.Polish airspace has been violated several times since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine
China has accused NVIDIA of violating Anti-monopoly law
In a brief announcement, China’s State Administration for Market Regulation said it has determined after a “preliminary investigation” that Nvidia “has violated the Anti-Monopoly Law of the People’s Republic of China.” The regulator said it has decided to conduct “further investigation into the matter in accordance with the law,” without mentioning any timeline or additional
US accuses Venezuela of Drug Trafficking
US President Donald Trump has renewed his accusation that Venezuela is sending gang members and drugs to the United States, which he said was “not acceptable”. Tension has been high between the two countries since the US deployed warships to the Southern Caribbean on what officials said were counter-narcotics operations.As part of that deployment, the
Phasing out of Windows 11 SE
Windows 11 SE is a version of Windows designed for education, working “on web-first devices that use essential education apps, and it comes with Microsoft Office 365 preinstalled,” as Microsoft describes it in a support document. If you have a Windows 11 SE device, you have plenty of time to change to one that runs
Formation of a Palestian state
Three of the world’s most powerful Western nations have added their economic and geopolitical clout to calls for a Palestinian state, an idea already endorsed by more than 140 other countries.First France, then the United Kingdom, and now Canada.The moves have many motives, from a sense of frustration with Israel, to domestic pressure, to outrage
The iPhone 17 Pro 2025 leak
Among the most dramatic rumored upgrades to the iPhone 17 Pro 2025 is a revamped camera system featuring up to 8x optical zoom, a major increase over the 5x zoom found in the iPhone 15 Pro Max. This shift is likely to require more internal space and mechanical parts, leading to a more prominent rear
Coinbase’s Stock Dive
COIN plunged 17% on Friday, just a day after Coinbase posted mostly disappointing earnings results. But investors shouldn’t rush to sell shares of the company’s stock just yet.The U.S. crypto exchange’s shares could gain ground again as it closes several strategic partnerships and acquisitions that stand to broaden its customer base for its growing crypto
Quantum threat to Bitcoin
Quantum technology is a threat to Bitcoin as it may compromise your wallet’s private keys. This could potentially risk all the Bitcoin you have in that wallet. Many believe quantum computers may break the Bitcoin network and pose a serious risk to its survival. Bitcoin developers are upgrading the system to tackle future risks, though