Spotify Launches Paid Fan Memberships for Podcast Creators

Early adopters are charging $5 per month for premium content, but pricing is up to them.

Australia set to sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube, Bloomberg reports
Australia set to sue Meta, TikTok, Snap and YouTube, Bloomberg reports

Australia expects to take Meta, TikTok, Snap and Google’s YouTube to court over its social media ban for under-16s. Communications Minister Anika Wells told Bloomberg that the eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, is using new powers to build the ca…

Mercedes’ new GLC 400 EV crushes range estimates, driving nearly 400 miles
Mercedes’ new GLC 400 EV crushes range estimates, driving nearly 400 miles

The new 2027 Mercedes-Benz GLC 400 4Matic EV has an EPA-estimated range of up to 331 miles, but in the real world, it will likely go even farther.

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DoorDash and Uber Eats have a new rival, and it wants you to stop paying extra for food

Olo wants to take on DoorDash and Uber Eats by removing markup price on its food delivery app. It promises in-store menu prices, no sponsored listings, and potential savings of 15% to 30% on menu items.

Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk says
Tesla and SpaceX are discussing a possible merger, Musk says

Tesla and SpaceX have formed special committees to discuss a possible merger, Elon Musk said during the latter’s third quarter earnings call Tuesday. Musk, who serves as CEO of both companies, said the special committees were formed at the request of shareholders and consist of independent directors (though he did not name them). He also […]

Anthropic’s cloud partnerships are getting messy

Anthropic is reportedly struggling to secure enough compute from cloud providers that increasingly view it as a competitor, even as its infrastructure spending balloons ahead of a planned November IPO.

Teamgroup unveils 128GB CQDIMM DDR5 memory stick for anyone ready to second-mortgage their house for RAM
Teamgroup unveils 128GB CQDIMM DDR5 memory stick for anyone ready to second-mortgage their house for RAM

Teamgroup’s 128GB DDR5 CQDIMM wins Japanese design award, offers 8,000 MT/s, and targets AI workloads without announced retail pricing.

FTC clears Publicis’ $2.2bn LiveRamp deal if rivals keep equal access
FTC clears Publicis’ $2.2bn LiveRamp deal if rivals keep equal access

The US Federal Trade Commission will let Publicis Groupe buy LiveRamp for $2.2bn, but only if the data company keeps serving the agency’s rivals on equal terms. The proposed consent order, announced on Monday, binds both companies for five years. Publi…

HouseCalls: Helping Older Adults Thrive In Their Later Years

Discover how UnitedHealthcare’s HouseCalls program helps older adults stay healthier through personalized in-home visits, preventive care and support.

Meta details Prometheus, the Ohio supercluster heading for 1 million GPUs
Meta details Prometheus, the Ohio supercluster heading for 1 million GPUs

Meta’s Prometheus supercluster in New Albany, Ohio, already runs hundreds of thousands of Nvidia GPUs across several buildings, and Meta plans to grow it to about 1 million. The company set out the details in an engineering blog post on Monday. The fir…