Spotify said Tuesday that founder Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO to become the executive chairman, in an announcement that sent its shares sliding in Tuesday trading. The Stockholm-based streaming giant said Ek will be replaced by two lieutenants who will become co-CEOs: Chief Product and Technology Officer Gustav SΓΆderstrΓΆm and Chief Business Officer…
Nigel Farage has said he would scrap the UK’s human rights law to enable the mass deportation of illegal migrants, as the government reportedly prepares to send more than 100 small boat arrivals back to France. Writing in The Daily Telegraph ahead of a speech later today, the Reform leader said the Human Rights Act…
The two Taylor Lautners are expecting a baby. βWhatβs better than two Taylor Lautners?β Thatβs what the couple β call him Taylor and her Tay β wrote Thursday in a social media post announcing that a newborn was in their future. The couple included four photos: The first showed the βTwilightβ franchise star, 34, kissing…
For the most part, when people think about the Bank of England and what it does to control the economy, they think about interest rates. And that’s quite understandable. After all, influencing inflation by raising or lowering the prevailing borrowing costs across the UK has been the Bank’s main tool for the vast majority of…
HOUSTONΒ βΒ In their first meeting of the season on Christmas Day, Lakers coach JJ Redick said the Lakers were βpunkedβ by the Houston Rockets and vowed not to let it happen again. On Monday, the Lakers displayed their toughness in a 100-92 win over the Rockets at Toyota Center. Even when they were faltering in the…
Brady Pettigrew isnβt a collector of sports cards or memorabilia. The Indiana Fever fan just wanted to have some fun with Sophie Cunningham, one of his favorite players. At a fan event in Indianapolis last weekend, Pettigrew waited in line with many others to get the star WNBA guardβs autograph. When his turn came, the…
As βProject Hail Maryβ takes off, Ryan Gosling has already set his sights on a new star vehicle. The actor will topline the next film from βEverything Everywhere All at Onceβ directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, according to Deadline. The Universal Pictures movie will begin filming this summer in Los Angeles and hit theaters…
Francis Ford Coppola wants an offer he canβt refuse β on his timepieces. The Academy Award-winning director is selling seven watches from his personal collection, including his custom F.P. Journe FFC Prototype, estimated to sell for more than $1 million, according to a statement from Phillips, the New York City-based auction house. Phillips will hold…
Britain has “fallen out of love with the future” and is “out of whack” on free speech, former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has warned. The ex-Liberal Democrat leader, who was David Cameron’s second-in-command during the coalition of 2010-2015, said the country was suffering from a sense of “underlying grumpiness”. Following last summer’s riots, the…
WASHINGTON Β βΒ The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state laws forbidding βconversion therapyβ for minors may violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors. The 1st Amendment ruling is likely to undercut similar laws in California and 23 other states. In an 8-1 decision, the justices said Coloradoβs ban on βtalk therapyβ may prevent Christian counselors…