Amazon on Monday said it is cutting 110 roles from its audio division Wondery as part of a restructuring effort. The cuts reflect an industry shift toward producing more podcasts with video, a format that has become more popular with consumers who listen to their favorite hosts on platforms including YouTube and Spotify. The layoffs…
Gregg Foreman, the founder of the influential blues-punk band the Delta 72 and a longtime collaborator with Cat Power and other acts, has died. He was 53. News of Foremanโs death on Tuesday was confirmed by Cat Powerโs label, Matador Records. No cause of death was given. Foreman, born in Philadelphia, formed the Delta 72…
SรO PAULO, Brazilย โย The Chargers played host to the Kansas City Chiefs on Friday in the first of the NFLโs record seven international games, with upcoming matchups between different teams in London, Madrid, Dublin and Berlin. Next season, the Rams will plant a flag in Australia with a regular-season game in Melbourne, the leagueโs first foray…
The British-based bank Shawbrook is in talks to buy ThinCats, a lender to medium-sized businesses, in a deal worth about ยฃ180m. Sky News has learnt that the two companies are in exclusive discussions about a deal following an auction of ThinCats conducted by bankers at Fenchurch Advisory Partners. Sources said the exclusivity period was due…
Barnes & Noble was turning a page on the chainโs history of declining sales, but recent comments have stirred bad blood for the bookseller. James Daunt, the chief executive credited with breathing new life into the retailer, is clarifying the storeโs stance on stocking its shelves with AI-generated books, saying its not true that heโs…
Chance the Rapper is opening up about co-parenting with his ex-wife as he prepares to release a new album and go on a national tour. The rapper from Chicago stopped by the โCBS Morningโ studio on Monday to discuss the release of his second studio album, โStar Line.โ Chance, whose real name is Chancelor Bennett,…
Saint Maryโs has achieved the seemingly unthinkable โ the Gaels have eliminated UCLA, the nationโs top-ranked team from the NCAA tournament. With two outs in the 10th inning, Makoa Sniffen drove in Cody Kashimoto on a walk-off single off UCLA reliever Easton Hawk to lift Saint Maryโs to a 6-5 comeback win Sunday in a…
The government will this week unveil plans for a radical overhaul of the way mergers are scrutinised in Britain including reforms that observers say will entrench the power of the competition regulator’s boss. Sky News has learnt that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is to announce the abolition of the Competition and Markets…
With Taylor Swiftโs wedding of the century rumored to be held at New York Cityโs famed Madison Square Garden this summer, the question remains: Whatโs the price tag on a wedding at the Worldโs Most Famous Arena? TODAY.com spoke to luxury wedding planners and event experts, whoโve had experience with organizing some of the most…
The top two returners from last year battled for three miles before Lily Alder of Timpview (Utah) passed La Jollaโs Chiara Dailey in the final yards to win the Bob Day Girls Sweepstakes race on Saturday night in the 44th Woodbridge Cross Country Classic at Great Park in Irvine. Alder won by 1.6 seconds in…