iHeartRadio owner files for bankruptcy, but you won’t feel it

In addition to operating the music streaming service iHeartRadio, iHeartMedia runs over 850 stations, stages music festivals and produces events and concerts. It’s unclear if its “balance sheet restructuring” would put some of its less popular properties off the air, but the company believes that […]

YouTube’s Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen teases a new premium music subscription service

In a keynote speech at SXSW, YouTube’s Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen spoke briefly of YouTube’s plans for a music subscription service, amid a longer discussion of the changes he’s witnessed throughout his career in the industry, as well as those still in the horizon. […]

Violenza sessuale a Milano, fermato un 25enne: tradito dal telefonino rapinato alla coppia

Un colombiano di 25 anni è stato fermato dai carabinieri per la violenza sessuale, la rapina e il pestaggio di lunedì sera in via Chopin, a Milano. Vittima era stata una coppia di fidanzati che aveva cercato un posto tranquillo in cui trovare un po’ […]

Sophos report shows two-thirds of Indian companies have been hit by ransomware

The Sophos report, published on Wednesday, highlights the vulnerabilities of Indian businesses. Not only have two-thirds of the companies have been targets of ransomware, one-third have actually been hit twice. Three percent of organisations of the world have spent $13.74 million (Rs 89.23 cr) to […]

The VR Metaverse of ‘Ready Player One’ Is Just Beyond Our Grasp

Virtual reality, as it’s been promised to us by science fiction, is a singular realm of infinite possibility. Star Trek’s Holodeck, Yu-Gi-Oh!’s Virtual World, Snow Crash’s Metaverse: Each is the all-powerful experience generator of its world, able to accommodate a character’s any desire. Novelist Ernest […]

Experian acquires UK’s ClearScore and its financial product matching engine for $385M

While credit-scoring behemoth Equifax continues to work through the fallout from its massive security breach, one of its big competitors is snapping up a startup in the UK to diversify its business. Experian today announced that it is acquiring ClearScore, which has built a platform […]

Activists make a splash on Capitol Hill advocating for international conservation funding

Activists make a splash on Capitol Hill advocating for international conservation funding <img width=”660″ height=”495″ alt=”” src=”https://c402277.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/photos/15286/images/simple_style_full/Medium_WW267403.jpg?1521120624″ />A group of Marylanders wended through a narrow underground passage painted in peach and punctuated by a series of doorways leading to halls and rooms unknown. The path […]