Taylor Swift has become the first female artist to reach 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify. The streaming giant described the achievement as “Queen behaviour” – and it comes as the superstar continues to break records. Last month, it was announced that Swift has achieved more number one albums than any other woman. That comes
Month: August 2023
“No quarter. Raise the black flag.” Enrique Tarrio is raging online about President Joe Biden’s election victory. It’s November 2020, a couple of months before the January 6 insurrection. But Tarrio isn’t just an angry Donald Trump supporter posting on the internet. He’s the leader of the right-wing Proud Boys group with perhaps thousands of
Copyrighted music, literature and art must be protected by law that prevents them from being freely used to train artificial intelligence, MPs have warned. The creative industries have been among the most vocal in their opposition to how powerful AI models like ChatGPT are being developed to generate new work. By training them on huge
The FBI and its European partners have removed a malicious software agent from thousands of infected computers after seizing control of a global malware network, US officials have said. The agent – known as Qakbot – was used as part of online crimes, including ransomware attacks, for more than 15 years. The criminal network made
The chief executive of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) has said he cannot reveal the cause of the glitch which has affected thousands of passengers but is “not ruling out anything at this stage”. Martin Rolfe said on Tuesday evening that an initial investigation had found that the air traffic control failure was caused by
Residents of Florida’s Gulf Coast have been warned of a risk of life-threatening storm surges and dangerous hurricane-force winds over the next two days as Hurricane Idalia hurtles towards the state. The National Hurricane Centre issued the warnings after Cuba was hit with heavy rain, flooding and landslides. Idalia is expected to make landfall as
Adverts for acupuncture and craniosacral therapy have been banned for making misleading claims about the treatment of long COVID. A paid-for Facebook ad and an Instagram post for Jo Llewellyn, a craniosacral therapist, included the claim that craniosacral therapists treat long COVID. Meanwhile, an Instagram post for Peachy Acupuncture said acupuncture and doses of vitamin
The foreign secretary has landed in China for meetings with senior members of the government as Rishi Sunak comes under pressure at home over how to approach the country. James Cleverly is holding talks with senior Chinese officials – including minister of foreign affairs Wang Yi and vice president Han Zheng – on issues ranging
The foreign secretary has landed in China for meetings with senior members of the government as Rishi Sunak comes under pressure at home over how to approach the country. James Cleverly will hold talks with senior Chinese officials – including minister of foreign affairs Wang Yi and vice president Han Zheng – on issues ranging
Long before Louis Theroux went on his first Weird Weekend, Ruby Wax was chipping away at the shiny coalface of celebrity culture and documenting offbeat US tribes to the delight of the viewing public. Now the comedian, actress, writer and mental health campaigner says she “can’t get a job on television” and was forced to
Voice assistants have become a crucial part of our lives – giving us the weather forecast, playing music on demand, and even helping us cheat at pub quizzes. But according to a new study, there’s one thing that the likes of Siri and Alexa aren’t good at: giving instructions for CPR. When someone goes into
Redundancies among Wilko’s 12,500-strong workforce have been suspended while further bids for the collapsed retailer are considered, a union has said. The GMB said it had been assured by administrators PwC about the move during a meeting on Tuesday morning. The discount homeware goods company collapsed earlier this month after struggling from inflationary pressures, competition
A woman who was experiencing forgetfulness and depression has had an 8cm-long parasitic roundworm removed from her brain. The 64-year-old English woman, who was living in New South Wales, Australia, was admitted to hospital in January 2021 after three weeks of abdominal pain and diarrhoea, followed by a dry cough and night sweats. By 2022,
Sara Sharif’s cause of death is yet to be determined – but an inquest has heard it is “likely to be unnatural”. The 10-year-old was found dead at her home in Woking on 10 August, with Surrey County Council confirming she was previously known to authorities. Earlier this month, a post-mortem revealed Sara had “suffered
Adele has halted one of her shows mid-song to defend a standing fan she thought was being “bothered” by security guards. The British singer, 35, who is part way through her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace, stopped singing Water Under The Bridge to speak directly to a male fan after he
Feuding tech billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg will both attend a US Senate summit on AI regulation next month. The SpaceX and Meta bosses, who spent weeks suggesting they were going to fight each other in a cage match, have been called to speak about how politicians could approach the fast-growing technology. Governments around
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