Spotify Expanding Audiobooks Plans in Most Confusing Way Possible
Spotify's nutty expanded audiobook plans, summer reading challenges for adults, and more in today's book news.
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Europa gerät zwischen die Fronten
Brüssel in der Defensive: Auf der einen Seite will US-Präsident Trump höhere Zölle unbedingt durchdrücken. Auf der anderen Seite droht China der EU mit Gegenmaßnahmen wegen der neuen Russlandsanktionen.
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From Project Gutenberg:
An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics
by Beatrice L. (Beatrice Louise) Stevenson
Get it at: gutenberg.org/ebooks/36091
An Anthology of Jugoslav Poetry; Serbian Lyrics by Beatrice L. Stevenson et al.
Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.Project Gutenberg
Instacart’s CEO is about to take the reins of a big chunk of OpenAI
She starts August 18th and sent her first memo to staff on Monday.
Instacart’s former CEO is taking the reins of a big chunk of OpenAI
Incoming OpenAI executive Fidji Simo, who will start Aug. 18 as its “CEO of Applications” and report directly to CEO Sam Altman, sent a memo to employees Monday.Hayden Field (The Verge)
Judge Challenges Trump Administration in Hearing on Harvard Funding (Alan Blinder/New York Times)
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Judge Challenges Trump Administration in Hearing on Harvard Funding
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Scott Bessent calls for probe into 'the entire Federal Reserve institution' (Financial Times)
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Scott Bessent calls for probe into ‘the entire Federal Reserve institution’
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The Politics of Humiliation -- When I was in middle school I went through a rough patch socially. (Toby Buckle/Liberal Currents)
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The Politics of Humiliation
The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.Toby Buckle (Liberal Currents)
What’s a Callback in a Script and Are They Necessary or Even Useful? (From Script)
In this week’s round up brought to us by Script Magazine, learn how to make your script more entertaining and more coherent using callbacks.
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Chrome will let you switch between personal and work accounts on iOS
But only if you have a managed enterprise account.
Chrome will let you switch between personal and work accounts on iOS
iPhone owners can now switch between personal and work accounts in Chrome with two taps, though there’s still no support for multiple non-enterprise profiles.Dominic Preston (The Verge)
Google’s leaked Pixel 10 images confirm a third camera
New renders show what appears to be a telephoto camera on Google’s base Pixel 10 model.
Google’s leaked Pixel 10 images confirm a third camera
The base Google Pixel 10 appears to be getting a telephoto camera, based on what Android Headlines reports are official renders of the rumored phone.Jay Peters (The Verge)
Second Serve: Venus Williams set for WTA comeback at Washington Open
In the latest edition of Second Serve, BBC tennis reporter Jonathan Jurejko looks at the surprise return of one of the sport's biggest names at the age of 45.BBC Sport
#tell : to mention one by one, or piece by piece
- French: Dire, raconter
- German: mitteilen
- Portuguese: contar
- Spanish: dice
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Peter Shilton's shirt from Maradona 'Hand of God' game to be sold
The jersey, being sold by a private UK collector, is valued at up to £300,000 by auctioneers.Simon Armstrong (BBC Sport)
Dem Bürgergeld fehlen die Arbeitsanreize
Die arbeitende Bevölkerung hält das Bürgergeld für eine Fehlkonstruktion, weil es kaum Arbeitsanreize gibt und sich die Strukturen von Leistungsbeziehern leicht ausnutzen lassen.
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ICE will 'flood the zone' in NYC (Jeff Coltin/Politico)
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ICE will ‘flood the zone’ in NYC
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Trump's Wildly Fascistic Posting Spree Isn't Just a Distraction From Epstein (Rolling Stone)
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Trump's Fascist Posting Spree Isn't Just a Distraction From Epstein
Donald Trump went on a fascistic posting spree on Sunday amid uproar over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, fantasizing about Democrats being arrested.Nikki McCann Ramirez (Rolling Stone)
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“You Feel Like Your Life is Over”
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Processing Center (Krome), Broward Transitional Center…Human Rights Watch
CBS cancels Colbert as media continues to turn Trumpward (Noah Berlatsky/Public Notice)
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CBS cancels Colbert as media continues to turn Trumpward
It's not just bending the knee. It's also oligarchic solidarity.Noah Berlatsky (Public Notice)
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