Spotify faces $1.6bn copyright lawsuit
By Becky Roberts From What Hi-Fi? We doubt we were alone in hoping that the first Spotify-related news of 2018 would be the announcement of a Hi-Fi tier – will this year be the year? But instead we hear that…
The future of payment in the Internet – Cryptocurrency
From WN Cryptocurrency, as the name suggests, uses encrypted codes to effect a transaction. These codes are recognized by other computers in the user community. Instead of using paper money, an online ledger is updated by ordinary bookkeeping entries. The…
Game of Thrones to return in 2019
The hit HBO original series, Game of Thrones, will return for its six-episode, eighth and final season in 2019. Directors for the new season include David Benioff & D.B. Weiss, David Nutter and Miguel Spochnik. Writers for the new season…
Jamaica: 3 Haitians held in suspected Guns-For-Drugs bust
From Jamaica Gleaner Police Commissioner George Quallo is hailing the arrest of three Haitians in Clarendon on Tuesday as a major dent in the guns-for-drugs trade. The three were among five persons held by the cops during a series of…
California bill would ban new fossil fuel vehicles from 2040
By Rachel England From engadget All new cars sold in the state would have to be zero emission vehicle Under a new bill introduced this week, every single new car sold in California after 2040 would be an emission-free vehicle….
Woman gets entire airplane to herself after getting booked onto flight meant for staff
BY SAM HAYSOM From Mashable You know that delicious feeling you get when you’re on a half-empty flight and the seats next to you are free? Well, imagine getting the whole plane to yourself. This was exactly the situation Redditor…
Books donated to support Caribbean hurricane recovery
By Nadine WhiteFrom The Voice UK Libraries across Barbuda and Dominica will benefit from the thousands of printed works supplied by Book Aid International. THE UK’s leading library development charity will help Caribbean communities devastated by last year’s wave of…
US customs agents intercept thousands of pounds of cocaine in Caribbean Sea
From Jamaica Observer MIAMI, United States (CMC) — The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says its Air and Marine Operations (AMO) detected multiple drug-smuggling vessels with 4,735 pounds of cocaine as part of Operation Full Court Press…
The overlooked past of the ‘next PM of Greece’
By NIKOLAS LEONTOPOULOS, INVESTIGATE EUROPE From EU Observer ATHENS The current leader of the Greek opposition, New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is odds-on favourite to become the next Greek prime minister. Both German and US media have dubbed him…
US: Magnitude 4.5 earthquake rumbles across Bay Area but no damage reported
By Rong-Gong Lin II From LA Times The checks were completed about 5:30 a.m. with no reports of damage, the agency tweeted. The earthquake was centered along the Oakland-Berkeley border, just north of the Claremont Hotel. The epicenter of the…