Today, any would-be investor is able to buy a piece of the most popular on-demand music streaming service on Earth: After years of rumors, Spotify has gone public. It may sound like an opportunity akin to getting in early on purchasing Amazon or Netflix stock, but don’t call up your broker just yet. This is a complicated situation, and one you may wish to steer clear of. Spotify, the Swedish streaming service that boasts more than159 million monthly listeners,divulged plansto go forward with a direct listing, a form of going public that differs from the usual investment bank-backed Initial Public Offering (IPO) in that no new shares will be issued upon its debut, late last year....

KSI drags Tom Holland’s alcohol-free beer into one-sided beef with DanTDM KSI has fired another shot at DanTDM in his month-long feud with the YouTuber. This time using an alcohol-free beer from Tom Holland to get his point across. KSIhas been in a rough spot following the release of his song ‘Thick of It’. People have come out in droves to poke fun at the tune includingDrake,IShowSpeed, andConnor McGregor. With all that going on for the content creator, people might have forgotten abouthis ongoing beef with YouTuber DanTDMsparked by criticism of PRIME’s Lunchly venture....

We’re just over a week away from the launch of theGoogle Pixel 4, and despite seemingly knowing everything there is to know about Google’s new phones, every day seems to bring a new rumor to explore. The latest whispers about the Google Pixel 4 don’t concern the phone’snew Motion Sense feature,upgraded Google Assistant, or additional camera lens — instead, it’s about the pricing bands. Unfortunately for Pixel fans, we could be in for some price increases....

Lords of the Fallen might become the hardest Soulslike with new permadeath mode Lords of the Fallen is already pretty challenging as you’d expect from a Soulslike. Now its developers are adding a permadeath mode because they’re sadists. Lords of the Fallenis a triumph of the genre. Our own four-star review calls it “one of the best Soulslikes not made by FromSoftware.” It had a bit of a rocky start thanks tosome issues that forced developers to hold back crossplay....

Man forced to pay Wizards of the Coast $27K & write apology after Gen Con MTG heist A man who helped steal roughly $300,000 worth of Trading Card Game (TCG) products at Gen Con 2023 has now been sentenced. Among other consequences, they’ve been forced to pay $27,000 to Magic The Gathering creators Wizards of the Coast, while also penning an apology letter to the community. Gen Con is among the biggest TCG events in North America....

Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which athletes lie on a small bobsled and travel, headfirst, down a frozen track at terrifyingly high speeds. A skeleton is also an internal framework of bones supporting the body of a person or animal. A skeleton performing the skeleton is, well, an odd sight. It’s also one that researchers at the U.K.’s University of Bath have been seeing a lot of during a recentmotion captureproject that could help skeleton athletes in future Olympics to more accurately track their performance....

Summary Warning: Contains spoilers forCaptain America #10!!TheMarvel Universeis an intricate web of alternate realities, branching timelines, and unfathomable power. When one mystery is solved, another takes its place, and now some of those mysteries seem connected to the doors that select heroes likeCaptain America,Scarlet Witch, andHulkhave encountered. How (or if) they’re linked to one another remains unknown, but they clearly represent a line to powers greater than even the strongest superheroes....

MTG Bloomburrow Commander caused price spike on card you’ve probably never heard of MTG’s Bloomburrow pre-con decks are a varied and enjoyable bunch, and the overlooked card Psychic Possession provides a huge boost to one particularCommander. Group hug is an often undervalued playstyle in Magic: The Gathering. By relying more heavily on social gameplay than other, more direct archetypes, grouphugplayers subtly control the direction of attacks through gifts and bribes, accumulating value until it’s time to push for an unexpected win....

I’ve been driving aChevrolet Equinox 2025 SUVrental car for the past week, and it’s reminded me exactly what my next car needs. It runs Android Automotive, which I’ve already decided is a requirement in my next car, but the more convenient feature is arguably how Chevrolet has approached itsCarPlayand Android Auto integration. CarPlay and Android Auto offer immense benefits and virtually no pitfalls to drivers. They’re designed to bring your phone and its apps into your car, and make it easier to access up-to-date maps and traffic data without relying on often-archaic solutions implemented by your carmaker....

Netatmo, the award-winning French manufacturer that has launched more than adozen productson the smart home market, is adding another device to its growing lineup. The company announced at CES in Las Vegas that it will soon be selling the Netatmo Smart Video Doorbell, a robust, wireless, camera-enabled video doorbell that will add another layer of safety and security for consumers and serve as a rival to devices already flooding the market from brands like Ring and Nest....

Start searching for spare change and dollars bills under your couch cushions, on the street, and in the space on your shelf where the Wii U used to be, because the Nintendo Switch Online service will require a paid subscription very soon. Beginning on September 18, playing most games online on Nintendo Switch will require a subscription to the service. The subscription will beoffered in several price tiers, with individual month plans going for $4 and three-month plans for $8....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ There’s no better feeling than bowling a strike, both in real life andNintendo Switch Sports. It’s a small, but satisfying athletic accomplishment that doesn’t require years of training and discipline to pull off. It can almost happen by accident, with physics taking the wheel as soon as the bowling ball smashes into the pins....

Summary Warning: Spoilers for Ranger Academy #8!One of the strongest Rangers inPower Rangershistory just returned for some unexpected character development. Every fan of the franchise has their favorite Yellow Ranger, ranging from thoseranked worst to best, but only one stands tall as the physically strongest of them all, as super strength was their de-morphed superpower. Ranger Academy#8 – written by Maria Ingrande Mora, with art by Jo Mi-Gyeong – features the return ofKatie Walker, the Yellow Ranger ofPower Rangers Time Force, who finds herself back in her Ranger gear, as an instructor of the next generation of Rangers....