2023 Layoffs: Spotify Slashes 6% Of Jobs In Latest Tech Onslaught

Music streaming giant Spotify will lay off about 6% of its workforce, Daniel Ek, the billionaire CEO of the Stockholm-based company announced Monday, becoming the latest company to dramatically reduce headcount as fears of a looming recession continue into the new year.

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Mar 13, 2026 / Tyler Durden

Futures At Session Highs After Oil Drops Below $100 On India Hormuz Transit Hopes

Futures At Session Highs After Oil Drops Below $100 On India Hormuz Transit Hopes US stock futures rebounded from their overnight selloff, and were trading near session highs after three days of losses on Wall Street as Brent slipped below $100 a barrel and investors waited to see if the war in the Middle East would escalate further. The catalyst for the bounce was news that India asked Iran to allow its tanker armada through Hormuz, which would lead to a substantial easing of the global oil shipping blockade. And while it...

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Jan 21, 2023 / Bobby Caina Calvan

Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening

NEW YORK (AP) — After the relative quiet of the pandemic, New York City has come roaring back. Just listen: Jackhammers. Honking cars and trucks. Rumbling subway trains. Sirens. Shouting.

Over the years, there have been numerous efforts to quiet the cacophony. One of the latest: traffic cameras equipped with sound meters capable of identifying souped-up cars and motorbikes emitting an illegal amount of street noise.

At least 71 drivers have gotten tickets so far for violating noise rules during a yearlong pilot program of the system. The city’s Department of Environmental Protection now has plans to expand the use of the roadside sound meters.

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Mar 4, 2026 / Ryan McMaken

The Iran War Exposes the Farce of American "Representative Democracy"

The current war is a timely reminder that the US ruling elites regard the US taxpayers and ordinary Americans as little more than inconvenient afterthoughts in US foreign policy.

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