The young woman who was one of the last to see Amy Wensley alive — in the hours before the mother-of-two died from a shotgun blast to the head — was threatened and abused as a “snitch” by her own sister on the fourth anniversary of her shocking death. In 2014, Rachael Makiri was the … Read more
As he says many times, he was there that night — the night Amy Wensley died from a shotgun blast to the head. A gunshot fired while her children and belongings were already packed in a car, with the engine running and a destination — away from her partner David Simmons — in mind. Gareth … Read more
Spotify’s decision to introduce comment sections under podcasts should surprise no one. For years now, apps have been ripping off each other’s most popular features. Where once apps adhered to their respective “things,” today they want to do it all: You can post Stories on YouTube, use AI search tools on Instagram, and shop for … Read more
Leah Feiger: It’s like, what a beautiful idea. Jon Favreau: And now when you only organize people online and they only meet online and the debates happen online and everything, you’re going to lose trust. And so, I do think that there’s going to be, and where I’ve seen this already a return to sort … Read more
Even if you’ve never taken a puff from a vape in your life, you know about Juul. At the company’s peak in 2018, its e-cigarette was one of the most recognizable consumer devices on the planet, and Juul Labs was worth $38 billion. Just a few short years later, after being squeezed by government regulators … Read more
Georgie Copeland learnt her boyfriend had been killed in the horror NSW Hunter Valley bus crash, less than three years after her fiance died in a car crash. Copeland was still mourning the loss of her fiance Lachlan Proctor, who had died just before Christmas in 2020, when she met Zach Bray. Although she thought … Read more
Podcasting continues to be a hot form of broadcasting, growing from an audience of about 12 per cent of people 12 and up in 2013 to more than 31 per cent today. In Sweden, the number is at least 47 per cent. Canada is around 34 per cent; that number increases to 46 per cent … Read more
A popular Google app, enjoyed by millions of people across the world, will be axed by the tech giant in weeks. The Google Podcast app which has been downloaded more than 500 million times was launched in 2018 but will be shut down on June 23, 2024. Listeners of the app are being encouraged to … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The estate of George Carlin has agreed to a settlement with the media company it sued over a fake hourlong comedy special that purportedly used artificial intelligence to recreate the late standup comic’s style and material. In the settlement agreement filed with a federal court Monday, and a proposed order from both … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Billionaire Elon Musk abruptly canceled “The Don Lemon Show” on his social media network X after the former CNN anchor recorded an interview with the billionaire for its as-yet unaired first episode. Musk owns X, formerly known as Twitter, and frequently proclaims himself a “free speech absolutist.” In a post on X, … Read more
