A quarter of Spotify users now listen to on the streaming service, the company announced today. As part of its fourth-quarter , it said that its total had hit 345 million, of which 155 million are paying customers. In addition, it saw advertising revenue increase, which it attributes to the growth of podcasts as a key plank of . The company said today that it saw a 100 percent year-over-year increase in revenue coming from its podcast studio.The company posted quarterly revenues of €2,168 million, an increase of 24 percent year-over-year, limited by the depreciation of the US dollar. That...…A quarter of Spotify users now listen to on the streaming service, the company announced today. As part of its fourth-quarter , it said that its total had hit 345 million, of which 155 million are paying customers. In addition, it saw advertising revenue increase, which it attributes to the growth of podcasts as a key plank of . The company said today that it saw a 100 percent year-over-year increase in revenue coming from its podcast studio.The company posted quarterly revenues of €2,168 million, an increase of 24 percent year-over-year, limited by the depreciation of the US dollar. That...WW…

Addressing concerns that the US lacks sufficient ventilators to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is, fundamentally, all about . That's the argument put forward by Nathan Proctor, head of the Right to Repair campaign at the . He says that a lack of devices can, and will, be exacerbated when hardware begins to break down with no . In a statement, he calls for device manufacturers to release all repair documentation for essential medical kit."In order to keep equipment that is critical to treat COVID-19 working with the least possible downtime, medical device manufacturers should...…Addressing concerns that the US lacks sufficient ventilators to effectively tackle the COVID-19 pandemic is, fundamentally, all about . That's the argument put forward by Nathan Proctor, head of the Right to Repair campaign at the . He says that a lack of devices can, and will, be exacerbated when hardware begins to break down with no . In a statement, he calls for device manufacturers to release all repair documentation for essential medical kit."In order to keep equipment that is critical to treat COVID-19 working with the least possible downtime, medical device manufacturers should...WW…

Ethan Miller via Getty ImagesFew things in 2021 have been able to unite the internet in condemnation as much as new project in . (Apart from the European Super League, and that saw people marching in the streets that they chalked it off as a bad idea 48 hours later.) Digging mile-long tunnels for cars to shuttle people back and forth seems like an expensive, wasteful project when there are so many simpler options. Just because it looks silly, however, doesn’t mean it is silly in context. (Although it is. It clearly is.)Rather than mock all of the obviously mockable things about it, let’s...…Ethan Miller via Getty ImagesFew things in 2021 have been able to unite the internet in condemnation as much as new project in . (Apart from the European Super League, and that saw people marching in the streets that they chalked it off as a bad idea 48 hours later.) Digging mile-long tunnels for cars to shuttle people back and forth seems like an expensive, wasteful project when there are so many simpler options. Just because it looks silly, however, doesn’t mean it is silly in context. (Although it is. It clearly is.)Rather than mock all of the obviously mockable things about it, let’s...WW…

Stella McCartney is today showing off its first set of clothes made from a new form of artificial leather; , a mycelium leather created by startup Bolt Threads. The material, culled from the root system of fungi, promises to behave, and look, like animal leather, with a fraction of the environmental cost. The outfit, a two-piece bustier top and trousers, use panels of recycled nylon attached to panels of Mylo, marks a step into a whole new world of sustainable fashion. Unfortunately, this first outfit isn't available to buy, but points to the direction McCartney is looking to take her wares...…Stella McCartney is today showing off its first set of clothes made from a new form of artificial leather; , a mycelium leather created by startup Bolt Threads. The material, culled from the root system of fungi, promises to behave, and look, like animal leather, with a fraction of the environmental cost. The outfit, a two-piece bustier top and trousers, use panels of recycled nylon attached to panels of Mylo, marks a step into a whole new world of sustainable fashion. Unfortunately, this first outfit isn't available to buy, but points to the direction McCartney is looking to take her wares...WW…