Some survivors of covid-19 will be dealing with heart-related issues even after their initial infection is over, new research this week suggests. The study found that covid-19 patients were more likely than others to report a variety of heart conditions over the following 12 months. This increased risk was greatest…
DARPA has an autonomous flying helicopter they’d like to show you. Does a drone the size of a real-life human helicopter seem like a good idea to you?
Facebook Messenger just got an update that adds feature upgrades for both voice messages and payments – split them up and add more involved audio for friends.
Good news for horror fans: at today’s ongoing Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, AMC Networks announced that spooky-centric streamer Shudder—already our go-to for new international horror, as well as some of our favorite classics—will debut a new limited series focusing on queer horror, in the vein of…
Apple is warning iPhone and iPad owners they should update as soon as they can for safety reasons
In December 2020, Japan’s Hayabusa2 probe returned to Earth with samples taken from the asteroid Ryugu. New research finds that the asteroid’s subsurface materials are strikingly similar to the ones found up top, in what is an important finding.
Florida is inching closer to changing the state’s solar industry—and individual ownership of solar panels—for the worse.
Amazon is still landing podcast deals in hopes of claiming an edge over rivals like Apple and Spotify. The internet firm has struck a deal with NPR to stream Guy Raz’s popular How I Built This podcast one week early on both Amazon Music and Wondery. As with earlier deals, episodes will stream ad-free if you’ve subscribed to Amazon Music Unlimited or Wondery+.
Wondery will also have the rights to YouTube-based video simulcasts as well as ad sales. NPR will still control radio releases, which will continue as usual.
The strategy is familiar — ideally, fans of the business-focused podcast will switch to Amazon’s platforms to listen as soon as possible, and will ideally turn into paying subscribers. The approach is less aggressive than Spotify’s emphasis on completely exclusive podcasts, but could give Amazon an edge over Apple and others that rarely or never strike special deals.
For NPR, this also represents the latest phase of a recent podcast push that includes subscriber-only perks. The public broadcaster is eager to boost its funding from online content, and pacts like Amazon’s could play an important role in that growth.
The reality star could face up to 50 years in prison.
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