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You ll now be able to access NPR content worldwide as Spotify expands its partnership.
The two had teamed up initially in 2018.
Content that ll now be made globally available includes the NPR Politics Podcast, Planet Money, and TED Radio Hour.
While still in the music business primarily, it s not a secret that Spotify has been heavily investing in podcasts over the past couple of years. Today, it s landed a huge content coup with its NPR podcasts finally being made available to listeners worldwide.
Announcing the move today, Spotify said:
For almost 50 years, NPR has served as a daily source of wisdom and entertainment for its American listeners. Every day, millions connect with NPR and NPR Member stations across the country for everything from pop culture podcasts to the nightly news. In 2018 we announced that U.S. fans of NPR would also be able to stream select NPR shows on Spotify, making NPR s offerings available in one convenient place. And starting t
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Facebook this week signaled its intent to move its British users to a user agreement based on US law after Brexit s completion.
The move is a clear attempt to avoid the EU s stringent privacy rules, which have already earned the company significant fines.
The company eventually plans to move all non-EU countries to the same user agreement and may even consider doing the same for EU users.
Facebook s struggles with privacy laws are well-documented, and the company is looking to circumvent the most stringent of these, namely EU s GDPR regulations, by moving its UK users to agreements with its US-based headquarters once Brexit is complete at the end of the year. UK users are currently covered by agreements with Facebook s international HQ, located in Ireland, and are thus protected by GDPR.
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If there s an Android phone from 2020 that sticks out as one of the best values, it has to be the Google Pixel 4a. Coming in at just $349, the Pixel 4a delivers an incredible camera, a great OLED display, reliable battery life, and more.
Here s a question, though: given how affordable the Pixel 4a is and all the good it brings to the table, how does its performance hold up? The Snapdragon 730 chipset and 6GB of RAM aren t the most technically impressive specs out there, so is it enough power for day-to-day use?
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Chances are you spend a lot more on online subscriptions than you realize. It might sound like only $5 here and $10 there, but it really does add up when you sit down and actually take stock of everything together.
I recently went through to review my online subscriptions, and while I wasn t completely thrown for a loop at the final total, it was certainly more than even I had thought.
There are ways, however, you can save money by doing things like bundling subscriptions, getting rid of ones you don t use, and consolidating services where possible.
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Whether you want to avoid trackers or simply bypass local restrictions, IPVanish has you covered. This VPN has a long list of features, including several that you won t often see elsewhere, according to TechRadar.
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