Clubhouse

Here's the backstory: Spotify simply refuses to fork over the whopping 30% cut of its business to Apple. That means that the company cannot sell audiobooks, a business it is trying to break into, inside its iOS app. Spotify, instead, came up with three workarounds, which it believed were consistent with Apple's policies. But they were all ultimately rejected after undergoing reviews for the App Store, forcing the company to essentially abandon offering its customers an avenue for audiobook purchases in its iOS app.  » Read More

MILWAUKEE — Right in time to kick off the holiday shopping season, the Milwaukee Brewers Annual Clubhouse Sale will offer savings of up to 80 percent off merchandise, apparel, and game-used memorabilia.The Clubhouse Sale will open to fans from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 and Saturday, Dec. 3 at American Family Field.The sale can be accessed by entering through the Hot Corner entrance and following the posted signs to the visiting clubhouse located on the Service Level.The event is cashless, and admission and parking are free.According to a news release, Brewers suiteholders will gain special early access on Wednesday, Nov. 30 from noon to 6 p.m. Season seat holders are able to shop on Thursday, Dec. 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.Report a typo or error // Submit a news tip Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.  » Read More

THERE are plans to overhaul an “outdated” golf clubhouse in a bid to boost the business which is “struggling to make a profit”. The details were revealed in a planning application lodged by The Manor, on Bradford Road, Drighlington. Documents submitted as part of the application acknowledge the club is situated on greenbelt land so development should be restricted “to only what is essential”. To this end, the proposal would see the vacant old pro shop be reconfigured and re-used. The number of unused lockers, changing rooms and showers would be reduced, while the lower ground floor access would be extended to an upgraded outdoor terrace area. “This area will be the improved café bar to service the golfers,” says the application. “The upper ground floor will be reconfigured and two small extensions will be required, one to square off the function room to make it more useable as a sub-divided space and the other, for additional storage to one of the spaces. “A balcony will then be formed on the back of the building,  » Read More

Elon Musk has a new plan to generate revenue for Twitter. Reportedly, the social media company’s new owner intends to revamp the Twitter Blue premium subscription, currently an optional $4.99 per month for a handful of perks, by upping the price to $19.99 per month while giving subscribers the coveted verification badge. While this plan is problematic for a number of reasons — buying verification devalues it, removing verification from existing users who can’t pay, like journalists and various notable figures, will aid the spread of misinformation — it’s also worth noting that Twitter Blue as it stands today has not been a success. The subscription itself is certainly due for a revamp — just not a completely misguided, ill-thought-out revamp like this. Launched in June 2021, initially in Canada and Australia, before expanding to the U.S. and New Zealand that November, Twitter Blue was meant to help the social media platform diversify its revenue and reduce its reliance on advertisers, who today account for more than 90% of Twitter’s total revenue.  » Read More

Well-wishers and mourners gathered in State Park in Manchester, New Hampshire Sunday to hold a final vigil for Harmony Montgomery. The gathering comes after the girl’s father, Adam Montgomery, waived his arraignment on charges of second-degree murder, falsifying physical evidence, abuse of corpse, and tampering with witnesses earlier this month.Harmony’s biological mother, Crystal Sorey, attended the vigil in a Minnie House Halloween costume, a tribute to her daughter.“Since Harmony was very very small, about one-year-old, she loved the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Harmony’s favorite character is Minnie Mouse. Her whole room was Minnie Mouse, she had a four-foot Minnie Mouse doll in her room,” said Sorey. “The one thing she really loved was family. And she didn’t get that toward the end. So I want to make sure we honor her in everyway possible. Even if I have to wear a goofy costume.”Harmony hasn’t been seen since 2019 when she was in the care of her father and stepmother Kayla Montgomery. Evidence uncovered during the course of the years-long investigation indicated that Adam repeatedly struck Harmony,  » Read More

Will LIV Golf's defectors be able to play in the majors going forward? R&A chief Martin Slumbers has explained the governing body's stance It’s the big question hanging over golf at the moment. The Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup banned LIV golfers from competing in their competitions, but will the majors follow suit? LIV’s defectors were allowed to compete at golf’s four biggest competitions this year, but there are question marks hanging over whether or not that will continue into 2023. And while the rumours have swirled, the R&A have made the first move with their position. “We’ll go public in January February with what we are going to do with regard to LIV golfers,” Martin Slumbers, the governing body’s chief executive, told Golf Digest. “But, if you want a guide, go back to what I said in July. We’re not banning anyone. We are not going to betray 150 years of history and have the Open not be open. “The name says it all. And that’s important.” Australian Cameron Smith won the 150th edition of golf’s oldest major at St Andrews earlier this year,  » Read More

Over the past few years, community has been a buzzword for tech startups looking to sell a product or service based on their definition of a useful network. The pandemic stress-tested these business models, with some companies seeing that consumers weren’t willing to pay fees in exchange for advice they could find on Twitter, while others realized that focusing on a target user was more important than finding the biggest total addressable market possible. It’s part of the reason I had so much fun interviewing founders from Clubhouse and Chief last week at TechCrunch Disrupt. I spoke to the founders of these companies to understand how they’ve evolved to deal with a bewildering new normal, and while a social audio app and a private membership community for women in leadership are quite different in strategy, they shared the same vibe: Less is more. Clubhouse’s product-market fit Paul Davison, Clubhouse co-founder and CEO, was fast to address what others described as Clubhouse’s fall from grace. He said that the app’s early hype saw it grow 10x in users month over month,  » Read More

Welcome to Startups Weekly, a nuanced take on this week’s startup news and trends by Senior Reporter and Equity co-host Natasha Mascarenhas. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here. “There’s more dry powder powder than ever before.” “There’s never been a better time to start a startup.” “Discipline is the new scale.” (OK, OK, I made that last one up, but didn’t you kind of believe it?). The tech industry loves generalizations — and don’t worry, I enjoy my fair share too — but as the downturn continues to play out, it’s increasingly important to think about the structural changes that may be forming in the venture capital landscape. Venture firms, unlike unicorns, often don’t have hundreds of employees to cut. Instead, venture firms cut costs in quieter ways. At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, General Catalyst’s Niko Bonatsos said that venture firms have to go through natural selection cycles and that it will be “survival of the fittest.” “It’s a very painful activity for anyone who has gone through that stuff,” Bonatsos said on stage with Coatue’s Caryn Marooney.  » Read More

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Man drowns running from police Man in Oklahoma drowns running from police 00:41 A suspect in a break-in in Tulsa, Oklahoma, drowned in a pond while running from police on Thursday, the Tulsa Police Department said.At about 4:30 a.m., Tulsa police officers responded to an alarm going off at the clubhouse of an apartment building, the police department said on Facebook. When officers arrived, they found a shattered glass door and a naked man inside, his wet clothes strewn about. Officers detained him, but as they continued to investigate, they said the man made a break for it. He kicked open the back door to the clubhouse, jumped over a patio railing and landed in a pond, while officers chased after him.  Officers in the water tried to rescue the man in "challenging conditions," the department said. "They made a valiant effort, but the suspect went under the water and did not resurface." The police dive team recovered the man's body in about 10 feet of water.  » Read More