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There’s an argument to be made that audiobooks are the finest form of content. You take a book—already off to a good start—and you get to have someone read it right into your ears. And when I say “someone” I mean the GOATs in the voice game. I could cite examples of celebrities you never knew narrated audiobooks, but here’s a sample of Werner Herzog narrating his memoir Every Man for Himself and God Against All that I think speaks for itself: What could be better than this? Not only are audiobooks heaven, you can probably get all the audiobooks you want for free (and legally) by getting yourself a library card and using your local library’s preferred app (Libby, perhaps). I say all that, because given all the easy and free access to high quality audiobooks, why in the world would anyone listen to a John Grisham audiobook presented like this? Don’t click that link. Instead of the actual audiobook, which is read wonderfully by Michael Beck, it will take you to a YouTube video consisting of an AI narrator reading Grisham’s recent hit novel the Widow, and the narration plays under 13 hours of AI slop video—simulated stock footage

QUEZON CITY – The Social Security System (SSS) reaffirmed its commitment to faster and more responsive public service as it joins the Anti-Red Tape Authority (Arta) in celebrating its 8th anniversary on Friday, May 22. SSS president and chief executive officer (CEO) Robert Joseph M. de Claro said the agency continues to strengthen frontline services, simplify processes, and modernize systems to better respond to member concerns, in line with the shared goal of improving government service delivery for Filipinos. “As one of the country’s largest public service institutions, SSS recognizes that every transaction affects the daily lives of our members. We continue to improve our systems, processes, and frontline services because faster and more responsive government service is not only an operational goal, but a public responsibility,” de Claro said. “The agency’s strong financial performance in 2025 has strengthened its capacity to expand member assistance programs and accelerate reforms aimed at improving service delivery”, de Claro added. In 2025, SSS posted a net income of P142.97 billion while its Reserve Fund surpassed the P1 trillion mark for the first time in the institution’s history,  » Read More

When Bending Spoons acquired Vimeo in late 2025, some small business customers received notices of price increases as steep as 2,400%.  For Nic Taylor, Head of Product and Growth at Livid, the shift looked familiar. He and several colleagues had helped build StreamYard, a browser-based live streaming platform that Bending Spoons acquired in 2024. Within months, staff were cut, and prices increased. The experience shaped Livid, a Delaware-based, ad-free video hosting service launched in January 2026, backed by $10 million from StreamYard co-founders Geige Vandentop and Dan Briggs. The investment gives the startup a direct link to the video infrastructure market it is now trying to re-enter, this time with a product aimed at individuals and small businesses rather than enterprise customers.  Nic’s pitch rests on a simple claim: businesses that use video for marketing, training, paid courses, and subscriber content need more control than free platforms provide, but cannot always absorb enterprise-tier pricing. “We are here basically to make their lives as easy as possible if they want to leave Vimeo,” Nic says. There are currently just under 2.2 million websites hosting video from Vimeo, according to Nic, spanning filmmakers, fitness coaches, course creators, and businesses that use video

#WalkAway to Premiere "The Great MAGA Divide: Boomers vs Millennials" on YouTube May 27, 2026 #WalkAway to Premiere "The Great MAGA Divide: Boomers vs Millennials" on YouTube May 27, 2026 PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 25, 2026 The #WalkAway Campaign brings together generational voices from inside and around the MAGA movement to discuss affordability, jobs, immigration, foreign policy, internal division, and America's future. NEW YORK, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The #WalkAway Campaign announced the upcoming YouTube premiere of "The Great MAGA Divide: Boomers vs Millennials," a new long-form video program scheduled to broadcast on May 27, 2026. The special debate brings together voices from different generations to examine the growing divide within the MAGA movement and the broader political questions facing Americans ahead of the next major election cycle. Created by #WalkAway founder Brandon Straka and produced with the #WalkAway team, the program is part of the campaign's ongoing effort to deliver serious, thought-provoking content that challenges viewers to think independently, ask difficult questions, and engage in honest conversation. The debate reflects months of discussion, research, planning, collaboration, and preparation by Straka and the #WalkAway team to create a forum that speaks to Americans who feel frustrated, politically homeless

Video software platform Vimeo (NASDAQ:VMEO) will be announcing earnings results this Monday after market close. Here's what to look for.

First published on Raveen Saily appeared for sentence in the High Court at Rotorua on a raft of sexual offending charges, some of which involved him grooming young girls on Snapchat. Photo: Open Justice/Hannah Bartlett Warning: This story discusses graphic details of sexual violence and assault. Snapchat predator and rapist Raveen Saily's offending has been described as driven by a "desire to demean and degrade" his victims. The 25-year-old recently appeared in the High Court at Rotorua, where Justice Dani Gardiner was tasked with deciding whether he should be given a sentence of preventive detention. Saily's latest offending involved two girls, aged 11 and 13. The 11-year-old's mother's victim impact statement, read by Crown prosecutor Erin Reilly, explained that at the time, her daughter had been living with her grandmother. The grandmother had tried to put boundaries in place for online access, but "didn't know that much about online stuff, which made things harder to manage". " wasn't supposed to be using Snapchat because I know how dangerous it is myself," the girl's mother said. "But it's hard because, socially, that was her way to engage with certain friends. She should have been safe using Snapchat to chat with

CLEARWATER, Fla. – On Sunday, UTSA Baseball wrapped up its stay at the 2026 American Conference Championship. The Roadrunners fell by a score of 1-0 at the hands of second-seeded East Carolina, dropping the 12th and final game of the tournament. ECU clinched the league’s automatic bid to an NCAA Regional, leaving UTSA (38-20, 17-10) with hopes of earning an at-large bid on Monday. FIRST INNING To kick off the title bout, Head Coach Pat Hallmark turned to true freshman Jake Qualia for his fourth start of the campaign. Jordan Ballin was exceptional at second base, retiring all three batters with a popup, lineout and groundout to cap a 1-2-3 frame. In the home half, two free bases with one away went unsupported as both sides entered the second in search of their first hit. SECOND INNING After Diego Diaz collided with Aidan Eshelman on a ground ball, Mason Jacob entered the game at third base. With the bases loaded, Lane Haworth made a backpedaling grab to keep multiple runs off the board and bring his offense back out. Ballin reached on an error ahead of an Aidan Eshelman walk, but two more ‘Runners were left stranded to maintain the

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Match reportLiverpool secure Champions League qualification with final-day draw against Brentford Published 4 hours ago By Sam Williams at Anfield Liverpool secured Champions League qualification by drawing 1-1 with Brentford at Anfield on the final day of the season. The Reds went into Sunday’s game knowing that a point would be sufficient to finish fifth in the Premier League, and Curtis Jones’ goal just before the hour – assisted by Mohamed Salah in his last game for the club – ensured that scenario would play out. Jones’ opener was quickly cancelled out by Kevin Schade but Arne Slot’s side had done enough to book their place in Europe’s premier club competition next season. Team Departing duo Salah and Andy Robertson were joined in the Reds’ starting XI by the returning Alisson Becker as Slot made three changes from the defeat at Aston Villa. Joe Gomez, Milos Kerkez and Giorgi Mamardashvili were the players to make way, while Wataru Endo, Jeremie Frimpong and Alexander Isak were back among the substitutes. Liverpool: Alisson, Van Dijk, Konate (Gomez, 90), Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Salah (Frimpong, 73), Jones, Gakpo, Robertson (Kerkez, 72), Gravenberch (Nyoni, 72), Ngumoha (Wirtz, 73). Unused subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Isak, Chiesa. First

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