The News for Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Links for this episode:Taylor Swift v Spotify: back catalogue removed from streaming services | Technology | The Guardian All of Taylor Swift’s albums have been removed from Spotify and other streaming music services, in an escalation of the artist’s previous policy of “windowing” her new album releases. When Swift’s new album 1989 was released on October 27th, it was not available to stream on Spotify and its rivals. Yesterday, though, Swift’s entire back catalog has been removed. While Swift and her label Big Machine Music have yet to comment, Spotify broke the news in a blog post. Christian Bale Exits Steve Jobs Movie (Exclusive) Christian Bale has reportedly turned down the role of Steve Jobs in the upcoming Danny Boyle biopic. Sources say Bale, after much deliberation and conflicting feelings, came to the conclusion he was not right for the part and decided to withdraw. The Aaron Sorkin script is said to be divided into three acts that detail Jobs preparing for three presentations that came to define his life and the life of Apple. Google has 'outgrown' its 14-year old mission statement, says Larry Page | Technology | The Guardian Google’s chief executive Larry Page has admitted that the company has outgrown its original 1998 mission statement to “organise the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.” Questioned by the Financial Times as to whether Google needs to alter its mission statement, which was paired with the company mantra “don’t be evil", Page responded: “We’re in a bit of uncharted territory. We’re trying to figure it out. How do we use all these resources … and have a much more positive impact on the world?” Russia dismantles Steve Jobs memorial as 'gay propaganda' after Apple's Tim Cook comes out A memorial to Apple founder Steve Jobs has been dismantled in the Russian city of St. Petersburg after successor Tim Cook, came out as gay. The two-metre-high monument, in the shape of an iPhone, was erected outside a St. Petersburg college in January of 2013 by a Russian group of companies called ZEFS. Citing the need to abide by a law combating "gay propaganda", ZEFS said in a statement that the memorial had been removed a day after Cook announced that he is gay. "In Russia, gay propaganda and other sexual perversions among minors are prohibited by law," ZEFS said, noting the memorial had been "in an area of direct access for young students and scholars". BBC News - One wi-fi hotspot for every 150 people, says study The UK has one wi-fi hotspot for every 11 people and worldwide there is one for every 150 people, new research from wi-fi provider iPass indicates. France currently has the most hotspots, followed by the US and UK. The study is one of the first comprehensive looks at the distribution of global wi-fi. Verizon and AT&T aim to support HD Voice calls between networks in 2015 | The Verge Verizon and AT&T say they're working together to reach voice over LTE interoperability sometime in 2015. Verizon and AT&T are laying the groundwork with a focus on high-def calls, but video calling and richer messaging are also part of their longer-term plans. "Interoperability among voice over LTE service providers in the United States and around the world will create a better and richer mobile experience for customers," the companies said in a joint statement. Engineers from both companies have already been conducting lab tests to get the high-quality calls up and running, and next they'll be trying some real world tests out in the field. With Magazine, CNET Tech Site Makes Jump From Screen to Page - NYTimes.com CNET is getting into the print business. It's launched a new quartelry magazine, called CNET, that carries a cover price of $5.99 and is being sold on newsstands and at stores like Costco, Target and Walmart. The quarterly magazine’s premiere issue, which runs 128 pages and is dated winter 2014, features the rapper and actor LL Cool J on the cover. CNET will print about 200,000 copies of the inaugural issue of the magazine, which will carry articles of its own rather than recycling content from cnet.com. Among the first issue’s articles are “The Ultimate Tech Gift Guide,” “Driving Reinvented: The 2014 Tesla Model S” and “Should You Wait for the Apple Watch — or Not?” Ridley Scott to produce sequel series to '2001: A Space Odyssey' | The Verge A sequel miniseries to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey is in the works, and Ridley Scott is on board as executive producer. The new series, 3001: The Final Odyssey, will be based on classic sci-fi author Arthur C. Clarke's novel of the same name, and will reportedly see release sometime in 2015. Support Dan Benjamin on Patreon The News is back, thanks to you. Please support Dan Benjamin on Patreon. Sponsored by Squarespace. Use offer code THENEWS for 10% off.
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