The BBC’s Newsbeat first launched in 1973 as a news program with a pop culture slant geared toward 16 to 24-year-olds. Today, over 40 years later, the brand is no longer just a radio show that ...

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I've looked at a few news apps over the years that are designed to read the news to you while you commute or travel. Most fall pretty short of ideal, failing in voice quality or news selection.

Ten people linked to six deaths at a hostel in Laos are given suspended sentences and fines.

Having recently snapped up book recommendation tool BookLamp and made moves to acquire podcast recommender startup Swell, Apple clearly realizes the importance of good recommendation algorithms. In ...

Newsbeat is a new iPhone and Android app from Tribune Digital Ventures, an arm of the Tribune Company, publisher of such newspapers as the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times and Baltimore Sun. It ...

Since the Tribune Company launched its technology and innovation arm, Tribune Digital Ventures, it’s been trying to find new ways to appeal to both consumers and its partners. The latest move in that ...