From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

PCWorld reports that Spotify offers a hidden “Basic” tier launched in mid-2024 for $10.99/month, providing music-only streaming without audiobooks or lossless audio. This plan requires existing ...

If you think Mandarin and English are the only languages that are widely spoken, the data on Hindi will surprise you. Were you aware that more than 425 million people speak Hindi as their first ...

As Americans struggle with the high cost of living, an old idea is getting a fresh look. In dozens of pilot programs around the country, policymakers and researchers are exploring what happens when ...

Dr. Berg teaches philosophy at the University of California, Irvine. Last spring, it became clear to me that over half the students in my large general education lecture course had used artificial ...

While beauty aisles are brimming with endless innovation, it helps to remember that the real foundation is surprisingly simple. A truly effective hair-care lineup rests on its pillars: hydrating ...

Universal or guaranteed basic income programs are gaining momentum across the country, as local governments and nonprofits experiment with the bold new alternative to traditional welfare models.

As global wealth inequality deepens and automation threatens to usher in a new form of technology-driven unemployment, many nations, from the wealthy and industrialized to the still-developing, are ...

Joe Eszterhas, the legendary screenwriter of “Basic Instinct,” the 1992 thriller that defined femme serial killers in film and made an icon of Sharon Stone, has closed a $4 million deal to write a ...