Surprisingly, many of its users have decided to download a Chinese social media app in response, with language-learning app Duolingo reporting a 216 per cent increase in people learning Mandarin ...

Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times. A thriller, a dystopia, a Gothic novel about a family curse: Genre lovers have options in this week’s recommended books ...

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has a lot of options for her next act — including possible runs for governor of California in 2026 and president in 2028 — but writing a book may be ...

Linux overlord Linus Torvalds has offered to hand-build a guitar effects pedal for one lucky kernel contributor. The odd offer appeared in his weekly state-of-the-kernel post, which on Sunday US time ...

The platform works by scraping music from various sources across the web, providing it in an easy-to-download format for free. The platform is known for its simple interface, where users can search ...

Learning to play the guitar helped Craig Brown cope with the shock of going blind at the age of 30. The former engineer and motorbike enthusiast, from Leicester, said he initially struggled to ...