Spotify shares pop 13% after company reports first profitable year The music streaming company said it paid a record $10 billion in royalties to the music industry in 2024.

Misery Tarot First Update! submitted by /u/nlitherl

First time doing my makeup since losing 60lbs submitted by /u/summersoli

WWE Raw runs into its first streaming problems on Netflix Netflix and WWE nearly made it a whole month streaming Raw without any major technical hiccups, but that streak was broken on Monday night. Throughout the February 3rd episode, some viewers were annoyed by the feed intermittently cutting out to a black screen. Audio would also drop whenever these glitches occurred. The problems never caused

helping my immigrant parents as a first gen Hello I’m looking for some financial help regarding my parents. I’m a 21 year old student and am trying my best to become financially literate this year to help myself and my family. There is so much information and so much to learn, there are also many things I do not understand very well. Both of my parents are cuban immigrants and have little…

First wedding makeup trial on myself, CCW please! It’s not quite right yet but I’m not really sure what to change, I think I want a different lip that’s more MLBB. Any CC is very welcome. I haven’t done a glam look in a while. Pics are in various lighting: 1 is indoors, 2-3 outdoor in shade, 4 in the blinding sunset light. Wedding is mostly outdoors from afternoon through evening. Note these ar…

what do you think about my first fx makeup? submitted by /u/yourobsession69

I am in Istanbul for the first time It’s my first time here, honestly I regret coming here. It’s a beautiful place, but language barrier is an issue. Something simple like having a meal at a restaurant is a fucking challenge. Also, as soon as they hear the American accent, they want to charge me $150 USD for a single meal. The listed price was like 1085 Turkish lira, my total shou…

Pay off car or invest in Roth IRA first? Info about me: 23 years old, just got a good new job and am starting to think about the future. I just opened a Roth IRA for the first time. Predicament: I owe $5500 on an auto loan at 6.25% interest. I can either pay off my loan or invest that money into a Roth IRA, before the April 15th deadline for 2024 contributions. I won’t be able to do b…

Which book would be a good first photo book? Hey everyone, i’m almost a year into my photography journey and i feel like a photo book would help me really up my skills in street and general photography. I’d like to know which book would be good for that, also budget wise i would rlly like to break the bank on a book so try to keep it as low as possible Thanks in advance!! submitted by…

First time traveling to Switzerland, need advice on tickets! Hi! Hopefully this is okay to ask: My mother and I are planning on a trip together to Switzerland and I’m feeling extra paranoid about punching tickets. We leave August 31 from DSM to ZRH(Zurich), and and leave on September 8th, from GVA(Geneva) back to DSM. I’ve heard a lot that you should wait around 3 months to buy tickets, currently they’re…

Just finished my first watch of the wire I couldn’t post this on the wire sub so i’m just gonna do it here. The show is truly a masterpiece and I’m glad I took the time to watch it. I have a lot of thoughts so I’ll just quickly list some of them; I apologise in advance for the lack of coherence. -The cast is perfect. I just love every single character, every single perfomance (except …

should i get this as my first lens on a budget? hi there! is the Panasonic Lumix G 25mm f1.7 ASPH worth getting for my Lumix G2 as a first lens? i want to mention that i am a beginner and i’m also on a budget submitted by /u/Floricelul

Space Hifi – The first Hifi system with a GUI (probably) submitted by /u/Isekai-Enthousiast

This my first time doing kind of make up submitted by /u/These-Mistake-1852

First international trip from DTW to Thailand. Nervous. Advice? Hi all, Leaving in 26 days to go to Thailand! I am a seasoned traveler in the states but this is my first international trip- it is also my long time dream to go here! I am not nervous about the trip itself, ecstatic actually, I’m just nervous about how long the flight is 🙁 Can anyone help ease my anxiety? I’ve always had slight flight anxiet…

Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra Unboxing – Titanium Whitesilver – shot on my Xiaomi Mi 10T Pro (decided to shoot my first unboxing video) submitted by /u/sashundera

Trump’s first round of tariffs is almost here Electronics, avocados, vegetables, cars, tractors, crude oil — these are some of the things that could soon get more expensive for US consumers. Under President Donald Trump’s proposed plan, goods coming in from Mexico and Canada will be subject to a 25 percent tariff beginning on February 1st. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ha…

First trip to USA (2-months) Recommendations. Hello hello, I (M24) am planning on buying a one way ticket to the US in around May/June from Australia. I’m a Canadian Citizen by birth so am looking to do 2 month travel in US and then make my way to family in Montreal. I am looking to include LA and Yellowstone in my trip as those are some places I’ve wanted to do for awhile. Outside of that,…

First time investing. What should I do? I want to get into investing + open a Roth IRA. I have no clue what to do but I have around $8k in a HYSA. I was thinking I could move part of this into some investments and start contributing to a Roth IRA as well. What should be my first steps? Appreciate any advice!! submitted by /u/red_hippo_