Netflix teases new David Letterman series, shows Obama as the show’s first guest

For a show aptly titled My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman, the former CBS Late Show host certainly choose a prominent figure to be his first guest. The “monthly Netflix event” will have as its first get former US President Barack Obama, making this his first TV talk show interview after his presidency. The first hour-long episode airs on January 12 with the service streaming a new episode each month in 2018.

This series has a lot of firsts going for it. This is also Letterman’s first time back hosting after his retirement from the CBS talk show and it follows a rather unusual format for Netflix in its “anti-binge roll-out” as Entertainment Weekly calls it. Some of the other big names you can expect include George Clooney, Tina Fey, Howard Stern, JAY-Z, and Malala Yousafzai.

Twitter: Blocking world leaders on its service will ‘hide important information’

While not directly addressing US President Donald Trump, Twitter released a blog post to clarify its stance on how world leaders use its platform. A lot of people have called out the service for not blocking Trump, especially for threatening tweets or those that perpetuate violence. The service claims deleting the tweets of political figures will hamper the flow of important discussions. "Blocking a world leader from Twitter or removing their controversial Tweets, would hide important information people should be able to see and debate. It would also not silence that leader, but it would certainly hamper necessary discussion around their words and actions,” the post says.

And in what seems to be a response to claims that they are keeping Trump around for the clicks, Twitter says they “review Tweets by leaders within the political context that defines them, and enforce our rules accordingly. No one person's account drives Twitter’s growth, or influences these decisions.” And that they try to “remain unbiased with the public interest in mind.” 

Lava Red version of the OnePlus 5T is reportedly coming to India on January 23

It looks like OnePlus isn’t done distributing the different versions of the OnePlus 5T. We’ve just seen the Sandstone White model but rumour has it one of its other limited edition models is coming to India. According to reports, OnePlus and partner Amazon have plans to release the Lava Red variant in the country on January 26. However, the latest report from Techook claims the release date is earlier and is set for January 23. But neither OnePlus nor Amazon has given any official comments on the matter. Right now we’re just going to have to wait and see.

Source: GSMArena

Spotify hits 70 million paying subscribers

Spotify just hit a significant milestone. The music streaming service just hit 70 million subscribers and the company made the announcement on Twitter. Spotify last released its subscriber count back in July 2017 where they counted over 60 million users. The company hasn’t released the number of its total active users. Last we heard they were up to 140 million back in June 2017. When compared to its competitors, Apple Music reported back in September to have over 30 million subscribers. Tidal, on the other hand, hasn’t released its own subscription numbers.

Hello 70 million subscribers 👏

— Spotify (@Spotify) January 4, 2018

Source: Billboard