The million-dollar hustle changing US sport | Hit in DNA database exonerates man 47 years after wrongful rape conviction | Spotify testing removal of popular feature from free tier | Digital Trends

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Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium The million-dollar hustle changing US sport - BBC Sport    College football in the US is big business. The sport, which kicked off its new season last weekend, is awash with money. The 65 universities in the top five athletic conferences generated a combined total of more than $3.3bn (£2.6bn) in revenue from their American football programmes alone last year. Starting next season, the 18 universities in the Big Ten Conference - traditionally one of the strongest and most prestigious college gridiron competitions in the country - will share more than $1bn a year (£792m) in television broadcasting money. Continued here Hit in DNA database exonerates man 47 years after wrongful rape conviction -     A New York man was officially exonerated on Tuesday 47 years after he was found guilty of rape in 1976 — the longest-standing wrongful conviction to be overturned based on new DNA evidence in U.S. history, the organization said. A DNA hit "conclusively excluded" Leonard Mack, 72, as the perpetrator, Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah said in a statement. Conviction Review Unit investigators identified a convicted sex offender after they ran the DNA through databases, and the DA's office said the individual has now confessed to the rape.  "This exoneration confirms that wrongful convictions are not only harmful to the wrongly convicted but also make us all less safe," Rocah said.  Continued here Spotify testing removal of popular feature from free tier | Digital Trends - Digital Trends    If you use Spotify’s free ad-supported tier and love using the app to check out the lyrics of the songs you listen to, an unpleasant surprise could be coming your way. Some Spotify users on the ad tier have recently noticed that they’ve lost the ability to see the in-app lyrics, which usually appear at the bottom of the display when a song starts. Instead, a message appears suggesting they “enjoy lyrics on Premium,” together with a link to subscribe to the service. In a widely reported statement, the music streaming giant has confirmed that it’s currently testing the idea with a limited number of Spotify users in several markets. If it sees an uptick in sign-ups among those who’ve lost access to lyrics, the company will be encouraged to roll it out more widely. However, if there’s any kind of backlash among users of the free tier, Spotify may ditch the idea. Continued here

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