Bearcast issue update: all should be well

This is just to update you that the problems we had been having with the Apple podcast player seems to be over. If you are receiving two Bearcasts, you can remove the temporary link. We're sorry for the inconvenience this caused.

A new alternative Bearcast link for those having problems

Some Bearcast listeners – like me – are still having trouble getting new Bearcasts  with the Apple Podcast player on iPhones and computers. This is some sort of Apple issue – the secret Bearcast feed works fine for everyone else. So I have created a temporary workaround until Apple pulls its finger out of its ear.

The Bearcast feed is acting up, sorry about that

People who use their private feed to listen to Bearcast on their phones or computers may be having some issues with downloading the latest episodes. I'm not quite sure what is happening, but I think it is limited to Apple podcast players. That is, if you use an Android phone or use a podcast player that is made by someone other than Apple, you should not have come across any problems. Listening to Bearcast on the website is unaffected. 

Ofgem announces energy price cap to fall by 12.3% on previous quarter from 1st April

The readers have spoken about talking text

The other day we put up a poll asking if readers would like the 'Listen to this article' feature to continue. It was something that we had been testing for the past month or so. The poll results were clear and emphatic.

Do talking articles speak to you, ShareProphets reader?

For the past month, we’ve tested a ‘Listen to this article’ feature on most ShareProphets articles. We built it as a lark using free computing from Google Cloud. But now the test period is over (although I really thought there was another week left). So I have made a simple poll for you.

Dazza Break: A Bonus ShareProphets View from a Window – -17° in Ottawa

Tom requested this: it was 20 cm of snow Friday night, and  -17° in the early morning. This was too early in the morning but soon Ottawa civil servants will be racing their skidoos up and down the river and dragging out caravans to ice fish.

FCA “to review historical motor finance commission arrangements and sales across several firms”

Something new from ShareProphets Labs: Listen to this article

If you are a paid subscriber, you'll see a new box at the top of every story: ‘Listen to this Article’. Click play, and no surprise, a robot will read out the article to you. I'm putting this up over the weekend and may take it down by Monday, it depends what ShareProphets readers think. It's very much a beta version but if people like it, we'll take the time to improve it.

Yawn. Another day, another Denial of Service attack

Sorry everyone, but we’ve been under a Denial of Service attack for much of the afternoon. Behind the scenes we take certain actions to mitigate against it but that always results in some ShareProphets services acting in odd ways. Please bear with us.