💬 Quoted… “The truth of the matter is some of it has worked, some of it hasn't. We're learning from those, and we are moving on.”

After being asked about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in a recent BBC interview, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek broke his silence on the ending of the streaming company’s $25 million podcast deal with the couple (which was officially canceled in June after the duo produced 12 podcasts over the previous 2.5 years).

• Ek also said Spotify’s original decision to fund Harry and Meghan was aimed at challenging Apple, the market leader for podcasts, by investing in a wide range of new creators and content.

🏢📈 Stat of the Day: Offices in America are filling up like bathtubs in coal country after the dinner bell. The average office occupancy rate across 10 of the largest US cities for the week ending September 20 was 50.4%, marking the highest level since the start of the pandemic, per new data from building security firm Kastle Systems.

🤔 Did You Know?... The first definite recorded example of a person reading silently in Western literature – instead of out loud – dates back to 383 AD. And to think: that’s what we do all day, every day.

📰 Worth a Read: How Ukraine tricks Russia into wasting ammunition → (WSJ)