Divers push the limits of human evolution by descending hundreds of meters below the surface, fighting massive levels of water pressure and minutes without oxygen. Patrick Musimu, a leading figure and eventual victim of freediving, rejected the term extreme sport, calling it an adventure.
How Spotify can survive -- at least for a while. Spotify has a huge headstart on Apple, which the company reemphasized by publishing updated user numbers two days after the Apple Music announcement. Daniel Ek's Swedish startup now has 75 million active users, 20 million of whom are paid subscribers.
On May 28, 2014, Apple Inc officially confirmed that it was acquiring Beats by Dre for $3 billion ($2.6 billion in cash and $400 million in stock). At the time of the sale, Dre owned 25% of Beats. That means his personal stake would be worth $750 million before taxes, which is roughly $500 million after taxes. When combined with Dre's separate $280 million fortune from music, he was officially worth $780 million after taxes when the deal closed.