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EU Regulators Find New Evidence in Apple Antitrust Case
EU Regulators Find New Evidence in Apple Antitrust Case
July 20, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

European Union antitrust regulators said they have found new evidence in an investigation into Apple prompted by streaming music rival Spotify. Regulators are hoping the...

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Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
July 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Spotify has purchased Heardle, a daily music game, in what it says is a way to add more opportunities for music discovery, a company press...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Pepsi Distributes Alcohol; YouTube TV Marks 5M Subscribers
Today in the Connected Economy: Pepsi Distributes Alcohol; YouTube TV Marks 5M Subscribers
July 12, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, as food and beverage companies deal with inflation, PepsiCo begins using its distribution network to help sell alcohol from the...

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Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top Billing
Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top Billing
July 11, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Another month has passed, so the streaming apps are ready for their close-up.  As happens every 30 days or so, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming...

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This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector
This Week in US TechREG: SEC, Crypto Community Exchange Warnings; CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards...
June 17, 2022  |  Technology

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the crypto community have been sending warnings to each other: the SEC chair said there was...

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Spotify Expects to Slow Hiring, Growth
Spotify Expects to Slow Hiring, Growth
June 15, 2022  |  Subscription Commerce

Spotify Technology SA will slow hiring in the coming months by 25 percent due to deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, Chief Executive Daniel Ek wrote in a...

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Spotify to Acquire AI Text-to-Voice Platform Sonantic
Spotify to Acquire AI Text-to-Voice Platform Sonantic
June 13, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Music and podcast purveyor Spotify on Monday (June 13) announced it is acquiring Sonantic, which specializes in using artificial intelligence to convincingly replicate human voices...

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Spotify, Yelp, Others Urge Senate to Rein in Big Tech
Spotify, Yelp, Others Urge Senate to Rein in Big Tech
June 13, 2022  |  Big Tech

Several companies and business groups, including Spotify and Yelp, have written to U.S. senators imploring them to pass a bill that would curb the power...

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Spotify’s New Creator Exec on Mission to Woo Millions of Podcasters
Spotify’s New Creator Exec on Mission to Woo Millions of Podcasters
June 06, 2022  |  Personnel

In the latest in a series of management changes, Spotify has appointed a new executive in charge of the company’s creator and talk content. As...

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