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Spotify boycott: Artists leave ‘garbage hole’ platform after CEO invests in AI weapons
Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal." ...
Spotify Panama Playlists expose the soundtrack of the elite (and the death of their privacy)
From JD Vance cooking to Bieber, to OpenAI's Sam Altman grooving to The Weekend, this playlist leak is fun yet troublesome.
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Spotify Made a Huge Mistake With AI
As Spotify struggles to explain itself to investors, musicians are fleeing the platform due to controversial investments in ...
Why listeners now have to upload biometric data to access certain Spotify songs
Users must now prove their age to access websites that host ‘adult’ content. Users can usually do this by uploading pictures ...
Spotify’s Crown Lies Heavy, but It’s Still the Streaming King
Podcasts can generally command superior gross margins over music, as they don’t require expensive licensing deals with major ...
Spotify Beats Expectations for Quarterly Revenue as Paid Subscribers Climb to 276 Million
Spotify’s net subscribers rose by 8 million to 276 million total, and monthly average users (MAUs) grew by 18 million to a ...
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Spotify picks Yoti for age verification, estimation amid UK’s OSA growing pains
Spotify has implemented age assurance in the form of facial age estimation and ID verification with face biometrics to comply ...
Spotify Gains Subscribers but Posts Loss
The audio streaming service added more listeners than it had forecast, but reported a net loss for the second quarter.