Spotify’s decision to introduce comment sections under podcasts should surprise no one. For years now, apps have been ripping off each other’s most popular features. Where once apps adhered to their respective “things,” today they want to do it all: You can post Stories on YouTube, use AI search tools on Instagram, and shop for … Read more
Elon Musk’s relationship to Twitter advertisers over the past year can best be described as “adversarial,” but the Tesla CEO announced a new level of combativeness Thursday: He intends to take brands who took their ad spend away from the platform to court in hopes they’ll be criminally prosecuted for not paying him. Tesla’s Cybertruck … Read more
For the past few years now, the magic number when it comes to electric cars’ range has been 300 miles, but many of the models that have been able to hit that target have been either too compromised, too niche or most importantly too expensive. With the average price of a new car having reached … Read more
Usually, when you buy a product, you expect to be able to continue using it even after the company stops selling it. Your car doesn’t immediately brick itself the moment production ends, after all. And yet, for the people who bought Spotify’s Car Thing, that’s exactly what’s happening. The streaming giant recently announced that after … Read more
Chevrolet threw its hat into the electric-truck ring with the reveal of the Silverado EV in early 2022, and now, two and a half years later (and months after fleet deliveries of the WT work truck version began), the range-topping Silverado EV RST First Edition is finally ready to reach customer hands. With 754 horsepower, … Read more
Musi has faced objections to its business practices before. In October 2019, the company filed suit against an online ad network, alleging that it had withheld payments owed for ads that ran within the Musi app. In November that year, the ad network filed a counter-complaint alleging that it stopped payments after discovering Musi’s business … Read more
EU antitrust regulators are checking if an Apple proposal would comply with their order to let Spotify and other music streaming services inform users of payment options outside its App Store, the European Commission said on Monday. The iPhone maker risks antitrust charges and fresh fines if its proposal announced last Friday fails to satisfy … Read more
You know Volvo: The safety company, the sustainability company, the company that makes gorgeous crossovers and wagons for whisking young urban professionals to their business meetings and Vermont ski trips. Driving the new EX30 through Swedish city streets, I thought I knew Volvo too — but I’d forgotten another side to the Swedes. What Car … Read more
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 23, 2024 3:28 pm Updated March 23, 2024 3:34 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Joni Mitchell’s music is back on Spotify more than two years after the songwriter pulled it off the platform in protest of other content available on … Read more
A man in Denmark was sentenced to 18 months in prison today for using fake accounts to trick music streaming services into paying him 2 million Danish kroner ($290,000) in royalties. The unusual case reveals a weak spot in the business model behind the world’s biggest music platforms. The 53-year-old consultant, who had pleaded not … Read more
