Beyoncé’s country songs are boosting streams for Black artists

Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City.  James Devaney | GC Images | Getty Images Country music, meet Cowboy Carter. Superstar singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles is foraying into country music — taking on a genre that has excluded women … Read more

Neil Young announces return to Spotify after disinformation dispute

Neil Young attends a press conference for Farm Aid 34 at Alpine Valley Music Theatre on September 21, 2019 in East Troy, Wisconsin. Gary Miller | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Neil Young on Wednesday said his music will return to Spotify, just over two years after he and other artists removed their catalogues … Read more

Epic Games says Apple retaliated over suits banning developer account

“Fortnite” creator Epic Games’ Chief Executive Tim Sweeney leaves after a weeks-long antitrust trial at federal court in Oakland, California, U.S. May 21, 2021. REUTERS/Brittany Hosea-Small Brittany Hosea-small | Reuters Apple has rejected Epic Games’ application for a developer account it would use to launch an app store for iPhones in Europe, Epic CEO Tim … Read more

Apple hit with more than $1.95 billion EU antitrust fine over music streaming

The Apple logo. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm, on Monday hit Apple with a 1.8 billion euro ($1.95 billion) antitrust fine for abusing its dominant position on the market for the distribution of music streaming apps. The Commission said it found that Apple had applied restrictions … Read more

EU set to fine Apple 500 million euros in antitrust crackdown: Report

A. Perez Meca | Europa Press | Getty Images The European Commission is set to fine Apple about 500 million euros ($539 million) over alleged breaches of EU competition law, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources with knowledge of the matter. Brussels first launched an investigation into allegations that Apple hindered third-party … Read more

Spend money to make money

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, arrives for a US Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images It was a big week for tech earnings, with Microsoft, Meta, Alphabet, Amazon and Apple all reporting over the past few days. Artificial intelligence … Read more

Spotify renews deal with podcaster Joe Rogan

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. Vivian Zink | SYFY | NBCUniversal Spotify has signed a new blockbuster deal with polarizing podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but this time, his show won’t be exclusive to Spotify, the company announced Friday in a news release. The multiyear deal with Rogan, the founder of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” … Read more

AI lobbying spikes nearly 200% as calls for regulation surge

Artificial intelligence-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating. It marks a 185% increase from the year before, when just 158 organizations did so, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed by OpenSecrets on behalf of CNBC. The spike in AI lobbying comes amid growing calls for AI regulation and the … Read more

The future of computing and entertainment

Apple Vision Pro Todd Haselton | CNBC It’s night. I’m at a lake near Oregon’s Mount Hood, sitting on the beach. Jazz music is playing as I write. I’m not in the real world. Well, I sort of am.  I’m wearing Apple’s new Vision Pro headset, which looks like a fancy pair of glowing ski … Read more

Spotify to begin in-app sales on iPhone after EU law requires Apple to allow it

Daniel Ek, CEO of Swedish music streaming service Spotify, gestures as he makes a speech at a press conference in Tokyo on September 29, 2016. Toru Yamanaka | AFP | Getty Images Spotify said Wednesday it will update its iPhone app in Europe to allow users to buy in-app subscriptions and audiobooks. In most regions, … Read more