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
Audi’s latest EV, the 2025 Q6 E-Tron SUV and its more powerful sibling the SQ6, will sit smack in the middle of Audi’s electric SUV lineup, nestled between the Q8 E-Tron and the petite Q4 E-Tron. The actual sale date of the car isn’t until the end of the year, and I was only allowed … Read more
Apple has a Spotify problem—and it just cost the iPhone maker a $2 billion fine from the European Commission. For years, the two companies have been at war as the streaming service lured users away from Apple’s iTunes and accused the tech giant of exploiting its dominance to stifle innovation. In their long-running conflict, each … Read more
Spotify is adding a new audiobook-only subscription tier, the streaming service announced Friday. In a release, the company said beginning Friday, the new “Audiobooks Access Tier” would allow subscribers 15 hours of listening from its audiobooks catalog for $9.99 per month. “With this plan and in one app experience, listeners can continue to tune into … Read more
The best motivational song of all time is Kanye West’s “Stronger” – with rock anthem “Eye of the Tiger” only securing fourth spot, research has found. An analysis of the 65 most popular motivational playlists, on Spotify and Apple Music, was carried out, to determine which track made the most appearances. And “Stronger”, which was … Read more
