Spotify acquires firm that detects harmful content

Spotify acquires firm that detects harmful content

Audio-streaming service Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) on Wednesday said it had acquired Kinzen, a firm that has helped it identify harmful content on the platform. The acquisition is part of Spotify’s efforts to deal with harmful content on its service after a backlash earlier this year over “The Joe Rogan Experience,” in which the podcaster […]

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Spotify Outage: Music streaming service goes down for hundreds of users

Spotify Outage: Music streaming service goes down for hundreds of users

One of the world’s most popular music-streaming services, Spotify is currently facing issues with music playback for hundreds users in the US. Outage detection website DownDetector suggests that Spotify is not working for hundreds of users since about 4pm on the evening of August 30, 2022. The outage heatmap currently shows that users in the […]

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Twitter tunes in to podcasts through Spaces after success of Clubhouse during COVID-19 pandemic

Twitter tunes in to podcasts through Spaces after success of Clubhouse during COVID-19 pandemic

Podcasts will be integrated into Twitter Spaces, which launched in 2020 after the success of Clubhouse during the pandemic Podcasts will be integrated into Twitter Spaces, which launched in 2020 after the success of Clubhouse during the pandemic Twitter Inc. is adding podcasts to a test version of its audio chat room Spaces, entering a […]

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Spotify introduces Friends Mix, a new personalised playlist: Here’s how it works

Spotify introduces Friends Mix, a new personalised playlist: Here’s how it works

Spotify has announced the addition of a new personalised playlist – Friends Mix. The announcement comes ahead of Friendship Day, which is on August 7, this Sunday. The new playlist will automatically appear under the ‘Made For Us’ section which can be found under the ‘Made for You’ hub once you create three Blend playlists, […]

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Spotify results beat expectations, shuts down Car Thing

Spotify results beat expectations, shuts down Car Thing

Spotify reported second-quarter revenue above analysts’ estimates on Wednesday helped by a 14% jump in paying subscribers, and forecast an upbeat current quarter although it will stop production of its dashboard accessory, Car Thing. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. […]

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EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges

EU likely to bolster Apple probe with new evidence, no new charges

EU antitrust regulators are set to beef up an investigation into Apple, triggered by Spotify, with new evidence but not new charges, in the hope of speeding up the case, people familiar with the matter said. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business […]

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Tune in to ‘Jolly O Gymkhana’: Shanthanu, Kiki’s Tamil podcast is a humorous take on serious issues

Tune in to ‘Jolly O Gymkhana’: Shanthanu, Kiki’s Tamil podcast is a humorous take on serious issues

Actors and hosts Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Kiki Vijay and Ma Ka Pa Anand spearhead Spotify’s new Tamil podcasts Actors and hosts Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, Kiki Vijay and Ma Ka Pa Anand spearhead Spotify’s new Tamil podcasts “We talk a lot,” begins television host and anchor Keerthi (Kiki) Vijay. “I talk a lot and make him [Shanthanu Bhagyaraj] […]

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Spotify buys interactive music trivia game Heardle

Spotify buys interactive music trivia game Heardle

Spotify said on Tuesday it acquired Heardle, a Wordle-inspired interactive music trivia game. The financial details of the firm’s first gaming deal were not available. (Sign up to our Technology newsletter, Today’s Cache, for insights on emerging themes at the intersection of technology, business and policy. Click here to subscribe for free.) The Sweden-based company said the […]

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Oscar Isaac, Julianne Moore to headline Spotify podcast thriller ‘Case 63’

Oscar Isaac, Julianne Moore to headline Spotify podcast thriller ‘Case 63’

The upcoming series is an adaptation of ‘Caso 63,’ Spotify’s most-listened-to scripted original podcast in Latin America The upcoming series is an adaptation of ‘Caso 63,’ Spotify’s most-listened-to scripted original podcast in Latin America Actors Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac will star in and produce scripted original podcast “Case 63”, set to launch on Spotify […]

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