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Spotify Is Bricking Car Thing, Leaving Users Furious

Technology
Michael Johnson

Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Spotify recently emailed its customers, informing them that Car Thing will be discontinued and no longer operational ...

Spotify to shut off Car Thing for good, leading users to demand refunds

Technology
Michael Johnson

Spotify is notifying customers who purchased its Car Thing product that the devices will stop working after December 9, 2024. The company ...

Rabbit CEO Defends $200 AI Doohickey, Says ‘It’s Not an App’

Technology
Michael Johnson

The Rabbit R1 doesn’t have a lot of capabilities that your phone already has. It doesn’t send emails for you. It can’t ...

Spotify launches personalized AI playlists that you can build using prompts

Technology
Michael Johnson

Image Credits: Spotify / Spotify already found success with its popular AI DJ feature, and now the streaming music service is bringing ...

Call Her Daddy and Top Podcasts Are Gaming Their Follower Counts: Report

Technology
Michael Johnson

Being a top 10 podcast has always been a tough game, but some podcasters are quite literally gaming the system. Nine of ...

Spotify Lauds $2 Billion EU Fine, Says Apple Has ‘Muzzled’ Streaming Music Services

Technology
Michael Johnson

Apple was today fined €1.8 billion ($1.95 billion) for anti-competitive conduct against rival streaming music services in the European Union, and following ...

Spotify, Epic Games, and Others Argue Apple’s App Store Changes Do Not Comply With DMA

Technology
Michael Johnson

Spotify, Epic Games, Deezer, Paddle, and several other developers and EU associations today sent a joint letter to the European Commission to ...

Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex Strikes Podcast Deal With Lemonada Media; Will Launch New Show & Distribute ‘Archetypes’ To All Platforms

Entertainment
Laura Davis

EXCLUSIVE: Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex is staying in the podcast business. The Duchess, otherwise known as Meghan Markle, has signed a ...

3 Stocks Cathie Wood Bought Last Week

Business
Jessica Roberts

It was a busier than usual week for Cathie Wood. The Ark Invest architect — check that, Ark-itect — had an itchy ...

Spotify CEO Daniel Ek tells investors Apple’s DMA rules are a ‘farce,’ but says there are ‘future upsides’ too

Technology
Michael Johnson

Image Credits: TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP / Getty Images Spotify, a notable Apple critic, unsurprisingly came out swinging after Apple announced how it was ...