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Media & Entertainment

Did Streaming Kill the Music Industry?

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Music streaming services that offer more or less all the recorded music in history. So how is the industry supposed to grow?

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Big Tech

TikTok is Ditching Music Streaming — But Spotify Can’t Relax

TikTok is calling it quits on a music streaming business that barely made it out the door, and only launched trials last year.

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Media & Entertainment

Universal Music Feels the Sting from Streaming Saturation

Taylor Swift may be signed to the label, but Universal Music Group somehow can’t find a way to make its business work.

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Markets

Midday Market Brief: Just Another Meme-Stock Monday

The market appeared yawn-inducing at the broad index level, but there was a flurry of activity under the hood.

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Big Tech

Apple Hit With $2 Billion Fine By EU Over Music Streaming

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European regulators found that the tech giant broke the region’s laws with its ban against making purchases outside its App Store.

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Media & Entertainment

Universal’s New Streaming Deal Pins Hopes on Paying the Pros

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Patent Drop

Spotify’s AI Vocal Coach

Spotify wants to make AI audio books more realistic.

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Technology

Spotify Rolls Out AI DJ Feature

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Media & Entertainment

Spotify Pulls Hundreds of Comedians Who Say They’re Getting Stiffed on Royalties

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Media & Entertainment

Amazon (Along with Practically Every Other Tech Giant) is Building Up its Live Audio Portfolio

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Patent Drop

Facebook Builds a VR Keyboard (plus more from Spotify & Ford)

Spotify mood recommendations, Facebook VR keyboard & Ford’s AR system

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Media & Entertainment

Spotify Goes Live With Locker Room Pickup

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Finance

Crypto-Friendly Neo-Broker eToro Files for IPO

The listing marks a potentially triumphant comeback story and an insult of sorts to the embattled London stock exchange.

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Energy

Oil Markets Show Signs of Resilience and Retreat as 2025 Gets Underway

With the way things are going today, it’s becoming increasingly hard to figure out what’s going on with the oil market.

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