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There Are Now Stories Everywhere, Even on Spotify

It’s almost as if the little glowing story circles are following us everywhere. They’re on Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Twitter and now, even on Spotify. This week, some users noticed the circles on popular Spotify playlists, including the “Christmas Hits” playlist, which I myself listened a lot while trying not to burn my mashed potatoes.…

Tech News Jody Serrano

Data Stuffing Attack Nabbed Around 300,000 Spotify Accounts

Spotify account usernames, passwords, and emails are all exposed

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

Spotify’s Latest Acquisition Is All About Your Data

Another day, another Spotify acquisition. This time, it’s podcast advertising platform Megaphone, which the music streaming giant announced it was buying earlier today, in an attempt to beef up its advertising chops as it expands its roster of podcast programming. The acquisition accomplishes a few things for both the buyer and buy-ee. On Spotify’s end,…

Privacy & Security Shoshana Wodinsky

Looks Like Spotify Is Considering a Subscription Service for Its Podcasts

Spotify appears to be toying with the idea of launching a subscription package for its podcast content where users would pay a monthly fee to listen to original shows or exclusive episodes. Not to be confused with its existing ad-less paid tier, Spotify Premium—nope, this would be a separate subscription fee solely for podcasts. Given…

Tech News Alyse Stanley

Steve Bannon Might Regret Calling for Acting Government Officials to Be Murdered [Updated]

Washed-up former White House chief strategist and felony fraud defendant Steve Bannon isn’t taking Donald Trump’s increasingly certain ouster from the presidency well. In an episode of his interminable WAR ROOM: Pandemic podcast on Thursday, he called for the nation’s top infectious disease official and the director of the FBI to be murdered and for…

Politics Tom McKay

Looks Like Spotify Is Expanding Its Streaming Beta on the Apple Watch

Spotify on the Apple Watch is a bit of a sore spot. The first Apple Watch launched back in in 2015, but it wasn’t until November 2018 that a Spotify app made its way to the popular smartwatch. And even then, it sucked. It was a glorified remote. But now, it appears that Spotify is…

Tech News Victoria Song

The HomePod Finally Has a Third-Party Music App but No, It’s Not Spotify

Earlier this year, Apple very subtly teased that third-party music services would be coming to the HomePod. Well folks, that time has come. The HomePod (and the new HomePod Mini) will now let you use another music service other than Apple Music. No, it’s not Spotify—it’s Pandora. In an app update pushed out yesterday, Pandora…

Tech News Victoria Song

Spotify Finds a Pay-for-Play Workaround

As far as big tech media companies go, Spotify’s algorithms have largely avoided scrutiny. But we’re entering a new era for the music streaming giant’s relationship with the algos. People are slowly gaining awareness of Spotify’s potential for emotional surveillance—a model for personality profiling that does for music what Facebook did for friends. And on…

Tech News Rhett Jones

The Best Climate Change Podcasts Out Right Now

Climate change is a big topic that can be talked about in so many ways, so we made a list to get you started

Climate Change Jody Serrano

Your Preferred Music App Finally Has an iOS 14 Widget

I’ve tried—I have tried—to make Apple Music my default streaming app, but I always end up deferring to my trusty algorithm-generated Discover playlists on Spotify. When home screen widgets rolled out with iOS 14, Spotify was front of my mind as a great application for this iPhone feature. Today, Spotify officially launched its iOS widget in both…

Tech News Catie Keck

Spotify Adds Ability to Search Songs by Lyrics and Launches New App

This week, Spotify is rolling out the ability to find songs by searching for their lyrics. It’s a feature that’s been a long time coming and it will undoubtedly become second-nature for users in no time at all. Spotify designer Lin Wang first shared the news in a tweet on Monday. The new search function…

Tech News Rhett Jones

The Rallying Cry Against Apple’s App Store Policies is Getting Louder

Several developers and organizations have banded together to lead a campaign against Apple’s App Store policies. Announced today, the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) is a new nonprofit dedicated to fighting for fair, competitive practices across the app ecosystem. The CAF’s founding members include Epic Games, Basecamp, European Publishers Council, Tile, Spotify, and several others…

Tech News Joanna Nelius

Apple’s Subscription Services Bundle Is Already in Hot Water

Just hours after the reveal of Apple’s new services bundles, the tech giant has already taken criticism for evidently favoring its own apps over those with which it directly competes in its App Store. Apple’s long-rumored push into services bundles comes as little surprise for a number of reasons. One is that some of Apple’s…

Tech News Catie Keck

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Is the Android Smartwatch I’ve Been Waiting For

Samsung’s latest flagship smartwatch is stylish, functional, and ambitious while fixing previous issues in the lineup.

Accessories & Wearables Victoria Song

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Spotify Is Testing a New Podcasting Tool to Share Quotes in Other Apps

Spotify is demoing a new tool that will allow some users to share quotes from episodes of podcasts from its platform to messaging and social apps. At present, the feature is limited to only some users and a single podcast original, The Michelle Obama Podcast. Obviously the application for this tool on this particular product…

Internet Catie Keck

Spotify Is Doing Video Podcasts Now, Too

As part of its hard-lean pivot to Podcast King, Spotify is now bringing video podcasts to its platform, complete with seamless multitasking support if you prefer to listen instead. Support for video podcasting will kick off with just a handful of Spotify’s programs, the company said Tuesday, including Book of Basketball 2.0, Fantasy Footballers, the…

Tech News Catie Keck

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SiriusXM Enters the Podcast Wars With Purchase of Stitcher for Up to $325 Million

The war over podcasting appears to be heating up. Today, SiriusXM announced it will acquire Stitcher from the E.W. Scripps Company in a deal that’s potentially worth a whopping $325 million. The move is clearly aimed at beefing up SiriusXM’s podcast offerings and making it more competitive against rivals like Spotify, iHeart Radio, and even…

Tech News Victoria Song

Facebook Kicks Off Friday by Fucking Up Numerous iOS Apps

A major Facebook fuckup crashed numerous iOS apps that rely on its framework for various purposes throughout Friday morning. Per The Next Web, the affected applications include everything from Spotify and Pinterest to Venmo, Tinder, Apple’s App Store, and even competing social media services like Twitter. It appears to have been resolved, though the screwup…

Social Media Tom McKay

Spotify Has a New Workout Playlist Tool, but I Have Questions

Crafting the perfect workout playlist is an art—a very time-consuming art that, frankly, requires more brainpower than it has any right to. Music streaming services have tried to offset that burden with pre-made general workout playlists to get your heart rate up. Now, Spotify is taking that a step further with its new Soundtrack Your…

Tech News Victoria Song

There Are Now Stories Everywhere, Even on Spotify

Data Stuffing Attack Nabbed Around 300,000 Spotify Accounts

Spotify’s Latest Acquisition Is All About Your Data

Looks Like Spotify Is Considering a Subscription Service for Its Podcasts

Steve Bannon Might Regret Calling for Acting Government Officials to Be Murdered [Updated]

Looks Like Spotify Is Expanding Its Streaming Beta on the Apple Watch

The HomePod Finally Has a Third-Party Music App but No, It’s Not Spotify

Spotify Finds a Pay-for-Play Workaround

The Best Climate Change Podcasts Out Right Now

Your Preferred Music App Finally Has an iOS 14 Widget

Spotify Adds Ability to Search Songs by Lyrics and Launches New App

The Rallying Cry Against Apple’s App Store Policies is Getting Louder

Apple’s Subscription Services Bundle Is Already in Hot Water

The Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 Is the Android Smartwatch I’ve Been Waiting For

The Best Free Photoshop Alternatives

Spotify Is Testing a New Podcasting Tool to Share Quotes in Other Apps

Spotify Is Doing Video Podcasts Now, Too

SiriusXM Enters the Podcast Wars With Purchase of Stitcher for Up to $325 Million

Facebook Kicks Off Friday by Fucking Up Numerous iOS Apps

Spotify Has a New Workout Playlist Tool, but I Have Questions

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