I paid for music, but Spotify has turned into a YouTube clone

Here’s a cold, hard truth. You cannot beat YouTube at video. It’s impossible. Google spent two decades and billions of dollars optimizing the pipes that bring video to your screen. By trying to turn ...

Spotify said AI has been doing the heavy lifting for its coding since December

Spotify engineers use an internal system known as "Honk," which helps speed up coding productivity with AI. Honk utilizes Anthropic's Claude Code to enable AI coding and remote, real-time deployment ...

Spotify says its top engineers haven't written code in months as AI handles development

Spotify co-CEO Gustav Söderström made the admission during the company's fourth-quarter earnings call. Like every other chief executive, Söderström was praising AI's ability to accelerate development ...
TechCrunch

Spotify rolls out group chats

After launching a messaging feature last August, Spotify is now rolling out group chats. The company announced this week that users can now share the podcasts, playlists, and audiobooks they’re ...
Newsweek

Millions of Apple Users Warned To Stop Using Chrome—Here’s the Risk

Apple users relying on Google Chrome to browse the web may need to reconsider their options after both Apple and Google issued serious warnings that could affect millions of devices. "You’ll need to ...
Movieguide

What You Need to Know About Spotify’s New ‘Prompted Playlist’ Feature

Spotify just released a new AI tool for U.S. and Canadian premium subscribers called “Prompted Playlist.” “Listeners don’t just want Spotify to understand them. They want to actively shape their own ...
Forbes

Stop Using This App On Your iPhone—Warning Issued For Apple Users

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Your data leaks through your phone. This happens because apps abuse permissions and then ...
GitHub

Automatically archive Spotify playlists using Python & GitHub Actions. Never lose your Discover Weekly playlist again!

Spotify has neutered this script. On November 27, 2024, Spotify implemented new changes to their Web API that makes it impossible to retrieve information about "Algorithmic and Spotify-owned editorial ...
Wired

TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes

According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US. It's easy to ...
blockonomi

Spotify Rolls Out AI-Driven Playlist Generator for U.S. and Canadian Premium Users

Spotify launches AI-powered “prompted playlist” for U.S. and Canadian Premium users. Users can create playlists based on moods, memories, or activities, with AI-curated suggestions. The feature ...
CNBC

Spotify's new playlist generator lets you add your vibes, feelings or memories

Spotify is rolling out 'prompted playlist' for premium users in the U.S. and Canada. The feature uses AI to create playlists from user prompts that can reflect vibes, feelings or memories. Spotify ...