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People.io data rewards app gets Telefónica co-branding push
London based People.io has taken its first steps outside the UK, expanding its data sharing rewards platform into Germany — where it’s launched a co-branded version of the app with carrier o2 (called o2 Get), targeting the latter’s ~24 million customers. Crunch Report | Juicero Running Dry?
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Juicero users find that man trumps machine
Facebook will license its new 360 cameras that capture in six degrees of freedom
Spotify’s half-priced student pricing expands worldwide
Microsoft to shut down Wunderlist in favor of its new app, To-Do
Planned Parenthood enrolls in 500 Startups’ seed program
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Spotify is launching a Messenger bot for sharing song clips with friends
Spotify will be launching a bot for Facebook Messenger users that lets friends discover and share music directly in their chats. The bot, which takes advantage of Facebook’s soon-to-launch chat extensions, includes search tools, music recommendations, and sharing functionality for sending 30-second song clips to friends that can either be listened to within Messenger, or launched in… Read More
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Spotify Premium Director Robert Lamvik leaves company for meditation app Headspace
Meditation app Headspace recently brought on Robert Lamvik, Spotify’s now-former director of its premium service, and Dr. Megan Jones Bell, former chief science officer at mental health startup Lantern. Their respective roles at Headspace are head of growth and chief science officer — two new roles at the company. Read More
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Spotify trades free-tier album delays for smaller royalties
Spotify has long refused to restrict new releases from its ad-supported non-paying listeners because it would make the streaming app confusing. It wanted all music available to everyone, always. But as it preps to IPO, it needs to negotiate better royalty rates with the major labels, and allowing this “windowing” practice is a bargaining chip it’s finally going to cash in. Read More
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How Spotify is finally gaining leverage over record labels
That’s why over the past few years, Spotify has been pushing five different paths to putting pressure on the labels to cut it a better royalties deal. They all hinge around the idea of making the labels need Spotify as much as it’s historically needed them. When Spotify launched in 2008, it had no power in the relationship since it had so few listeners. It needed to raise over… Read More
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Spotify is testing a lossless subscription tier for $15 to $20 per month
Spotify is thinking about introducing a new paid option in addition to the existing Spotify Premium subscription called Spotify Hi-Fi. For an extra $5 to $10, you could get all the features in Spotify Premium as well as lossless high fidelity streaming. There could also be a couple of new features. The Verge first spotted that the company has been doing tests on its mobile app. There are… Read More
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Dubset raises $4M to legalize remixes for Spotify and Apple Music
Record labels refuse to allow streaming of remixes and hour-long DJ sets unless copyright owners get paid for every little sample. Dubset just raised $4 million to handle that legal mess so Spotify and Apple Music can offer the type of music that used to live illegally on SoundCloud. Read More
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Crunch Report: Prince returns to Spotify
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Prince returns to Spotify and Napster this weekend
WhatsApp now supports two-step authentication
Amazon’s Tap speaker gets a hands-free update in defiance of its name
Beats X bring Apple’s wireless headphone tech to a tethered form factor
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The New York Times offers free Spotify to new subscribers
If you’ve been thinking about subscribing to The New York Times, this could be the moment to do it, since The Times just announced a special offer that also includes free access to Spotify Premium. The offer applies specifically to the Times’ All-Access subscription, which includes unlimited reading on the Times website and apps, as well as behind-the-scenes content. You’ll… Read More
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