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Disney+ is taking on TikTok and YouTube Shorts with new content type — here's what we know

At CES 2026, Disney announced plans to bring short-form vertical video to Disney+ this year, to try and make the app a "daily destination" for subscribers.

Tom’s Guide

Unlock friendship: Spotify's 'request to jam' and listening activity are here for users

Spotify's Messages gets a new year patch, as it prepares two key features for music-lovers on Android.

Android Central

I ditched Spotify three months ago — here's what I switched to and why

I ditched Spotify a few months back and switched to Qobuz. Why did I stay? Well it has more to do with curation than audio quality.

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Spotify Faces Unprecedented Piracy Claim as Activist Group Says It 'Backed Up' Millions of Tracks

Anna's Archive, a website claiming they are 'the largest open library in human history,' stole 86 million music files from Spotify's music catalogue.

International Business Times UK

Anna's Archive backed up 99% of Spotify listens in the name of 'preservation' — but is it really just piracy?

Anna's Archive, billed as the largest truly-open library in human history, now includes roughly 300TB of Spotify tracks and metadata.

Android Central

Pirate archivist group scrapes Spotify's 300TB library, posts free torrents for downloading 86,000,000 tracks — investigation underway as music and metadata hit torrent sites

In the name of music preservation, pirate group Anna's Archive has scraped 300 TB of data from Spotify's library, representing around 37% of all songs but 99.9% of all listens. It's essentially everything on Spotify packaged into torrents to be distributed illegally, analogous to how the group has made books…

Tom’s Hardware

Media Matters Acted Too Late in Moving in U.S. Court to Block X's Irish Lawsuit

The lawsuit stems from Media Matters' claim that X's "content moderation policies permitted the placement of 'pro-Nazi' content next to advertisements for major brands."

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Down with Spotify! These 6 independent music streaming services want a better experience for musicians and listeners alike

These music services think the streaming model is broken – and want to fix it

What Hi-Fi?

Jared Kushner's firm backs out of Paramount's Warner Bros. bid

The newsThe Warner Bros. board is expected to announce that it plans to reject Paramount's $30-a-share all-cash offer for the company.

Axios

Dana Walden Doesn't Appreciate Being 'Pit' Against Colleagues As Race To See Who Replaces Bob Iger Heats Up

The battle for the next Disney CEO is nearly over, and one candidate seems quite happy about that.

Cinemablend

Spotify was down — Live updates as the outage ends

Everyone's favorite music streaming service seemed to have issues, leaving internet goers around the world with nothing to listen to.

Tom’s Guide

Spotify's recent outage leaves users locked out — but now it's back up and running

Spotify users faced disruptions this morning, as widespread login issues and playlist disappearances left many in musical limbo, prompting the platform to acknowledge the outages publicly.

Android Central

Spotify’s ‘Prompted Playlists’ lets you take more control of its algorithm

Spotify announced "Prompted Playlists," a feature in beta that places the user in control of its musical algorithm.

Android Central

How to find music videos in Spotify — as long as your account supports them

Music videos are currently rolling out to Spotify Premium subscribers in the US and Canada.

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Spotify continues to evolve – starts to rollout music videos to a select few

It's taking a leaf from the YouTube Music book.

Tom’s Guide

This Disney Plus and Hulu plan just disappeared — and your subscription could be affected

Some subscribers are discovering that their Disney Plus and Hulu plan is disappearing. Here's what you need to know.

International Business Times UK

Media Giants Clash: Paramount Launches $108.4 Billion Hostile Bid For Warner Bros. Discovery

Paramount's $108.4bn hostile, all-cash bid for Warner Bros. Discovery ignites a head-to-head showdown with Netflix's signed, narrower deal.

Cinemablend

Even After Netflix Landed Dibs, Paramount's Bosses Are Making A New Move To Try And Buy Warner Bros.

Paramount hasn't given up on taking over Warner Bros. just yet.

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I finally switched from Spotify – my chosen alternative isn't what you'd think

Is there a better value offering in the modern music streaming arena?

Tom’s Guide

I just discovered YouTube's version of Spotify Wrapped — here's how to find yours

Learn how to find and access your YouTube Recap 2025, which shows your entire year of watch history and viewing personality.

The Guardian - UK

I spent hours listening to Sabrina Carpenter this year. So why do I have a Spotify ‘listening age’ of 86?

Many users of the app were shocked, this week, by this addition to the Spotify Wrapped roundup – especially twentysomethings who were judged to be 100

Tom’s Guide

Disney Plus just got a pair of major updates — here's what is changing

Disney Plus just announced a pair of major updates. Here's what's changing about the Disney Plus app.

Evening Standard

Spotify Wrapped: These are the alternatives across the internet

There are plenty of other platforms giving music lovers the chance to delve further into their listening habits

Tom’s Guide

I've been trying to quit Spotify for months, but Spotify Wrapped is the beast that keeps pulling me back

Spotify Wrapped is here, and it's reminded me why Spotify is so hard to quit. No other streaming service comes close.

Tom’s Guide

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here — and to nobody’s surprise, my top stats (and yours) are exactly what you expected

Spotify Wrapped is your musical year-in-review and every year, I know exactly who's going to be in my Wrapped... and so do you.

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