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"I’m not sure that journey is fully understood. And frankly, we probably haven’t done a very good job of explaining it": Spotify just posted their first-ever year of profit

All those subscriptions, all those ads, all those penny payouts and they still couldn’t make a buck?

Daniel Ek's body scanning startup with 100k waitlist hits £1.4bn valuation

Daniel Ek's body scanning startup with 100k waitlist hits £1.4bn valuation

The Spotify co-founder's startup, dubbed the Apple of healthcare, aims to identify health issues for a price of £299.

Spotify HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children,’ resisting RTO mandates

Spotify HR chief says remote staff aren’t ‘children,’ resisting RTO mandates

Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work isn’t ideal.

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What the Ek? Spotify founder is richer than any musical artist, ever

And Spotify nuke Spotify Unwrapped, the protest site that worked out just how little they’re paying artists

We Asked Spotify Why This Year’s Wrapped Felt So Off, Here’s What They Said

This year's Spotify Wrapped hit different, and not in a good way. So, we decided to ask Spotify why they made so many changes.

Spotify confirms Super Premium lossless audio at last

Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek has confirmed the Super Premium tier for better bitrates.

Years later, Spotify still says it's working on 'Super Premium' with lossless audio

Spotify wants you to pay more for features that are already included by its competitors.

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Spotify launches huge push into video as it takes on YouTube

Spotify launches huge push into video as it takes on YouTube

Music app has already pushed into podcasts and audiobooks in recent years

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Daniel Ek says Spotify has never been stronger as it caps remarkable 2024 turnaround

Daniel Ek says Spotify has never been stronger as it caps remarkable 2024 turnaround

The streaming giant beat expectations across several metrics as it approaches its first ever full year of profitability.

Spotify HR chief says remote staff aren't 'children,' resisting RTO mandates

Spotify HR chief says remote staff aren't 'children,' resisting RTO mandates

Spotify isn’t planning to follow Amazon and scrap its “work from anywhere” policy, but its HR chief admitted remote work isn’t ideal.

Here's why Spotify's CEO refuses to play sports with friend Mark Zuckerberg

Here's why Spotify's CEO refuses to play sports with friend Mark Zuckerberg

Daniel Ek and Mark Zuckerberg have been friends since meeting at a barbecue in 2008.

"There’s nothing fair about stealing an artist’s life’s work”: The worrying rise of AI music extenders

"There’s nothing fair about stealing an artist’s life’s work”: The worrying rise of AI music extenders

Many AI-driven platforms now offer the means to extend your tracks to any length you want, but how legal is its underlying algorithmic training?

Mark Zuckerberg says Europe needs more consistent AI regulation—and even his privacy nemesis agrees

Mark Zuckerberg says Europe needs more consistent AI regulation—and even his privacy nemesis agrees

Max Schrems, who is responsible for Meta AI not coming to Europe anytime soon, says the Meta CEO has a point.

Swedish start-up Neko Health brings its sci-fi scanning suite to central London

Swedish start-up Neko Health brings its sci-fi scanning suite to central London

The new Neko Health Centre in Marylebone offers ultra-fast health scanning in a an upscale environment

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Daniel Ek has made more money from Spotify in a year than Taylor Swift has, like, ever

His earnings over a 12-month period are reported to be equivalent to 115 billion streams

Spotify Deluxe — everything we know so far

A more expensive Deluxe tier is coming to Spotify and should bring improved audio quality.

Spotify CEO says a "higher quality" Spotify is "in early days"... 1248 days since it was first announced

Spotify HiFi is indeed coming, but don't expect it any time soon.

Spotify Hi-Fi confirmed by company CEO – but it's going to cost you

If you're a fan of top tier audio quality with deep pockets, Spotify Hi-Fi might be the thing for you.

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Spotify confirms more expensive Deluxe tier coming — here's what you'll pay

During an earnings call, Spotify confirmed that a spendier Deluxe tier is coming to the service. Perhaps we'll finally get hi-fi audio.

Get ready for Spotify Supremium – Spotify CEO finally reveals ideas for 'higher quality' tier that's a lot pricier

Spotify's Daniel Ek gets even more candid about the long-rumored higher tier – but don't expect it right away.

Spotify Surpasses 246 Million Paying Subscribers, Shares Rise 14%.

Spotify's Q2 2024 results show strong growth in paid subscribers, revenue, and user engagement, driven by new pricing strategies and content offerings.

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Billionaire Nik Storonsky builds side quant bet to Revolut

Nik Storonsky spent the past decade shaking up banking with his financial services firm Revolut. Now the billionaire former Lehman Brothers trader is looking to pull off a similar feat in venture capital.

"My original point was not to devalue the time, effort, or resources involved in creating meaningful works": Spotify CEO responds to backlash over comments on cost of making music

"It’s clear I was far too vague in the post, including with my clumsy definition of content. I understand how it came across as very reductive and that wasn’t my intent"

Spotify’s CEO got roasted by artists after he said the cost of creating content is ‘close to zero.’ Now he’s trying to walk back his ‘clumsy’ remark

In a clarifying post, Daniel Ek said his earlier definition of content was “very reductive.”

Spotify announces price hike, right after CEO enrages music fans by claiming the cost of creating 'content' is 'close to zero'

Just a day after Spotify's CEO claimed that the cost of creating "content" is "close to zero," the music streaming service is engaging US subscribers further with a price hike.

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