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Jan 24, 2024 • 3min
Apple will pay artists more to have a spatial audio version on Apple Music
Apple will pay additional royalties starting this month to artists if they have a spatial audio version on Apple Music, according to multiple reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 24, 2024 • 2min
Telegram is rolling out ‘view-once’ voice and video messages
Telegram is rolling out a bunch of upgrades as part of its January feature drop including “view-once” video and audio messages, the ability to pause recording while sending a video or an audio message, and new read-time controls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 4min
Chronosphere acquires Calyptia to extend its observability platform
Chronosphere, a startup that offers a cloud native observability platform, today announced that it has acquired Calyptia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 23, 2024 • 4min
Sony tells Zee it’s terminating the $10 billion India merger
Sony called off the merger between its India unit and Zee Entertainment on Monday, ending a two-year acquisition deliberation that would have created a $10 billion media powerhouse in the South Asian market. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024 • 4min
X says a bug caused numerous posts to be labeled as ‘Sensitive Media’
A bug on X, formerly Twitter, was causing numerous posts over the weekend to be flagged as “Sensitive Media,” thwarting the company’s own attempts to make its platform more approachable to advertisers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 22, 2024 • 4min
TikTok faces Iowa lawsuit accusing the company of ‘lying’ to parents
The state of Iowa is suing TikTok, alleging that the social media company misleads parents about the kinds of content available to young users. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 20, 2024 • 7min
Spotify’s astrology-like Daylists go viral, but its micro-genre mastermind was let go last month
Is it a “fearful vocaloid wednesday morning,” a “yearning cottagecore thursday afternoon,” or perhaps a “heartbroken karaoke friday evening”? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 19, 2024 • 9min
Unredacted Meta documents reveal ‘historical reluctance’ to protect children
Internal Meta documents about child safety have been unsealed as part of a lawsuit filed by the New Mexico Department of Justice against both Meta and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 19, 2024 • 4min
Land Moto accelerates its electric bike battery play with $3M infusion
Cleveland-based electric motorcycle startup Land Moto is looking to diversify by powering up the battery design side of its tech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jan 18, 2024 • 7min
NASA’s robotic, self-assembling structures could be the next phase of space construction
Bad news if you want to move to the Moon or Mars: housing is a little hard to come by. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
