Spotify is soaring, but its ad business is floundering. Here's why.

Tech Insider : Business
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek
Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, said the company's ad business needs to move faster.

Presley Ann/Getty Images for Spotify

The rise of Friend Socialism

Tech Insider : Economy, Business
Two friends holding phones closely together, surrounded by dollar signs and a photo of an Apple TV Menu.

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Spotify prices are going up for Premium subscribers in these regions

Android Central
Spotify announced a price increase is inbound for its Premium users in several regions.

This tech CEO is trying to stop AI killing the internet. Why is everyone so mad at him?

Tech Insider : Business, Economy, Style
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince

Reuters

Spotify's Discover Weekly turns 10, but gifts you two big updates instead

Android Central
Spotify celebrated 10 years of Discover Weekly by dropping two updates for users.

Read the letter a senator sent to Spotify after BI found 200 fake podcasts on the platform peddling opioids

Tech Insider : Politics, Business, Style
Maggie Hassan
Sen. Maggie Hassan has asked Spotify about its moderation policies after a BI investigation.

Evelyn Hockstein/Pool via AP

YouTube powerhouse Pocket.watch is betting on kid-focused podcasts as its next growth area

Tech Insider : Business, Economy
Pocket.watch
Pocket.watch has two new podcasts: a musical mystery show for preschoolers and a mystery show for tweens.

Pocket.watch

Was your 2024 Spotify Wrapped disappointing? A former engineer explains why it felt like a flop this year

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Spotify Wrapped logo
For the first time this year, Spotify Wrapped used Google's AI to make a podcast about users' favorite songs.

Spotify; Getty Images; Chelsea Jia Feng/BI

Spotify Wrapped was a flop for some music listeners this year

Tech Insider : Business
Spotify Wrapped 2024
Spotify Wrapped 2024 debuted this week with some new features — and not everyone loved the results.

Screenshot/Spotify

Spotify Wrapped is always a mess for parents. The new AI 'podcast' version just makes it worse.

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
spotify wrpapped podast
Spotify Wrapped uses Google's AI to make a podcast about your favorite songs.

Spotify

Subscribe to spotify