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Every article we've written on Spotify. The popular music streaming, podcast and video service was founded in 2006 by Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. Spotify is based in Stockholm and London.
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March in Africa: Uber on motorcycles, Spotify’s arrival, and solar panels
It’s been on the cards for a while, and now it is finally here. Introducing “Uber for motorcycle taxis” in Africa. Yes, Uber has finally introduced a ride-hailing service for motorbike taxis -- locally called “boda bodas” -- in Uganda. Uber has company, however, in ...
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Spotify's newest podcast is about mental health and startup life
Spotify has launched a new podcast, Killing It, which tells the stories of those who have attained success in the cut-throat startup world while simultaneously battling mental health issues. The show is hosted by veteran tech journalist Aleks Krotoski, alongside therapist Petra ...
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Spotify 'on its way' to creating first hardware product
Spotify is looking to create some combination of Snap's 'Spectacles,' Amazon's 'Echo,' and the Pebble watch.
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Spotify and Discord team up to add music to your gaming chats
The latest service to throw its weight behind chat client Discord is Spotify, as the two services today announced they're ...
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Spotify launches a new free app for streaming its own curated playlists
Spotify has launched Stations, a new ad-supported app that lets you listen to playlists curated by the company at no charge. ...
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Report: Spotify secretly files for IPO this year
Spotify allegedly filed for its IPO in December, and will go directly to the New York Stock Exchange while bypassing many of the IPO conventions. According to a report by Axios, the music streaming service filed confidentially at the end of December. CNBC reports it will skip ...
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Spotify gives Linux users an early Christmas present: a new desktop client
Linux-loving users of Spotify have had it rough for the past few years. Spotify stopped active development on its desktop client back in 2016. This left users with an unenviable choice between a visibly outdated desktop client, or using the web app. Thankfully, right before Christmas, ...
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YouTube reportedly plans to take on Spotify with a streaming music service next year
YouTube is gearing up to launch a paid streaming music service by March 2018 to take on Spotify and Apple Music, reports ...
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Resurface your best tunes of 2017 with Spotify's yearly Wrapped
Spotify's Wrapped feature is back again and it's just in time for the holidays. Check out how you can relive your best music ...
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Spotify pivots from music streaming service to... makeup retailer?
Today, Spotify announced a new partnership with beauty brand Pat McGrath Labs, allowing listeners to purchase makeup through the platform. Sales are done through MerchBar, which Spotify joined forces with in 2016 in order to flog band t-shirts, posters, and vinyls. Makeup is, therefore, ...
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The Mighty, the world’s first Spotify music player that doesn’t need a smartphone
A Kickstarter darling that’s just now pushing its way into the retail market, you can be among the first to check out what’s destined to be mentioned among the gadget of the year contenders with this special offer: a Mighty Spotify Music Player for just $85 from TNW Deals.
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Spotify finally lands in the iMessage App Store
It’s about time. Spotify has quietly launched an app for iMessage, allowing you to easily share tracks with friends, without having to leave the chat, or deal with copying-and-pasting links. To enable it, open iMessage, head to the app store, and then press ‘Manage.’ Finally, ...
