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Spotify Is Still Struggling to Monetize The Music Streaming Business Despite Playing The Right Notes
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 - 9:04am | 704Read More...On Tuesday, Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT) reported a record first-quarter user growth but a soft ad business resulted in lower-than-expected revenue. Record User Growth According to CEO Daniel EK, this was Spotify’s second largest quarter of user growth since inception, with ...
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Grimes Rhymes? Musk's Ex Wants YOU To Share Her Profits In AI-Music Project
Monday, April 24, 2023 - 6:17pm | 943Read More...The rise of artificial intelligence continues to be a trend in 2023 with many companies and businesses looking for opportunities. AI could also be used to mimic the voices and appearance of celebrities, which may be one of the negatives that come with the growth. Celebrities have an opportunity to...
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If The S&P 500 Falls, These 5 High-Beta US Stocks Will Likely Underperform
Monday, April 10, 2023 - 5:14pm | 603Read More...Which U.S. stocks currently have the highest beta relative to the S&P 500 index? If the word "stock beta" is unfamiliar to you, don't panic - it's a lot simpler than it sounds. Beta is a volatility metric that helps investors determine the relative risk of a stock....
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Spotify Tests 'Token-Enabled Playlists' For NFT Holders
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 1:28pm | 540Read More...Popular music streaming service Spotify is experimenting with a new feature called "token-enabled playlists" that allows non-fungible token (NFT) holders to connect their wallets and listen to curated music playlists. The service is currently in a three-month testing phase and is...
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Music Coin Soars 33% As Spotify Tests 'Token-Enabled Playlists'
Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 3:42am | 350Read More...Music tokens are surging on the news of Spotify (NYSE: SPOT) testing a new service that will allow non-fungible tokens (NFT) holders to connect their wallets and listen to music. What Happened: The new service is called "token-enabled playlists” which will be available to NFT...
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Nintendo Lets Gamers Review Everything They've Played In 2022 And For How Long — Just Like Spotify Wrapped
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 - 8:10am | 351Read More...Taking a leaf out of Spotify's Playbook, Nintendo Co. (OTC: NTDOY) Switch now allows users to access their "Nintendo Year in Review 2022." What Happened: Indulging in a popular end-of-year ritual — similar to Spotify Wrapped — Nintendo Switch has...
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Yuga Labs Co-Founders Launch Podcast On NFTs, Crypto, Metaverse And Art: Here Are The Details
Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 11:37am | 660Read More...The founders of one of the most successful and most valuable NFT collections and Web3 companies have launched a new podcast to discuss the world of Web3 with selected guests. Here are the details. What Happened: Yuga Labs co-founder Greg Solano (aka Garga), Wylie Aronow (aka GordonGoner) and Kerem...
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Microsoft And Google, Watch Out! New App That Has An Opinionated Take On The Calendar Raises $7M
Monday, November 28, 2022 - 9:24am | 384Read More...Amie, a new-age startup, has secured $7 million in a seed round to compete against Microsoft Outlook and Google Calendar. What Happened: Amie announced that it closed a $7 million seed round led by Spark Capital in June, reported TechCrunch. The startup is building a calendar...
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TikTok Parent Reportedly Seeking To Expand Music Service In Direct Challenge To Spotify, Apple
Thursday, October 13, 2022 - 2:18am | 443Read More...TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd reportedly wants to boost its music-streaming business and up the ante against industry heavyweights such as Spotify Technology S.A. (NYSE: SPOT). What Happened: ByteDance has started approaching music labels for its Resso...
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Apple's Epic Loss Could Be A Game Changer For Spotify
Monday, September 20, 2021 - 10:10am | 933Read More...Last week, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) lost a court case to Fortnite creator Epic Games and was ordered to allow developers to send their app's users to outside payment systems. Opening Apple's ecosystem up to third-party payment options translates to freeing users from paying Apple 15% to 30%...
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The Latest Barron's Picks And Pans: Facebook, Jefferies, Palantir, Spotify And More
Saturday, August 21, 2021 - 1:58pm | 1107Read More...This weekend's Barron's cover story examines the long-term prospects for big tech companies currently in the sights of regulators and lawmakers. Other featured articles discuss what the ongoing COVID-19 threat means for drugmakers and why investors so often fail to understand how to value...
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Fintech Focus For June 18, 2021
Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 7:26pm | 2110Read More...Quote To Start The Day: "A man is but what he knows.” Source: Sir Francis Bacon One Big Thing In Fintech: At the end of May, the total market capitalization of stablecoins, which include ones offered by crypto firms Tether and Centre, broke $100 billion. But in recent weeks, lawmakers...
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Fintech Focus For April 14, 2021
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 - 7:11pm | 2012Read More...Quote To Start The Day: “I think smart money understands that, although volatility has contracted a lot in these last two months, we are still seeing signs of excess market fragility appear from many different angles.” Source: Kris Sidial One Big Thing In Fintech: ConsenSys, a key...
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Fintech Focus For April 12, 2021
Sunday, April 11, 2021 - 9:50pm | 2268Read More...Quote To Start The Day: I would rather engage in the pursuit of excellence than the pursuit of assets. Source: Ken Griffin One Big Thing In Fintech: A week before its initial public offering (IPO), Coinbase reported significant user growth for the first quarter of 2021. See also: How to Buy...
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Fintech Focus For March 31, 2021
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 - 5:35pm | 2414Read More...Quote To Start The Day: Making renewable energy from solar isn’t that complicated anymore. Source: Greg Barron-Gafford One Big Thing In Fintech: The technology needed to support ETF trading has advanced considerably in the last decade. In the past it was necessary to build in-house, but now...
