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Official: Apple’s $400m buyout of Shazam has been cleared in Europe
No divestments or concessions required in big money deal, finds EC
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FRIDAY 8.31.18
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Apple Files Legal Complaint Over Chicago’s ‘Illegal’ Netflix Tax
Can Apple manage to undo Chicago’s abhorrent Amusement Tax? Several years ago, Chicago unveiled a harsh tax on its citizens. Without consulting the public, city officials imposed a reinterpretation of Chicago’s existing amusement tax. The city would n…
Apple’s $400m Shazam buyout set to win approval in Europe – report
Apple is expected to integrate Shazam’s technology into its own app by some observers
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The music industry must beware it doesn’t get eaten up by phone giants’ hunger for growth
Telco giants are back in love with music – but is that definitely such as good thing?
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Teenager Pleads Guilty to Hacking Apple Multiple Times
Over the course of a year he repeatedly hacked into Apple’s servers and stole around 90GB of data because he admired the company. Apple states no customers were affected by the breaches of its security.
Deezer’s new Middle East deal is not good news for Spotify or Apple
Platform will soon be the exclusive streaming partner of its new investor, Rotana
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3 Key Factors That Led to Apple Becoming the World’s First Trillion-Dollar Company
Apple has never competed on price, yet it is the brand preferred by people across the wealth spectrum.
The music business’s biggest stories of the past week: Universal, Vivendi, Sony, Apple, Troy Carter
Here’s what caught our attention over the past seven days…
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