Want the economy to do well? Just look at streaming music services and online video games. According to the Bank of England, multiplayer games and music apps like Spotify can give lawmakers a good “sense of what’s going on in the econ…
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YouTube Remix Will Terminate Google Play Music, Sources Say
Looks like Google won’t have three separate music streaming services after all. Yet, why has YouTube Remix repeated the same mistakes the parent company made with Play Music and YouTube Red? According to a new report, Google Play Music will…
Latest Industry: Live Nation, Spotify, Latin Music, YouTube, Pandora, Gibson, Shazam, Prince, Distrokid, More…
Get your $20 concert tickets while they last. Live Nation has announced that ‘National Concert Week’ will take place April 30th through May 8th. The promoter will offer exclusive $20 all-in tickets for music fans to celebrate the kick…
Latest Industry: Spotify’s Chery, Lamar’s Pulitzer, Lil Wayne, SoundCloud, Sony/ATV, Mixcloud, Conchita Wurst
Betting long on Lil Wayne. Sound Royalties has just bagged a marquee investment: Lil Wayne. The company focuses on helping artists raise funds for future projects while leveraging lucrative catalogs. “I am very excited to be team…
Latest Industry: Ikea, Google, YouTube, Hackers, Congress, Live Nation, Deezer
Doubling down on Bluetooth speakers. Ikea will bring two Bluetooth speaker models to the US and the UK. Called the Ikea ENEBY, the speakers measure 20 x 20 or 30 x 30 and come in white, gray, or black. This marks the first time that the Swe…
How to Manage Your Google Privacy Settings
Dig into Google’s account dashboard to see what the company knows about you.
Google Staffers Demand End to Work on Pentagon AI Project
More than 3,100 employees have signed the letter protesting Google’s involvement in Project Maven, a Pentagon effort to use AI systems to analyze drone footage.
Google Is Shutting Down Its Link Shortener
The way we find content changed and goo.gl short links are no longer good enough.
Lawsuit Claims Google Failed to Prevent Sexual Harassment
Loretta Lee, a former rising star at the company, recounts tales of serial sexual harassment.
Google’s Ban on Gun Sales Also Blocks ‘Guns n Roses,’ ‘Sex Pistols,’ ‘Gundam,’ and ‘Burgundy Wine’
Looking to purchase Guns n Roses or Sex Pistols merchandise? Or, anything with ‘gun’ in it? That’s been a challenge of late. Following the tragic Parkland shooting two weeks ago, multiple organizations have lambasted the g…