Sarah Perez

The feature puts Spotify in more direct competition with YouTube as a place where creators can interact with their listeners.

Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads: Since Elon Musk's 2022 acquisition of X, the app formerly known as Twitter, usage of X alternatives has continued to grow as people embrace decentralized social networking.

The question now is whether Spotify will add something similar for music artists in the future.

The new YouTube features include those that will automatically transform longer videos into Shorts, among others.

Retro CEO Nathan Sharp isn't worrying just yet about Google's plan to copy his app's experience, despite the numerous similarities.

Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, is continuing to develop a downvoting feature that will be used to improve how replies are ranked. Although the company

TECH CRUNCH - The FTC and international consumer protection networks studied 642 websites and apps offering subscriptions, finding that ~76% employed manipulative "dark patterns" to influence user behavior.

The tests indicate there are loopholes in TikTok's ability to apply its parental controls and policies effectively in a situation where the teen user originally lied about their age, as many likely do.

Apple's changes may affect apps that today have an estimated $393 million in revenue and have been downloaded roughly 58 million times over the past year.

Spotify's AI DJ, which was first launched last year, is meant to serve as a smart audio guide that introduces music using a convincingly realistic voice.