Spotify’s Daniel Ek secures €600 million investment in A.I military drone company

Spotify’s Daniel Ek secures €600 million investment in A.I military drone company

Ek is currently a chairman of Helsing, a German firm valued at €12 billion. Daniel Ek. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images   Prima Materia, the investment company co-founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek, is leading a €600 million investment in Helsing, a Munich-based company creating drones and artificial intelligence for military operations, the Financial Times reports….

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#Spotify to Cut 17 Percent of Global Workforce

#Spotify to Cut 17 Percent of Global Workforce

Music streaming giant Spotify is making another round of job cuts, slashing 17 percent of its global workforce as the company continues its strategy to become “both productive and efficient.” In a blog post published Monday, founder and CEO Daniel Ek wrote that the new layoffs would “reduce our total headcount by approximately [17 percent]…

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#Spotify Chief Criticizes Kanye “Ye” West’s “Awful” Antisemitic Comments, But Music Won’t Be Removed

#Spotify Chief Criticizes Kanye “Ye” West’s “Awful” Antisemitic Comments, But Music Won’t Be Removed

Spotify Chief Criticizes Kanye “Ye” West’s “Awful” Antisemitic Comments, But Music Won’t Be Removed The growing corporate boycott of Kanye “Ye” West after he made antisemitic remarks in several interviews has increased pressure on music streaming services to pull the rapper-turned-fashion mogul’s albums from their platforms. On Tuesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the issue…

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