#Spotify adds subscribers with podcasts push

#Spotify adds subscribers with podcasts push

“#Spotify adds subscribers with podcasts push” Spotify added more users than expected at the end of last year as people stuck at home due to the coronavirus pandemic tuned in to streaming music and podcasts like “The Joe Rogan Experience,” the company said on Wednesday. Despite the uptick, investors sent shares of the Swedish streamer…

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#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry

#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry

“#Spotify making algorithm that knows when you’re sad, angry” Spotify is listening. The music streaming service was finally granted a patent — nearly three years after submitting plans — for an algorithm that can better predict what users want to hear — by listening-in on their conversations. The artificial intelligence technology will predict users’ “emotional…

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#Amazon to acquire Wondery in podcast push

#Amazon to acquire Wondery in podcast push

“#Amazon to acquire Wondery in podcast push” Amazon said Wednesday it would acquire podcast startup Wondery, aiming to beef up non-musical content on its Amazon Music app. Earlier this month, the Wall Street Journal reported that the firms were in deal talks, pegging Wondery at a valuation of more than $300 million. Amazon is relatively a late entrant…

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