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Twitter sues Elon Musk for cancelling deal

Twitter sued Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday, trying to force him to complete his $44 billion takeovers of the social media company by accusing him of “outlandish” and “bad faith” actions that have caused the platform irreparable harm and “wreaked havoc” on its stock price. Back in April, Musk pledged to pay $54.20 a share for Twitter, which a...


Alphabet to slow down personnel hiring for ’22

Alphabet to slow down personnel hiring for ’22

Alphabet Inc. said on Wednesday it would slow the pace of hiring for the rest of the year, the latest company to make such a move as decades-high inflation and the fallout from the Ukraine crisis pressure businesses. The announcement aligns the parent of search giant Google with other major tech companies, including Uber Technologies Inc. and...


Spotify introduces new Apple Watch app

Spotify expands video podcasts for creators

Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced expansion of video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, and Mexico. This is the first time Spotify has allowed this feature in non-English speaking countries. "These are markets with especially strong podcast creator communities t...


Netflix partners with Microsoft for ad-supported service

Netflix partners with Microsoft for ad-supported service

Netflix Inc and Microsoft said on Wednesday the latter has been selected as technology and sales partner for the streamer’s planned ad-supported subscription offering. The streaming giant is looking to plug slowing subscriber growth by rolling out a cheaper plan supported by ad revenues, according to news reports filed by Reuters and CNBC. ...


YouTube disables picture-in-picture mode globally

YouTube disables picture-in-picture mode globally

Google-owned video streaming platform YouTube has disabled the picture-in-picture (PiP) mode globally on all iOS and iPadOS 15.0 and higher-running devices. Global YouTube Premium subscribers will be able to watch videos on their iPhones and iPads in PiP mode, which allows them to browse other apps on their devices while watching the videos i...


Spotify cleans up playlists, removes thousands of AI-made songs

Spotify launches new lyrics feature

Swedish auto streaming platform Spotify has secretly started to enable real-time lyrics on the Google Nest Hub. The feature enables the listeners of Spotify to listen to music while viewing lyrics that change as the song continues. It is already accessible on iOS, Android, gaming consoles, desktop PCs, and some smart TVs. The launch of the...