Turns out the UK government — under current prime minister Rishi Sunak — is not replacing the GDPR, as Michelle Donelan, his secretary of state for science, innovation and technology, implied last October — when as a fresh-in-post digital secretary under a different PM she paused the flagship data protection reform, saying the government wanted to […]
UK takes another bite at post-Brexit data protection reform — with ‘new GDPR’ by Natasha Lomas originally published on TechCrunch
It’s not just TikTok Spotify is taking inspiration from with its app’s redesign, the company also announced today new features inspired by YouTube and other social platforms, like Instagram and Snapchat. One new feature, Spotify Clips, will allow artists to add 30-second videos to their artist profiles — effectively, Spotify’s own Stories feature. The feature […]
Spotify introduces Countdown Pages and its own Stories feature by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
At Spotify’s Stream On event today, the company introduced new tools to help artists on the streaming service build an audience and grow. Spotify showcased a suite of tools to help artists find fans who would enjoy their music the most, and also announced new features designed to create buzz around their content, merchandise and […]
Spotify debuts new new growth and discovery tools for artists, merch and live events by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch
The tools of modern cinema have become increasingly accessible to independent and even amateur filmmakers, but realistic CG characters (like them or not) have remained the province of big-budget projects. Wonder Dynamics aims to change that with a platform that lets creators literally drag and drop a CG character into any scene as if it […]
Wonder Dynamics puts a full-service CG character studio in a web platform by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
At Spotify’s Stream On event today in L.A., the company introduced a significant redesign of its app, which capitalizes on its investments in personalization technology while also adopting a similar short-form video feed as the one popularized by TikTok. In the updated Spotify mobile app, users and subscribers will gain access to a handful of […]
Spotify revamps its app with TikTok-style discovery feeds, Smart Shuffle for playlists and more by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch
Google’s Android release cadence for Android has become a familiar annual ritual. A month ago, the company launched the first developer preview of Android 14 and now, a month later, here is the second developer preview. Like with the first release, this is very much a version that’s still meant for developers, with the more […]
Google’s new developer preview of Android 14 focuses on privacy and security by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch