Apple Music launches revamped 2022 Replay experience with new highlight reel

November 29, 2022

Apple Music has launched a revamped 2022 Replay experience to let subscribers explore their top songs, artists, albums, genres and more. Although Replay is still only accessible via the web, the redesign brings the annual recap feature closer to the interactive nature of Spotify’s Wrapped experience. Replay now includes a Stories-like highlight reel that displays […]

Apple Music launches revamped 2022 Replay experience with new highlight reel by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch

The Download: the West’s AI myth, and Musk v Apple

November 29, 2022
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The AI myth Western lawmakers get wrong While the US and the EU may differ on how to regulate tech, their lawmakers seem to agree on one thing: the West needs to ban…

Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $11.3B, driven by demand, not just inflation, says Adobe

November 29, 2022

Expectations for this year’s holiday spend online were lukewarm, but initial activity — driven by deep discounts — has bucked predictions. Cyber Monday pulled in $11.3 billion in sales online according to figures from Adobe Analytics, which tracks seasonal e-commerce activity. This is 5.8% more than consumers spent on the same day last year (when […]

Cyber Monday online sales hit a record $11.3B, driven by demand, not just inflation, says Adobe by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch

Slate’s ‘Slow Burn’ is the winner of Apple’s first podcast award

November 29, 2022

Apple debuted its first podcast award today with Slate’s “Slow Burn” as a winner for this year. The company said that the award is to celebrate the “outstanding quality, innovation, and impact” of the show. “Slow Burn” first launched in 2017, and its latest season about Roe v. Wade was released on June 1, 2022 […]

Slate’s ‘Slow Burn’ is the winner of Apple’s first podcast award by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch

NopeaRide, Kenya’s first EV taxi service, shuts down

November 29, 2022

Kenya’s first fully electric taxi service, NopeaRide, is exiting the market after its parent company EkoRent OY failed to raise additional funding to keep it afloat. In a statement, NopeaRide said EkoRent Africa, the local subsidiary of the Finnish company, has filed for insolvency in Kenya, bringing to an end the operations of the all-electric […]

NopeaRide, Kenya’s first EV taxi service, shuts down by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

Deepgram lands new cash to grow its enterprise voice-recognition business

November 29, 2022

Deepgram, a company developing voice-recognition tech for the enterprise, today raised $47 million in new funding led by Madrona Venture Group with participation from Citi Ventures and Alkeon. An extension of Deepgram’s Series B that kicked off in February 2021, led by Tiger Global, it brings the startup’s total raised to $86 million, which CEO […]

Deepgram lands new cash to grow its enterprise voice-recognition business by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch