Spotify teases in-app purchases for EU iPhone users ahead of incoming DMA regulation

January 24, 2024

Spotify is gearing up to test Apple’s response to new European regulations designed to prevent so-called digital “gatekeepers” from engaging in anticompetitive practices. The music-streaming giant has shared a bunch of mockups to illustrate what its iPhone and iPad app could soon look like, including information about pricing, subscription offers and in-app payments for iOS […]

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Surprise Reason Behind Stock Breakout?

January 24, 2024
Why is the S&P 500 (SPY) making new highs? And what is the outlook for stocks coming into the quite important 1/31 Fed meeting? Investment pro Steve Reitmeister shares his…

Energy Gains This Week: 3 Stocks Making Waves

January 24, 2024
The energy industry’s outlook appears robust, buoyed by increased global energy requirements driven by population growth, industrialization, and economic development. Given this backdrop, fundamentally strong energy stocks Cheniere Energy Partners,…

BeReal, which now has 23M DAUs, is onboarding brands and celebs

January 24, 2024

BeReal, a rising social media app that emphasizes authenticity, is making its first outreach to brands and celebrities. Starting February 6, brands and celebrities will be able to sign up as “RealBrands” or “RealPeople,” and fans can watch them share behind the scenes moments from their lives that they might not share elsewhere. BeReal was […]

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Etsy launches ‘Gift Mode,’ a new AI-powered feature that generates 200+ gift guides

January 24, 2024

E-commerce site Etsy today launched “Gift Mode,” a new AI-powered feature to match you with tailored gift ideas based on specific preferences. Gift Mode is essentially an online quiz that asks about who you’re shopping for (sibling, parent, child), the occasion (birthday, anniversary, get well), and the recipient’s interests. At launch, the feature has 15 […]

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Krafton plans to extend PUBG supremacy with franchise growth, graphics revamp

January 24, 2024

Krafton has more in store for its battle royale shooting game PUBG, its biggest mobile title, according to Goldman Sachs. The South Korean firm is plotting “incremental updates” to its strategy to sustain and expand PUBG, Goldman Sachs said in a note Wednesday seen by TechCrunch. The game publisher is planning to franchise its IP […]

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How China is regulating robotaxis

January 24, 2024
This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. Not many technologies have had such a roller-coaster ride in the past year as robotaxis. In just a few months they went from San Francisco’s new darling to a national scandal after…