Spotify stories

Spotify lets Premium users in New Zealand reshape recommendations as Taste Profile beta aims to make homepage picks more transparent and responsive.

OpenAI buys TBPN, adding Silicon Valley's influential daily tech talk show to its Strategy team while pledging editorial independence.

Spendesk appoints Quentin Vigneau as Chief Product Officer and Alan Wright as Chief Technical Officer as it expands AI plans after first full year of profit.

AI tracks remain under 1% of streams as platforms curb spam and rights holders pivot from lawsuits to licensing synthetic artists.

Spotify is testing Prompted Playlist, letting Premium users in Australia and Europe build tailored mixes from everyday text prompts.

Multiverse names ex-Amazon and Spotify leader Jay Richman CPO as revenue tops USD $100 million and its AI learning platform rapidly scales.

Adlook appoints Darren Thompson and promotes Jacek Celiński as it sharpens UK focus and unifies EMEA growth under new leadership.

LALAL.AI launches Andromeda, a transformer audio model promising faster, cleaner stem separation and podcast-ready sound across its tools.

AI now underpins most UK Christmas campaigns, as 78% of marketers use it to deliver more personalised festive ads amid rising consumer demands.

Mangopay hires former Spotify and GoCardless executive Andy Wiggan as Chief Product Officer to drive wallet-first growth and crypto expansion.

Ocado Ads partners with Epsilon to launch a retail media solution linking verified shopper data across TV, audio and online for better ad targeting.

E-commerce firms are urged to view payments as profit drivers, with C-suite support key to boosting revenue and enhancing customer experience, says Ecommpay.

Icertis has acquired AI startup Dioptra to enhance its contract intelligence platform with advanced automation and risk review tools for legal teams.

The global Cloudflare outage has revived concerns about single-provider dependence as businesses confront rising risks from large-scale IT disruptions.

Stockholm startup Epiminds raises USD $6.6m to launch AI platform with multi-agent system aimed at transforming marketing agency workflows.

HONOR launches festive deals up to GBP £692 off, with bundles including tablets, watches and headphones on its latest smartphones in the UK.

Canva teams up with Boku to offer localised payment methods across Asia and Europe, boosting access for users without credit cards.

Adaptive AI systems, like Amazon's Alexa Plus, learn and evolve with users in real time, promising a new era of personalised, interactive technology.

London-based Mozart AI raises USD $730,000 to develop an AI-powered Digital Audio Workstation, helping artists create music faster while keeping creative control.

Fivetran has expanded its Connector SDK, enabling developers to create custom data pipelines quickly, boosting analytics and AI capabilities across systems.