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Google Home Gets Major Voice, Lighting, and Lock-Control Upgrades
technology5 days ago

Google Home Gets Major Voice, Lighting, and Lock-Control Upgrades

Google is rolling out a sweeping update to Google Home and Gemini for Home that enhances Spotify voice recognition, lets you set exact light color temperatures via voice (e.g., 2700 kelvin), and simplifies broadcast messages, while adding latch control for European-style smart locks and ensuring consistent temperature units. The release also brings Android iOS fixes (HD live streams, camera stability, and billing alerts for Home Premium).

via Droid Life|
#google-home#lighting#smart-home
Mira Thing Revives Spotify's Abandoned Car Thing via Community Firmware
technology8 days ago

Mira Thing Revives Spotify's Abandoned Car Thing via Community Firmware

After Spotify pulled the plug on Car Thing, a community firmware project called Mira resurrects the hardware, letting users control Spotify from their car again. Setup requires USB-C tethering to a PC or phone and Bluetooth pairing; Mira Thing 1.0 restores features like podcasts, lyrics, source options, and multiple control modes, though two issues—Bluetooth auto-reconnect and wake-from-sleep reliability—persist. The GitHub guide is thorough, and the revival underscores a growing trend of reviving abandoned devices rather than discarding them.

via bgr.com|
#car-thing#community#firmware
Spotify to badge AI-generated artists to boost listening transparency
technology13 days ago

Spotify to badge AI-generated artists to boost listening transparency

Spotify will start labeling AI-generated artists with a new AI Persona badge from mid-September, flagging whether an artist’s identity may be AI-generated and not a real person. The badge will appear on profiles, in search results, and on playlist tracks, and such artists won’t show up in personalized recommendations unless followed. Spotify emphasizes this is about the artist’s public identity and trust, and it allows self-disclosure or appeal if needed, while also noting existing AI credits tools for artists.

via BBC|
#ai#ai-generated-music#authenticity
Spotify rolls out AI Persona badges to flag AI-generated artists and keep them out of recommendations by default
technology14 days ago

Spotify rolls out AI Persona badges to flag AI-generated artists and keep them out of recommendations by default

Spotify will label AI-generated artist profiles with an 'AI Persona' badge to indicate the identity may be artificial; content from these AI Personas will not appear in editorial or algorithmic recommendations by default, though listeners can follow them to include their music. The badge will roll out from mid-September and can be applied via self-disclosure in Spotify for Artists or by human/AI review, starting with profiles that meet certain audience thresholds as part of a broader industry push to tag AI-made music and comply with new labeling rules.

via musicbusinessworldwide.com|
#ai#ai-generated#ai-persona
Spotify’s Skip Button Could Upend How Podcasts Make Money
technology15 days ago

Spotify’s Skip Button Could Upend How Podcasts Make Money

Spotify is testing a foreground skip button for some paid subscribers that lets listeners skip podcast ads and other promos, potentially reshaping podcast monetization by privileging Spotify’s ads while publishers’ ads can be skipped. The feature is limited (only on foreground app, for select Premium users) and marketed as improving listener engagement, but networks warn it could push advertisers to other platforms and shift podcast discovery toward clips and video,

via Semafor|
#advertising#podcasting#premium
Spotify bets big on AI music as subscribers rise, stock dips
business21 days ago

Spotify bets big on AI music as subscribers rise, stock dips

Spotify reported 777 million total users and 300 million paid subscribers, while increasing AI-related spending as it rolls out new AI features. It introduced Talk to Spotify and is partnering with Universal Music Group and Merlin to enable AI-generated remixes and covers with real artists, emphasizing consent, credit, and compensation. The tool will be a paid add-on and will launch as a “research preview” when ready; the company is also adding friction to the free tier with more ads to push paid subscriptions. The stock fell about 8% at market close.

via Gizmodo|
#ai#ai-music#business
Spotify Tops 300 Million Premium Subscribers as Revenue Rises
technology21 days ago

Spotify Tops 300 Million Premium Subscribers as Revenue Rises

Spotify announced 300 million Premium subscribers (up 9% YoY), bringing total monthly active users to 777 million and €4.78B ($5.5B) in revenue with €545M net revenue and a 33.4% gross margin. The company highlighted features like Reserved early-ticket access and AI-generated personal podcasts, while noting outages in May and July and ongoing debates over AI content on the platform.

via Engadget|
#ai#premium#revenue
Pandora Plus: A $5 Ad-Free Bet on Music Discovery
technology24 days ago

Pandora Plus: A $5 Ad-Free Bet on Music Discovery

A reviewer tests Pandora Plus, Pandora's ad-free option priced around $5/month in 2026, and finds its strength in music discovery via the Music Genome Project and Tune Your Station, offering more control than Spotify. Downsides include a need for frequent thumbs-up/down tweaks to keep stations accurate, occasional error messages when similar songs aren’t available, and a rough desktop UI. For listeners who prioritize discovery and don’t mind hands-on curation, Pandora Plus can be worth it; otherwise, Spotify remains a convenient all-in-one library.

via Engadget|
#music-discovery#pandora#pandora-plus
Spotify Running Mode lets you script BPM-based running playlists
entertainment26 days ago

Spotify Running Mode lets you script BPM-based running playlists

Spotify’s new Running Mode is an AI-powered feature in the Fitness hub that lets Premium subscribers craft running playlists around BPM, genres, duration, and training method, with 25 presets plus optional audio prompts; it’s available today on iOS in the US, UK, Canada, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and Sweden and builds on Prompted Playlists, requiring users to define their own playlist criteria rather than relying on automatic pace matching like the older Spotify Running.

via The Verge|
#ai#entertainment#fitness
Spotify's Running Mode Puts a Personal Pace Coach in Your Playlist
technology26 days ago

Spotify's Running Mode Puts a Personal Pace Coach in Your Playlist

Spotify's new Running Mode builds a structured workout around your chosen tempo and genre, generating a playlist and coaching cues for warmup, intervals, and cooldown; currently limited to paid subscribers, you pick a workout type, genre, and target BPM, and Spotify creates the run in about two minutes with audio prompts to help pacing—tested on a Pyramid Rock Run, it nailed cadence for most of the session, though one cooldown track hit an odd 210 BPM.

via Lifehacker|
#audio-coaching#fitness-tech#pace-training
Nolan's Odyssey Spurs Gen Z to Rediscover Homer on Spotify
entertainment1 month ago

Nolan's Odyssey Spurs Gen Z to Rediscover Homer on Spotify

Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey has become a cultural moment, boosting Homer’s epic book sales by about 76% and driving a Spotify audiobook surge: across 91 editions in 10 languages, listeners have logged the equivalent of more than 43 years of continuous playback. On opening day, reads jumped 500% on Spotify; pre-release gains were over 240%, and post‑premiere listens are tracking roughly 680% higher. Gen Z now accounts for about 36% of Odyssey Spotify listeners, with Millennials at 45% and men comprising 63% of the audience.

via Variety|
#audiobooks#christopher-nolan#entertainment
Spotify Color Cues Leave Swifties Guessing About a New Era
entertainment1 month ago

Spotify Color Cues Leave Swifties Guessing About a New Era

Taylor Swift fans are buzzing after Spotify canvases on three songs—“I Knew It, I Knew You” (green), the Piano Version (purple), and “Blank Space” (red)—were updated, sparking theories about new Taylor’s Version projects or a forthcoming album, with some fans tying the colors to potential eras (Debut, Red, Speak Now) and even a possible 13th studio release.

via Just Jared|
#album-speculation#entertainment#spotify