Spotify expands parent-managed accounts to users on its free tier
Spotify announced on Wednesday that it’s bringing parent-managed accounts for kids to its free tier. Families in the U.S., U.K.,…
Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant
Spotify is taking another step to infuse AI technology into its listening experience, with Tuesday’s news that Premium users will…
12 states sue to block Paramount’s $110B Warner Bros. deal
A coalition of 12 state attorneys general is filing a lawsuit to block the merger of Paramount Skydance and Warner…
As TV-tracking app TV Time shuts down, its founder builds Bingers, a new home for fans
TV Time, the popular TV and movie-tracking app whose pending shutdown has prompted more than 25,000 users to petition against…
Cloudflare’s new policy pushes AI companies to pay for publishers’ content
Cloudflare has just issued the AI industry a new deadline to separate the web crawlers used for traditional search purposes,…
Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
The Builders Stage is returning to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, bringing together founders, startup operators, and investors for practical conversations on…
Watch out, Amazon: the Kobo eReader now has a Goodreads rival
Another challenge to the Amazon Kindle-Goodreads book tracking empire has emerged. On Monday, the reading tracker StoryGraph teamed up with…
TIDAL cracks down on AI music by cutting off monetization
Music streaming service TIDAL is the latest to take aim at AI-generated music with the introduction of a new policy…
California law targeting loud streaming ads takes effect on July 1
Streaming ads might be getting a lot quieter this week. A California law banning streaming services from showing ads “louder…
Writer Ian Bogost says ‘The Small Stuff’ can help us reclaim our lives from dematerialization
Has Silicon Valley been building the wrong things? Despite its self help-y title, writer/designer/academic Ian Bogost’s forthcoming book “The Small…