Google Gemini Spotify Extension With Play and Search Functions Rolling Out

Google Gemini Spotify Extension With Play and Search Functions Rolling Out

Google Gemini is getting a new extension that will allow the app to play and search for songs from the Spotify app. The new feature will be supported by the Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) assistant on compatible Android devices. With this, users can link their Spotify account to their Google…

Gemini AI Assistant Reportedly Getting Support for WhatsApp and Spotify via Extensions

Gemini AI Assistant Reportedly Getting Support for WhatsApp and Spotify via Extensions

Gemini virtual assistant on Android is reportedly getting new capabilities. The artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot was integrated into the operating system as an alternative to Google Assistant. With AI capabilities, the Gemini AI assistant could answer queries, generate text, and search the web. However, its third-party app integration was limited,…

Apple Changes App Store Policy in EU After Facing Probe for Breaching Tech Laws

Apple Changes App Store Policy in EU After Facing Probe for Breaching Tech Laws

Apple on Thursday changed its policy in the European Union to allow developers to communicate with their customers outside its App Store after the commission charged the iPhone maker in June for breaching the bloc’s tech rules. The Commission had said that under most of the business terms, Apple allows steering…

Google Gemini to Get Spotify Integration via New Extension for AI Assistant: Report

Google Gemini to Get Spotify Integration via New Extension for AI Assistant: Report

Google Gemini might soon be able to interact with music and audiobook streaming platform Spotify. The tech giant introduced the Gemini assistant for compatible smartphones earlier this year but its functionality was very limited. While the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot could perform generative AI tasks, it was not as integrated with Google…

Spotify Says Apple Has Rejected Its App Update With Price Information for EU Users

Spotify Says Apple Has Rejected Its App Update With Price Information for EU Users

Apple has rejected Spotify’s new version of its iOS app with in-app pricing information for users in the European Union, the audio streaming firm said on Thursday. The Swedish company submitted a new version of its app to Apple with basic pricing and website information, which is a minimum requirement…

Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market

Apple Gets Sued by the US DOJ; Accused of Illegal Monopoly in Smartphone Market

The US Department of Justice and 15 states on Thursday sued Apple as the government cracks down on Big Tech, alleging the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. Apple joins competitors sued by regulators, including Alphabet’s Google, Meta Platforms and Amazon.com across the…

Spotify Says Apple Has Rejected Its App Update With Price Information for EU Users

Apple Hit With $2 Billion EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal

Brussels on Monday fined Apple EUR 1.84 billion euros $2 billion (roughly Rs. 16,581 crore) for thwarting competition from music streaming rivals via restrictions on its App Store, the iPhone maker’s first ever penalty for breaching EU rules. A basic penalty of EUR 40 million (roughly Rs. 359 crore) was…

Spotify follows Meta, YouTube and others by offering AUX, a service to connect brands and creators

Spotify follows Meta, YouTube and others by offering AUX, a service to connect brands and creators

Facebook, Instagram, Snap, YouTube, and other social networking companies offer programs to connect creators with brands, and now Spotify is doing the same. The company announced the launch of AUX, its new in-house “music advisory agency” for brands. While not necessarily a creator marketplace, the program has a similar aim…

Spotify Says Apple Has Rejected Its App Update With Price Information for EU Users

Apple Set to Face Over $500 Million Fine After EU Finds It Broke Rules to Silence Spotify, Other Rivals

Apple will face a European Union fine close to EUR 500 million ($539 million or roughly Rs. 4,475 crore) over the regulator’s investigation into allegations it silenced music-streaming rivals, including Spotify Technology SA, on its platforms.  The penalty — Apple’s first ever from the bloc — will be set after…