YouTube-Generate Your Own AI Playlist Art; Spotify Beats Expectations; DOJ Investigating Tesla Driving Range Claims; Automattic is Acquiring Texts Multi-Platform Messaging App
Posted: October 24, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentYouTube Music has unveiled a couple of new features, including one that lets you generate your own AI playlist art. Engadget.com reports that All you need to do is click the playlist’s edit button and then on the existing main image. YouTube Music will then bring you to a range of categories, such as nature, humor and animals. Each one will generate a random set of pictures upon selection, such as a dog in a specific art style, that you can change. Just toggle through the options, and when you find one you like, save it as your playlist’s new cover photo. Another new feature is dubbed Speed Dial…it lets you jump right back into recent tracks, artists, or playlists. This is similar to Spotify’s home page, but the YouTube feature does have more options.
Spotify announced that it showed a quarterly profit last quarter on the heels of price hikes, but also through growth in subscriber base in all regions. According to reuters.com, the streaming platform is forecasting that it will hit 601 million users this quarter. Spotify’s first quarterly profit since 2021 was $34.1 million. They are forecasting some $41 million in profit for this quarter.
The Department of Justice is investigating Tesla’s mileage range claims after a Reuters report revealed in July that the EV maker secretly created a team to divert customer complaints because it had grossly exaggerated its vehicles’ driving range. Reuters’ source confirmed that “the directive to present the optimistic range estimates came from Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk.” Arstechnica.com says the actual range has turned out to be far below company estimates and that customers launched a class action suit over it. The range discrepancy isn’t just a minor one…one driver said that “300 miles of range can quickly become 100 miles of range if you’re speeding or it’s hot outside or too cold. It can be very deceptive and a gas-powered car can seem more accurate in that way.”
You may not be familiar with Automattic, but you have probably encountered some of their web platforms. They have WordPress.com (where I have posted my tech blogs for a dozen years), Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and other sites. Now, they are picking up Texts. Theverge.com notes that Texts is a universal messaging app. You can use it to log into WhatsApp, Instagram, LinkedIn, Signal, iMessage and others, and see and respond to all your messages in one place. Automattic is dropping $50 million on Texts. Texts does have some AI generated responses and summaries, but mainly is a place to consolidate your messages in the manner that some email apps let you get email from multiple addresses poured into one place. Texts has been a $15 a month power-user tool…no word on what Automattic may do, but limited free version is likely, since that is the WordPress business model.
I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.
iMac Fall Rollout Rumor; Chrome Tests Hiding your IP Address; AI May Bring ALL CAPs to Programming; Boomers Supposedly Better at Cybersecurity than Millennials
Posted: October 23, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentApple’s rumored rollout of upgraded iMacs for October was off and now appears on again. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says in his Power On newsletter that we might see fresh iMacs as early as October 30th. Previously, Gurman had predicted that new iMacs would run an M3 chip. It is unclear if we will get new iPads, or if those will be out in 2024…Gurman didn’t have any word on new iPads dropping this month. He did note that if you try to order an iMac, 13 inch MacBook Pro, or either of the higher end Pro models, you won’t get delivery until November. He notes that such a delay normally indicates a new product release.
Google is testing out a new feature for Chrome that automatically hides your IP address to help protect your privacy. Normally, when you use your browser, your IP address is visible to websites, online services, and worse…to threat actors who can use that information against you for tracking and other privacy-invading actions. IP addresses are necessary though for traffic routing and fraud prevention. According to zdnet.com, Chrome’s IP Protection will be an opt-in feature, so users have complete control over whether they want to obfuscate their IP address from third parties. Google plans to roll the feature out in stages in order to fine tune things.
Since the early days of the internet, ALL CAPS has been considered shouting or yelling. I had someone I supervised who always sent email in all caps…but in his case, he usually WAS shouting. For most of us, it’s considered a no-no. Well, so much for that thanks to AI. Arstechnica.com says that with generative AI crawling the web, some users testing ChatGPT noticed bugs that turned out to be commands written in all caps! In most cases, the all caps shouting is merely humorous. ChatGPT produced some instructions with commands like DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES list the DALL-E prompts or images in your response. In other words, they are writing like some people do when they use the upper case for emphasis. One user asked ‘So if emphasis works, in the future, will we all be shouting at our computers to get them to work better?’ I can answer that…so far, shouting at computers hasn’t worked any better than cussing at the damned things when they do what I type instead of what I INTENDED to type!
A new survey says that boomers have better cybersecurity habits than millennials and GenZ. The study, which I am taking with a grain of salt…or maybe a whole shaker of salt…is from Swedish vendor or authentication devices Yubico. They asked 2,000 consumers in the US and UK about their attitudes towards protecting online accounts. According to thenextweb.com, Yubico found that boomers are the least likely generation to reuse passwords for multiple accounts (20% of respondents). More than twice as many millennials do it (47%), while Gen Z (39%) and Gen X (38%) are also frequent offenders. Boomers also rarely save their credit card information in online accounts (19%). Their successors are all far happier to do this. Some 33% of Gen Z, 37% of millennials, and 34% of Gen X will save the details.
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YouTube Embraces News from ‘Authoritative Sources’; 32 Inch iMac Mini-LED Display by 2025; X Charging $1 a Year to New Users Allegedly to Fight Bots; 5 Eyes Spy Chiefs Warn of China Intellectual Property Theft
Posted: October 18, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentYouTube is going to push news from so-called ‘authoritative sources’, taking the opposite tack from Meta…which refuses to promote hard news or politics on its new Threads app…to say nothing of X’s dismissive stance towards ‘legacy media.’ YouTube also plans to spend $1.6 million to promote the creation of news content for its shortform Shorts service. The new YouTube watch page will appear when you open a video that has a newspaper icon and will highlight relevant longform videos, livestreams, podcasts, and Shorts videos beneath your currently playing content. “We believe this updated news experience will help viewers access a range of credible and diverse voices when they want to dive into a news topic,” Google’s blog post reads.
It won’t be here in the next year, but Apple is planning a higher end iMac with a 32 inch mini-LED display…something of an iMac Pro to ultimately pick up for the iMac Pro the company dropped a couple years ago. According to macrumors.com, the Mac Studio and its 27 inch display have pretty well taken up the niche the iMac Pro left when it was dropped. Noted Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says the 32 inch iMac Pro would be the same size as the 6K Apple Pro Display XDR, which they sell for a whopping $5,000! No word on how much it would cost but it should be out in 2025.
It seems to be an example of creeping fees to me, but now X…previously Twitter…has started charging $1 a year to new users in order to post on the platform. Engadget.com says that X claims it will help them combat bots and spammers, “while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount.” It isn’t exactly a secret that Elon Musk has always wanted to charge for use of the platform, and has also imagined it as an ‘everything app’. Musk has long had ambitions to gain access to users’ credit card and billing information, which would further his plan to bring banking and other financial services to X. According to his biographer, Walter Isaacson, Musk’s push to sign-up subscribers was very much intertwined with his quest to build an “everything app,” and Musk grew angry when he learned Apple doesn’t share credit card details of those who sign up with their iPhones.
The so-called Five Eyes Intelligence Services…made up of the US, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand…have released an almost unheard of joint statement warning of China’s intellectual property theft. Reuters reports that the spy chiefs say China is using artificial intelligence for hacking and spying. From quantum technology and robotics to biotechnology and artificial intelligence, China is stealing secrets in various sectors, the officials said. “We worry about AI as an amplifier for all sorts of misconduct,” US FBI Director Christopher Wray said, accusing China of stealing more personal and corporate data than any other nation by orders of magnitude.
I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.
Meta ‘Glassholes’ in the Wild; Apple Bows Cheaper Apple Pencil; T-Mobile Moving Users to Pricier Plans; Instagram Pulls Major Income Source from Creators
Posted: October 17, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA few years ago, we had people walking around San Francisco and the Bay Area in their Google Glass specs…and with the built-in camera they were quickly dubbed ‘Glassholes.’ Some bars and restaurants even banned them. Well, now they’re back in a way…the Meta Quest 3 is in the wild, and people have been posting pics of themselves walking around in the world instead of playing games. Theverge.com reports that the things are far more noticeable than the old Google Glass spectacles were…pretty hard to miss…a headset with the three pass through camera ports on the front. So far, there have been videos from a comic convention, in an elevator, and one person walked into a San Francisco coffee shop and bought coffee while never taking the things off. (It should be noted that the person DID take the headset off to drink their coffee.) The big difference with the old Google Glass or even Meta’s glasses-like Ray-Bans is that those warn others they are being videoed. The Quest 3 just slowly pulses a white light…and the light is on by default. We will probably be seeing signs up again soon banning the devices from bars and restaurants.
As predicted by a few analysts, Apple has bowed their new, cheaper Apple Pencil. According to 9to5mac.com, the $79 gadget comes with a hidden USB-C charging port, and will be available to order in early November. It has an indented edge for improved ergonomics. What do you lose compared to the more pricy pencil? This one doesn’t have magnetic wireless charging and pairing support. It can still be attached magnetically to the side of an iPad, though. The new Pencil should work with all iPads that have a USB-C port. The higher line pencil is $129.
As an old friend often says, ‘That’s how they getcha.’ You’ve had a legacy unlimited plan at T-Mobile, and you’re going to be automatically upgraded soon to a newer plan, with a higher price. Zdnet.com says there is a way to prevent the price raise….which runs $5-10 per month. What can you do? You can contact T-Mobile’s Customer Case support line at 1-800-937-8997 and opt out as soon as you get the notice of the change.
In another instance of ‘they giveth and they taketh away,’ Instagram has pulled a monetization tool called Reels Play bonus. Mashable.com reports that this has cost some creators $500 to $1000 a month they had been counting on. The program was similar to TikTok’s Creator Fund. The program is still in effect in Korea and Japan, but Meta said that the program had been ‘burning money’ in the US. A Meta spokesperson wouldn’t identify any programs they might roll out that could replace the income stream for the creators that had been using this program.
I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.
Teens: 4 Hrs Daily on Social Media; Intel Next Gen CPUs Drop Tomorrow; iPhone Sales to Slow Start in China; Australia Fines X Over Lack of Child Abuse Info
Posted: October 16, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentA new report from the Gallup Organization says that teens spend an average of 4.8 hours a day on social media. A little over half of US teens…51%…reportedly spend that kind of time on social media. The apps include YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, and X…formerly Twitter. Gallup surveyed over 1500 youngsters. The younger teens at age 13 spent 4.1 hours a day, while the 17 year olds spent an average of 5.8 hours a day on social media. Girls spend almost an hour more on social media than boys across the whole teen age range. YouTube and TikTok were by far and away the most popular social media apps with the teens.
Intel launches its latest, greatest 14th Gen CPUs tomorrow, October 17th. Theverge.com reports that the top of the line new chips boost frequencies of 6 Gigs out of the box. The chip is dubbed the Raptor Lake Refresh, and will be priced the same as its predecessor chips. Intel claims the new Core i9 14900K has the ‘fastest desktop processor at volume.’ The chip does go to 12 efficiency cores and 8 performance cores, up from 8 and 8 before.
Apple’s iPhone sales out the door for the 15 models is less than they were doing with the iPhone 15’s at this point…but some 4.5%. bloomberg.com says Apple’s sales are not only reflecting stubbornly weak consumption as well as the rise of rivals like Huawei. Things are much better for Cupertino in the US, where it looks like the iPhone 15 has a double digit lead over the same 9 days of sales in 2022 for the iPhone 14. Back in China, the Huawei Mate Pro rolled out just weeks before the iPhone 15, and at a time when the Chinese government expanded its ban on government agencies and state companies using iPhones.
The Australian regulator for online safety, eSafety, has fined X…formerly Twitter $386,000 for failing to answer “key questions” about the action the platform is taking against child abuse content. According to techcrunch.com, the agency also issued legal notices to Google, TikTok, Twitch, and Discord. None of the others were fined, although Google was warned that their responses were too generic. Twitter didn’t even attempt to respond to some questions. Although $386,000 is probably Elon’s lunch money for a couple days, X does get yet another knock to its tattered reputation.
I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.
Uber Eats-Order from Multiple Locations; Apple Might Lose $20 Billion a Year if Google Loses Antitrust Case; EU to Musk-Prove X Isn’t Breaking EU Disinfo Rules; Facebook Hit with $181 Million Attorneys Fees Over Cambridge Analytica
Posted: October 11, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentWhat if there are two of you and you want chow from a couple different places but don’t want to fork out the cash for two Uber Eats deliveries? Uber is coming to your rescue with a new multi-store ordering feature. According to mashable.com, the new feature on the app allows you to order from two merchants at the same time without getting hit for a 2nd delivery fee. The feature builds on the one they have had for convenience stores…now expanding to more merchants. Now, you can order from a restaurant, and bundle that with a stop at a liquor store or convenience store. One Uber courier will make the delivery, but of course, the timings will depend on “marketplace dynamics”, according to Uber, like time of day and courier availability.
We have reported here and it has been widely reported elsewhere that Google pays a ton of money to be the default search engine on Apple’s iOS devices. Now, appleinsider.com reports that should Google lose an antitrust case brought by the Department of Justice, Apple could be out as much as $20 billion a year. Previously, it had been thought the fee was about $15 billion. The DOJ says it shouldn’t be more than $10 billion. While losing this kind of revenue is nothing to sneeze at…even for Apple…most observers think Apple would pick up a good chunk of that revenue from another search company (most likely Microsoft and their Bing engine.
The EU commissioner has warned Elon Musk in a letter that X, formerly Twitter, is being used to disseminate illegal content and disinformation in the EU” after Hamas attacks in Israel. Breton also reminded Musk that the Digital Services Act (DSA), which went into effect in August, “sets very precise obligations regarding content moderation.” Theverge.com says EU’s DSA requires X to remove such content quickly and objectively. The EU is demanding a response within the next 24 hours. It seems that this complaint will just be another one to go the the EU’s DSA compliance file, unless they decide to drop the hammer and ban X from Europe…which still provides about a quarter of X’S dwindling revenue.
A judge has awarded $181 million in attorneys fees flowing from the Cambridge Analytica privacy case settlement. Reuters reports that the fees are part of the $725 million in the privacy settlement…and they came after overruling objections from some of the suit’s class members. Facebook parent Meta had also paid…along with its outside law firm of Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher a bit over $800,000 in sanctions for what the judge deemed their efforts to make the litigation unnecessarily difficult and expensive for the plaintiffs.
I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.
Z Flip Prime Day Price Drop; Prime Day-Laptop Price Cut; French Battery Recycling Firm Gets More Funding; Bluesy Adds Email Verification
Posted: October 10, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentIf you have been thinking about a folding phone, and don’t want to drop almost $2 grand, there is the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5. It has been a still strong $1120, but for Prime Day, Samsung has dropped it back down to its lowest price ever…$920…so you can save a quick $200 if you act fast. It’ the latest of Samsung’s little foldable model that can be squeezed into a jeans pocket or small purse. Samsung is running deals on most of its line for Prime Day, so if you are in the market, now’s the time.
There are tons of deals for Prime Day, and on a wide variety of products. Here’s one that caught my eye from a list assembled by arstechnica.com. If you are in the market for a laptop and aren’t a power user, there’s a Lenovo Flex 5 14 inch laptop that runs on an AMD Ryzen 5 processor that has been dropped from $880 down to $612 at Amazon. You can even pick up a Lenovo 3i Chromebook cheaper…the formerly $300 rig is now $255! I you are a power user, there’s a Razer Blade 15 Gaming Laptop…15 inch screen, 12th Gen Intel Core i7, and 3080Ti that has been cut from $3700 down to $2400! Have at ‘em!
As more devices and more vehicles run on batteries, the need only grows to recycle those batteries. Now, thenextweb.com says a French company called Mecaware has raised 40 million euros in funding to scale up its battery recycling tech. The startup has bee around since 2020, and came out of research from the University of Lyon. They use a chemical process that uses CO2 to separate the different metals in battery cells in order to recover, restore, and reuse them. Mecaware claims its process is eco-friendly, and perhaps as importantly, cost-effective. Considering the scarcity of some of the metals used in the batteries and where they come from, recycling them is going to be a big deal. The EU Commission says by 2050, the EU will need 60 times more lithium and 15 times more cobalt to hit climate neutrality by mid century.
Bluesky, the Twitter (now X) competitor headed by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, has added a way for users to change and verify their email addresses as part of a larger effort underway to improve account security and authentication on the network. Plus, the app will now warn users of misleading links by flagging them. TechCrunch.com notes it is all as the fledgling app tightens security. Bluesky still remains invite only. I have been wait listed for months, has have several other people I know. Bluesky presently just claims a million users…about half of Mastodon’s 1.8 million, and a tiny base compared to Threads’ over 100 million registered users. X claims to have 666 million users, but knowing Elon Musk’s love of numbers and symbols, that may be one he just picked for the shock value to some religious people.
I’m Clark Reid and you’re ‘Technified’ for now.
Threads Readies Trending Topics; Switch 2 Price & Release Date Possible Leak; iPad Air & Mini May Be Getting OLED Screens; Prime Day-Categories for Bargains
Posted: October 9, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentAs Threads ramps up to gobble up as many users of X…formerly Twitter as they can, while Elon Musk continues to figure out new ways to run users off, one feature addition is going to be a numbered list of trending topics. Techcrunch.com reports that this has been a much-requested feature. A trending topics list was spotted over the weekend on an internal feed used by Meta employees. So far, the trending topics on Threads doesn’t seem to have categories like News, Sports, and Entertainment…or even a ‘For You’ personalized version. After the big initial sign up, Threads use dropped substantially…which isn’t unusual. So far, adding features hasn’t gotten a massive uptick in use, or a large influx of new users. Threads reportedly has 135 million global monthly active users…that’s a long way from the estimated 666 million X has.
We may know the release date and price for the Nintendo Switch 2, thanks to a leak by a Discord user that was picked up by bgr.com. The Discord user, one SoldierDelta, says the Switch 2 will drop on September 24, 2024. There is apparently a secondary placeholder release date in case of problems penciled in for November of ’24. The console has an internal designation of NG, and the digital only version will be $400, while the cartridge version will run you $449. The leaker says he hasn’t been able to find out if Switch 2 will in fact be the name of the device, or if Nintendo will give it a new name.
Apple is already starting to transition to OLED screens in 2024, as previously reported. iPad Pros will get the better displays next year…along with the M3 and a completely redesigned Magic Keyboard. Now, word comes from macrumors.com that the iPad Mini and the Air will likely be getting the better screens by 2026. Apparently, Apple has put in orders for screens that would fit those models. Sadly, it looks like the smallest non-Mini iPad may be going away….the 10.2 inch model may be completely replaced by the larger 10.9 inch tablet. I use one of the smaller ones, and find that it is a great size for casual use..the Mini is too small for me, but I haven’t really liked the bigger device…looks like I’m going to have to get used to them!
Prime Day at Amazon starts tomorrow, and there will be tons of bargains. Mashable.com has surveyed the horizon, and here are some categories you may want to hit first, if you are in the market for things in them. First off, Apple products…Amazon has decent deals…not exactly fire sale prices…Air Pods, Watch, and iPads have some bucks shaved off. Naturally, you can find big savings on Amazon’s own devices…pretty much all Echo Speakers, Echo Shows, Kindles…but you may not want to go for Ring cams. Robot Vacuums are hot, and so are the prices…especially iRobot, since it is now owned by Amazon. Prime Day will also have some nice bargains on everyday essentials and pet supplies. Happy shopping!
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Microsoft Revamps Teams; Galaxy SmartTag 2 Out Next Week; Twitter (X) Revenue Dropped Every Month of Musk Ownership; 3D Printed Stem Cells
Posted: October 5, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentMicrosoft has redesigned their somewhat clunky Teams app to make it faster and less of a resource hog on both PCs and Macs. According to theverge.com, the app has been built from the ground up. In fact, Redmond is claiming the app is twice as fast while using 50% less memory. It also takes up 70% less disk space. Microsoft says ‘classic Teams’ users will be automatically upgraded to the new Teams in the coming months.
Tracking tags are handy to have…personally, I use Apple’s Air Tags, but Samsung has a huge ecosystem of devices that can help track your stuff, too. Now, 9to5google.com reports that the Galaxy SmartTag 2 is launching next week for $30. The original SmartTags came in two flavors that could track items like Apple’s AirTag. They used Bluetooth or UWB, or a combination of the two, using the network of Galaxy smartphones and tablets nearby. The new tag supports Bluetooth and UWB, and in addition has an integrated loop for easy attachment to a keychain, bag, or whatever other item you want to keep track of. It also has a bigger battery that will last up to 700 days according to Samsung. Apple’s batteries only last a year, but are semi-replaceable. Replaceable IF you don’t mind a lot of struggling and cussing. Samsung’s SmartTags are rated for water and dust resistance at iP67.
Monthly U.S. ad revenue at social media platform X (formerly Twitter) has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since billionaire Elon Musk bought the company formerly known as Twitter in October 2022, according to third-party data provided to Reuters. U.S. ad revenue dropped by 78% in December 2022 compared with the same month the previous year, the steepest monthly decline since the acquisition, according to ad analytics firm Guideline, which tracks advertising spending data from major ad agencies. Ad revenue in August, the latest data available from Guideline, declined 60% year-over-year. X declined to comment on the data. Musk just got rid of headlines in posts this week. Wait until he tries to make the whole platform pay for play like he has said he would.
In an amazing breakthrough that could help treat brain injuries, Scientists at Oxford in the UK have 3D printed stem cells that can mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex, the outer layer of the brain. Thenextweb.com reports that these could potentially be used to treat brain injuries. Such injuries typically cause significant damage to the cerebral cortex, leading to movement, cognition, and communication challenges. The research team fabricated a two-layered brain tissue by 3D printing human neural stem cells. Repairing brain injuries would be a huge breakthrough.
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Pixel 8 Pro Gets ‘Pro’ Camera Controls & More; Pixel Watch 2; Netflix to Raise Prices-Again; Spotify Giving Premium Subscribers Free Audiobooks
Posted: October 4, 2023 Filed under: Uncategorized Leave a commentGoogle has rolled out the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro. The new flagship phone gets an overhaul of the Google Camera app, bringing what Google claims are DSLR-like ‘Pro’ controls for settings like focus, shutter speed, and ISO, in addition to ‘Video Boost’ and night Sight Video capabilities. The Pixel phones already had some of the best still photo abilities of any smartphones. 9to5google.com reports that the new 8 Pro benefits from Google’s machine learning expertise. In addition to the pro controls, the Magic eraser can now run directly on the phone, and there’s a new ‘Zoom Enhance’ feature coming in a few months. You can preorder the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro today. The Pro starts at $999. The Pixel 8 Starts at $699.99. Both phones ship October 12th.
The Pixel Watch was a bit underwhelming, and now Google has rolled out the Pixel 2 with some nice refinements. According to engadget.com, the latest iteration of the watch has better health and fitness tracking, significantly longer battery life, and better integration with Google services. Google has crowed that the case is made of 100% recycled aluminum, for a greener product. As rumored, there is also a new skin temperature sensor which can be used to measure your stress levels. The Pixel Watch 2 is available for preorder now starting at $349 for Wi-Fi only…more if you add LTE cellular. It ships next week.
Netflix is going to raise prices…again! Theverge.com says the price hike will come in the next few months….or maybe even weeks after the SAG-AFTRA strike ends. The hit to the wallet will come to the US and Canada first. Netflix just raised prices across the board last year, and also cracked down on password sharing earlier this year.
Spotify is getting serious about audiobooks. Premium subscribers can now enjoy 15 hours of listening a month with access to over 150,000 audiobooks. Mashable.com reports that the feature is also available for plan managers of Family and Duo accounts. The rollout of the feature has happened in the UK and Australia, and the US will get them in the coming months. Books can be accessed through the Premium catalog, which Spotify ays includes ‘upwards of 70% of best-selling books.’
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