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technology5 months ago

Artists Exit Spotify Over CEO's Controversial Tech Investments

The article discusses how to switch from Spotify to other music streaming services, highlighting options like Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, and Tidal, and provides tips on transferring playlists and supporting artists directly. It emphasizes that switching is easy and offers insights into each service's features and pricing.

business1 year ago

Block Employees Silenced on Jay-Z Amid Layoffs

Block employees have been instructed not to discuss board member Jay-Z internally, amid recent layoffs at the company. The directive comes as Block, led by CEO Jack Dorsey, undergoes restructuring, including layoffs at Tidal and other divisions like Square and TBD. The order coincides with questions about Jay-Z's board role, given his friendship with Sean Combs, who faces serious legal charges. Dorsey also addressed staff in a meeting, urging positivity and restricting anonymous questions.

technology1 year ago

"Enhancing Smartphone Photography with Gorilla Armor and Samsung's ProVisual Engine"

Corning's new Gorilla Armor, featured on the Galaxy S24 Ultra, offers improved drop and scratch resistance as well as an antireflective design, making it a significant upgrade in smartphone glass technology. Despite its durability, the future availability of Gorilla Armor on other devices remains uncertain. In other tech news, Google releases the March 2024 Feature Drop for Pixel devices, Tidal slashes its Hi-Fi audio subscription price in half, and Google One now includes Fitbit Premium and Nest Aware.

technology1 year ago

"Tidal Revolutionizes High-Quality Music Streaming with Affordable New Pricing"

Tidal is changing its pricing structure, halving the cost of its high-res music service to $10.99/month, matching Spotify's pricing. The new plan, consolidating HiFi tiers, offers the same quality as the previous most expensive plan, including access to FLAC and Dolby Atmos tracks. Tidal's decision aims to make premium audio formats more affordable, while artist payouts will remain consistent. With the new pricing set to take effect on April 10, Tidal's high-res audio offering becomes more accessible to users.

musictech2 years ago

Tidal Joins the Price Hike Trend, Raises HiFi Plan to $11 per Month

Tidal is raising the price of its HiFi subscription plan to $11 per month for individuals and $17 per month for families, starting on August 1st. This follows similar price increases by competitors such as Apple Music, Deezer, and Amazon Music. Tidal's higher-tier HiFi Plus plan, which includes additional features, will remain unaffected. Spotify is also expected to raise its prices soon and may introduce a high-fidelity plan with audiobooks later this year.

musictech2 years ago

Tidal Joins the Price Hike Trend in Music Streaming

Tidal is raising the price of its HiFi tier by one dollar to $10.99 per month starting August 1st, following similar price increases by other music streaming services like Apple Music and Amazon Music. Reports suggest that international subscribers will also experience price hikes. Tidal is also increasing the cost of its family plan by two dollars. It remains unclear if the premium HiFi Plus tier will see a price increase. Spotify has hinted at potential price increases as well.

technology2 years ago

Spotify's New HiFi Audio: Is It Worth the Upgrade?

Spotify is set to launch a HiFi music streaming tier, but most people won't hear any difference between regular and lossless music. The average music fan, especially on a streaming service, enjoys their music on the go, listening to it on relatively cheap earbuds and headphones. Lossless is little more than a marketing gimmick, and the trick is to find the music-streaming service you like the sound of because the differences in how they master and stream their songs will be a lot bigger than the difference between lossy and lossless streaming.

business2 years ago

Twitter Faces $550 Million in Lawsuits Over Copyright Infringement and Jack Dorsey's Extravagant Bar Tab.

A lawsuit brought by Block shareholders against Jack Dorsey alleged that his acquisition of Tidal, Jay-Z's music streaming service, was nothing more than a "$300 million bar tab to hang out with Jay-Z." The claim was that the idea for Block's acquisition of Tidal came while Dorsey was "summering" with Jay-Z in the Hamptons. The recent legal battle ended in defeat for shareholders, with the Delaware judge overseeing the case ruling against them, leaving Block and Dorsey in the clear, despite the deal being branded as "a $300 million bar tab to hang out with Jay-Z."

business2 years ago

Judge upholds Block's right to make "terrible" business decisions, dismisses lawsuits over Tidal purchase.

A chancery court judge has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit against Jack Dorsey's fintech company, Block, for its 2021 decision to buy music streaming app Tidal, despite the judge calling the decision "terrible." The judge ruled that a board of directors comprised of a majority of disinterested and independent directors is free to make a terrible business decision without any meaningful threat of liability, as long as the directors approve the action in good faith. Shareholders from the Coral Springs Police Officers' Pension Plan had tried to sue Dorsey and Block for the purchase.

business2 years ago

Lawsuit over Block's purchase of Tidal dismissed by judge.

A shareholder class action lawsuit against Jack Dorsey and other board members at Block Inc over the company's purchase of Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal has been dismissed by a Delaware judge. The judge said the Florida pension fund leading the case did not show that Block's directors acted in bad faith, although the purchase was a "terrible business decision." Block agreed in March 2021 to pay $306m for an 87.5% stake in Tidal, which was losing money, had lost major contracts, faced a Norwegian criminal probe into its streaming numbers, and had accepted a $50m loan from Jay-Z to shore up its finances.

business2 years ago

Lawsuit over Block's purchase of Tidal dismissed by judge.

A shareholder class action lawsuit against Jack Dorsey and other board members at Block Inc over the company's purchase of Jay-Z's streaming service Tidal has been dismissed by a Delaware judge. The judge said the Florida pension fund leading the case did not show that Block's directors acted in bad faith, although the purchase was a "terrible business decision." Block agreed in March 2021 to pay $306m for an 87.5% stake in Tidal, which was losing money, had lost major contracts, faced a Norwegian criminal probe into its streaming numbers, and had accepted a $50m loan from Jay-Z to shore up its finances.