After Anna's Archive published a massive scrape containing 86 million songs and metadata from Spotify, the streaming giant responded by disabling the nefarious accounts responsible

A total of 86 million songs on Spotify have been scraped by self-proclaimed data preservation group Anna's Archive, which represented 37% of all songs that exists on the platform (with 99.6% of total listens).

Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a piracy activist hacker group that claimed to have "backed up" millions of Spotify's music files and metadata

OpenAI's new Your Year with ChatGPT feature turns your 2025 chat history into a playful, personalized digital recap

In this bonus episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex's CEO and co-founder, about how he went from building a basketball tracking app to one of the most intriguing gaming console alternatives on the market. (The Nex Playground even managed to outsell Xbox in November !) Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topics What led to the development of the Nex Playground? 2:04 Who helped design and build the console? 8:36 Questions about the Nex PlayPass subscription and other ways to get new games 13:23 How did Nex convince major brands to build for Nex Playground? 19:10 Credits Host: Devindra Hardawar Guest: David Lee, CEO and co-founder of Nex Producer: Devindra Hardawar Music: Dale North This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...hit-181151201.html?src=rss

Continue reading. Pirate group Annas Archive says it has scraped Spotify in its entirety The group says it has over 86 million tracks

ChatGPT launches personalised end-of-year recap Your Year with ChatGPT, giving AI chatbot conversations the Spotify Wrapped treatment.

Anna’s Archive, a pirate group and open source engine for shadow libraries, recently said that it has successfully ripped Spotify’s entire music library

Anna's Archive, the open-source search engine for shadow libraries, says it scraped Spotify's entire library of music

Spotify is reportedly investigating how much music Annas Archive scraped.

Annas Archives idealism doesnt quite survive its own blog post What would happen to the world's music collections if streaming services disappeared? One hacktivist group says it has a solution: scrape around 300 terabytes of music and metadata from Spotify and offer it up for free as what it calls the worlds first fully open music preservation archive.

In the name of music preservation, pirate group Anna's Archive has scraped 300 TB of data from Spotify's library, representing around 37% of all songs but 99.9% of all listens

A group of activists has scraped Spotify's entire library, accessing 256 million rows of track metadata and 86 million audio files totaling roughly 300TB of data

Nearly all of Spotify has been scraped, and it's already on torrents.

Kumpulan aktivis cetak rompak Annas Archivemengumumkan mereka telah melakukan “sandaran” data 86 juta lagu dan 186 juta kod ISRC dengan data sebesar 300TB boleh dimuat turun menggunakan Torrent pada Sabtu lalu. Annas Archive melakukan sandaran ini bagi tujuan memastikan ia kekal untuk pengguna di masa depan memandangkan tidak semua muzik di Spotify wujud dalam bentuk […]

We also learn way too much about our skincare routines. Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topics Our favorite gadgets of 2025: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Airpods Pro 3, bluetooth lav mics and more 2:26 Favorite Media of 2025: Andor, self-improvement via podcast, and a shoutout to your library 34:30 iRobot declares bankruptcy 47:29 Warner Bros

OpenAI has introduced an app directory right inside ChatGPT. The new apps section (on iOS, Android and web) divides into Feature, Lifestyle and Productivity categories, letting you connect to commonly used apps and even websites like Booking.com, Spotify and Dropbox

"Apps extend ChatGPT conversations by bringing in new context and letting users take action like order groceries, turn an outline into a slide deck or search for an apartment," the company wrote in a blog post . OpenAI also noted in a help document that "connector" apps like Google Drive are now simply called "apps." The new apps section (on iOS, Android and web) is divided into Feature, Lifestyle and Productivity categories, letting you connect to commonly used apps and sites like Booking.com, Spotify and Dropbox

Either option gives you access to the entire Starz TV and movie library with offline viewing and no ads. Spotify Premium Individual four months for free ($48 off): This is our favorite music streaming service for podcasts and social features

Spotify and Accenture caught in crossfire as Trump attacks EU tech regulations.

Latest Ray-Ban Meta update brings Conversation Focus and Spotify soundtracking to you smart specs

Valve first did the Steam Replay back in 2022, aping what Spotify has done with its Wrapped

rivals. The Coalition for Apps Fairness (CAF) is made up of companies, including Astropad, Epic Games, Masimo, Life360, Proton, Spotify, and more

Valve's take on the year-end rewind, Steam Replay , is now available. It follows similar offerings from Spotify , Apple Music , PlayStation and, increasingly, just about every service you use

Annual analysis of all your activities has become a common feature for lots of services. Reports like Spotify Wrapped or the other many entertainment-related ones are usually a fun time, with splashy graphics and high shareability

It's worth noting that YouTube already platforms video versions of many popular podcasts, including stuff like The Breakfast Club . This follows a similar deal from earlier this year in which Netflix announced plans to stream video podcast episodes from Spotify

It can be enabled either via voice commands ("hey Meta, start Conversation Focus") or by adding it as a dedicated "tap-and-hold" shortcut . Meta is also adding a new multimodal AI feature for Spotify

It named fees and restrictions on service companies among the possibilities, and said it would use the same approach against other countries that echoed Europe's strategy. The post singled out potential European service providers that could be targeted by name, listing Accenture, DHL, Mistral, SAP, Siemens and Spotify, among others

Its defined as digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence. Weve seen an absolute deluge of AI slop this year, from fake movie trailers on YouTube to AI-generated bands on Spotify

Skip the app and the widget, and just immediately play the music you want.

Merriam-Webster has selected "slop" for the dictionary company's 2025 word of the year. The leading lexicographers define slop as "digital content of low quality that is produced usually in quantity by means of artificial intelligence." We've seen an absolute deluge of AI slop this year, from fake movie trailers on YouTube to AI-generated bands on Spotify

My boyfriend texted me those dreaded four words: "Is your Spotify down?" Sure enough his, mine and thousands of other users' Spotify accounts appear to be down and out at the moment, with Downdetector recording over 10,000 reports from users

Spotify was down for many today, but the streaming app now appears to be fixed here's how the outage played out

Social media lit up with complaints as widespread Spotify outage rolls on.

End-of-year wrap-ups were popularized by Spotify , and these days you can look back on the last 12 months of listening with most of the music streaming apps , as well as your gaming and YouTube viewing habits

A new in-app toggle could help you reduce animations independent of your system settings.

Augmenting or replacing host reads with AI is perceived by many as a breach of trust and as trivializing the human connection listeners have with hosts, said Megan Lazovick, vice president of Edison Research, a podcast research company... Still, platforms such as YouTube and Spotify have introduced features for creators to clone their voice and translate their content into multiple languages to increase reach and revenue

In this episode, we discuss why everyone is fighting for WB, and why Netflix may be the best worst option for the storied movie studio. Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topics What the Netflix bid for Warner Bros

As part of the pact, Disney will host a "curated" selection of Sora-generated videos on its streaming platform Disney+, legitimizing the medium of AI-generated video in a way it hasn't been before, but it would appear Disney has the option to spotlight as much or little of it as it sees fit. Additionally, the $1 billion Disney agreed to invest in OpenAI is a drop in the ocean for a company that's expected to burn through more cash in five years than Uber, Tesla, Amazon and Spotify did combined before they became profitable

Spotify has introduced a new personalization feature called Prompted Playlists, giving users greater control over the algorithm to create more deeply tailored playlists

Spotify just revealed a new feature that lets you create playlists that refresh frequently, and I'm beyond excited

Spotify telah memperkenalkan sejumlah ciri-ciri baru pada tahun ini, seperti kemaskini kepada antaramuka dan pengenalan mod penstriman audio nirhilang untuk para pelanggan Spotify Premium

'Prompted Playlist' taps into your entire listening history to create personalized mixes based on your prompts.

"Prompted Playlists" are currently only available in New Zealand.

Spotify is attempting to give users more control over the music the streaming service recommends with a new playlist feature called "Prompted Playlist." The beta feature is rolling out in New Zealand starting on December 11, and will let users write a custom prompt that Spotify can use alongside their listening history to create a playlist of new music

Back in October, OpenAI announced apps like Spotify and Canva would be accessible in ChatGPT

My PlayStation wrap up 2025 pic.twitter.com/9Em96T4Xce priceless (@Real__Priceless) December 9, 2025 The PlayStation Wrap-Up has been around since 2017, though it ran into some issues with accessibility in 2024. Spotify introduced the basic idea with Wrapped back in 2015

Dec 9 (Reuters) - Spotify said on Tuesday it is making music videos available to premium subscribers in the U.S

Spotify is finally letting the United States join its music video party

After nearly two years, music videos are coming to Spotify in the US and Canada, but is it what users actually want?

But the law has also resulted in age checks that reach far beyond porn sites. Age verification is required, in some cases, to access music videos and other content on Spotify

Despite making some moves to address the proliferation of AI-generated audio on its platform, Spotify failed to catch a copycat making imitations of music by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

Spotify has revealed more details about the data and statistical tricks it uses to produce your Wrapped

And yes, whatever they have next will likely revolve around AI. Subscribe! iTunes Spotify Pocket Casts Stitcher Google Podcasts Topics Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, plans deep cuts to his companys metaverse development 1:09 Longtime Apple UI designer Alan Dye to join Metas AI division 7:08 US DOT cuts fuel efficiency standards, doubles down on gas cars 25:40 Waymo autonomous cars recently started driving more aggressively 31:30 Amazon halts its anime dub beta because it sounded terrible 38:00 WTF, RAM?? Will Smith joins to talk about why RAM prices are spiraling upward 44:05 Around Engadget: Metroid Prime 4 is a return to form after 18 years on ice 1:04:42 Working on 1:07:36 Pop culture picks 1:08:32 Credits Host: Devindra Hardawar Guest: Will Smith Producer: Ben Ellman Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien This article originally appeared on Engadget at ...tech-pod-141442002.html?src=rss

We're now in December, so it's officially that time of the year again - Spotify has released its yearly Wrapped to its millions of listeners

Biduanita negara,Datuk Seri Siti Nurhaliza kekal sebagai ratu carta paling popular di Malaysia dengan penstriman tertinggi bagi artis tempatan di Spotify 2025

Music streamers, social media sites and a host of other apps have already started delivering their annual recaps into customers' inboxes

Spotify fans are in for a treat

Amazon Music Unlimited offers lossless streaming and podcasts, and as youd expect, it works best with Amazons ever-swelling army of Alexa devices. Its a bit clunky compared to the likes of Apple Music and Spotify, and not as good for music discovery and curation, but the app has made strides over the years

Spotify Wrapped 2025 reveals how popular Kpop Demon Hunters' soundtrack really was, and HUNTR/X want to thank you for your support

Yang dinanti-nantikan akhirnya tiba. Spotify Wrapped 2025 kini boleh diakses oleh pengguna

Want to know how far you ran in 2025? Too bad, unless you're signed up to Garmin's premium Connect+ subscription service

It's that time of year again, when all of our favorite streaming platforms start dropping personalized lists of what we've been consuming. Spotify Wrapped is perhaps the biggest of the bunch and it's available for perusal right now

You were always using Wrapped to show off your impeccable taste anyway, and Party finally makes a game out of it

Spotify has launched its annual look back at user listening habits over the last 12 months, and there's lots that's new

Having trouble finding your Spotify Wrapped 2025 recap? Try these potential fixes

The first Spotify Wrapped 2025 teasers have landed, suggesting the music recap could land very soon here's what we know so far

The highly anticipated annual music recap could likely release today.

Following in the footsteps of Spotify and all of its competitors, today YouTube is entering the yearly recap game

Claude Code had already hit $1 billion in revenue six months since its public debut in May, according to a LinkedIn post from Anthropic's chief product officer, Mike Krieger. The coding agent continues to barrel toward scale with customers like Netflix, Spotify, and Salesforce

Apple Music Replay 2025 has arrived for subscribers, offering a polished, numbers-focused year-in-review that highlights your top artists, tracks, albums, genres, and playlists

This retro-designed speaker also features bluetooth, pair play and a construction with 70 percent recycled plastic. Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 for $798 (20 percent off) : In our review of the Bravia 6 this year, we called out its full sound and special talent for enhancing dialogue, but were frustrated that it didn't support AirPlay or Spotify Connect

Alternatively, web users can head to youtube.com/recap to access the same information. This recap can be shared across social media, just like all of the other ones from platforms like Spotify and Apple Music

One of the newer traditions of the holiday season is reading itemized lists of what we watched, played and listened to on our favorite streaming platforms throughout the year. Spotify Wrapped is perhaps the most famous of the bunch, but Amazon Music has its own year-end recap called Delivered and this year's edition is available right now

It also works with both Alexa and the Sonos assistant, but it's more portable than the Era 300. Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 for $798 (20 percent off) : In our review of the Bravia 6 this year, we called out its full sound and special talent for enhancing dialogue, but were frustrated that it didn't support AirPlay or Spotify Connect

It also works with both Alexa and the Sonos assistant, but it's more portable than the Era 300. Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 for $798 (20 percent off) : In our review of the Bravia 6 this year, we called out its full sound and special talent for enhancing dialogue, but were frustrated that it didn't support AirPlay or Spotify Connect

It soared to #11 on the U.S. Spotify chart and #25 on Spotify globally

It also works with both Alexa and the Sonos assistant, but it's more portable than the Era 300. Sony Bravia Theater Bar 8 for $798 (20 percent off) : In our review of the Bravia 6 this year, we called out its full sound and special talent for enhancing dialogue, but were frustrated that it didn't support AirPlay or Spotify Connect

One UI 8.5 could fix a big annoyance with Samsungs YouTube recommendations.