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Spotify launches native in-car app with Audi – less than two years after switching off Car Thing
Spotify discontinued Car Thing in 2022, taking a one-time charge of EUR €31 million (around USD $31.4 million) on the device in Q2 2022. Source...

Universal Music Group becomes first major music company to license TYGER, which uses AI to adapt songs to gameplay in real time
Select recordings and songs from UMG's recorded music and publishing catalogs will become available on TYGER's paid, on-demand subscription service. Source...

Reservoir sues Suno and Anthropic for infringing songs by Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, Madonna and more
Reservoir also filed a separate lawsuit against Anthropic in the same court on the same day. Source...

Spotify is on course for $3.3B annual operating profit in 2026 – after adding 6M subscribers in Q3
Spotify published its financial results for Q3 2026 (the three months to the end of September) earlier today (October 22). Source...

ChatGPT Ads Hit 89 Countries: What It Means for Publishers
ChatGPT ads now run in 89 countries with 100,000+ advertisers. See the growth data, the churn caveat, and five moves publishers should make now....

Malvertising: How Publishers Protect Readers and Ad Revenue
Malvertising reached 120,000+ sites through the Discover-Tech ads exposed Oct 15. See the data and a 7-step checklist to protect readers and ad revenue....

Spotify cracks down on Family plan sharing – as Goldman Sachs estimates ‘meaningful share’ of users are ‘friends sharing a plan to reduce costs’
Members who fail the check, or who don't complete it within seven days of being notified, can't join a different Family or Duo plan for 12 months. Source...