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Apple faces an investigation in Europe over Spotify’s allegations of antitrust practices. The European Commission, which handles the day-to-day business of the European Union, will launch a formal investigation in the coming weeks to probe Apple’s practices with music subscription services, the Financial Times reported Sunday. Spotify filed an antitrust complaint in March. In the complaint, Spotify said Apple charges subscription …

Spotify surpassed 100 million subscribers at the end of March, the music streaming service said Monday in its first-quarter report.  That keeps Spotify above its closest competitor, Apple Music; Apple CEO Tim Cook said in January that Apple Music hit 50 million subscribers at the end of last year.  As society worldwide has shifted to streaming as the most common way …

For Apple, there’s no business like show business. The tech giant unveiled its new streaming service Monday at its Apple Park  headquarters in Cupertino, California, offering a new way to watch shows and movies for cord-cutters. “Our vision for Apple TV app is to bring together your favorite shows, movies, sports and news and make them available on all of …

Slick new gadgets are usually the stars of Apple‘s splashy events. But on Monday, the company will put the spotlight on subscriptions and services. A star-studded new TV service is expected to headline Apple’s event at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino, California. Apple will likely unveil a news subscription service built into a reimagined Apple News, as well as one bundle to rule …

On Monday, we’ll finally find out where Apple’s billion dollars have gone. That’s the amount the company earmarked for a video streaming service that it hasn’t yet confirmed is coming. For years, rumors of Apple diving into a market dominated by YouTube, Netflix and other streaming companies floated around. It’s even talked up the shows and celebrities it’s cast. Still, …

Apple wields its powerful App Store as a cudgel to stifle innovation, weaken competition and unfairly tax its rivals, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said Wednesday, after the world’s biggest music streaming service filed a complaint with European regulators.  “In Apple’s case, they continue to give themselves an unfair advantage at every turn,” Ek said in a post.  The conflict pits Apple, a …

You can now access your Apple Music tracks on Amazon Fire TV devices in the US, the e-commerce giant said Wednesday.  Customers can ask Alexa to play songs, artists, playlists and albums from Apple Music. To launch the feature, enable the Apple Music skill in the Alexa app and link your account.  Apple’s streaming-music service, which has more than 50 million …

In this week’s Apple Core rundown, we’ll take a look at how Apple fits into the foldable phone trend, the hurdles it has to clear to make an iPhone bend, and how soon the company could release a competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Fold. We’ll also learn about the latest health feature rumored to be coming to the Apple Watch, the …

Spotify and Apple Music have another competitor today, music streaming service Qobuz has announced it is now available in the US. French company Qobuz — pronounced ko-buzz– has been available in the UK and Europe for years. Its focus is on sound quality rather than the breadth of its catalog. The company offers hi-res streams (without the need for proprietary …

Spotify picked up podcast companies Gimlet and Anchor as it looks for new listeners, the streaming service said Wednesday.  “Our podcast users spend almost twice the time on the platform, and spend even more time listening to music,” Spotify CEO Daniel Ek said in a statement. “We have also seen that by having unique programming, people who previously thought Spotify …