Архив рубрики: Apps

Spotify cuts developer access to several of its recommendation features

Spotify will no longer allow developers building third-party apps with its Web API to access several features within the music streaming platform, such as song and artist recommendations, the company announced in a developer blog post on Wednesday. The company appears to be limiting third-party developers from building AI apps using data from Spotify listeners. […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Spotify cuts developer access to several of its recommendation features

Chroma, backed by Pinterest and Twitter co-founders, sells to AI audio company Bronze

Chroma, a startup building a new type of audiovisual entertainment for mobile devices, has been sold. The company, which had financial backing from Twitter and Medium co-founder Biz Stone as well as Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp, is headed to London-based audio technology company Bronze, an AI music startup. Founded by record producer Lex Dromgoole, who’s […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Chroma, backed by Pinterest and Twitter co-founders, sells to AI audio company Bronze

Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos

The popularity of an Instagram video can affect its actual video quality: According to Adam Mosseri (the Meta executive who leads Instagram and Threads), videos that are more popular get shown in higher quality, while less popular videos get shown in lower quality. In a video (via The Verge), Mosseri said Instagram tries to show […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Instagram is lowering video quality for unpopular videos

Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids on family plans

Following the moves of other tech giants, Spotify announced on Friday it’s introducing in-app parental controls in the form of “managed accounts” for listeners under the age of 13. The new feature will initially be offered as a pilot program for parents or guardians on a Family plan in select markets, including Denmark, New Zealand, […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Spotify begins piloting parent-managed accounts for kids on family plans

TikTok partners with Warner Bros. to become a discovery engine for TV and movies

TikTok’s latest offering is capitalizing on the app’s ability to serve as a discovery engine for other media — something its users already take advantage of by sharing short clips of movies and TV shows. Today, the company is partnering with studios like Warner Bros. to launch a feature that lets users discover movies and […]
© 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
TikTok partners with Warner Bros. to become a discovery engine for TV and movies