Month: February 2024
Spotify’s transformed podcast business may actually be profitable this year
This is Hot Pod, The Verge’s newsletter about podcasting and the audio industry. Sign up here for more. After last week’s big deal announcements, Spotify reported its fourth quarter earnings. The company is still operating at a loss, but the margins on podcasting do seem to actually be improving. I have more on that…
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Disney Plus’ restrictions on password sharing are now rolling out to US subscribers
The writing’s been on the wall for months now, but Disney Plus is finally implementing measures to keep US subscribers from sharing their passwords with people who aren’t paying for the service. Today, Disney Plus began sending out emails informing subscribers about new changes to its terms of service that…
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Palworld reveals enormous dedicated server costs — $6 million annual fees could bankrupt the studio, CEO quips and it will go higher
The CEO of Pocketpair, the studio behind hit game Palworld, has revealed that the cost of running the gaming company’s servers is becoming a major concern for the company amid soaring costs. Pocketpair is behind many popular games, including Palworld, Craftopia, and Overdungeon, which are available on Steam, a popular…
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Apple’s first Vision Pro beta lets you bring virtual items closer
The first visionOS developer beta since the launch of the Apple Vision Pro is here, bringing with it a fix that lets users of the headset get closer to objects in a 3D space. In visionOS, when you get close enough to an object or an app window, it starts…
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Akai adds a 37-key standalone workstation to its MPC lineup
Akai just officially announced the MPC Key 37, a standalone workstation and groovebox. This is the latest standalone MPC device, following last year’s larger Key 61. The Key 37 has everything you need to make a beat or song from scratch without having to use an actual computer and DAW,…
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Epsilon W35 Xi speaker: specs, price, availability
That’s no moon. It’s Elipson’s newest high-end sound machine. Source
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