This week in Business Twitter: Amazon Prime Day, investing advice from Stanley Druckenmiller, and why New York is Europe’s tech hub This year’s Amazon Prime day announcement drew criticism from tech reporters and VCs alike. Meanwhile, FirstMark Capital’s Matt Turck explains why New York is Europe’s tech capital. Ivan De Luce 6.4.21 8:00 PM People
Vinyl sales jumped nearly 30% in 2020 — but they’re still dwarfed by music streaming revenue More people are buying records since the pandemic began, but it’s still a niche market compared with streaming services like Spotify. Ivan De Luce 3.1.21 5:41 PM Innovation
Jack Dorsey’s interest in acquiring Tidal may mean he has big plans for Square The Square and Twitter CEO has been discussing a potential acquisition of the streaming service with its owner, music mogul Jay-Z. Ivan De Luce 12.29.20 5:23 PM Tech
A brief history of why Martin Shkreli got banned from Twitter The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.23.22 12:25 AM Outcasts
Spotify earnings went so well nobody noticed hiring went down 32% in a month Spotify now has 286 million active monthly users. Jared Russo 4.29.20 7:44 PM Markets
Spotify is reportedly buying The Ringer, what state is the streaming service in? And are podcasts that valuable to Spotify's future plans? Jared Russo 1.23.20 3:40 PM Markets
Should Tidal be worried about Amazon Music? Not so much, according to our data Tidal is being threatened by Amazon Music, so how are they doing relative to this new threat? Jared Russo 9.19.19 1:03 PM Innovation
"Repulsive," "reptilian," "diseased": What John D. Rockefeller had in common with Martin Shkreli The following is an excerpt from SMIRK, a memoir of journalist Christie Smythe's unusual relationship with "Pharma Bro" Martin Shkreli. It should be viewed as opinion. You can read more at www.smirk-book.com. Christie Smythe 11.20.22 5:13 PM Features