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
How Guy Griffithe went from making a thumb wrestling mockumentary to promoting a pot investment scam The president of Bridgegate Pictures Corp., who has made at least nine flicks and worked with VR film specialist Travis Cloyd, now owes $5.3 million for his role in a "Ponzi-like" scheme. Christie Smythe 11.29.21 6:14 PM 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
Accused stock scalper “Alex DeLarge” was arrested and kicked off of Twitter — now users are asking: who’s next? Twitter plays host to numerous anonymous accounts pumping stocks. Users are openly wondering which others might be “leading sheep to the slaughter.” Christie Smythe 10.28.21 6:59 PM Outcasts