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iOS 14.5 lets you set Spotify and others as Siri’s default music service

The Verge

But users who have already installed the beta discovered another great feature: you’ll be able to select a third-party default music service when you ask to play a song using Siri — including Spotify ( via MacRumors ). you may be prompted to select which app you want to use to play it, according to a screenshot shared on Reddit.

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Daily Crunch: Reddit raises $250M

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Reddit raises more funding, Shopify expands payments to Facebook and a study suggests that the Apple Watch might be able to predict COVID diagnoses. The big story: Reddit raises $250M. This is your Daily Crunch for February 9, 2021. The company also ran a five-second Super Bowl ad on Sunday, consisting of a single static image.

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Reddit winds down Dubsmash, but its video creation tools live on

The Verge

Photo by Reddit. Reddit will shut down its short-form video platform, Dubsmash, on February 22nd, 2022. A competitor to TikTok, Dubsmash was acquired by Reddit late last year with the purpose of embedding its video creation tools into the larger platform. Photo by Reddit.

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Apple Music might be coming to PS5

The Verge

Spotify has been a music streaming option on the PS5 since it launched in November , giving you the option to listen to your favorite music when playing games. Soon, though, the console might get support for another service: Apple Music. A Reddit user’s photo of Apple Music on PS5. image: u/HOLYWARS1990.

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Apple Music and the iOS App Store are having problems

The Verge

If you’re an Apple user, then you might be seeing some problems in the App Store or with Apple Music. In our tests, the App Store and Apple Music are both generally operational, but users have noticed problems for a few hours. Apple Music lyrics failing to load. We were able to confirm the issue with lyrics as shown below.

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Reddit is ready for its tiny live-streaming service to get bigger

The Verge

If you’ve scrolled through Reddit’s app recently, you might have spotted a live stream of someone playing music, making art, or just talking to the camera. Those broadcasts come from Reddit’s own live-streaming service, the Reddit Public Access Network (RPAN) , which just celebrated its first anniversary last week.

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We don’t object to this Reddit bot that turns arguments into Ace Attorney videos

The Verge

Someone had to do it: there’s now a bot that turns Reddit arguments into scenes from Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney , complete with music and the iconic “OBJECTION!” but on Reddit. Sometimes Reddit arguments can feel like courtroom dramas, with people squabbling over technicalities, intent, and the definitions of words.

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