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Spotify halts service in Russia and pledges Ukraine aid

Digital Trends

Music and podcast streamer Spotify has ceased all operations in Russia effective immediately, and announced plans to send aid to Ukraine.

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Vergecast: Microsoft Build 2020, Elon Musk’s factory play, and Joe Rogan moves to Spotify

The Verge

Spotify getting exclusive streaming rights to The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Last but not least, senior reporter Ashley Carman stops by to explain the importance of Spotify landing The Joe Rogan Experience podcast as an exclusive. Joe Rogan’s podcast is becoming a Spotify exclusive. Elon Musk’s. active month.

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Apple launches limited-edition ‘Black Unity Collection’ Apple Watch

The Verge

Apple plans to curate stories focused on Black families and experiences in the Apple TV and Apple News apps and highlight Black authors in Apple Books and Apple Podcasts. Apple is among a number of tech giants that collectively pledged hundreds of millions of dollars toward racial equity initiatives.

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Vergecast: this quarter’s earnings for Apple, Samsung, Google, and Microsoft

The Verge

Every Friday, The Verge publishes our flagship podcast, The Vergecast , where co-hosts Nilay Patel and Dieter Bohn discuss the week in tech news with the reporters and editors covering the biggest stories. You can listen to the full discussion here or in your preferred podcast player. It’s earnings week once again.

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Founders shouldn’t have to choose between mental health and grit

TechCrunch

Hello, and welcome back to Equity , a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. We talk about the importance of explicitness, dedicating non-dilutive capital and why turn to a pledge. For episode transcripts and more, head to Equity’s Simplecast website.

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Spotify’s subscribers rise to 182M despite Joe Rogan controversy

The Verge

Spotify’s latest earnings release suggests that the audio streaming service’s subscriber numbers haven’t seen much, if any, impact from the controversies that surrounded its Joe Rogan podcast just a few short months ago. Bloomberg noted that #SpotifyDeleted was soon trending on Twitter as users pledged to stop using the service.

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Gen Z: Surprising Ways They are Transforming Fundraising 

Allegiance Group

This blog post is based on podcast episode. For example, a fitness influencer might pledge to run a mile for every $100 raised for a health-related nonprofit, inspiring their followers to contribute while watching the journey unfold. This blog post is based on a recent episode of the Go Beyond Fundraising podcast.