Spotify is testing its own voice assistant to control your music
Streaming service’s voice recognition system seeks to free it from reliance on Siri and Alexa, paving way to launch its own smart speaker
Is Spotify really worth $20bn?
Music service will soon have its IPO and investors think it can be as big as Netflix. Are they right?
Is Spotify getting ready to challenge Apple with its own speaker?
Music streaming service is gearing up to make its first physical products as it faces blockade from rivals
Should I use Spotify for streaming or sign up to another service?
My brother’s a keen fan of their ad-free service – but what Amazon, Apple and Deezer?
John Perry Barlow, ‘visionary’ internet pioneer, dies aged 70
Digital freedom fighter and founder of Electronic Frontier Foundation, who wrote lyrics for the Grateful Dead, died in his sleep
EU to review Apple’s reported $400m purchase of music app Shazam
European Commission to investigate deal following requests from Austria, France, Iceland, Italy, Norway, Spain and Sweden
My problem with Spotify – even though I’m a subscriber
It’s a miracle of the age, but Spotify’s suspect ‘playlists’, shaky finances and low pay are bad for music fans and creators alike
On my radar: Laurie Anderson’s cultural highlights
The artist, composer and film-maker on her favourite New York restaurant, the restorative power of Central Park, and the courage of rappers in addressing the current political crisis
Blockchain: so much bigger than bitcoin…
From voting to healthcare, music to energy production, blockchain may just change the way we run our lives
Apple HomePod finally available to buy, three years after the Echo
Company’s delayed, £319 smart speaker pitched as music-first wireless speaker that can be voice-controlled via Siri
Digital streaming behind biggest rise in UK music sales for two decades
Platforms such as Apple Music and Spotify plus renaissance in vinyl records help fuel fastest annual growth since 1998
Awkwafina: ‘I was just rapping about my genitalia – not making a feminist message’
New Yorker Nora Lum, AKA Awkwafina, has been going places since My Vag went viral on YouTube – now she’s playing a scrappy wingman in the movie Ocean’s 8
Welcome to Techapella, where top firms trade hashtags for harmonies
Facebook’s Vocal Network, Twitter’s Songbirds and Google’s Googapella showcase their offscreen abilities in San Francisco concert
Poppy is a disturbing internet meme seen by millions. Can she become a pop sensation?
The character played by 22-year-old Moriah Pereira is a childlike, robotic-sounding woman with friends who include a basil plant. Now she’s trying to become the first pop megastar to be born on YouTube
The Guardian view on Finland’s centenary: a social democratic triumph
Editorial: From universal suffrage to the universal basic income, Finland is a European country that pioneered egalitarian policies and technological innovation alike