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Spotify Sees Record Subscriber Growth For 2023

Spotify announces record subscriber growth for 2023 and sees 'improving growth and profitability' after axing thousands of staff

No more heavy keyboard pounding? Killer feature added, as Microsoft Word gains ability to transcribe audio conversations into document

Twitter introduces audio tweets for limited number of iOS users, in an effort to bring a more “human touch” to the platform

M2M

Audiophile James Nesfield talks us through his career in IT and the work he's doing at Chirp

Cross platform media player that formed part of the MP3 revolution in the 1990s and early 2000s

More than 4,000 samples of SonicSpy have been distributed since February, hidden in apps on Google Play and elsewhere

"Operation BugDrop" malware stealthily infects computers and secretly turns on the onboard microphone

Attackers can record sound from hacked systems, even when microphones are muted, switched off or unplugged, finds a study

Android smartphone owners could need new headphones as USB-C gets power-efficient audio transmission

TechWeekEurope experiences “the best way to see film” as IMAX launches its most immersive cinematic development yet

Monster sues Apple's Beats Electronics, alleging “fraud, deceit and corporate betrayal” over headphone development

Second time lucky? Twitter offers new feature to allow users to listen to music from inside its mobile app

Mac

Apple goes shopping for headphones to boost streaming and wearable efforts