Spotify co-CEO confirms QR code crackdown on Family Plan cheaters
The streaming giant is tightening household verification, a move that could convert shared-plan discount users into full-price subscribers.

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The streaming giant is tightening household verification, a move that could convert shared-plan discount users into full-price subscribers.
Guardian investigation ties US-made stun guns to abuse of Palestinian detainees, putting Axon's export practices in the crosshairs.
European agencies from Belgium to Germany took websites dark to patch a critical weakness in the language behind almost 70% of the web, and the blast radius extends far beyond government portals.
A mycologist's frozen Edinburgh garden became the backdrop for vivid views inside cells, a reminder of what advanced imaging now makes visible to researchers and the industries built on biology.
European infrastructure firms are building AI factories on Nvidia's DSX reference design, which the chipmaker says slashes cooling water use to almost zero.
Nvidia's DSX pods, fully wired modular containers, promise to shrink AI factory deployment from six months to two weeks, starting with Vera Rubin systems in 2027.
ProPublica obtained the 18-page pact that gives the US a 35% stake and $30 oil, but may break Venezuela's concession rules, and the chosen partner has faced money-laundering probes.
A $1.5 billion defense infusion for North Carolina chipmaking signals a new era of Pentagon-backed reshoring - here's what it means for the industry.
A 10,000-person study finds standard antidepressants often fail these patients, but melatonin and morning sunlight may hit the real root cause.
The Hunger Games and John Wick owner is now in play, with activist pressure mounting and a $3.6 billion market cap on the table.
If the claim holds up, personalized phage therapy could become a new frontline weapon against antibiotic resistance - but proof is far from final.
Beijing's EV giants are shifting from exports to local assembly, spending billions to keep their European sales boom alive.