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2025-09-16T05:25:04Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Spotify is giving free users a new perk. Non-subscribers …

Spotify just announced a major upgrade to the on-demand playback controls available on the free version of its app. The first in a trio of updates allows mobile ad-supported users to ‘pick and play‘ specific tracks in any playlist, and on any album track list. The change, which rolls out globally today (September 15), marks a significant shift from the …

Spotify has removed restrictions that prevented free users from listening to specific tracks. With lossless audio now finally rolling out to paying subscribers, the music streaming service has announced that it’s also allowing non-paying listeners to search, play, and share any song they want, without having to upgrade to a Premium subscription. The update is being rolled out globally and …

As AI takes over search, Google is saying that users want summaries over the traditional “10 blue links,” all while a new lawsuit targets AI Overviews for their harm to the rest of the web. Over the past couple of years, Google Search has put increasingly heavy emphasis on summaries generated by AI, in turn taking some of the focus …

What seemed to have started out as a problem with just Google’s Pixel 7a has now expanded to affect users across the entire Pixel 7 series, with owners of both the standard Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro reporting similar battery swelling incidents that cause screens to lift and separate from their devices. Multiple news outlets have already highlighted the …

There must be something in the water at Spotify HQ. Less than a week after delivering long-promised lossless audio, the company has another treat. Free listeners can finally listen to any track they want. After enhancing Premium, perhaps Spotify figured it could add a free perk without shedding subscribers. Spotify accounts on the free plan can now choose any track …

Following its long-awaited launch of lossless streaming for paid subscribers, Spotify is upgrading its service for free users, too. On Monday, the company announced that free users globally will now be able to search and play any song they want or play a song shared by a friend or an artist they follow on social media. The company calls the …

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR Pixel 7 and 7 Pro users are reporting battery swelling issues, with mixed responses from Google support. Google recently offered free battery replacements and cash/discount appeasements for Pixel 7a swelling problems. Battery troubles have plagued several Pixel models, including Pixel 6a units catching fire, raising pressure on Google to respond. Pixels are among the …

Update now — attacks underway NurPhoto via Getty Images Republished on September 14 with Google’s surprising change to security updates; this will have a huge impact on Samsung users almost immediately. Samsung has suddenly warned that attacks on Galaxy smartphones are underway. The company has revised its September security update and all eligible phones will now receive the fix. The …

If you have a Samsung phone, you’ll want to update it immediately. Samsung just issued an urgent warning about active attacks targeting Galaxy smartphones, like the Samsung Galaxy S25 and Galaxy S25 Edge, and has updated its September security patch to fix the vulnerability ASAP. The vulnerability impacts devices running Android 13 or newer. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-21043, was …