Spotify Narrows Loss As User Growth Tops Forecasts In Strong Q4

Spotify‘s losses narrowed and sales rose with user and subscribers additions beating expectations in a strong fourth quarter. The company has shed staff and others costs and sees “revenue and profitability trends both inflecting favorably heading into 2024.” The stock is up more than 6% in pre-market trading on the numbers. Monthly active users exceeded … Read more

Spotify renews deal with podcaster Joe Rogan

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. Vivian Zink | SYFY | NBCUniversal Spotify has signed a new blockbuster deal with polarizing podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but this time, his show won’t be exclusive to Spotify, the company announced Friday in a news release. The multiyear deal with Rogan, the founder of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” … Read more

Spotify Re-Ups ‘The Joe Rogan Experience’ In Non-Exclusive Deal – Deadline

Spotify has reached a multi-year extension with top podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, securing an important talent relationship but also shifting to a non-exclusive distribution plan for the show. Rogan’s show will stream on Spotify, but also will also be available on Apple, Amazon and YouTube under the revised distribution strategy that Spotify began pursuing … Read more

Weekend News Roundup January 20, 2024

Screenshot: HBO/YouTube Late last year, Last Week Tonight host John Oliver dedicated more than 30 minutes to Elon Musk, covering everything from Tesla to SpaceX and even his anti-semitism. While it acknowledged that Musk’s companies have been able to do some innovative things, it didn’t exactly paint the man himself in a flattering light because, … Read more

SpaceX Releases Cringe Elon Musk Staff Meeting Video To Prove He Wasn’t On Drugs, But His Bizarre Behavior Isn’t The Verification They Think It Is

Elon Musk has never been particularly good at public speaking. He’s constantly stumbling over his own words, repeating himself, and forgetting key talking points. Every time I’ve seen a new Tesla unveil, I’ve thought to myself that he looks like he was randomly selected from the crowd and told to give a speech on a … Read more

Weekend News Roundup December 22, 2023

Image: Kevork Djansezian (Getty Images) Being pulled over by the cops sucks. Depending on who you are, it can be an easy or harrowing experience. No matter who you are though, one of the most annoying aspects of being pulled over is the police asking you, “Do you know why I pulled you over?” Luckily, … Read more

NASA Won’t Share Details Of $5M SpaceX Drug Investigation

NASA spent three months looking into drug use at SpaceX, but the federal space agency is keeping quiet on what it found. According to Bob: Public Transit Is a Car Enthusiast’s Best Friend After Elon Musk very publicly smoked a joint on Joe Rogan’s podcast back in 2018 (Musk claims he didn’t inhale and in … Read more

Weekend Beyond Cars Roundup December 16, 2023

Here we present our weekly Jalopnik series that recaps the latest in beyond cars. We’ve showcased our most read offerings as well as some you may have missed. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) Military Humvees Could Be ‘Futureproofed’ With This Bolt-In Hybrid Retrofit From Banks Screenshot: Banks Power You probably know Banks Power from their … Read more