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Amazon's sales share will continue to grow in key product categories. But food and beverage remains a rare weak spot for the ecommerce giant.

Essential goods categories will run out of steam, leading to a slowdown in ecommerce growth.

The music streamer said that Apple鈥檚 recent compliance with a federal ruling is helping developers and consumers alike and 鈥渆nabling new product innovations.鈥�. 鈥淪potify鈥檚 internal data show that its iOS app updates have already resulted in a significant increase in iOS users upgrading to a Premium subscription,鈥� the company said, per TechCrunch. With the updates, app users can 鈥�.

Meta pays creators for traffic, Spotify wins in-app freedom post-Epic ruling, and Amazon鈥檚 Zoox expands robotaxi testing despite software recalls.

South and Southeast Asia led all regions for music/audio adoption. At 83% penetration, it was 33 percentage points ahead of radio, where the region was second to last globally. Four of the top eight countries for music/audio usage globally (India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam) were in this region. Readership of newspapers and magazines in the region were both No. 1 globally.

The audio services鈥� ad-free subscription offerings鈥攑lus consumers listening to music and podcasts through YouTube鈥攁re keeping digital audio鈥檚 ad growth in check. Podcasting, rather than music, is driving most of the growth in digital audio ad spending. Consumers are used to hearing ads during podcasts, and their ad loads are climbing.

The news: What shouldn鈥檛 get lost in the shuffle during Spotify鈥檚 earnings report this week was that the streaming giant has paid out over $100 million to podcasters and publishers worldwide since January. The payouts are fueled by the newly launched Partner Program, which incentivizes creators to upload video podcasts and boost engagement.

Multiview, voice replies, and AI music tools mark YouTube鈥檚 pivot from mobile-first to TV-native and raise the bar for creators and advertisers alike.

US adults spend over 32.3 hours monthly on the Spotify app, compared with 3.5 hours on Amazon Music and less than an hour on Apple Music, according to a January 2025 Comscore study.

Sapphire Reserve will also offer free Apple TV and Apple Music subscriptions. Sapphire Reserve's existing perks, like a flexible $300 annual travel credit for the cardholders鈥� anniversary; the choice between Global Entry, TSA PreCheck, or Nexus credit; lounge access; and travel protection remain in the package. Chase also said it will roll out a new Sapphire Reserve Business card later this month.

Patreon recently inked a partnership with Sony to make select Sony Music podcasts available on Patreon and offer exclusive fan perks, while Spotify expanded its Partner Program to nine new markets to entice more creators.