Spotify adds emoji reactions to collaborative playlists

Spotify has found a way to make contributing to collaborative playlists more engaging and fun – emoji reactions. With it, contributors to a playlist can react to each other’s additions with ❤️, 😂, 👍, 🎧, 🔥 and🥹. The person who added the song will get a notification over Spotify Messages, which will let them know how others in the group feel about the song. This is just for the insiders, though, only the owner of the collaborative playlist and the contributors can see the reactions. Collaborative playlists in Spotify now support emoji reactions And if this doesn’t sound like a...

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Spotify adds emoji reactions to collaborative playlists

Spotify has found a way to make contributing to collaborative playlists more engaging and fun – emoji reactions. With it, contributors to a playlist can react to each other’s additions with ❤️, 😂, 👍, 🎧, 🔥 and🥹. The person who added the song will get a notification over Spotify Messages, which will let them know how others in the group feel about the song. This is just for the insiders, though, only the owner of the collaborative playlist and the contributors can see the reactions. Collaborative playlists in Spotify now support emoji reactions And if this doesn’t sound like a...

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Samsung Galaxy S26 series receives third One UI 9 beta update

Samsung released two Android 17-based One UI 9 beta updates for the Galaxy S26 series last month, and now, the Korean brand has released the third One UI 9 beta for the S26 lineup. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] The third One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra requires a download of around 1.7GB and is rolling out in select countries, including India, South Korea, Poland, and the UK. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra The update rolling out in South Korea has firmware version S948NKSU3ZZF7, while the update for non-Korean markets has firmware version...

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Samsung Galaxy S26 series receives third One UI 9 beta update

Samsung released two Android 17-based One UI 9 beta updates for the Galaxy S26 series last month, and now, the Korean brand has released the third One UI 9 beta for the S26 lineup. [#InlinePriceWidget,14320,1#] The third One UI 9 beta for the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+, and Galaxy S26 Ultra requires a download of around 1.7GB and is rolling out in select countries, including India, South Korea, Poland, and the UK. Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra The update rolling out in South Korea has firmware version S948NKSU3ZZF7, while the update for non-Korean markets has firmware version...

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Fox buys Roku

Today Fox Corporation has announced that it's entered a definitive agreement with Roku to purchase it for $160 per share, of which $96 will be cash and the rest will be Fox shares. This transaction values Roku at $22 billion, but it's actually unclear how much Fox is paying. For what it's worth, it says it has obtained $12 billion of fully committed bridge financing from Morgan Stanley for the transaction, so that's probably the ballpark. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of next year, after securing all of the necessary regulatory approvals. This acquisition pairs the...

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Fox buys Roku

Today Fox Corporation has announced that it's entered a definitive agreement with Roku to purchase it for $160 per share, of which $96 will be cash and the rest will be Fox shares. This transaction values Roku at $22 billion, but it's actually unclear how much Fox is paying. For what it's worth, it says it has obtained $12 billion of fully committed bridge financing from Morgan Stanley for the transaction, so that's probably the ballpark. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of next year, after securing all of the necessary regulatory approvals. This acquisition pairs the...

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UK government announces social media ban for those under 16

Today, the UK government has announced that it's going to ban the use of social media for children under 16. The ban will include Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and X, but won't include messaging apps like WhatsApp and Signal. The UK government will also (somehow) restrict "harmful functions" like live streaming and "stranger communication with children". These restrictions will apply to a wider range of online services, not just social media - gaming sites are included, for example. These restrictions will apply to those under 17. AI "romantic companion" chatbots...

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