Category: Tech

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Spotify will go through massive changes when the European Union’s Digital Markets Act goes into full effect on March 7. The audio streaming service says EU residents will finally be able to purchase a Premium subscription or upgrade from Individual to a Duo or a Family plan from within the app itself. Spotify hasn’t allowed users to pay for a subscription through Apple’s in-app payment system since 2016 and has long been a vocal critic of the 30 percent cut the iPhone-maker takes from app developers. Last year, it even stopped accepting Apple payments altogether — it used to let iOS users who’ve had a subscription since before 2016 to keep paying through Apple’s in-app system. 

And since Spotify is launching its own in-app payments, users will also be able to easily purchase audiobooks while browsing titles within the application, as well. Yes, customers will be charged the actual amounts for subscriptions and purchases and will no longer have to pay extra to cover Apple’s commission. The users who used to pay through Apple’s in-app system were charged $3 on top of Spotify’s subscription prices, but EU’s DMA prohibits the practice. 

In addition to being able to implement its own in-app payment system, Spotify will also be able to put prices in the app. At the moment, it shows a note for its products where the price is supposed to be, telling users that they can’t be purchased from within the application. When the DMA takes effect, Spotify will display its products’ pricing, and it will also be able to start informing iOS users about deals and promotions from within the application. 

“It should be this easy for every single Spotify customer everywhere,” the company said in its announcement. “But if you live outside certain markets, you will continue to encounter frustrating roadblocks because of Apple’s ridiculous rules. That’s why developers everywhere are continuing to ask other governments to pass their own laws like the DMA.”

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/spotify-will-launch-its-own-in-app-payment-system-for-ios-users-in-the-eu-110046271.html?src=rss

Tesla is reportedly working on compact crossover EV codenamed “Redwood” with production set to start in June 2025, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. The company reportedly sent requests for quotes for the new model to suppliers last year, predicting a weekly production volume of 10,000 vehicles. 

The rumor lines up with Elon Musk’s comments at a May 2023 shareholder meeting that Tesla was working on two new EV models that could sell up to 5 million a year combined. “Both the design of the products and manufacturing techniques are head and shoulders above anything else that is present in the industry,” he said at the time.

Tesla has also been promising a $25,000 car for some time, with Musk dropping the idea then reviving it due to high consumer interest rates (the cheapest Model 3 is $38,990). However, Reuters‘ sources didn’t mention the price of the vehicle set to arrive in 2025. 

The report arrives at a convenient time for Tesla, as critics have recently been after the company for sitting on its haunches with the relatively stale Model 3 and Y designs. The timing of any new EVs was one of the most voted questions from investors for Tesla’s earnings call, set for this afternoon (January 24). 

If the new vehicles live up to Musk’s description, they could help allay those concerns. At the same time, Tesla is starting to ship its Cybertruck EV to decidedly mixed reviews, with some users decrying quality issues and others lauding the performance and audacity of the vehicle. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/tesla-is-reportedly-building-a-compact-crossover-codenamed-redwood-103223757.html?src=rss