Thomas Seal / Bloomberg: Vodafone and Three agree to combine to create the UK’s largest mobile network, pending regulatory approval, and will take on £6B in debt; Vodafone will own 51%  —  Vodafone Group Plc and CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. agreed to combine their UK mobile businesses in a deal that will create … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg: Spotify shifts its podcast strategy from being a sort of HBO by releasing exclusive shows to providing tools for podcast creators, similar to YouTube’s model  —  Over the past four years, Spotify Technology SA has announced a succession of splashy deals showing off how much money it’s willing … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessie Pang / Reuters: Versions of the Glory to Hong Kong protest song were unavailable on iTunes, Spotify, and Instagram Reels in Hong Kong, after the government sought an injunction  —  Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong” were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Axios: Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal introduce a bill denying Section 230 protections for generative AI content; experts are split on whether §230 applies  —  Sens. Josh Hawley and Richard Blumenthal want to clarify that the internet’s bedrock liability law does not apply to generative AI … Lees verder op Tech Meme