Spotify Acquires and Shutters MightyTV

Paul Sawers, writing for VentureBeat:

Spotify has acquired MightyTV, a New York-based startup that uses AI to provide video recommendations based on personal preferences and opinions of friends. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. […]

As a result of this acquisition, MightyTV is being shuttered with immediate effect, which essentially means this deal was more of an acqui-hire than anything else.

Sex Pistols’ Johnny Rotten Backs Brexit, Farage, Trump

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Cynthia Kroet, writing for Politico:

Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten backed Brexit and called former UKIP leader Nigel Farage “fantastic” in a TV interview Monday. […]

He said that after Farage’s encounter with Bob Geldof before the Brexit vote — when the two led opposing flotillas along the Thames, shouting insults at each other — “I wanted to shake his hand because it was silly beyond belief.”

The “Pretty Vacant” singer was also asked about U.S. President Donald Trump and said he was a “complicated fellow” but blamed the “left-wing media” for dubbing Trump racist.

Sellout.

Sponsor: My Thanks to Designer Disguise

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My thanks to Designer Disguise for sponsoring the website this week. The band just released their new single, “Whisper,” and I’d love if everyone would give it a listen. You can tell the band put a lot of effort into this video.

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