Alex Kantrowitz / Big Technology: Q&A with Spotify Co-President and CTO Gustav Söderström on AI-generated music, NotebookLM podcasts, AI recommendations, improving discoverability, and more  —  Spotify’s Gustav Söderström talks about AI music, Notebook LM podcasts, and the nuance of building better discovery using LLMs. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Claire Che / Bloomberg: JD.com reports Q3 revenue up 5.1% YoY to ~$36B, above $35.9B est., and net income up 48% YoY to ~$1.6B, suggesting a recovery in segments of China’s economy  —  JD.com Inc.’s quarterly revenue rose 5.1%, a moderate expansion that suggests Chinese consumers are only cautiously spending again as Beijing tries to revitalize the economy. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Alessandro Parodi / Reuters: Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery startup Bolt says it hit €2B in annual revenue and plans a 2025 IPO; Bolt had an $8B+ valuation in January 2022  —  Estonian ride-hailing and food delivery startup Bolt said on Thursday it had hit 2 billion euros ($2.11 billion) in annual revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Zac Bowden / Windows Central: Microsoft releases Windows 11 ISOs for Arm64 PCs, letting users clean install Windows via official offline media, including the latest Snapdragon X Copilot+ PCs  —  Windows 11 ISOs for PCs with an Arm64 processor are now officially available, but older Snapdragon laptops will need to jump through additional hoops to get them working. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Quentyn Kennemer / The Verge: Snap unveils new Snapchat location and privacy tools, including letting parents request their teen’s location and view their location-sharing settings  —  Once known only for its self-destructing pics, in recent years Snapchat has sneakily evolved into a location-oriented social media app. Lees verder op Tech Meme