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☆ I started a karaoke YouTube channel that makes 6 figures in revenue each month. Here's how I grew my subscribers to 10 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Jack Needham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chris Michael started a karaoke channel on YouTube as a way to repurpose his "soundalike" content. With that many subscribers, the YouTube channel could generate enough revenue through ads to make it a worthwhile deal for the rights holders. That started a long chain of conversations with music labels, publishers, and rights holders. This gave rights holders the tools and reassurance they needed to do deals with people like us. We currently provide karaoke on YouTube but want to provide a bigger karaoke experience — that's our next project.

Persons: Chris Michael, Michael, —, we'd, we're Organizations: YouTube, Service, iTunes, Sing Locations: North West London, Indonesia, Philippines, South America

☆ Versions of Hong Kong protest anthem no longer available on iTunes and Spotify
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Jessie Pang | Thomson Reuters | Jessie Pang Joined Reuters In After An Internship. She Covers Hong Kong With A Focus On Politics | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Various versions of the pro-democracy protest anthem "Glory to Hong Kong" were unavailable on Apple’s iTunes Store, Spotify, Facebook and Instagram’s Reels on Wednesday after the government sought an injunction banning the song outright. “Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has a duty and obligation to safeguard national security, and we should do it proactively and also preventively,” Lee said. "Glory to Hong Kong", including its various versions, dominated the top ten in Apple’s Hong Kong iTunes Store chart as people rushed to buy the song after the government announced its bid to ban it. "Glory to Hong Kong" has been played mistakenly instead of the Chinese national anthem "March of the Volunteers". Hong Kong's security chief said in December Google had refused to change its search results to display China's national anthem instead of "Glory to Hong Kong" when users searched for Hong Kong's national anthem, expressing "great regret" at the decision.

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☆ Apple's new Vision Pro is amazing, but there's no good reason to buy it, and lots of reasons not to
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Michael Gartenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Apple has chosen AR/VR as the next big area to pursue with its new Vision Pro glasses. The product, which was shown off during an extensive demo by Apple on Monday, is called Apple Vision Pro (AVP). It represents years of research and the first major Apple product launched without the guiding hand and showmanship of the late Steve Jobs (if one doesn't count the Apple AirPods or Watch as major new products, and I do not.) And the Vision Pro isn't likely to have one either. Apple's Vision Pro can be used for FaceTime conversations AppleWith just their eyes, consumers already have large-screen viewing and playing experiences with 4K monitors on their walls connected to excellent video game consoles.

Persons: Apple, Michael Gartenberg, Steve Jobs, Apple —, it'd Organizations: Apple, Apple Vision Pro, Meta, Microsoft, iTunes Ping, AVP, Mac, Consumers Locations: Patagonia

☆ Disney CEO Bob Iger's book hints at how he'll handle company's feud with Ron DeSantis
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-01 | by ( Kimberly Leonard | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

Insider turned to Disney CEO Bob Iger's 2019 book for insight on how he navigates challenges. As Florida's largest attraction with more than 70,000 jobs, Walt Disney World is crucial to both the company and the state. During his first tenure at Disney, Iger orchestrated the $4 billion acquisition of Marvel without a single leak. Under predecessor Disney CEO Michael Eisner, board members said they worried that Marvel was "too edgy" and "would tarnish the Disney brand." File photo of Disney CEO Bob Iger.

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☆ The 21-page pitch deck music startup Magroove used to raise $1.6 million to make distribution more affordable for independent artists globally
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Music startup Magroove built a global distribution and discovery platform. The Brazil-based startup, led by founders Vítor Cunha and Fabrício Schiavo, raised $1.6 million in seed funding. Music startup Magroove wants to give independent artists around the world better access to major streaming services. Cunha said Magroove's global audience, along with the scalability of its products, and its focus on independent music and creators, impressed the firm. They're looking to help independent artists who haven't accessed the mainstream music platforms or monetized their brands online.

☆ Read the 21-page pitch deck a music startup used to raise $1.6 million to make distribution affordable for independent artists
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Nhari Djan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

☆ Leclerc has a hit with a different kind of track
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

April 27 (Reuters) - Charles Leclerc is flying low in the Formula One standings but climbing high in the music charts with a different kind of track success. The Ferrari driver is a keen piano player and this week released a four minute composition entitled 'Aus23 (1:1)' on streaming platforms. The track was soaring in the Apple iTunes top song rankings alongside hits by the likes of Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Miley Cyrus. Leclerc said the song might be sad, but it was not connected to the disappointing Australian Grand Prix where he spun into the gravel on the opening lap. On track, Leclerc has had two retirements in the first three races and is 10th overall in the championship with just six points.

☆ How to protect yourself from iPhone thieves locking you out of your own device
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —A complex but concerning method of gaining control over a user’s iPhone and permanently locking them out the device appears to be on the rise. Some victims also told the publication their bank accounts were drained after the thieves gained access to their financial apps. It requires a criminal essentially watching an iPhone user enter the device’s passcode – for example, by looking over their shoulder at a bar or sporting event – or manipulating the device’s owner so they’ll share their passcode. By enabling this, a thief would be prompted for that secondary password before changing an Apple ID password. Back up phone regularlyFinally, users can protect themselves by regularly backing up an iPhone – via iCloud or iTunes – so data can be recovered in the case an iPhone is stolen.

☆ Apple Music down for thousands, other services also affected
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Logo of an Apple store is seen as Apple Inc. reports fourth quarter earnings in Washington, U.S., January 27, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File PhotoApril 10 (Reuters) - Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) music service was facing issues, the iPhone-maker said on its status page on late Monday, while users reported issues with various other services of the company. According to outage tracking website Downdetector.com, services including the support service and Apple store were down for thousands. More than 3,300 users reported issues with streaming Apple Music at the peak of outage, while nearly 2,200 reported problems with App Store in the United States. Apple's status page indicated that Apple Music, Apple Music Radio, and iTunes Match were facing an ongoing "outage."

☆ Trump gloated over his January 6 prison choir song 'beating Taylor Swift' on the charts: 'I feel like Elvis'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Trump told Fox News' Sean Hannity that he feels "like Elvis" after "beating Taylor Swift." The Trump song topped the iTunes chart in the US on March 11. Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity that he was elated that his track was doing so well. "The J6 is beating Taylor Swift. Known collectively as the J6 Prison Choir, they sang a rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" from behind bars.

☆ Vinyl sales surpassed CDs for the first time in 35 years as records make 'remarkable resurgence'
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Bethany Biron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Vinyl sales beat out CDs for the first time since 1987, according to the Recording Industry Association of America. While streaming still reigns supreme, physical music sales are making a "remarkable resurgence," RIAA said. Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, and Olivia Rodrigo topped vinyl sales this year, per Luminate. Not since 1987 has vinyl led physical music sales, after the rise of the compact disc revolutionized the way Americans consumed music. Still, vinyl sales are on the rise even as supply issues and bottlenecks plague the industry and companies struggle to meet demand.

☆ How the market has changed in the 20+ years I’ve covered it
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Paul R. La Monica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Eastman Kodak (KODK) was a Dow stock. I’ve written about B2B (aka business-to-business) software companies, cloud computing firms, IPOs and SPACs, and cannabis/pot stocks. There have been more flavors of the month in the stock market during my CNN career than at your local Baskin-Robbins. It’s fine to have a lot of your money in S&P 500 ETFs and other funds that will track the broader market. “We still continue to believe that over long periods of time, stocks provide a reasonable hedge against inflation,” Patterson said.

☆ A first generation iPhone going up for auction hopes to fetch $50,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-02 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —An unopened first-generation iPhone from 2007 is hitting the auction block Thursday – with an estimated value of $50,000. Since then, another unopened first-generation iPhone like Green’s auctioned off for over $39,000 in a listing by LCG Auctions that closed in October. LCG Auctions is also listing Green’s phone, with bidding opening at $2,500. Green and LCG Auctions did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment. “It’s a real revolution to bring real Web browsing to a phone.”Apple enthusiasts will have until February 19 to bid on the tech relic.

Companies Apple Inc FollowJan 20 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Friday affirmed a decision to throw out a $308.5 million jury verdict against Apple Inc (AAPL.O) for allegedly infringing a patent related to digital rights management. PMC, a patent licensing company, first sued Apple for infringing several patents in 2015. He said PMC's patent was unenforceable because the company had used a "deliberate strategy of delay" in applying for the patent, representing a "conscious and egregious misuse of the statutory patent system." The Federal Circuit affirmed Gilstrap in a 2-1 ruling, finding that PMC's "inequitable scheme to extend its patent rights" had prejudiced Apple. Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington Editing by David Bario and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

You can retrieve deleted text messages on your iPhone with iOS 16 within one month of deletion. But if you've accidentally deleted some text messages that you meant to keep, don't panic — there are a few different ways to recover lost text messages on your iPhone. Recover your messages with iOS 16With iOS 16, you can recover all text messages within one month of deletion. Use iCloudIf your iPhone is set to backup to iCloud, you might be able to recover deleted text messages using a recent backup. How to recover deleted text messages on AndroidiPhones are not the only devices capable of retrieving deleted text messages.

☆ Apple TV+ has a new exec leading the business as Apple's VP of Music steps up amid a company reorg
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Claire Atkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple Music and Beats VP Oliver Schusser is taking on streamer AppleTV+. Oliver Schusser, Apple's VP Music and Beats, is set to take on oversight of streaming service Apple TV+, two industry insiders with knowledge of plans told Insider. Apple TV+ is still short on scale, however, when it comes to viewing time versus its competitive set. A report from research firm MoffettNathanson described Apple TV+ viewing as a "rounding error" in terms of programming minutes viewed in the fourth quarter. In 2018 he moved from London to California to take up the role of VP, Apple Music and International Content.

☆ Keenan Cahill, YouTube creator who made videos lip-syncing with celebrities, dies at 27
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-30 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +1 min

Keenan Cahill, a popular YouTube creator who made lip-sync videos with celebrities like 50 Cent, Katy Perry, Justin Bieber and more, died on Thursday after open-heart surgery on Dec. 15. On his YouTube account, which has roughly 721,000 subscribers, Cahill’s videos have garnered more than 500 million views. He posted his first lip-sync video in August 2010 to Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” which has reached 58 million views. A year later, the pop star met up with Cahill in person and they filmed a video together. Cahill’s most popular video was with 50 Cent, where they lip-synced “Down on Me,” to the tune of 60 million total views.

☆ Here's what you need to know before you shop for a new TV on Black Friday
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-23 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

"TVs you'll find on Black Friday are typically going to be entry-level sets," said Paul Gagnon, vice president and industry advisor for the market research company The NPD Group. People will be able to play Xbox Game Pass games over a cloud connection on 2022 Samsung smart TVs. When it comes to using the preloaded apps on your TV, it's important to know that smart TV stores, where you can download apps for your TV, vary depending on the TV's brand. Samsung TVs will let you access the Samsung Smart TV store, and LG TVs have the LG Content Store. If you're relying on the TV's built-in applications, Gagnon suggested, make sure the smart TV you're buying supports all the streaming apps you frequently use.

☆ Entertainment honorees: presenting the 100 People Transforming Business 2022
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Eddy Cue, Senior Vice President of Services, AppleGettySince joining the tech giant Apple in 1989, Cue has helped change how the world listens to music and watches movies and TV. Consumers interact with Cue's gargantuan Services unit all day long, from its maps to Apple Pay to photo storage. Services drew $78 billion in revenue in the company's fiscal year 2022 (through September 24) and has accumulated more than 900 million paying subscribers around the globe. As the revolutionary iPod came to market, Cue helped tee up iTunes. Now in 2022, Cue has overseen growth in new banking products, presided over streamer Apple TV+ — which scored the first best picture Oscar for a streamer this year with "CODA" — and, crucially, driven the company's entry into sports.

Google Play Music is a streaming music service found on Android phones, but is also available for the iPhone and for desktop computers. You can download music from Google Play Music for offline listening on many different devices. Google Play Music is Google's premiere streaming music service (for now – eventually, Google plans to replace it with YouTube Music). You can also download music to your phone or computer for offline listening as long as you remain logged into Google Play Music with your Google account. The Google Play Music web page gives you access to your entire Google Play music collection.

You can't add a PayPal account to Apple Pay, which means you can't use PayPal to make contactless Apple Pay purchases. You can't add a PayPal account to your Apple Pay account, however. This doesn't mean that you can't use PayPal on your phone at all, though; you can add your PayPal account to your Apple ID. On the next screen, tap "Apple ID" then select "View Apple ID" and login to your Apple ID account. Log into your PayPal account and confirm that you're adding PayPal onto your Apple ID account.

You can retrieve deleted text messages on your iPhone by restoring them using an iCloud backup. If you've accidentally deleted some text messages that you meant to keep, don't panic — there are a few different ways to recover lost text messages on your iPhone. Use iCloudIf your iPhone is set to backup to iCloud, you might be able to recover deleted text messages using a recent backup. To retrieve deleted iPhone messages with iTunes or Finder:1. How to retrieve deleted text messages on AndroidiPhones are not the only devices capable of retrieving deleted text messages.

☆ Oracle is steering clear of talent from major tech hubs in the cloud giant's latest more to save money and curb labor costs
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-25 | by ( Avery Hartmans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

It's part of the cloud giant's plan to curb labor costs that insiders say is starting to hurt morale. Oracle is steering clear of job-seekers in major tech hubs. These guidelines come amid other hiring restrictions implemented at the cloud giant, which employees say are further tanking already low morale. In some cases, hiring managers are being asked to backfill formerly US-based roles with candidates from Eastern Europe to save money. Oracle is trying to cut $1 billion in costs and has already had two rounds of layoffs in recent months.

☆ Apple CEO Tim Cook initially told U2 there was 'something not right' about giving their album away for free on iTunes, according to Bono
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Apple CEO Tim Cook told U2 there was "something not right" about giving their art away for free. Cook also questioned whether the album would only go out to U2 fans, Bono said in a new memoir. U2's "Songs of Innocence" album was given away for free to 500 million iTunes store users in 2014. Instead of giving users the option to download the album, Apple automatically put the music on their devices. He said: "A U2 album that some would have taken seriously was instead turned into an album that seems as pointless as it probably is.

☆ U2 asked Steve Jobs for Apple stock in exchange for appearing in a now-famous 2004 iPod commercial
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-24 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

U2 manager Paul McGuinness asked Steve Jobs for Apple stock for the band's iPod commercial. Steve Jobs turned down the request, but U2 later struck a deal to appear in the now-famous ad. "We don't want cash," the musician told Steve Jobs. "We just want to be in the iPod commercial." Steve Jobs called the exchange of Apple stock "a dealbreaker" and declined the offer.

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