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Spotify is rolling out new personalization controls for its Release Radar feature, giving listeners more say in how the algorithm surfaces new music. The update lets users tune recommendations more precisely to their tastes — a small but meaningful shift in how much control streaming platforms hand back to the people actually doing the listening.
From music to money, a Bitcoin treasury company called Empery Digital has sold roughly half of its cryptocurrency holdings, pivoting instead toward AI data centers. It is a telling move — one that captures how quickly the narrative around corporate crypto strategies can unravel when the economics stop making sense, and how AI infrastructure has become the new destination for speculative capital.
And finally, GameStop is drawing some sharp criticism after reportedly marking up Pokémon cards by more than three hundred percent above retail. It is a remarkable posture for a company that built its brand on serving collectors and enthusiasts — and it raises a fair question about whether the retailer sees its remaining customers as a community to serve or simply a captive audience to squeeze.
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