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Daniel Ek is stepping down as CEO of Spotify, the streaming company he cofounded in 2006, and moving to executive chairman. In his place, Spotify’s current presidents Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström will be elevated to co-CEOs. The transition will take place on January 1, 2026.

Why Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is stepping down after nearly two decades

Daniel Ek, the billionaire founder of the $150 music streamer, is exiting Spotify’s top role as he is increasingly backing moonshot tech companies

  • By Steven Bertoni
Melinda French Gates (center) with her daughters Jennifer Gates Nassar (left) and Phoebe Gates (right) Paula Lobo/Getty Images for Gates Archive

Iconiq announces $100M Women’s Health Initiative with Melinda French Gates and other donors

Exclusive: Iconiq Announces $100M Women’s Health Initiative Alongside Melinda French Gates And Other Donors

  • By Maneet Ahuja
TIKTOK

The humble origins of TikTok’s almighty algorithm

An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named Jorge.

  • By Emily Baker-White
  • Forbes Staff
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday that paves the way for the TikTok app to remain available in the United States.

The web of billionaire pals taking control of TikTok in the US

The exact lineup of investors is still under wraps but the network of players is in some cases nearly half a century in the making.

  • By Chase Peterson-Withorn
  • Forbes Staff

Crypto boom creates 69,000 new millionaires in the past 12 months

The number of ultra-wealthy crypto individuals is rising sharply, thanks in large part to the surge in Bitcoin, a new report from Henley & Partners has revealed.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Journalist & List Editor
Tesla

Tesla’s full-self driving software is a mess. Should it be legal?

Elon Musk hypes the AI-enabled system, and getting more people to buy it is key to his new pay package. But in a recent test, it ignored some street signs and squashed a mannequin child.

  • By Alan Ohnsman
  • Forbes Staff
Disney is planning another price hike in October for its popular streaming services Disney+ and Hulu, about one year after its last price increase for the platforms.

Disney+ and Hulu prices will rise again mext month

Customers will see price increases on October 21, Disney said.

  • By Zachary Folk

Alloy Robotics emerges from stealth with $4.5m pre-seed from Blackbird, Airtree and Skip Capital

Robotics is projected to be worth $165 billion by 2029. Alloy Robotics founder and CEO Joe Harris has found a way to dig through the firehose of data that robots produce to find the 1% that matters.

  • By Shivaune Field
  • Business Journalist
Michelle Battersby

Motherhood is not a setback. It’s a superpower – and can drive the next femtech unicorn

Women aren’t a niche market; we are half the population. And motherhood isn’t a side issue; it’s one of the most universal human experiences, writes Michelle Battersby.

  • By Michelle Battersby - Contributor

WiFi start-up Morse Micro banks $88 million Series C

The capital will fuel Morse Micro’s international expansion, scale production and support its transition to IoT 2.0.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Journalist & List Editor
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