Apple Music reportedly already has 10 million subscribers

Apple Music seems to be well on its way to becoming the biggest streaming music service in the market. Apple’s streaming music service has reportedly hit the 10 million mark. Of course, if you relate this to Spotify’s 75 million active listeners (thanks a lot to its free tier), they still have a long way to go. But in terms of growth Spotify took six years to reach the same milestone and they now have 20 million Premium subscribers.

Apple won’t confirm the figures but it’s not a surprise they were able to reach those numbers immediately. Since day one, they launched in over 100 countries, which Spotify wasn’t able to do from the get-go. And if you’re one of the many iOS users, you’re constantly reminded to sign up and use the service right off the bat. Plus, they're also trying to lure Android users to use the service as well. Or perhaps, we also have Taylor Swift’s help to account for that, too.

Source: Financial Times | Via: Engadget

Uber starts the year with price cuts

If you use Uber regularly, you might notice a drop in prices recently. And that isn’t a fluke. At the start of the year, Uber drops prices in over 100 Canadian and US cities to encourage the riding public to use the service. January is a slow month for Uber with the cold weather and people staying in and trying to save money. It wasn't specificied in their announcement how much Uber cuts in terms of prices, though, as it differs in every city.

Uber promises that their drivers won’t be taken advantage of either. According to the company’s press release on the announcement: “Higher demand means more time moving people, less time spent waiting around and more money for drivers. And if drivers aren’t busier, prices will go back up again. In addition, we are guaranteeing earnings for drivers to ensure that no one is disadvantaged.” In some cities where they dropped prices, driver earnings have increased year after year. But there are also some drawbacks in certain cities. They promise though to try new things to help out both riders and drivers.

Source: Uber

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Tesla to automate car parking with Summon feature

Tesla to automate car parking with Summon feature

There will come a day when your car will be parking itself in your garage, at least Tesla’s cars can do that in the immediate future. The company released a new version of its software for the Model S and Model X. The version 7.1 of the software introduces a new Summon feature, which allows these cars to enter and exit parking spaces on their own. All you need to do is click on a button on the key fob to activate Summon. The Tesla then gets into enter or exit mode for garages and perpendicular parking spaces. For the garage, this uses Homelink garage door tool and it has to be on flat surfaces. The feature, though, is currently in beta but it could work in conjunction with Tesla’s other technologies in the future.

Source: Mashable