Stripe backs fast-growing Ramp for third time
US fintech doubles valuation to €7.25bn after securing €680m in investment
Neil Young may have given Spotify the kick it has long deserved
Exit by veteran rocker amplifies both streamer’s misinformation and artist exploitation
Online payments giant Stripe backs Ramp as it raises $300m
Stripe previously co-led a $115m funding round for its rival just four months ago
Bill & Ted in middle age: ‘We felt if we did it with heart, it would work’
Alex Winter on friendship with Keanu Reeves, the risky new film and the fun side of fame
When the applause is online, how can we judge the performance?
In the midst of a vast social, political and cultural experiment, we need all the data we can get
Are sports broadcasting kingpins facing their Napster moment?
Sport has its own version of the CD album: come for the Premier League, stay for carp fishing and canoeing
Corey Taylor: After 20 years in Slipknot we are all beat up
Q+A: As metal band kick off on European tour, lead singer talks about new album and changing music scene
Metallica at Slane: ‘We’re blessed to be here after 38 years. Thank you Ireland’
Review: Powerhouse show proved age has not withered the warrior spirit of the fearsome foursome
Ellen DeGeneres: ‘Remember to have fun and laugh and be kind’
The superstar talkshow host (and china designer) wears her heart on her sleeve (and her mugs)
Emerging Irish artists using Spotify to find new audiences
Streaming service has its flaws but it also allows artists to reach new markets
Why vinyl refuses to die
The inaugural Vinyl festival, which takes place over the May bank holiday weekend, is a boutique event celebrating the golden age of stylus and disc
Spotify shares jump 26% in early trading on Wall Street
Shares close at $149 down on opening price of $165.90 but up on ‘reference price’ of $132 set by NYSE
How Silicon Valley rediscovered LSD
Long read: A new generation of San Franciscans believes the drug makes them more creative
Mullets, Pokemon, leg warmers and 29 other fads we should be mortified by
Before mocking fidget spinners, cast your mind back to the crazes you got caught up in – embarrassing, isn’t it?
Music industry starts to dance to streaming giant Spotify’s tune
John Gapper: Digital pirates’ stringholds are being retaken by legal streaming services
Q&A: What’s the story on blocking streaming sites?
Court rules Ireland’s internet service providers have to block three popular sites
Spotify nears licensing deals which may pave way to IPO
Spotify in negotiation with label owners on whom it depends for most of its 30m songs
Una Mullally: The Nokia 3310 is coming back and I want one
The 3310 evokes a time when everything was changing
Happy birthday YouTube, still the biggest music resource in the world
Despite the push of upstarts like Spotify and Apple, nothing comes close to the YouTube as a music platform
Music industry shows movie makers the way with illegal downloads
While US film group seeks to block websites streaming its work, digital music is the norm
Illegality of viewing streamed content is far from certain
Private consumers of films streamed by portals appear not to be breaking the law
Online content: Studios’ battle with streaming services heats up
Court hears up to 1.3m people in State are illegally accessing companies’ content
How California tech royalty decorate their homes
Decorator Ken Fulk creates interiors for tech royalty, including Napster’s Sean Parker and Bebo founders Michael and Xochi Birch. It’s his ideal job: since childhood he’s had ideas coursing through his head like movies waiting to be brought to life. So when a client asks for a unicorn, he’s okay with that
She wrote code for fun – now she’s EU Digital Girl of the Year
Niamh Scanlon (13) started writing code through CoderDojo and hasn’t looked back
Yeah Yeah Yeah: Beatles music set for Spotify, Apple Music
Beatles back catalogue to be made available on nine popular online streaming services
Next tech trend? Marijuana ordered like pizza
With pot legal for medical purposes in some US states, start-ups are blossoming
Dutch start-up aims to make journalism pay
Blendle’s model of micropayments for articles makes it “iTunes for the press”
Things that used to cost money but are now free(ish)
Is it time to wake up and smell the freebies? For although the world is still full of rip-offs and unfair charges, we live in an era where plenty of stuff costs next to nothing
How digital disruption is affecting music and news industries
Abundance of the web has shaken up traditional ways of selling
The joy of squashing pop-up ads
Online advertising is a scourge of our day. The plug-ins that block them are a scourge of advertising
Good enough really isn’t good enough for me
Blaming technology - skype, iPods and more - for sliding down the quality slope
Metal? Bear-hunting? Glastonbury Rage Against the Metallica Machine
Purists hopping mad over Metallica should just grin and bear it
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