Spotify Makes the Perfect Blend

Spotify has improved its Blend feature so members can share their playlists with more people using more artists.

March 31, 2022   It's March 31, 2022. On this day in 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the first city in the US to be fully lit using electricity. What an exciting time it must've been for everyone. ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 375 articles, 11 podcasts, 11 press releases, 359 tweets, and 21 YouTube videos 1. Spotify Blend Now Supports Bigger Groups, Plus Artists Spotify updated its Blend feature for both Free and Premium Spotify members. Now, you can share your personal Spotify playlists with your entire group chat, and create shared hybrid playlists using 20 musical artists. Sounds like a creative way to recommend music to friends and family. 2. ROLI Launches Next-Gen Seaboard RISE 2 Keyboard Music instrument company ROLI has launched its latest high-tech keyboard, the Seaboard RISE 2. The most notable improvements are its Keywave2 surface that adds fret lines and raised edges, and that it's more durable than older models. Interested? The RISE 2 is available for pre-order now for $1,399. 3. WhatsApp Announces New Voice Message Features WhatsApp has new voice message features, hoorah. Alongside the usual recording/sending of such messages, users will soon be able to pause and preview their own recordings, adjust playback speeds, and more. The update doesn't have a release date, but it should roll out "in the coming weeks." 🦑 Go Deeper Imagine if you could use iMessage to text your friends on Discord. If the EU gets its way, the walls separating messaging apps may eventually crumble and allow just that. Let Mayank Sharma tell you all about it. 🎱 By the Numbers Spotify has something for everyone Data: Business of Apps Spotify has so much music in its library that we shouldn't be surprised that people of all ages have something to listen to. That said, we wonder if there's any overlap in musical tastes. Do the 35-44 year olds listen to BTS sometimes, but keep it secret? Wouldn't that be something. 🔥 Today's Hot Deal Ready to upgrade your monitors? Samsung's 32-Inch Odyssey G3 Ultrawide Gaming Monitors are down to $249.99 right now on Amazon thanks to an $80 price drop. They're wide, they're pretty, they're curved! Go pick up one (or two). Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Twitter bad!" —Tim Fisher, Senior VP & Group GM It's easy to scroll through social media posts for longer than intended, but there's a way to reduce how often it occurs. And according to Wired, it takes a bit of awareness and basic psychology to make it happen. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Dyson, you okay? Image: Dyson  The Dyson Zone resembles Sub-Zero's mask more than a pair of headphones, but Dyson claims they're the latter. Beyond that, they're also an air-purifier the company says works indoors and outdoors. It doesn't have a release date or price yet, but it's been in the works for six years, so maybe it'll be out soon? 🎮 Up-Down-A-B-Start Any Wordle fans still out there? Remember Wordle? Of course you do? Recall its sale to The New York Times? Take some time today to read about the game's incredible rise in popularity, and how its creator—Josh Wardle—chose when to move on from it. 🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Apple News and Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]