Telecommunications & Media

Spotify expands audiobooks to 180 markets, including South Korea

Spotify is expanding its audiobooks service to more than 180 markets worldwide, up from 22, with South Korea included. The rollout begins on Tuesday and will be completed by the end of 2026, covering Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. New markets will get more than 350,000 titles and support for more than 120 languages. The Audiobooks+ add-on has surpassed 1 million subscribers and $100 million in annual recurring revenue.

Telecommunications & Media

SpaceX criticises other satellite operators, says near-collisions occurred 164,000 times

SpaceX criticised satellite operators that do not share orbital information as close-approach risks involving its Starlink satellites mount. It said manoeuvres carried out without sharing predicted orbits could raise collision risk in low Earth orbit. SpaceX said Starlink had potential close approaches this year with about 650 other satellites, including cases where counterparts did not share location data. It also reported about 164,000 potential close approaches over the past six months.