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Indonesias investment minister, Rosan Roeslani, said that the country is expecting $1 billion from Apple as an investment. Its important to note that Indonesia has banned iPhone 16 sales locally because the smartphones must contain at least 40 percent locally-made parts. Apple doesnt have any manufacturing facilities in Indonesia, so it cannot meet this requirement. Roeslani further said that Apple should invest even more in the future if it intends to make Indonesia a part of its supply chain. He also remarked on how an Indonesian Apple plant can create jobs. Previously, Apple had proposed to invest $100 million in building an accessory and component plant in Indonesia. The Indonesian government rejected it due to not meeting principles of fairness. While Apple still doesnt have local plants to meet the 40 percent local content requirement, it does have application developer academies in Indonesia. That was why older iPhone models could be sold in the country. They remain on sale as of now, and theres been no indication that Indonesia is looking to ban them currently. Reuters had contacted Apple for comment on the situation but has yet to receive a reply.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/indonesia-expects-apple-to-invest-1-billion-to-get-the-iphone-16-back-on-sale-162906748.html?src=rss
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Its that festive time of year again. All of the algorithm elves living inside our favorite music-streaming apps have begun cranking out personalized best of lists in the vein of Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay. This year, however, theres a new kid on the block. Amazon Music just rolled out its own version of a yearly recap. Its called Amazon Music Delivered, which I guess is a play on the fact that the company delivers lots of packages in real life? In any event, the yearly recap displays all of your favorite songs, artists and podcasts from throughout the year. The tool will even show off the top request youve made with Alexa. Uh oh. I asked Alexa to sing that horrible, yet catchy, song about cats like 25 times this year. Will that count? The feature is available to all Amazon Music customers. This includes Prime members who use the basic version and those who sprang for the monthly Unlimited subscription. Just head to the Library page and tap on the banner that says 2024 Delivered. You can access a playlist by asking good ole Alexa about your top songs of 2024. Amazon also says that Alexa might play an exclusive, special message from one of your top artists, though the company didnt note how many artists took part in this promotion. It just says that eligible customers will see a flashing yellow light on their Alexa devices if a message is waiting. Amazon Just like the other streamers, Amazon Music has also revealed its most popular artists and songs of the year. Taylor Swift took the top artist spot while Beautiful Things by Benson Boone snagged the top song prize. The various Amazon Music tiers can be a bit confusing, as with most of the companys digital offerings. Prime members automatically get something called Amazon Music Prime, which allows access to a catalog of 100 million songs and podcasts. There are no ads for this tier, but members are tied to playlists and shuffles, which is kind of like how the free Spotify tier works. Amazon Music Unlimited removes all restrictions, but costs $10 per month for Prime members and $11 for non-members. Finally, theres Amazon Music with Ads, which is an ad-filled version of the standard Prime-based tier. It doesnt cost anything and is available to everyone, even people not interested in free and expedited shipping.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/amazon-music-now-has-its-own-version-of-spotify-wrapped-162216481.html?src=rss
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Apple Music users have had access to the Replay feature throughout 2024, but now Apple has wrapped up all of your stats in a bow with its annual recap of your entire year in streaming. This time, youll be able to view the full Replay experience in the Apple Music app via the home, new and search tabs. You'll need to be on iOS 18.1 or later to see it there. In previous years, you had to go to a microsite to get the Replay lowdown, though thats still an option on the web. As always, you can save a playlist of your most-played songs in 2024, though that and your stats will be finalized in January. Also, if you missed them or want a point of comparison, you can still access your Replays from previous years (something Spotify doesn't offer with Wrapped). Along with the usual details about your top artists, songs, albums, genres and playlists as well as the total number of minutes youve listened to Apple Music there are some new features this year. Youll now see if youre in an artists top 500 or 1,000 listeners, expanding beyond the top 100 limit from previous years. You can check out the longest streak of consecutive days youve streamed from Apple Music. Theres the option to view your top song, artist and album by month. Youll also see the first date that you listened to your top artist, song and album of the year. Artists, meanwhile, have access to their own version of Replay for the first time. Via the dashboard, they can see the total number of minutes that subscribers have listened to their music, total listeners, top cities and most-shazamed song. The most-listened to song on Apple Music overall this year was Kendrick Lamars Not Like Us, the hook-laden diss track that utterly ethered Drake. Benson Boones Beautiful Things, meanwhile, was the most identified song on Shazam. For what it's worth, I've had 55,265 minutes of Apple Music listening time so far this year. To my complete lack of surprise, Chappell Roan is my top artist and "Pink Pony Club" is my most-listened-to song. My other top three artists are Charlotte Cardin (who you should check out since she's fantastic) and Queens of the Stone Age, which I'm completely happy with because I have impeccable music taste. I won't mention who's in fourth place or the fact her Eras Tour wraps up this weekend.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/apple-music-replay-is-here-to-highlight-your-impeccable-or-terrible-taste-161402068.html?src=rss
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