Spotify hikes Premium subscription (again) to try and cue up more profits

Spotify jumped 6% after the music streaming giant announced another round of subscription price hikes.

The streamer said it plans to raise Premium subscription rates over the next month across several regions, including Europe, Latin America, Africa, South Asia, and Asia-Pacific.

For instance, European users will see monthly Premium prices go up by about €1 from €10.99 to €11.99, or about a 9% jump. Subscribers will get the heads-up via email before the new prices hit.

The move echoes last year’s price hike in the US, when Spotify raised its monthly Premium subscription rates from $10.99 to $11.99. The decision comes less than a week after the audio streamer posted its second-highest Q2 monthly active user count, but swung to a loss and gave a lighter-than-expected Q3 outlook.

Spotify shares are up 46% year to date.

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Hims to stop offering copy of Wegovy pill following FDA scrutiny

Hims & Hers said it has decided to stop offering its newly launched copycat version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill, after the telehealth company drew criticism from the Food and Drug Administration.

“Since launching the compounded semaglutide pill on our platform, we’ve had constructive conversations with stakeholders across the industry. As a result, we have decided to stop offering access to this treatment,” Hims wrote on X.

On Friday afternoon, the FDA said it would take “decisive steps” to restrict GLP-1 compounding. Department of Health and Human Services' General Counsel Mike Stuart said on social media Friday he had referred Hims to the Department of Justice "for investigation for potential violations by Hims of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and applicable Title 18 provisions."

Hims launched the product last week, a seeming copy of a recently released and patented drug, and immediately drew fire from Novo Nordisk and regulators.

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Hims launched the product last week, a seeming copy of a recently released and patented drug, and immediately drew fire from Novo Nordisk and regulators.

Hims, long flying under regulators’ radar, finally strikes a nerve with its Wegovy pill copy

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There’s still plenty of money to be made in brainrot. The top 1,000 Roblox creators earned an average of $1.3 million in 2025 — up 50% from the year prior — according to CEO Dave Baszucki on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call.

Roblox paid out $1.5 billion to creators last year, meaning its top 1,000 creators took home about 87% of the total pool.

Like other creator economy giants, Roblox rewards its biggest creators for their contributions to user engagement. Creator-made titles like “Grow a Garden” and “Steal a Brainrot” substantially boosted playing time over the course of the year. In September, the company increased its developer exchange rate, or the ratio of in-game currency to cash payout, by 8.5%.

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CFO Mandy Fields sees e.l.f. Beauty in growth mode, as company beats on sales and earnings

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