Daniel Ek
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 41 |
Date of birth | February 21,1983 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Stockholm |
Sweden | |
Net worth | 2. 2 billion USD (2019) |
Forbes | |
Spouse | Sofia Levander |
Founded | Spotify |
Spotify AB | |
Spotify USA | |
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY S.A. | |
Spotify Technology | |
SpAFOTY Technology | |
Job | Entrepreneur |
Technologist | |
Nationality | Swedish |
Awards | International Swede of the Year |
Education | KTH Royal Institute of Technology |
NTI Gymnasiet Sundbyberg (f.d. IT-Gymnasiet) | |
Children | 2 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 520770 |
Daniel Ek Life story
Daniel Ek is a Swedish billionaire entrepreneur and technologist. He is the co-founder and CEO of music streaming service Spotify.
Spotify to axe 1,500 workers to save costs
... Chief executive Daniel Ek said he had made the " difficult" decision with economic growth slowing " dramatically"...
Spotify will not ban AI-made music, says boss
... Daniel Ek told the BBC there were valid uses of the tech in making music - but AI should not be used to impersonate human artists without their consent...
Spotify denies 30-second trick could make you rich
... But Daniel Ek, the streaming giant s CEO, says that not how the platform s royalties work...
Spotify raises premium subscription price for millions
... In an April earnings call, Swedish CEO Daniel Ek said the company would " like to raise prices in 2023"...
Why Spotify's big bet on Meghan Markle fell flat
... On a conference call with financial analysts earlier this year, Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek conceded the firm had made some mistakes during the more than $1bn spending spree that followed its 2019 push to establish itself as a key player in the industry...
Spotify cuts jobs in latest round of tech layoffs
... " In hindsight, I was too ambitious in investing ahead of our revenue growth, " boss Daniel Ek wrote on the...
Covid: PM pledges tough targets to tackle NHS backlog and Ottawa truckers defiant
... Joe Rogan podcast is staying on Spotify - bossUS podcast host Joe Rogan - who has been at the centre of controversy over claims he helped spread Covid misinformation and his past use of racist language - In a letter to staff, Daniel Ek said that although he " strongly" condemned racial slurs and other comments by Rogan, he did not believe silencing him was the answer...
Joe Rogan: Podcast is staying on Spotify says boss
...Spotify boss Daniel Ek has said that although he " strongly" condemns racial slurs and other comments made by US podcast host Joe Rogan, he is not removing him from the platform...
Covid: PM pledges tough targets to tackle NHS backlog and Ottawa truckers defiant
Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Monday evening. We'll have another update For You tomorrow.
1. 'Tough targets' to tackle NHS backlogPrime Minister Boris Johnson has promised in England after plans to reduce the backlog were delayed. Speaking during a visit to a hospital in Kent, he denied reports the Treasury rejected the plans because the targets were not Tough Enough and insisted it was " Working Together in harmony" with No 10. Mr Johnson said the " vast majority" of people who suspect they have cancer should get a diagnosis within 28 Days . That target was originally due to have come in Last Year , but had been delayed because of the pandemic. He also said that by March next year no-one should have to wait longer than two months. But that target already Exists - and is not for diagnosis, but for treatment within two months. It is understood The Commitment was for the NHS to return to pre-pandemic performance by March next year.
2. PM sang 'I Will Survive' to new spokesmanAway from NHS patient backlogs, it has emerged that Mr Johnson Told his new communications chief, singing lyrics from the Gloria Gaynor song, as he faces continued Pressure - - over Downing Street parties during lockdown. Gutto Harri - who was appointed after a string of No 10 aides quit amid turmoil over " Partygate" - Told that after exchanging lines from the 1970s disco hit, and " a lot of laughing" during the Friday afternoon meeting, he and Mr Johnson " sat down to have a serious discussion about How To get the Government back on track and how we move forward". He Said the PM was " not a complete clown, he's a very likeable character".
3. Swann wants NI Covid rules removal 'This Week 'In Northern Ireland , on how he can replace most remaining Covid restrictions as " This Week " is The Right time to remove them. It Follows - which means the Executive - Northern Ireland 's Government - cannot meet. It had been due to discuss removing The Remaining measures on Thursday. However, Mr Swann said he was not " prepared to allow a failure of politics to Get In The Way of lifting now unnecessary restrictions". Rules still in place include Covid passports for nightclubs and indoor unseated and partially-seated events of 500 or More people, and a limit of 30 on gatherings.
4. Truckers defiant as Ottawa protests grind onTruckers in The Canadian capital of Ottawa despite a state of emergency and mounting frustration and anger among residents. For More Than a week now, anti-vaccine mandate protests have paralysed The City 's core, forcing businesses to close and disrupting daily life. The so-called Freedom Convoy is in response to the introduction of a rule that all truckers must be vaccinated to cross the US border. On Monday, several of them Told The Bbc they will stay until their demands are met. Trucker Lloyd Brubacher said he was supporting the protests because he fears his nine-year-old son would Grow Up " not having The Right to choose for his freedom and his rights".
5. Joe Rogan podcast is Staying On Spotify - bossUS podcast host Joe Rogan - who has been at the centre of controversy over claims he helped spread Covid misinformation and his past use of racist Language - In a letter to staff, Daniel Ek said that although he " strongly" condemned racial slurs and other comments by Rogan, he did not believe silencing him was The Answer . Neil Young and Joni Mitchell in protest at what they allege is Rogan's role in spreading Covid misinformation. Rogan denied trying to spread misinformation, but backed Spotify 's plan to put a disclaimer at the start of controversial episodes. He apologised after a widely-shared compilation video showed him repeatedly using the N-word in early episodes of his show.
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