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Apple’s AirPlay 2 Wireless Streaming Protocol Has Finally Arrived A year after it was first announced at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June of 2017, the AirPlay 2 wireless streaming protocol is finally here. See what it offers over Airplay.

Control4 Smart Home Automation Unveils 140 Certified Showrooms Worldwide Looking to add the best smarthome automation to your house? Check out one of Control4's 140 Certified Showrooms around the world to see what the professionals at home automation can do for you.

Spotify Rethinks Its Anti-Hate Policy After a tumultuous 3-week trial, Spotify has changed its controversial anti-hate policy. The new policy still bans “hateful content” from their streaming service, but not "Hateful" conduct by artists.

Monster Cable Aims To Raise $300 Million Selling Its Own Cryptocurrency The AV Cable manufacturer Monster is selling its own Bitcoin-like cryptocurrency called Monster Money Tokens. Will this be a big win for Monster or a risk for its investors?

The Dangers Of Crowdfunding: 3D Headphone Startup Ossic Calls It Quits Crowdfunded headphone startup Ossic closes its doors after raising $3.2 million from pre-orders for the Ossic X 3D headphones that will never be fulfilled. Another one bites the dust.

Google Smart Displays To Launch This July Offering Live TV Google gains new ground on Alexa. New Smart Displays From Lenovo, JBL, LG, and Sony will feature Google Assistant and YouTube TV. Will they offer real competition to Alexa? Read on.

New ESS Sabre Dac Chips To Feature Integrated MQA Rendering Your next headphones might have MQA built in. New versions of the popular Sabre DACs from ESS Technology will make it easier for manufacturers to implement MQA into a wide variety of audio hardware.

Google Launches YouTube Music Service To Challenge Apple And Spotify Google Launches YouTube Music Service To Challenge Apple And Spotify. Will the new YouTube Music streaming service provide the soundtrack to your life? Read on to find out.

Onkyo Announces Certified 'Works with SONOS’ AV Receivers Onkyo announced that its network receivers are now certified and compatible with the Sonos platform, earning the 'Works with Sonos' badge. Supported models will receive a firmware update in June.

Tidal Accused of Inflating Streaming Numbers The streaming service Tidal, owned by hiphop artist Jay-Z, is accused of falsifying data for hundreds of millions of streams. How many times did Tidal subscribers listen to Beyoncé and Kanye West?