Spotify has siphoned a decade's worth of profits from artists into the military tech industry. Is this the death of art?

Spotify’s Daniel Ek secures €600 million investment in A.I military drone company Ek is currently a chairman of Helsing, a German firm valued at €12 billion.

Recently, it was discovered that Spotify's CEO, Daniel Ek, is leading an investment of around $700 million into the European ...

Munich-based defense tech firm Helsing is just over 4 years old, but is already one of the highest-valued startups in Europe.

Experimental indie rockers Deerhoof are removing their entire catalog from Spotify in protest of CEO Daniel Ek’s significant investment in a military technology company.

Ek first put €100 million into Helsing in 2021 via Prima Materia, his investment vehicle, and joined the company’s board. Earlier this month, Ek was also announced as chairman of Helsing.

Indie rock band Deerhoof announces removing their music from Spotify in light of CEO Daniel Ek’s military investments. San Francisco-based indie rock group Deerhoof will be removing their music from ...

"We don't want our success being tied to AI battle tech," Deerhoof write in a statement. "Spotify is flushing itself down the toilet." ...

“We don’t want our music killing people,” the band said in a statement earlier this week. “‘Daniel Ek uses $700 million of his Spotify fortune to become chairman of AI battle tech ...

Daniel Ek, known to most as the CEO of Spotify, is also a chairman of Helsing, a German defense tech company that’s been developing A.I. software for the purpose of enhancing military weapons.In ...

Indie band Deerhoof has severed ties with Spotify, the group announced Monday, citing CEO Daniel Ek’s substantial investments in military AI technology.. The angular indie band, which formed in San ...

Their decision is in part a response to a recent $694 million investment made by Spotify chief executive Daniel Ek's investment fund Prima Materia into a company called Helsing, a German company ...