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Spotify Will Start Reserving Concert Tickets For An Artist's Most Dedicated Fans

The feature will debut in the US.

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In 2026, securing concert tickets to see your favorite musician can be a nightmare. Spotify hopes to change that with its latest feature. Dubbed Reserved, the company plans to begin identifying an artist's most dedicated fans with the intention of holding two tickets for them.

The program will roll out first in the US, with international markets to follow. Users will need to be 18 years or older with an active Premium subscription to be considered. "No racing against thousands of other fans, no hunting for codes," Spotify explains, "just a reserved window to purchase before tickets are on sale to the general public."

The company notes it will use streaming data, share history and other app activity to identify "real fans." Additionally, it will monitor Premium accounts to ensure they're being used by humans, not bots. But just like...

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Zendesk expands AI agents across ChatGPT, Gemini, voice and messaging

* Zendesk’s AI agents are extending to third-party platforms, including AI chatbots * New framework ensures consistent context across all customer channels * Voice AI agents now support over 60 languages and language switching Separate from its MCP efforts also announced at its annual Relate conference, Zendesk has extended its agentic AI

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API Keys Are Open Secrets

Today, AI services rely heavily on API keys. To run AI agents, users provide API keys that signify paid tokens, subscriptions, or paid accounts. While API keys are easy to use, it is just as easy to use them unsafely. The result of a hijacked key is a compromised environment

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Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 finally gets a release date, as well as confirmation of year one content, and fans who preorder the Commander Edition can play 3 days early

* Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 officially launches on September 17 * The Commander Edition will grant a three-day early access period * Two paid expansions will release in Year One, alongside additional free updates Deep Silver and King Art Games have revealed that Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4

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Wear OS 7 Brings Live Updates to Your Wrist

Google's Wear OS 7 is bringing Live Updates to smartwatches, letting users keep track of deliveries, sports scores, and more in real time. The system delivers up-to-date notifications directly to the user's wrist, eliminating the need to repeatedly open individual apps. Live Updates in Wear OS

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Zendesk expands AI agents across ChatGPT, Gemini, voice and messaging

API Keys Are Open Secrets

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War 4 finally gets a release date, as well as confirmation of year one content, and fans who preorder the Commander Edition can play 3 days early

Wear OS 7 Brings Live Updates to Your Wrist