News Spotify's Daniel Ek has said AI holds out the promise of improving the user experience and the company's efficiency News Luiga will start his new gig at Spotify in October, the company said in a statement Thursday News The streaming service is also reportedly planning a new "basic" that doesn't include access to audiobooks as part of the monthly subscription cost Analysis News According to the companies, they will collaborate on "new promotional and social tools" for UMG artists on the Spotify platform. News Move comes more than two years after both artists removed their catalogs from Spotify News Available only in the US for the time being, the new subscription tier is Spotify's latest attempt at converting free users to subscribers News The fine stems from an ongoing investigation launched in 2019 following a complaint from Spotify Analysis News The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…