Spotify Launches , New Features, Including , Infinite Vertical Feed.<br />'Pitchfork' reports that Spotify has announced <br />some major changes in the app's design, <br />including a new vertical video feed. .<br />During a 90-minute Stream On <br />broadcast, Spotify also announced <br />a new built-in pre-save button.<br />During a 90-minute Stream On <br />broadcast, Spotify also announced <br />a new built-in pre-save button.<br />Replacing the static recommendations, users will now <br />see an endless feed of both audio and video previews <br />of playlists, albums, podcasts and audiobooks.<br />Those same previews are now also <br />built into Spotify's search function.<br />The new features come after Spotify announced <br />significant layoffs that saw the company reduce <br />its global workforce by about six percent.<br />While speaking at a conference hosted by Morgan Stanley, <br />Spotify's chief financial officer called the layoffs "a real <br />positive" and a necessary step for the company to evolve.<br />Recently, Spotify also unveiled its personalized AI guide, <br />DJ, which is now available to premium users in <br />the United States and Canada as part of a Beta launch. .<br />Recently, Spotify also unveiled its personalized AI guide, <br />DJ, which is now available to premium users in <br />the United States and Canada as part of a Beta launch. .<br />DJ reportedly uses data <br />about users' listening habits <br />to select what songs to play.<br />Spotify competitor SoundCloud <br />announced a similar "TikTok-like" <br />vertical video feed earlier this week.<br />While serving up a similar feed of music based on listening <br />history and musical taste, the SoundCloud feed also <br />includes a line of text explaining how a song was chosen.
