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this is seen it and here are the stories that matter right now according to the Financial Times Spotify is considering holding back select new releases from the free version of its streaming service in an effort to convert more paid subscriptions the move would help ease the increasingly strained relationship between Spotify and major record labels the streaming continues to influence the industry Amazon's digital assistant Alexa has arrived on iOS and can be used directly on iPhones and iPads through the amazon app access to alexis stretches beyond just simple shopping and customer service commands the entirety of Alexis skills have now been unlocked so far these features have yet to arrive in the Android version and finally Netflix is doing away with a five star rating system and instead opting for a binary thumbs up or down a recent test run of the format increased review submission frequency all without compromising recommendation accuracy the company will also introduce a percentage rating so a user knows just how closely they're viewing habits match a given title look for the new rating system to hit soon you can say it today with the latest by downloading the cnet tech today app in the Apple or Google Play Store