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  Several iPhone users found themselves in a fix when the  Apple Music  iOS app began installing itself directly to the iPhone's dock when downloaded, instead of the home screen, thus booting out other apps including  music streaming  service Spotify. The bug impacted different iPhone models, kicking out other apps in the dock at the bottom of the iPhone screen and taking their spot, reports TechCrunch. Apple said that it was looking into the issue. "Seems like if you download the  Apple Music  app from the App Store, it will automatically appear on your device (iPhone) dock, more than this, it will change any other 3d party app with the Music app. If on your dock, you only have Apple apps it won't do anything," Kevin Archer, an iOS developer, tweeted late on Thursday. Some iPhone owners also found the bug was causing  Apple Music  to make it default music service for Siri requests, kicking off Spotify. In a tweet, Epic Games Founde...

Activist investor ValueAct Capital Partners LP has built a stake of over $1.1 billion in Nintendo, according to a letter seen by Reuters, a bet that digital software distribution and the development of new entertainment products will fuel growth at the Japanese gaming company. ValueAct, which first began buying the stock in April 2019, grew the position in Nintendo, known for its  gaming consoles  and for having turned characters like Mario and Donkey Kong into international hits, during the stock market sell-off in February and March, according to the letter sent to its investors. Nintendo's future is bright, ValueAct wrote in its letter, adding there is potential for growth both in the software business and room for the company to transform itself into a broader entertainment company. ValueAct has picked up about 2.6 million shares, or about a 2% stake, in  Nintendo.  Shares of the Japanese company rose more than 2% as trading started in Tokyo. ...

Apple Inc's streaming music service now has 38 million paid subscribers, up from 36 million in February, the company said on Monday. Apple is locked in race for subscribers with Amazon.com Inc, Alphabet Inc's Google and others as streaming music becomes the dominant form of paid music consumption. Apple's number compares to 71 million premium subscribers at the end of 2017 at industry leader Spotify, which plans to list shares in the coming weeks on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SPOT. Apple said Eddy Cue, senior vice president of internet software and services, disclosed the most recent subscriber number for Apple Music at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. Amazon Music Unlimited has 16 million paying subscribers, and Pandora Media Inc has 5.48 million total subscribers. Google does not release paid subscriber numbers for its service, Google Play Music. Apple, Spotify, Google and other services charge $9.99 a month for music. Amaz...