Spotify is testing a new voice search interface among a small subset of users, TechCrunch reports. “Voice control could make Spotify easier to use while on the go using microphone headphones or in the house if you’re not holding your phone,” TC writes. “Down the line, Spotify could perhaps develop its own voice interface for smart speakers from other companies or that it potentially builds itself.”

From Google to Apple to Amazon, the European Commission is reportedly readying regulation that would require tech giants to be more transparent about their search-ranking practices. “The proposal seeks to address potentially harmful trading practices by online platforms and a lack of effective redress mechanisms for smaller businesses that use them to reach consumers,” Reuters reports.

Bloomberg does a deep dive into Amazon’s dramatic financial turnaround over the past few years, and its likely next moves. “Since the end of 2014, [Amazon’s] market value has quintupled,” Bloomberg writes. Among other reasons, “As the company started to clear key thresholds in several of its important businesses, it also revealed that it was sitting on a gold mine made of clouds.”

Snapchat plans to start adding creator-made lenses to its carousel, Mashable reports. “The update will display artists’ work in the app’s main screen, only a couple of swipes away from the puppy filter and the dancing hot dog,” it writes. “That means potential exposure to Snapchat’s 187 million daily active users and even more if people choose to share it off the app.”

Facebook is being accused of spreading hate speech by a group of U.N. human rights experts investigating a possible genocide in Myanmar, Reuters reports. “Marzuki Darusman, chairman of the U.N. Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar, told reporters that social media had played a ‘determining role’ in Myanmar,” it writes.

Facebook is testing a news section for its Watch platform with around 10 publishers, Axios reports. “This would be the first standalone news product for national news in Watch,” it writes. “The tech company previously launched several products, like Instant Articles and Facebook Live, with an array of publishers which included but was not limited to news companies.”

Along with a cheaper smartwatch, Fitbit just unveiled its first wearable for kids. “Ace is the company’s first wearable for kids (it’s really just a rebranded Fitbit Alta) and will hit retail stores in Q2 2018 for $100,” Venture Beat reports. “The two devices are part of Fitbit’s attempt to broaden its appeal with consumers and the health market in general.”

Condé Nast Entertainment has exclusively produced a true-crime series for Snapchat, “True Crime/Uncovered,” Variety reports. Across six five-minute episodes, the series “explores six different mysterious and horrific crimes, with Snap betting the chilling real-life tales will be a hit across its youth-skewing user base,” it writes.

Forbes considers Facebook’s ongoing investment in augmented reality. “Hundreds of engineers are working on underlying technologies like computer vision which will enable a phone to do everything from tracking facial movements in real time to identifying a coffee mug,” it writes. As Facebook CTO Mike Schroepfer tells Forbes, the company’s AR strategy involves “significant capital outlays.”

Apple is buying Texture, a service that gives subscribers access to roughly 200 magazines for a monthly fee of $9.99. For Apple, the deal “could help it lay out a position as a purveyor of trusted information,” TechCrunch suggests. “From what we understand, Texture -- formerly known as Next Issue -- will continue to operate as is with no changes.”