Daily Crunch: Spotify is acquiring The Ringer

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1. Spotify is buying The Ringer to boost its sports podcast content
Spotifyis doubling down on its podcast strategy with a big acquisition to grow its sports coverage: It announced that it’s buying The Ringer, the popular network of podcasts created and run by broadcaster Bill Simmons, with