Google Buys Songza As Streaming Arms Race Heats Up

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Songza showed just how easy it was to break into the streaming music market when it debuted its popular concierge feature in March 2012. Just six months later, the Queens-based startup–founded by FORBES 30 Under 30 members Elias Roman, Peter Asbill, Elliott Breece and Eric Davich–had reached2 million users and $1.5 million in funding.

Today, Songza is the latest example of the escalation of the race among the world’s largest tech c...