by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Technology
For users, Spotify has been a place to consume podcasts made by other creators. The company wants to change that by introducing a personal podcast feature, which uses AI to generate podcasts for users based on an idea or a custom prompt. Earlier this month, the...
by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Technology
One of the common features for companies to build in the age of AI is to connect services like email, calendar, documents, and notes to create a daily brief in text or audio format. Spotify is also giving in to this temptation and releasing a new standalone desktop...
by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Technology
If you are a top fan of an artist, Spotify will give you a chance to book a ticket to their next show. This is the audio platform’s new bid to keep its users engaged and stream more to become eligible to be a top fan. Spotify didn’t give an exact criterion to be a...
by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Technology
Long before Zohran Mamdani became New York City’s 112th mayor, he understood that if you want to reach young voters, you have to meet them online. Now, in classic Mamdani fashion, the mayor is taking that strategy even further. On Thursday, Polygon exclusively...
by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Technology
When the founders of a mental health app for men called Mental saw that one feature — AI interactive audio — was resonating wildly with their users, they knew they were onto something. And so the idea for a new, and hopefully safer, kind of AI therapy app was born,...
by News Feed Editor | May 21, 2026 | Technology
In a media landscape dominated by Baby Shark and Skibidi Toilet, one startup is reimagining children’s media by focusing on well-being, not watch time. Maka Kids is building a streaming app for children ages zero to six featuring content designed for healthy...