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Spotify Studio’s AI agent creates a daily podcast just for you
Studio by Spotify Labs is a new standalone AI app that generates a daily briefing, podcasts, and playlists on your PC using chatbot prompts. The AI-generated content draws from your Spotify listening history, as well as info from apps you connect to it, like your email inbox, calendar, and notes. Spotify says its AI can also "take action on your behalf," such as "researching topics, using a web browser, organizing information, and helping complete tasks." Any content you generate in St...
New Reports And New Paradigms Show Drive In AI Smart Glasses Market
InnovationAINew Reports And New Paradigms Show Drive In AI Smart Glasses MarketByJohn Werner,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an MIT Senior Fellow & Lecturer, 5x-founder & VC investing in AIFollow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 11:45am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.man wearing eyeglasses with virtual screen future technology, biometric of a scientist with futuris...
AI-AI-YO! America's new revolt against Big Tech
Graduates across America are booing speakers who mention artificial intelligence. This reaction stems from worries about automation impacting jobs and the perception that AI benefits the wealthy. Communities are also protesting data centers due to environmental concerns. The backlash highlights a growing public skepticism about technological progress outpacing democratic consent.
AI video is moving beyond clip slop
A still from Innovative Dreams, a new production company by Luma and Wonder Project | Image: Luma/X This is Lowpass by Janko Roettgers, a newsletter on the ever-evolving intersection of tech and entertainment, syndicated just for The Verge subscribers once a week. Hollywood is cooked - or so a growing number of people on social media would like you to believe. Their purported proof: AI-generated clips of Daniel Craig riding a Vespa through an Italian city, Godzilla fighting King Kong, or...
Viture’s refurb Luma Pro smart glasses are more than half off at eBay
Price is a big barrier for most people who’d like to try out smart glasses for gaming, watching movies, or using their computers. Many models are at $400 and up, but you can snag a refurbished pair of Viture’s Luma Pro USB-C smart glasses for about $271 with the code LONGWEEKEND at eBay. Each set is listed as being in “very good” condition, with “inconspicuous signs of use after being opened by users.” Every refurb purchase is a bit of a gamble versus buying new, but this purchase has a...
Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app
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 app called Studio by Spotify Labs for this purpose. Today, the company released the ability for users to explore a topic by creating a podcast about it. Spotify is also adding personal context to this podcast generation tool. And, bec...
Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool
Alongside tools for AI-generated podcasts, Spotify on Thursday introduced a new, ElevenLabs-powered AI tool for self-publishing audiobooks within the Spotify for Authors platform. The company said at its Investor Day event that the feature will launch in beta this June on an invite-only basis, initially with support for the English language only. The AI-powered audiobook generation won’t bind authors to an exclusive contract, meaning they are free to publish their generated audiobooks anywhere.
Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts
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 company released a GitHub-based command-line tool for Claude Code and Codex that allows users to create a podcast and save it to their own Spotify library. The company said that, soon, users would be able to create podcasts directly withi...
Anthropic And Microsoft Team Up
InnovationAIAnthropic And Microsoft Team UpByJohn Werner,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am an MIT Senior Fellow & Lecturer, 5x-founder & VC investing in AIFollow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 11:09am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Digital background depicting innovative technologies in (AI) artificial systems, neural interfaces and internet machine learning techno...
Nvidia Is Expanding Infra Partnerships. Will A Big Deal Happen?
InnovationCloudNvidia Is Expanding Infra Partnerships. Will A Big Deal Happen?ByR. Scott Raynovich,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. R. Scott Raynovich is the Founder and Chief Analyst at Futuriom.comFollow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 11:09am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.TOPSHOT - Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (...
Microsoft Is Scrapping SMS 2FA Codes—What You Need To Do
InnovationCybersecurityMicrosoft Is Scrapping SMS 2FA Codes—What You Need To DoByDavey Winder,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 10:45am EDTMay 21, 2026, 10:46am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.Microsoft starts scrapping 2FA SMS codes.gettyMicrosoft has confirme...
Anthropic’s Boris Cherny, who says engineering is ‘dead,’ says he is getting sick of vibe coding
Software engineering is evolving rapidly, with AI tools like Claude Code now generating production-grade code. Anthropic's Boris Cherny argues that terms like 'vibe coding' don't capture the sophistication of AI-assisted programming. He believes the future engineer will be a 'builder' directing AI, a significant paradigm shift the industry is embracing.
Waymo pauses Atlanta service as its robotaxis keep driving into floods
Waymo has now paused service in two cities because its robotaxis are struggling to deal with heavy rain and flooded roads, a problem that already prompted the company to issue a recall last week. One of Waymo’s robotaxis was spotted driving through a flooded street in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday before it ultimately got stuck for about an hour, according to local news reports. The vehicle was recovered and removed from the scene, Waymo told TechCrunch. Waymo says it paused service in the city,...
'We need a culture change!' Ofcom's 'significant intervention' on children's online safety backed by campaigner
Ofcom's report criticising TikTok and YouTube for failing to go "far enough" in protecting children online has been backed by an online safety campaigner.Speaking to GB News, Jennifer Powers, Founder and Director of Unplugged Coalition, described the publication as "a really significant intervention from Ofcom".Ofcom is warning that some major tech firms are still failing to protect children online.It says TikTok and YouTube in particular have "not committed" to significant changes to make child...
Musk’s Mars Colony Plans And SpaceX Control Could Derail Starlink Profits, Analyst Says
BreakingBusinessMusk’s Mars Colony Plans And SpaceX Control Could Derail Starlink Profits, Analyst SaysByTy Roush,Forbes Staff. Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City.Follow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 10:18am EDTToplineSpaceX filed plans to take the company public in paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission, offering rare insight into the finances of the aerospace giant owned by Elon Musk, whose compensation plan—and massive voting power—to establish a colony on Mars w...
Securing The Internet’s Humanity
InnovationSecuring The Internet’s HumanityByAri Abelson,Forbes Councils Member.for Forbes Technology CouncilCOUNCIL POSTExpertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. | Membership (fee-based)May 21, 2026, 10:15am EDTAri Abelson is Co-Founder of OpenOrigins, building provenance infrastructure for AI, media and the internet. gettyThe internet is being reshaped at a lightning pace. Already, 51% of internet traffic is bots, AI agent traff...
Do Your AI Agents Have Governance? Most Don’t, And They’re Live
InnovationAIDo Your AI Agents Have Governance? Most Don’t, And They’re LiveBySandy Carter,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sandy Carter, COO at Unstoppable, Top 10 Microsoft MSN AI EntrepreneurFollow AuthorMay 21, 2026, 10:00am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.AI Agents need governanceSandy CarterHere is the uncomfortable part most enterprise AI conversations...
I tested several cases for the Switch 2 and these are the best
You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a protective case. To me, it’s freeing. Sure, it can take away from the slick design. But using a case relieves me of the worry that the console will accumulate tons of little scratches, or worse. I’ve tested several types of cases on the Nintendo Switch 2 since it launched in in 2025, including flimsy shells that snap or slide onto the Switch 2 to provide a simple, aesthetically pleasing barrier from scratches to the c...
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement
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 development. The startup has now raised $3 million in seed funding to scale its platform, and is currently accepting waitlist sign-ups.
Hark raises $700M Series A for its secretive “universal” AI interface
What will it take to launch the first must-have AI consumer product? Maybe $700 million. At least according to Hark, an AI lab building models and hardware for an AI personal assistant, which said on Thursday that it had raised that much in a Series A round that values it at $6 billion post-money.