Audio generation app Huxe, founded by former NotebookLM developers, shuts down
Huxe said that it has pulled its app from App Store and Play Store, and that it will stop working later this month
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Spotify and Universal Music strike deal allowing fan-made AI covers and remixes
Spotify is partnering with Universal Music Group to let Premium subscribers create AI-generated song covers and remixes, with participating artists receiving a share of the revenue.
Spotify adds AI-powered Q&A and briefing generation features to podcasts
Spotify will let you generate daily or weekly briefs based on your prompts
Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app
Spotify is releasing the new desktop app as a research preview in more than 20 markets
Spotify launches an ElevenLabs-powered audiobook creation tool
Spotify is releasing new audiobook plans later this year
Spotify will reserve tickets for top fans of an artists in a bid to drum up engagement
Spotify said that it will monitor activity like streams and shares to determine who is a top fan
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani takes to Twitch to chat with New Yorkers
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is launching a Twitch series today at 4 p.m. ET.
Maka Kids is redefining kids’ screen time with a streaming app optimized for well-being, not engagement
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.
The Path, founded by Tony Robbins and Calm alums, hopes to offer safer AI therapy
The Path says its AI model has scored 95 on the mental health safety AI benchmark, Vera-MH. This compares to a top score of 65 for the consumer bots.
Google is pitching an AI agent ecosystem to consumers who may not buy it
The AI agents are coming. A lot of them.