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ChatGPT users are about to get hit with targeted ads 17.01.2026 6:36

Plus, Chinese EVs inch closer to the US as Canada slashes tariffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Netflix’s first original video podcasts feature Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin 16.01.2026 7:47

Plus - Spotify raises its subscription prices in the US again; Wikimedia Foundation announces several new AI partnerships Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

App downloads declined again in 2025, consumer spending soared 15.01.2026 8:18

Plus - Google’s Trends Explore page gets new Gemini capabilities; Meta to reportedly lay off 10% of Reality Labs staff Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Doctors think AI has a place in healthcare 14.01.2026 8:30

Plus - The latest in startup business news Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+ 13.01.2026 6:31

Plus - Google’s Gemini to power Apple’s AI features like Siri; Anthropic’s new Cowork tool offers Claude Code without the code Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers 10.01.2026 7:27

Plus, Meta signs deals with three nuclear companies for 6-plus GW of power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI to acquire the team behind executive coaching AI tool Convogo 09.01.2026 8:22

Plus - Illinois health department exposed over 700,000 residents’ personal data for years; Disney+ is launching short-form videos this year Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes 08.01.2026 6:27

Plus - Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends; Spotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Threads is developing in-message games 07.01.2026 6:34

Threads is developing in-message games; Meta pauses international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses; Amazon’s Ring doorbells get fire alerts, an app store, and new sensors Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google previews new Gemini features for TV at CES 2026 06.01.2026 7:21

Plus - DoorDash says it banned driver who seemingly faked a delivery using AI; Amazon revamps Fire TV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI bets big on audio as Silicon Valley declares war on screens 03.01.2026 7:38

Plus, Tesla annual sales decline 9% as it’s overtaken by BYD as global EV leader. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The best AI-powered dictation apps of 2025 31.12.2025 7:51

In some ways, 2025 was when AI dictation apps really took off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Anthropic brings agentic plugins to Cowork 31.12.2025 5:17

Plus - Bluesky issues its first transparency report, noting rise in user reports and legal demands; The iPhone just had its best quarter ever Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 was the year AI got a vibe check 30.12.2025 12:26

Money was no object for the AI industry in early 2025. A vibe check crept in the second half of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon’s Ring rolls out controversial, AI-powered facial-recognition feature to video doorbells 26.12.2025 6:26

Plus - Slack CEO Denise Dresser to join OpenAI as chief revenue officer; Three in 10 US teens use AI chatbots every day, but safety concerns are growing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Netflix doubles down on video podcasts 25.12.2025 6:11

Plus - Instagram brings Reels to the big screen; DoorDash rolls out an AI social app for discovering new restaurants Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Inside Uzbekistan’s nationwide license plate surveillance system 24.12.2025 6:52

Across Uzbekistan, a network of about a hundred banks of high-resolution roadside cameras continuously scan vehicles’ license plates and their occupants, sometimes thousands a day, looking for potential traffic violations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards 23.12.2025 6:00

Plus - ChatGPT launches a year-end review like Spotify Wrapped Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

OpenAI is reportedly trying to raise $100B at an $830B valuation 20.12.2025 5:57

Plus - TikTok agrees to deal to cede control of US business to American investor group; Netflix is betting on podcasts to become the new daytime talk show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ChatGPT’s mobile app hits $3B in consumer spending 19.12.2025 9:12

Plus - Rivian rolls out new ‘Universal Hands-Free’ driving feature; Instacart’s AI-driven pricing tool attracted attention — now the FTC has questions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

YouTube will stream the Oscars exclusively 18.12.2025 5:57

Plus - Google launches Gemini 3 Flash; YouTube to pull music data from Billboard’s charts because it doesn’t like its ranking formula Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Facebook Messenger’s desktop app is no more 16.12.2025 6:42

Plus - Netflix responds to concerns about WBD deal; Snapchat rolls out its end-of-year Recaps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Trump’s AI executive order promises ‘one rulebook’ — startups may get legal limbo instead 13.12.2025 6:46

Plus, Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Disney signs deal with OpenAI 12.12.2025 5:27

Plus - Disney hits Google with cease-and-desist claiming ‘massive’ copyright infringement; Google’s AI try-on feature for clothes now works with just a selfie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ChatGPT is Apple’s most downloaded app of 2025 in the US 11.12.2025 8:31

Plus - Amazon now offers same-day delivery of perishable groceries in 2,300 US cities; YouTube TV to launch genre-based subscription plans in 2026 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices