YouTube just added three new podcast features but they are only for Premium subscribers

YouTube has announced three new Premium-exclusive podcast features with both Android and iOS support rolling out in phases.

Gary Lineker’s Goalhanger launches VC business

Gary Lineker’s growing media and production company Goalhanger has launched a venture capital arm, as it looks to diversify its business and invest in creator-led media businesses.The maker of popular…

You can now stream Audible’s best podcasts straight from Apple Podcasts

Audible members can now stream nearly 700 premium podcast titles on Apple Podcasts, with the connected subscription live across 135 countries and more titles coming soon.

Alexa+ can now AI podcasts on any topic, if you don’t like human podcasts

Alexa+ can now create custom podcast-style episodes in minutes, using AI host voices and information from news publishers and other sources.

Spotify now lets AI agents like OpenClaw and Claude Code create Personal Podcasts for you

With Spotify’s new tool, AI agents like OpenClaw, Claude Code, and OpenAI Codex can now turn your daily briefings, class notes, and travel plans into a listenable Personal Podcast.

Think music is the worst hit by slop? AI has deeply polluted podcasts, as well

A wave of AI-generated podcasts is moving fast through audio platforms, and a Bloomberg report says nearly 39% of new podcast feeds created over roughly nine days may have been machine-made.

Are we tokenmaxxing our way to nowhere?

The gap between AI insiders and everyone else is widening, and the spending, suspicion, and even new vocabulary are starting to show it. While OpenAI is busy buying up everything from finance apps to talk shows, a certain shoe compa…

From the Startup Battlefield stage to the International Space Station: geCKo Materials built a sticky product

This week on Build Mode, Isabelle Johannessen speaks with Capella Kerst, founder and CEO of geCKo Materials.

Spotify can now build you a personalized podcast playlist from just a simple prompt

Spotify’s Prompted Playlist feature now works for podcasts, letting Premium users describe what they want to hear and get a personalized AI-curated episode lineup that refreshes daily or weekly.

Americans now listen to podcasts more often than talk radio, study shows

Recent findings also show that video podcasting — while popular — is not necessarily replacing audio shows.