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Spotify Spotify's Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language,

Toonstar animation (Toonstar)HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar, an AI animation studio, to turn the

AnthropicWhile the US and Anthropic are in the midst of a major dispute, the UK is trying to sway the San Francisco-based AI company to expand its presence on English soil. According to a report from

Rockstar GamesTake-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. "​​It’s tr

The Gemma 4 family consists of four open-weight models covering everything from smartphones to workstations. (Google)When Google released Gemini 3 Pro at the end of last year, it was a significant ste

GoogleGoogle's $20 per month AI Pro plan, which includes Gemini, Veo and Nano Banana, got a big storage boost and some other new perks. Users of the plan (also available for $200 per year) will see th

REUTERS / REUTERSWe're sliding into developer conference season and one of the biggest events on the upcoming calendar is Google I/O. This year's edition is taking place on May 19 and 20. As usual, th

Skills in Chrome allow you to save and quickly access your favorite Gemini prompts. (Google)Gemini in Chrome is about to get a small but handy upgrade. Starting today, Google is rolling out a feature

The ChatGPT icon, as seen on iPhone 12 running iOS. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget)OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a startup that offers AI-powered financial planning tools. As first reported by TechC

A closeup of the Gemini app icon on iPhone. (Igor Bonifacic for Engadget)Over the past couple of years, Google has found ways to stuff Gemini in nearly every app and service it offers. Whether it's Gm

Reuters / ReutersPicture this: You're a senior Meta employee looking for feedback from the CEO. But, instead of hearing from the real Mark Zuckerberg, you get a response from a Zuckerberg AI character

Anna Moneymaker via Getty ImagesA 20-year-old man was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's house, The New York Times r

Sunset Visitor/Black Tabby Games Developer Sunset Visitor just revealed its follow-up to the fantastic 1000xResist. It's called Prove You're Human and looks to wade in similar sci-fi waters as the tea

Reuters / REUTERSElon Musk is still taking OpenAI to court over its transition to a for-profit company, but today he amended the complaint so that he won't personally get any of the $150 billion in da

GoogleGoogle has introduced a new app for Windows desktops and, unsurprisingly, it puts AI front at center. If you aren't a big fan of Google's Gemini chatbot, then skip on past this download. For tho