University graduates are booing and heckling corporate executives who praise AI during their commencement ceremonies, and the only people who seem to be genuinely surprised by this are the executives themselves. In a procession of viral videos, 2026 commencement speakers like former Google CEO Eric Schmidt face loud and sustained jeers from students after praising […]
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.
Google is about to look really different, and if you’re not a fan of the AI overview feature, then you’re not going to like what’s coming.
Coauthor of a new study says “credibility of the degrees” and whether employers trust them is at stake. Already, colleges are rethinking testing and assessments.
President Trump delayed signing an executive order that would have required pre-release government security reviews of AI models, citing dissatisfaction with the order’s language.
I’m not sure anyone was really asking for an AI guitar pedal. But it was inevitable that someone would build one. One of the first to take the plunge is Polyend, a well-respected music gear maker with a reputation for building niche, idiosyncratic devices. The company has built grooveboxes around old-school trackers and a multi-effect […]
AI profitability favors enterprise over consumer scale. Anthropic reaches profit as OpenAI plans IPO. Which model wins with public market investors and why it matters.
Spotify and Universal Music Group (UMG) just announced a licensing deal that will allow users to prompt the creation of AI-generated remixes and covers for streaming songs. The tool will be a paid add-on for Premium subscribers. Artists will be able to opt out of the program, but those who do participate will collect royalties […]
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 […]
Smart glasses sales surged in 2025 as Apple, Google, and Meta pursued smartphone-connected wearable AI ecosystems.