Amazon’s latest Alexa+ update is turning the voice assistant into a personalized podcast creator. The new feature, called Alexa Podcasts, allows users in the United States to generate podcast-style audio episodes on almost any topic in just minutes. Instead of searching for a show, writing a script, or uploading documents, users can simply ask Alexa+ to create an episode about something they want to learn, follow, or explore. The process is designed to be simple and conversat

Google is expanding its experimentation with AI in news delivery, rolling out a pilot program that brings AI-powered article overviews to select publications’ Google News pages. Participating outlets include major international publishers such as Der Spiegel, El País, Folha, Infobae, Kompas, The Guardian, The Times of India, The Washington Examiner, and The Washington Post, all of whom have agreed to test how AI might surface more context for readers before they click throu