Spotify’s AI DJ now supports French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese
Spotify’s AI DJ feature now supports French, German, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.
AI agents are not your “coworkers”
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Imagine coming in to work to learn that a new underling will report to you. The worker is not a person but an AI tool—one that your company nonetheless calls Alex, an…
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The balcony solar boom is coming to the US
Dozens of US states are considering legislation to allow people to install plug-in solar systems, often called balcony solar. These small arrays require little to no setup and could help cut emissions and power bills. Balcony solar is already popular in Europe, and proponents say that the systems could make solar power more accessible for…
What’s next for IVF
Forty-eight years ago this July, Louise Joy Brown became the world’s first person born with the help of in vitro fertilization. Millions more IVF babies have entered the world since then. And that’s partly thanks to advances in technology that have made IVF safer and more effective. But it’s still not perfect. The process can…
The 4 Ways I’ve Seen Leaders Turn AI Uncertainty Into Competitive Advantage
Why the most effective leaders aren’t trying to reduce AI uncertainty, but are using it to move faster, make better decisions and unlock momentum while others stall in planning and hesitation.
Five architects of the AI economy explain where the wheels are coming off
Earlier this week, five people who touch every layer of the AI supply chain sat down at the Milken Global Conference in Beverly Hills, where they talked with TechCrunch about everything from chip shortages to orbital data centers to the possibility that the whole architecture that undergirds the tech is wrong.
The Search Engine Is Becoming a Decision Engine. Here’s How to Survive the AI ‘Zero-Click’ Era.
How businesses can adapt to the zero-click economy and stay visible in an AI-driven search landscape.
How to Escape the Shiny Object Trap Before It Derails Your Business
Stop chasing new ideas, and start focusing on what already works.
Why Your Brain Shuts Down at the Worst Possible Moment — and the 20-Second Protocol That Overrides It
Here’s what’s actually happening when you can’t pull the trigger — and why logic alone will never fix it.
How to Build Loyalty in a Job-Hopping Economy
Most employees don’t leave bad companies, they leave unclear one — here’s how to build real growth paths that drive retention, not just promises made in an interview.
Why We Invest in Therapy Every 7 to 10 Days as a Business
What scared me most about building Mid-Day Squares with family wasn’t the risk or uncertainty, but the possibility of damaging the relationships behind the business.