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In a spectacular trove of podcast industry wisdom, thirteen industry experts contribute short essays in response to this question: “Is the podcast industry facing a real threat”? Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.

Audio chat interface Google Gemini will be installed in General Motors cars, elevating that car company’s vehicle software platform. The upgrade will replace the existing Google Assistant. The value pitch here is a more natural conversation relationship between driver and automobile, going way beyond mapping and directions. Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.

In today’s release of Alphabet / Google’s Q1 earnings statement, we count 33 mentions of “AI” and one mention of “audio.” We’re not offended. Searching for “podcast” in the earnings call transcript calls up a whopping three mentions Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.

In another study seeking to establish an understanding of AI’s role in music creation and consumption, London-based market research and advisory company MIDiA Research has published The State of AI and music. It’s a data report which seeks to understand who… Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.

Venerable podcast hosting service Libsyn, much in the news lately, today announces an expansion of its platform. As of today, video publishing is available across all of the company’s hosting plans. This widening of Libsyn’s standard service is a reflection of video’s importance in podcasting, and the presumption of video availability among podcasters. There's another component to the announcement as well. Continue Reading → [TheTopNews] Read More.