Spotify is launching a beta feature called Prompted Playlists, which uses AI to create playlists from text prompts. It starts in New Zealand on Thursday, giving users direct control over their algorithm for the first time.
Visual Studio Code’s version 1.107 update is here, bringing a powerful new Terminal Suggest feature to everyone. The release also packs significant improvements for AI coding agents and early TypeScript 7 support.
A new article highlights how major tech innovations like the game Portal, the Redux library, and Python Requests began as simple side projects. These passion pursuits didn’t just fill resumes—they fundamentally changed industries and landed their creators dream jobs.
The US PC market declined for a second straight quarter in Q3 2025, but analysts are still forecasting full-year growth. The story is a split one, with consumer spending up but government and education purchases crashing.
A startup called Starcloud has successfully trained an AI model on a satellite in orbit. This is a proof-of-concept for building massive, solar-powered data centers in space to bypass Earth’s energy and environmental constraints.
The battle for AI-driven commerce isn’t about chatbots. It’s a foundational fight over protocols that will decide where transactions start and who profits. Two competing models from OpenAI/Stripe and Google are forcing merchants to choose a side.
The European Commission has launched a formal antitrust probe into Google’s AI data practices. Regulators are targeting how the company scrapes publisher content and forces YouTube creators to give up their videos for AI training without pay.
In the pursuit of Warner Bros., Netflix’s co-CEO says the company’s game studios weren’t a factor. This comes as WB games revenue has plummeted, with a 48% drop in early 2025.
The Galaxy A56 gets the praise now, but its 2024 predecessor, the A55, was the real game-changer. It introduced an aluminum frame and seamless updates to Samsung’s mid-range for the first time, altering the series forever.
As spacecraft get more complex and venture farther out, old-school monitoring is breaking down. The new plan? Deploy teams of specialized AI agents onboard to detect and diagnose problems in real-time, without waiting for Earth.
