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YouTube launches new Premium podcast features, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an "Auto speed" setting, and a new on-the-go listening mode (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/28/yout

YouTube adds new podcast features, including an AI recommendation tool and 'Auto speed' | TechCrunch
The update signals YouTube's ongoing efforts to compete with other platforms for podcast audiences.

Google launches a Google Finance app for Android, with market data, financial news, and an AI-powered "Key Moments" feature, and plans an iOS version this year (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/25/google-finance-gets-a-dedica…

Google Finance gets a dedicated app for Android | TechCrunch
Users will be able to access their watchlists, real-time market data, live financial news, and Google's AI-powered "Key Moments" feature, which explains why stocks moved.

Facebook brings back Facebook Creator Studio as a stand-alone app with built-in AI chatbot to help creators grow their audiences through personalized guidance (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/24/facebook-rolls-out-an-ai-companion-…

Facebook rolls out an AI companion app for creators | TechCrunch
The new app, which is currently being tested with select creators, will have Facebook's recently launched AI creator assistant built into it.

A speculative scenario titled "Europe 2031" projects economic and political instability in the EU if it fails to keep pace with the US and China in the AI race (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jun/20/e…

A viral doomsday scenario aims to shake Europe out of its AI complacency
Does a thought-experiment about US ascendancy in the technology say as much about AI jitters as it does about the reality?

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Death in Vegas:
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https://open.spotify.com/track/6987QQm1UGiJjFrpXmFPBq

Meta says Threads now has 500M MAUs, adds a "Your Algo" tool that lets users privately control what they see in their feed, and launches Communities out of beta (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/thre

Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users | TechCrunch
The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds.

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Angélique Kidjo:
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https://open.spotify.com/track/7ribfTL7pop284OWo6oICl

Monzo reports FY 2026 revenue up 39% YoY to £1.7B, pre-tax profit up 44% to £87.3M, users up 3M to 15M , and deposits up 55% to £25.7B, as it expands lending (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026…

UK Fintech Monzo Reports 44% Jump in Profit on Interest Income
Monzo Bank Ltd. reported a 44% jump in profit in the year through March, as growth in lending lifted interest income.

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Aisha Vaughan:
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Google says users in the US can now link to and interact with some apps in AI Mode, including Instacart, Canva, and YouTube Music (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/googles-ai-mode-now-lets-you-link-and-interact-with-…

Google's AI Mode now lets you link and interact with select apps | TechCrunch
With this new update, Google is expanding AI Mode beyond answering questions and into completing tasks across the apps they use regularly.

Meta says Threads now has 500M MAUs, adds a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feed, and brings Communities out of beta (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/16/thre

Threads adds new personalization and community features as it reaches 500M monthly users | TechCrunch
The Meta-owned social platform announced a series of new features launching today, including a "Your Algo" tool that lets users control what they see in their feeds

Meta will now notify parents if teens discuss suicide or self-harm with Meta AI and is working on alerts to emergency services for users at risk of self-harm (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/16/meta

Meta now alerts parents if their teen discussed suicide or self-harm with its AI chatbot | TechCrunch
The updates come as Meta and other tech companies are facing scrutiny from regulators and parents around how AI chatbots respond to users in crisis, particularly teenagers.

Meta is testing a Series feature, letting select creators make episodic Reels that are placed in a dedicated hub on their profile, using both old and new Reels (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/meta-tests-series-for-e…

Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook | TechCrunch
Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that could look like.

Trump administration to grant $12m to groups founded by UK conservatives Jacob Rees-Mogg and Toby Young (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/17/trump-administration-to-grant-12m-to-groups-founded-by-uk-conservatives-jacob-rees-mogg-and-toby-young
http://www.memeorandum.com/260717/p101#a260717p101

Google Images launches a Pinterest-like redesign with a browsable, dynamic gallery of images, and adds a way for users to create AI images in Search (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/google-images-gets-a-pinterest-…

Google Images gets a Pinterest-like redesign focused on discovery | TechCrunch
Now, when users navigate to Google Images, they'll see a "For You" gallery of images tailored to their interests and browsing history.

Riyadh-based Stitch, which develops software for banks and financial services companies, raised a $25M Series A led by a16z, its first investment in the Gulf (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20

TikTok launches TikTok GO in the US for users to book hotels, attractions, and experiences directly in the app, partnering with Booking.com, Expedia, and others (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/tiktok-now-…

TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok | TechCrunch
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.

Threads is testing a Meta AI integration similar to X's Grok, letting users mention Meta AI in a post or a reply to get more context, in five countries (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/12/threads-tests-a-meta-ai-i…

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok | TechCrunch
The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations.

Filing: Wise plans to debut on the Nasdaq as WSE, and relist in London for its secondary listing; Wise reports year-to-March net revenue up 19% YoY to $2.5B (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-11…

Source calls UK- and OpenAI-touted plans in 2025 for Stargate's ~£20B Cobalt site a PR stunt; OpenAI and Nscale failed to visit Cobalt or lodge planning forms (Aisha Down/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/202

OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypothetical

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Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 The Water
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https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/the-water
https://open.spotify.com/track/7dOkwcpsFwUzIu1zeQ0RB0

Revolut co-founder and CTO Vlad Yatsenko plans to step down in July, replaced by executive Donato Lucia; Yatsenko joined as Revolut's first employee (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-04/…

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Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Dark Forest
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#newRelease 🆕 single
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https://open.spotify.com/track/02akGIcJbOkGvoIMwV80Zb

Meta is testing a Series feature, letting select creators make episodic Reels that are placed in a dedicated hub on their profile, using both old and new Reels (Aisha Malik/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/02/meta-tests-series-for-e…

Meta tests ‘Series’ for episodic Reels on Instagram and Facebook | TechCrunch
Meta told TechCrunch that it's considering ways to monetize the new feature, but didn't share specifics on what that could look like.

How Revolut founder Nikolay Storonsky's Elon Musk-style pay incentives pushed his fortune to ~$20.4B, making him the UK's richest person, ahead of a planned IPO (Aisha S Gani/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Dreams In The Rain
#AishaVaughan
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/dreams-in-the-rain
https://open.spotify.com/track/1Fs9BqaKtnbpzv31q94KAM

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Frozen
#AishaVaughan
#newRelease 🆕 single
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/frozen
https://open.spotify.com/track/5VK1e0iwY9dofEuS7KuzLA

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DreamTime
Aisha Vaughan:
🎵 Campfires
#AishaVaughan
https://aishavaughan.bandcamp.com/track/campfires
https://open.spotify.com/track/0jbIVfPkfy8dlUDmJpEd6p