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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 celebrates 20 years of Translate with a new AI pronunciation practice tool for Android users in the US and India; Translate gets 1B queries per month (Macy Meyer/CNET)
https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/google-20-years…

Google Celebrates 20 Years of Translate With a New Pronunciation Feature
Google's new AI-powered language tool can give you real-time feedback by analyzing speech and correcting your pronunciation.

Uber erlaubt Tonaufnahmen – neue Sicherheitsfunktion startet
Uber ermöglicht Fahrgästen ab sofort, Fahrten per Tonaufnahme zu dokumentieren. Wie das neue Feature funktioniert und welche Datenschutzregeln gelten.
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Uber erlaubt Tonaufnahmen – neue Sicherheitsfunktion startet
Uber ermöglicht Fahrgästen ab sofort, Fahrten per Tonaufnahme zu dokumentieren. Wie das neue Feature funktioniert und welche Datenschutzregeln gelten.

“Unpacking the accessibility trap of Google Slides’ ‘Beautify’ feature”
https://blogs.swarthmore.edu/its/2026/03/25/unpacking-the-accessibility-trap-of-google-slides-beautify-feature/
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Unpacking the accessibility trap of Google Slides’ “Beautify” feature
If you use the Google Suite, you’re no doubt familiar with the daily creep of Gemini and other Google-based AI tools into your documents. In Google Slides, you’re constantly prompted to “beautify” …

What to know about NFL league meetings with Raiders set to feature prominently https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/raiders/what-to-know-about-nfl-league-meetings-with-raiders-set-to-feature-prominently-3731100/…

dbtropes_feature: Artistic works and their tropes
A bipartite network of artistic works (movies, novels, etc.) and their tropes (stylistic conventions or devices), as extracted from tvtropes.org. The date of this snapshot is uncertain.
This network has 152093 nodes and 3232134 edges.
Tags: Informational, Relatedness, Unweighted
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The 30th anniversary celebration of Democracy Now!, held in New York City’s historic Riverside Church this week, featured live performances and appearances from writers and musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith. The musical performances were kicked off by singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra and their band Hurray for the Riff Raff, performing the Puerto Rico-inspired anthem “Pa’lante.”

Hurray for the Riff Raff Performs “Pa’lante” at Democracy Now!’s 30th Anniversary
The 30th anniversary celebration of Democracy Now!, held in New York City’s historic Riverside Church this week, featured live performances and appearances from writers and musicians including Bruce Springsteen and Patti Smith. The musical performances were kicked off by singer-songwriter Alynda Segarra and their band Hurray for the Riff Raff, performing the Puerto Rico-inspired anthem “Pa’lante.”

iPadOS 26.5: Apple verbessert Anbindung für eigene Tastaturen
Wer seine Mac-Tastatur auch am iPad verwenden möchte, kann künftig schneller zwischen drahtgebunden und drahtlos wechseln. Apple übernimmt ein macOS-Feature.

iPadOS 26.5: Apple verbessert Anbindung für eigene Tastaturen
Wer seine Mac-Tastatur auch am iPad verwenden möchte, kann künftig schneller zwischen drahtgebunden und drahtlos wechseln. Apple übernimmt ein macOS-Feature.

A look at Anthropic's hiring process, which prohibits AI use in interviews and features a culture interview that candidates describe as highly intense (Jo Constantz/Bloomberg)

Rogo, which uses AI to help lighten junior bankers' workloads, raised a $160M Series D led by Kleiner Perkins at a $2B valuation, up from $750M in January (Todd Gillespie/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/20