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After first testing its AI-powered “prompt playlists” feature in New Zealand and recently launching it in the U.S. and Canada, Spotify announced Monday that it will be rolling out the tool to premium subscribers in the U.K., Ireland, Australia and Sweden. The Prompted Playlist feature allows users to create custom playlists by simply describing in their own words what they want to hear. Instead of searching for individual songs or artists, users can describe the mood, scenario, or inspiration they want, and Spotify will take care of the rest. To access this feature, users tap Create, select Prompt Playlist, and…
Uber to acquire SpotHeroProvided by: Uber Technologies, Inc.Uber announced the acquisition of SpotHero, a company that provides a parking reservation app for busy downtowns, sporting events, and concerts. Terms were not disclosed, but Uber said Monday it plans to offer a “parking reservation experience powered by SpotHero” within its app to help users find parking at events, venues and airports. “The moment people choose to actually drive, SpotHero in the Uber app will make that experience easier than ever and encourage more people to join the Uber ecosystem,” Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in a statement. Earlier this month, Uber…
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the AI Impact Summit on Thursday, February 19, 2026 in New Delhi, India. Ruhani Kaur | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei will meet with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on Tuesday morning to discuss how the military will use the company’s artificial intelligence models, a Pentagon official said.Negotiations between Anthropic and the Department of Defense have stalled in recent weeks as the two organizations clash over the terms of use of Anthropic’s technology. Anthropic wants assurances that its models will not be used for autonomous weapons or spying on Americans.…
Rep. Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) gives a thumbs up as he arrives for the House Republican Conference at the U.S. Capitol on September 10, 2024 in Washington, DC.Kent Nishimura | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has told Congress there is no need to impose tariffs, but recent attempts to impose new import duties could make it difficult to vote for Republicans ahead of the midterm elections. And Democrats have vowed to thwart efforts to extend President Trump’s trade policies.Shortly after the Supreme Court lifted most of President Trump’s tariffs on Friday, the president doubled down, using Section 122 of the Trade Act…
The White House plans to impose a 15% tariff through Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against Donald Trump’s invocation of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977.listen to this article | 4 minutesinformationU.S. President Donald Trump has stepped up his threat of tariffs following last week’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling that his sweeping global tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act were illegal.President Trump said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Monday that countries that want to “play the game” will be subject…
Rangers say the racist abuse directed at Jadie Gassama and Emmanuel Fernandes is “unacceptable”.After Sunday’s draw against Livingston, the pair sent messages on their Instagram accounts and the club reported the comments to Meta and Police Scotland.In a statement, the Ibrox club said its “immediate priority is the health of the players involved” and that it was in direct contact with Gassama and Fernandes.They added that they were “proud” of the players “standing up for themselves by highlighting this vile abuse.”Meanwhile, the SPFL called the comments “disgraceful” and added that along with Rangers they “wholeheartedly condemn this appalling and vile…
An AI news app called Particle, developed by a former Twitter engineer, can now keep track of not only news published on the web, but also breaking news in podcasts. Ahead of its recent Android release, Particle introduced a feature called Podcast Clips. It finds the most interesting and relevant moments from different types of podcasts and includes those clips in your feed along with related news articles. So instead of listening to a long podcast just to hear 45 seconds of interesting commentary, you can play clips while reading the news on Particle. You also have the option to…
Satellite image shows a car on fire along a coastal road in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico, on February 22, 2026, after drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, known as “El Mencho,” was killed in a military operation. Vantaa | via ReutersU.S. travel companies are scrambling to reroute cruise ships and accommodate tourists to Mexico after violence and chaos erupted in some coastal areas of the country following the killing of a cartel leader. The U.S. State Department expanded its warning to travelers to shelter in place across multiple regions of Mexico, including popular tourist spots Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum, Tijuana…
CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks at the Wall Street Journal Tech Live Conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 21, 2019.Martina Albertazzi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCybersecurity stocks fell for a second straight day on Monday as investors spooked about new artificial intelligence security tools that threaten to replace the cybersecurity industry’s long-standing business model. Anthropic debuted a new security tool on its Claude model Friday in a limited research preview. AI Lab says the service can scan software code for vulnerabilities and suggest solutions. Anthropic is scheduled to hold a company information session Tuesday with new product announcements.cloud strike…
It’s rare for a winter storm of this magnitude to stalk the nation’s most populous metropolitan area. But that’s what happened this weekend. As of Friday, forecast models still couldn’t agree on whether the Northeast snowstorm would turn into a major snowstorm for the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. It wasn’t until Saturday morning that the models really started to come together on a potentially historic scale. And even then, there was much more uncertainty than usual. Since then, meteorologists have tightened the forecast, increasing snowfall amounts, wind speeds and overall threat levels to ensure people know the severity of what will…