Spotify spotted developing AI-generated playlists created with prompts
Following the successful launch of Spotify’s AI-powered DJ feature and, more recently, added support for AI-translated podcasts, Spotify now appears to be developing another means of using AI in its app: AI-powered playlists. References discovered in the app’s code indicate the company may be developing generative AI playlists users could
Read moreWhere fintech is strongest as SBF heads to court
Hello, and welcome back to Equity, the podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. Our Monday show covers the latest in tech news from the weekend and what’s making headlines early in the week. Welcome to Q4 2023, the period in which
Read moreNo surprises on any system: Q&A with Loris Cro of Zig
When all the other languages go one way, time to change direction.
Read moreTesla produced over 430,000 vehicles in the third quarter of 2023
Photo by Costfoto / NurPhoto via Getty Images Tesla produced 430,488 vehicles in the third quarter of 2023, a 10 percent drop from the previous quarter but a 25 percent year-over-year increase for the company. Tesla attributed the sequential drop in production to “planned downtimes for factory upgrades.” During a
Read moreAlpaca VC unveils two new investment vehicles, including its real estate roots
The multi-stage venture capital firm uses a research-driven approach and invests at the intersection of the physical and digital worlds.
Read moreEmpower Agile Teams: Leadership Strategies That Inspire People, Not Micromanage
Many agile and scrum teams want to be left alone so that they can do their work. The last thing they want is leaders looking over their shoulders and overseeing their to-do lists, even when they struggle to complete their sprint commitments. Whatever the blocks impeding their progress are, they’ll
Read moreToday’s star
The star-like image above is today’s exponential sum. The exponential sum page on my site generates a new image each day by putting the numbers of the day’s month, day, and year into the equation and connecting the partial sums in the complex plane. Here m is the month, d
Read moreIndia’s national logistics portal exposed sensitive personal data, trade records
India’s state-owned logistics portal has fixed misconfigurations and vulnerabilities that exposed sensitive personal data and various state and private trade records. Called the National Logistics Portal-Marine, the website made the sensitive and private data public due to misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets. It also carried a JavaScript file that included login
Read moreBird loses its NYSE wings, Uber gets tight with taxis and Tesla gets sued again for racial discrimination
The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free. Welcome back to The Station, your central hub for all past, present and future means of moving people and packages from
Read more