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YouTube announced Thursday that it is introducing new podcast features for premium users, including an AI-powered recommendation tool, an “auto speed” setting, and a new on-the-go listening mode. The update signals YouTube’s continued efforts to compete with other platforms for podcast viewers, especially as streaming giant Netflix is investing heavily in video podcasts. The company also appears to be targeting users who consume podcasts on audio-first apps like Spotify and Apple Podcasts by focusing on personalized discovery and hands-free listening features. The Google-owned platform’s Ask Music feature, which allows premium users to generate personalized radio stations and playlists, will now…
The latest trending dessert has just arrived.That’s exactly what the name “dot cake” is. Visit TikTok and you’ll find countless videos of influencers scraping spoons across the sprinkled surface before diving into a cup of fluffy cake.”I can’t use my phone without watching a Dot Cakes video,” baker Alex Posner, who co-founded The Dot Cakes, a sweet bakery on New York’s Long Island, with his mother, Sondra Posner, recently told Good Morning America. “It’s very realistic.”After all, Alex never expected the treats to become so popular when he started making them as a high school senior in 2017.”This was just…
(This is The Best Stocks in the Market brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Note: Best Stocks in the Markets will be on hiatus June 1-5. Josh — Today we have a great story about a stock that made it onto our list of best stocks in the market and has been included in our internal Porterhouse portfolio strategy. Porterhouse currently only has 58 names, but our list includes over 150 of the best stocks. Porterhouse has stricter selection criteria than larger lists, so I pay particular attention to stocks that enter and…
Organizations are not rejecting AI. They reject operational instability. It’s a change that many founders still misunderstand, and it’s becoming one of the defining realities separating enterprise AI companies that scale from those that stall after initial momentum. Over the past few years, AI startups have benefited from a market driven by experimentation. A strong demo, impressive model, and strong vision are often enough to generate corporate interest, pilot programs, and investor enthusiasm. But enterprise AI is now in a different phase, and businesses are no longer evaluating whether AI is exciting or not. They’re evaluating whether it’s safe to…
Software stocks soared Thursday. snowflake revealed plans to spend $6 billion on Amazon’s computing, beating revenue expectations on the strength of artificial intelligence.The software maker’s stock rose 37%, marking its best day ever. The company is expanding its efforts to use Amazon’s own chips for AI.With the announcement, Snowflake beat Wall Street’s fiscal first-quarter adjusted earnings per share and revenue estimates.Finance chief Brian Robbins told analysts Wednesday that AI tools such as Cortex Code are driving a “step function change” in the company’s AI revenue potential.”AI is simply transforming the way companies operate, enabling productivity gains through a combination of…
nairobi — Plans to open a medical facility in Kenya this week for Americans who may have been infected with the Ebola virus have drawn widespread criticism from both Kenyan doctors and U.S. officials working at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Kenya’s main doctors’ union and the Law Society of Kenya told CNN they oppose the plan, saying it risks introducing Ebola to the East African country, which had no cases as of Thursday. Meanwhile, in the United States, CDC officials involved in Ebola response efforts said they strongly recommended against the plan to send Americans to…
Kyle Busch’s lawyer is trying to set the record straight. 2 days after NASCAR sudden death of driver Leaving my wife at 41 years old samantha bush and the children brexton11, and lenix,4, lawyer robert rickard Featuring “false narratives” that kyle died left without adequate life insurance coverage. “This needs to be stopped and those who made false statements have been notified to correct them,” his lawyer wrote on LinkedIn on May 23. “Two insurance policies had no value prior to the lawsuit and were therefore terminated. The remaining policies were handled responsibly.” He revealed that the racing driver’s family…
Ireland are due to play Israel home and away in the Nations League, but there is pressure to boycott the match.Published May 28, 2026May 28, 2026Republic of Ireland coach Heimir Hallgrimsson has called on his players to “win this war” against Israel in the Nations League, as protests against the match reignite in the Irish parliament.The Irish Football Association is under pressure to boycott two matches, including a home match in Dublin on October 4.Recommended stories list of 4 itemsend of listPro-Palestinian Irish politicians and football officials urged the federation to withdraw from the match, citing Israel’s actions during the…
Costco continues to see strong sales growth, but certain metrics are slowing it down and putting it under increased scrutiny from investors. Ahead of third-quarter results to be released on Thursday evening, shareholders including the club are hoping to see signs of improvement in the pace of new member additions and renewals, following the first decline since late 2025. The high-margin commission fees of major retailers remain the cornerstone of the company’s business. The total number of paid members has historically grown in the mid-to-high single digits (6%-7%), but has fallen below 5% over the past year. By the end…
The word “recursion” is the latest buzzword in the AI world. Two separate startups have taken over the name, and many more are starting to mention recursive self-improvement (RSI) in their roadmaps. Like AGI before it, RSI has become a three-letter synonym for AI’s catastrophic takeoff. Even though there is still some disagreement about what exactly that means. Essentially, RSI refers to an AI system that can continually upgrade itself. As AI systems become better able to manage upgrade cycles than humans, the process becomes closed-loop, limited only by the computational power they have access to, and humans are not…