technology
Google Classroom’s new tool uses Gemini to transform lessons into podcast episodes
Google Classroom now offers a Gemini-powered tool that generates podcast-style audio lessons for teachers to deepen engagement with students. Source link
Caterpillar taps Nvidia to bring AI to its construction equipment
Caterpillar is piloting Cat AI, a system of AI agents in one of its excavators built on Nvidia’s physical AI platform. Source link
How Quilt solved the heat pump’s biggest challenge
Quilt’s heat pumps are built containing a suite of sensors, which have delivered mountains of data that allow its engineers to wring added performance out of its systems. Source link
WhatsApp rolls out new group chat features, including member tags
You can choose a tag that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are. Source link
Spotify now lets you share what you’re streaming in real time with friends
You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji. Source link
Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount’s bid again, calls it a ‘leveraged buyout’
The studio’s board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance’s revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a “leveraged buyout” that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt. Source link
Spotify lowers monetization threshold for video podcasts
Spotify is dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days. Source link
Intel spinout Articul8 raises more than half of $70M round at $500M valuation
Articul8’s valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A. Source link
Roblox now requires all users globally to complete age checks to access chat
Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a similar age group. Source link
McKinsey and General Catalyst execs say the era of ‘learn once, work forever’ is over
Calacanis, General Catalyst’s Taneja, and McKinsey’s Sternfels discussed how AI is reshaping technology and the labor force. Source link