Spotify takes on Google’s NotebookLM with its new app
Key takeaways
- One of the common features for companies to build in the age of AI is to connect services like email, calendar, documents, and notes to create a daily brief in text or audio format.
- Today, the company released the ability for users to explore a topic by creating a podcast about it.
- For instance, the tool can create a daily briefing or a podcast based on your email and schedule.
Why this matters: a development in AI with implications for how people work, create, and decide.
One of the common features for companies to build in the age of AI is to connect services like email, calendar, documents, and notes to create a daily brief in text or audio format. Spotify is also giving in to this temptation and releasing a new standalone desktop app called Studio by Spotify Labs for this purpose.
Today, the company released the ability for users to explore a topic by creating a podcast about it. Spotify is also adding personal context to this podcast generation tool. And, because in 2026 companies can t refrain from adding agents to their apps, the new Studio app has an agent that can browse the web and fetch personal information to create a personal podcast.
For instance, the tool can create a daily briefing or a podcast based on your email and schedule. Users can also make a multistep request like Create a daily audio brief for my road trip through Italy. Walk me through my day using my calendar and bookings. Recommend a memorable dinner spot near where I ll be. And end with a podcast recommendation I d love for the drive to generate a podcast.