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• Spotify is doing creator memberships, and also AI-generated podcasts

  The global podcast industry raked in $9.2 billion last year, surging 27% from 2024. That's a neat chunk of change--a chunk that's expected to grow in 2026 and beyond.

  
• Are male and female social media accounts floating in gendered political bubbles?

  A study published in Cornell University's arXiv examined gender differences in algorithmic recommendations on social media feeds.

  
• Zohran Mamadani’s Twitch show brings government “where New Yorkers already are”

  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is bringing the town hall format to a Twitch show that will pair him with his constituents.

  

• Tom Brady is the football GOAT. Now, on YouTube, he wants to be the football trivia GOAT.
• Podcasts raked in $9.2B last year, with video content “changing the picture.” But what makes a podcast a podcast?
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