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July 15, 2026

ChatGPT powers new Spotify assistant, reportedly building smart speaker

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ChatGPT powers a new Spotify feature and is reportedly building hardware, Claude launched a program for teachers, and Grok had a security issue.

ChatGPT

ChatGPT

Spotify Premium users can now talk to a new music assistant, powered by ChatGPT, to find and play music.

ChatGPT is now in Spotify and might be coming to a smart speaker.

ChatGPT

The company is reportedly building its first hardware product: a smart speaker without a screen that can move around.

ChatGPT is now in Spotify and might be coming to a smart speaker.

ChatGPT

Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant | TechCrunch

Spotify is taking another step to infuse AI technology into its listening experience, with Tuesday’s news that Premium users will now be able to have interactive conversations with the app to choose what music or other audio they want to h… | The feature is initially available in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden across iOS and Android devices for users 18 years old and above in English. It’s considered a beta release,… Spotify is taking another step to infuse AI technology into its listening experience, with Tuesday’s news that Premium users will now be able to have interactive conversations with the app to choose what music or other audio they want to h… The feature is initially available in the U.S., Ireland, and Sweden across iOS and Android devices for users 18 years old and above in English. It’s considered a beta release, meaning that things may not always work perfectly, Spotify says… The addition is the latest example of how Spotify has put AI technology to use to help people…

Source · Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant
Source · Spotify expands its AI push with a ChatGPT-like music assistant
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Grok

Grok

A security issue was reported where a Grok programming tool was uploading a user's entire collection of code to cloud storage.

News Close News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All News | Stevie Bonifield Close Stevie Bonifield News Writer Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All by Stevie Bonifield | SpaceXAI initially responded to the issue with a post saying that, “If [zero data retention] is disable… News Close News Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All News Stevie Bonifield Close Stevie Bonifield News Writer Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Follow Follow See All by Stevie Bonifield SpaceXAI initially responded to the issue with a post saying that, “If [zero data retention] is disabled, the /privacy command is available in the CLI to disable data retention, which also deletes previously synced data.” However, Cereblab… A security flaw was………

Source · SpaceXAI’s Grok programming tool was uploading its users’ entire codebase to cloud storage
Source · SpaceXAI’s Grok programming tool was uploading its users’ entire codebase to cloud storage

Claude

Claude

A new program called 'Claude for Teachers' gives free access to premium features for verified K-12 educators in the US.

We're introducing Claude for Teachers , providing verified K-12 educators in the US free access to premium Claude capabilities, a library of teaching skills, and a direct connection to evidence-based curricula, mapped to academic standards… | Decades of research show that practices like differentiation, mastery-based learning, and small group instruction reliably improve student achievement, but teachers are often s… We're introducing Claude for Teachers , providing verified K-12 educators in the US free access to premium Claude capabilities, a library of teaching skills, and a direct connection to evidence-based curricula, mapped to academic standards… Decades of research show that practices like differentiation, mastery-based learning, and small group instruction reliably improve student achievement, but teachers are often short on time and resources to implement them. Budgets are stret… Early evidence suggests that while the impact of AI tools for students is mixed and depends……

Source · Introducing Claude for Teachers
Source · Introducing Claude for Teachers

Perplexity

Perplexity

Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model.

Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. | Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3 , xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning , and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent . | Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3 , xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning , and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent . Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. Grok 4.3 and the Grok 4.20 family — xai/grok-4.3 , xai/grok-4.20-non-reasoning , and xai/grok-4.20-multi-agent . Smart media selection : Intelligently chooses between images, videos, or both based on query type Kimi K2.7 Code — perplexity/kimi-k2.7-code , Moonshot AI’s coding and agentic model. | Grok 4.3 and the…

Source · Changelog
Source · Changelog

Claude Code

Claude Code

The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by researchers, engineers and early users who built it.

The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by researchers, engineers and early users who built it. The inside story of how Claude Code went from an internal CLI to Anthropic's coding agent, told by… The Making of Claude Code

Source · The Making of Claude Code
Source · The Making of Claude Code