Spotify Labs launches Studio, a NotebookLM-like desktop app to generate private, AI-powered podcasts, in research preview across 20+ markets (Ivan Mehta/TechCrunch)

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Spotify launches Studio, a desktop app generating private AI-powered podcasts from URLs and documents, entering direct competition with Google NotebookLM's audio overview feature in research preview across 20+ markets.

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<a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/spotify-debuts-a-new-desktop-app-for-creating-personal-podcasts/"><img align="RIGHT" border="0" hspace="4" src="http://www.techmeme.com/260521/i26.jpg" vspace="4" /></a> <p><a href="https://www.techmeme.com/260521/p26#a260521p26" title="Techmeme permalink"><img height="12" src="http://www.techmeme.com/img/pml.png" style="border: none; padding: 0; margin: 0;" width="11" /></a> Ivan Mehta / <a href="http://techcrunch.com/">TechCrunch</a>:<br /> <span style="font-size: 1.3em;"><b><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/21/spotify-debuts-a-new-desktop-app-for-creating-personal-podcasts/">Spotify Labs launches Studio, a NotebookLM-like desktop app to generate private, AI-powered podcasts, in research preview across 20+ markets</a></b></span>&nbsp; &mdash;&nbsp; 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.</p>