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September 25, 2023: Spotify is testing Voice Translation for podcasts, a feature that translates podcasts into local languages and which uses AI to mimic podcaster's voice. The company said it has worked with podcasters Dax Shepard, Monica Padman, Lex Fridman, Bill Simmons, and Steven Bartlett to come up with AI-powered voice translations in other languages such as Spanish, French, and German for some current and future podcast episodes. Spotify said that voice translations for Dax Shepard’s eff won with DRS, The Rewatchables from The Ringer, and Trevor Noah’s upcoming original podcast will soon be generated. The translated episodes will be available to both free and premium users. Spotify currently has more than 100 million regular podcast listeners<ref>https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-09-25/ai-voice-translation-pilot-lex-fridman-dax-shepard-steven-bartlett/</ref>. | |||
September 22, 2023: According to the Verge, Spotify could be getting closer to launching the long-awaited HiFi. The HiFi would come in the form of the “Supremium” tier and could include the ability to create playlists with AI. The Verge cited a code found in the Spotify app by a Reddit user. The Redditor's findings corroborate a ''Bloomberg'' report published in June 2023 that indicated that Spotify's lossless audio will come in the form of a “Supremium” tier. Additionally, the tier will feature 30 hours of audiobook listening per month, according to the Redditor. The tier will also feature other music mixing tools such as customization tools and tools for filtering songs by mood and genre. The Redditor also discovered that the price listed for “Supremium” tier is $19.99 per month though this could just be a placeholder. “At Spotify, we are constantly iterating and ideating to improve our product offering and offer value to users,” Spotify spokesperson CJ Stanley told ''The Verge''. “But we don’t comment on speculation around possible new features and do not have anything new to share at this time.”<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884577/spotify-supremium-lossless-audio-tier-code</ref> | September 22, 2023: According to the Verge, Spotify could be getting closer to launching the long-awaited HiFi. The HiFi would come in the form of the “Supremium” tier and could include the ability to create playlists with AI. The Verge cited a code found in the Spotify app by a Reddit user. The Redditor's findings corroborate a ''Bloomberg'' report published in June 2023 that indicated that Spotify's lossless audio will come in the form of a “Supremium” tier. Additionally, the tier will feature 30 hours of audiobook listening per month, according to the Redditor. The tier will also feature other music mixing tools such as customization tools and tools for filtering songs by mood and genre. The Redditor also discovered that the price listed for “Supremium” tier is $19.99 per month though this could just be a placeholder. “At Spotify, we are constantly iterating and ideating to improve our product offering and offer value to users,” Spotify spokesperson CJ Stanley told ''The Verge''. “But we don’t comment on speculation around possible new features and do not have anything new to share at this time.”<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/21/23884577/spotify-supremium-lossless-audio-tier-code</ref> | ||