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ICYMI here's the week's 7 biggest tech news stories for August 15, 2026

By Hamish Hector Published

The week's biggest tech news stories from Google, Garmin, Spotify and more for August 15, 2026.

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Spotify to label AI-generated artists with new AI Persona tags

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's new AI Persona tags distinguish AI-generated artists from real humans, and the platform is excluding these artists from your recommendations.

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A screenshot of a podcast playback screen in Spotify showing the new Skip Ahead button
Spotify introduces skip button for podcast sponsorships but keeps its own ads

By Rowan Davies Last updated

Spotify quietly added a new way for you to skip through ads in podcast episodes, but some fear it's the beginning of the end for creators.

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Spotify lacks album folders, so I've started using third-party apps

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify still doesn't let you add albums to folders, so I've been using Musicboard to keep track of my favorite releases instead.

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Spotify plans AI-powered remix feature as new subscription add-on

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's agreement with Merlin brings it one step closer to launching its AI-powered remix tool, but where do industry professionals stand on it?

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Creator of software label A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya, Mauhan M. Zonoozy, and the company logo
Former Head of Innovation at Spotify is building interactive 'digital music playgrounds'

By Rowan Davies Published

Mauhan M. Zonoozy was Head of Innovation at Spotify, and now he's taking on the world of music streaming with his own interactive platforms.

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Spotify is reportedly working on a native song identification feature

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify is tipped to launch a built-in song identifier tool to one-up Apple and Shazam.

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A smartphone showing Spotify's new Music Video Charts Global playlist
Spotify launches music video charts in its latest move to challenge YouTube

By Rowan Davies Published

Spotify's new Music Video Charts Global brings back the nostalgia of classic music TV channels, but it still won't beat YouTube.

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Lorde performs during day three of Glastonbury festival 2025, and Spotify's About the Song feature on a smartphone
Lorde criticizes Spotify's AI-generated 'About the Song' feature for inaccuracies

By Rowan Davies Published

Lorde called out Spotify's About the Song tool, saying its details were incorrect and that it 'limits free interpretation'.

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Spotify launches managed accounts for Free tier users

By Becky Scarrott Published

Spotify just brought its Managed accounts service to its free tier, meaning your kids’ top track need never bag the top spot again

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