Podcasts

The critically acclaimed podcast app Pocket Casts has been acquired by Automattic, owner of Wordpress and Tumblr, who seeks to offer "deep integrations" between the platform and Wordpress.com.

Spotify continues to become a powerful podcasting app with its acquisition of Podz, a startup that uses AI to speed up podcast discovery.

We already have access to great Apple streaming services like Apple Music and Apple TV+ across different platforms. Now is the time for Apple to bring its Podcast vision to Android as well.

Android's Dave Burke, Stephanie Saad Cuthbertson, and Sameer Samat sat down for a chat on this week's All About Android.

The Google Podcasts beta app has been updated and there are some hidden features that suggest Google could be gearing up to make it easier to find new podcasts.