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Today’s TechCrunch Roundup
Spotify brings AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the U.S. and Canada
22 Jan 2026, 2:00 pm by Sarah Perez
Now available in the US and Canada, Spotify’s AI-powered Prompted Playlists let users describe what they want to hear using natural language commands.
Quadric rides the shift from cloud AI to on-device inference — and it’s paying off
22 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm by Jagmeet Singh
Quadric aims to help companies and governments build programmable on-device AI chips that can run fast-changing models locally.
Snapchat gives parents new insights into teens’ screen time and friends
22 Jan 2026, 12:00 pm by Aisha Malik
With these new features, Snap is likely looking to appease regulators and parents over concerns about safety and screen time on its platform.
Tiger Global, Microsoft to fully exit Walmart-backed PhonePe via its IPO
22 Jan 2026, 11:19 am by Jagmeet Singh
Tiger Global and Microsoft are offering up their full stakes in the company, while Walmart is choosing to retain its majority stake, and selling up to 45.9 million shares.
Former Google trio is building an interactive AI-powered learning app for kids
22 Jan 2026, 11:00 am by Ivan Mehta
Big tech companies and upcoming startups want to use generative AI to build software and hardware for kids. A lot of those experiences are limited to text or voice, and kids might not find that captivating. Three former Google employees want to get over that hurdle with their generative AI-powered interactive app, Sparkli. Sparkli was […]
Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Apple is reportedly developing an AI wearable
22 Jan 2026, 12:20 am by Lucas Ropek
Should this wearable materialize, it could be released as early as 2027, according to a report on the device.
End of today’s TechCrunch roundup.
