Netflix is expanding its short-form video offering through new licensing agreements with major media publishers, including Penske Media, BuzzFeed Studios, Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines and People Inc. Beginning 3rd August, subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand will gain access to news, lifestyle, celebrity and how-to videos ranging from around two minutes to more than 20 minutes. YouTube has overtaken Spotify as the most-used podcast platform among UK listeners for the first time on record, according to new data from Edison Research. Among weekly podcast listeners aged 15 and over, 29% now identify YouTube as their primary podcast service, narrowly ahead of Spotify at 28%. The shift reflects YouTube’s steady growth from a 19% share in 2023 to 29% in the first quarter of 2026, while Spotify’s share fell from 33% to 28% over the same period. OpenAI has introduced GPT-Live-1, a new voice model rolling out globally across ChatGPT’s web and mobile apps for both free and paid users, replacing Advanced Voice Mode as the default voice experience. The company says more than 150 million people already interact with ChatGPT using voice each week. GPT-Live-1 is OpenAI’s first full-duplex voice model, allowing it to listen and speak simultaneously.