Spotify’s prompted playlist feature will now work for podcasts, too Spotify said today that it is expanding its AI-powered feature to create playlists, called Prompted Playlist, to include podcasts as well. The company started testing the Prompted Playlists feature in New Zealand late last year with a focus on creating music-based lists. This year, the company launched the feature in new...

Chapal Rani: The man who became one of India’s greatest stage queensDebarshi Sarkar for Parama CalcuttaChapal Bhaduri was the reigning "queen" of jatra, a travelling theatre traditionIn mid-20th Century Bengal in eastern India, some of the biggest female stars on stage were actually men.Foremost among them was Chapal Bhaduri - better known as Chapal Rani - the reigning "queen" of jatra, a...

CNET Survey Finds US Adults Want Phones With Better Battery Life, but Can They Afford to Upgrade?Upgrading your smartphone comes with a slew of questions, like when's the right time to upgrade for the best deal, what features you need and how much you're willing to pay. In CNET Group's TechPulse survey, 28% of US adults planned to purchase a new phone within the next six months. However, they...

'FedEx says your parcel has drugs': The scam that trapped comedian Ankita ShrivastavAnkita ShrivastavAnkita Shrivastav says she did a stand-up comedy piece on her experience to raise awareness"Hello ma'am, I'm calling from FedEx. We've been alerted by police that a courier you sent to Iraq contains drugs."This is what a man on the other end of the phone told Ankita Shrivastav, a stand-up...

I Didn't Want a Harry Potter Reboot, but the New Trailer Has Me Under Its Spell Why You Can Trust CNET Our expert, award-winning staff selects the products we cover and rigorously researches and tests our top picks. If you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Reviews ethics statement Commentary: As an avid fan of the Harry Potter movies, it was hard to accept the new HBO...