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An AI news program called Particlesto former Twitter expertsthey can now track news from podcasts and online news.
Ahead of the latest Android release, Particle has released a feature called Podcast Clips, which finds interesting and relevant moments from a wide variety of podcasts, then combines the clips with related stories into its feed.
So instead of listening to a long podcast just to catch 45 seconds of interesting commentary, you can replay the video while reading the article on Particle. You also have the option of reading the text of the clip instead, as the words are analyzed as they are spoken.
“We’ve done this for every issue – if there’s a podcast that’s about it, or it’s important, we have all the videos,” the CEO of Particle. Sarah Beykpourpreviously Senior Director of Product Management at Twitter, told TechCrunch. “It’s a great way, when you’re reading the news or learning about the news, to hear what people are saying about it? What’s the comment?”
The addition acknowledges the changing nature of the story that has been going on for years. Not just a lot of people getting their stories from podcasts and trust them as reliable sources, but the medium is to be the destination for breaking news and big announcements from the masses.
Tech executives, in particular, are now looking for podcasters to express their content rather than trying to work with traditional media, such as. Bloomberg said in 2024.
This makes listening to podcasts very difficult if you want to have a conversation.
Beykpour says Particle uses it embed examples to understand when podcasts are related to a particular topic. These models are offered by the same companies that offer LLM models, but they are not the latest AI products, he explains.
“We use feature vectors to understand that different parts of podcasts are related to these different topics,” Beykpour said. “One podcast can cover 10 or 20 stories, so we use AI to understand that. We also use AI to make cutting suggestions, and to understand when a clip starts and ends.”
The company uses technology from ElevenLabs to be registered. However, another technology that identifies where to cut the text is part of Particle’s secret sauce.
The idea of ​​tuning in to podcasts to better understand commentary on news is something that newsrooms are paying close attention to these days. Like Nieman Lab reported this month, The New York Times has been using an AI tool that uses LLMs to write and summarize new episodes of right-wing and conservative podcasts in order to understand what the activists are saying about the news.
Particle’s Podcast Clips section isn’t limited to news. Because the software already understands different entities – such as people, places, or things – you can go to the website of a well-known person, such as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to see all his features in podcasts organized as a feed.
Particle has been busy creating other things. The company has tried for the first time to make money with Particle +, a subscription of $ 2.99 / month (or $ 29.99 / year) that gives you access to the most important things. This includes the ability to use natural language to summarize information in a way you like; choose from a variety of sounds when using audio tracks; “Listen to the Story”; unlimited puzzles; support for confidential questions with an AI chatbot; etc.
The Android release also brings several other changes. The web page now includes topical news, such as the 2026 Winter Olympics, including categories such as politics, technology, or entertainment. In addition, when you click on the item, you will see a new page with definitions, articles, articles, related organizations, and related topics.
Particle doesn’t share details about user experience or changes, but Beykpour pointed to a global, pre-Android audience. On a weekly basis, 55% of Particle users live outside the US, with India (15%) being the largest market after the US.
