Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Google tests AI-powered overviews on some publications' Google News pages; publishers like Der Spiegel, El País, and WaPo in commercial partnerships get paid  —  Google is testing AI-powered article overviews on participating publications' Google News pages as part of a new pilot program, the search giant announced on Wednesday.

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Spotify will begin testing a feature that lets a user write a prompt for a playlist and receive a unique set of songs based on the user's earlier behavior  —  Spotify announced on Wednesday that, for the first time, it's giving users more control over the streaming service's algorithm.

Reed Albergotti / Semafor:
Internal memo: Google is naming Amin Vahdat, who leads the company's AI and infrastructure team, to the new role of chief technologist for AI infrastructure  —  THE SCOOP  —  With the rapid buildout of infrastructure taking center stage in the tight AI race between tech giants …

Peyton Bigora / Grocery Dive:
Amazon now offers same-day perishable grocery delivery in 2,300+ US markets and has expanded the service's grocery offerings by 30%+ since its August launch  —  The company has expanded the service to 2,300 markets and said customers who buy perishables through the offering shop twice as often as those who don't.

Barry Schwartz / Search Engine Land:
Google rolls out Preferred Sources globally, letting users customize “top stories” in Search, and launches highlighted links from users' news subscriptions  —  Google is rolling out Preferred Sources globally after launching it in the US and India last August.