Audio generation app Huxe, founded by former NotebookLM developers, shuts down
Huxe, an audio generation app created by former NotebookLM developers, is shutting down shortly after Spotify launched a similar feature. The company will remove the app from stores and delete user data after a week. The decision to wind down the service was made as the team moves on to new projects amidst a competitive consumer AI market.
- ▪Huxe allowed users to generate podcasts based on prompts but is now shutting down.
- ▪Spotify recently released a personal podcast feature that competes with Huxe's offering.
- ▪The startup raised $4.6 million in funding but struggled to differentiate itself in a crowded market.
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Huxe, an app developed by former NotebookLM developers that let users put in a prompt and generate a podcast or a podcast series about a topic, is shutting down. The announcement comes a day after Spotify released a personal podcast feature that works similarly. The company said that it is removing the app from App Store and Play Store, and if users already have the app installed, it will work for seven days. After that, the company will delete all data related to users. The startup didn’t specify the reason behind the shutdown. “We’ve made the decision to wind down Huxe. The team is moving on to new things, and we won’t be continuing development of the product,” according to an email sent to customers.
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