By Tommy Vee

Another week, another batch of AI power plays. Spotify’s swapping out human narrators for AI voices, Google wants to play career counselor, and Hightouch just cashed an $80M check to turn customer data into pure profit. If you’re not using AI to get ahead, you’re already behind—so let’s break down the biggest moves in the game. Let’s get into it, baby!

Spotify’s New Narrators: No More Coffee Breaks

Spotify just cranked the dial on AI narration, teaming up with ElevenLabs to flood its audiobook section with machine-made voices. Now, any author with a laptop and a $99/month ElevenLabs Pro plan can pump out AI-generated audiobooks in 29 languages. Just grab your synthetic masterpiece, drop it into Findaway Voices, and hope it clears Spotify’s review process.

Of course, not everyone’s loving this robotic revolution. Purists argue that AI voices suck the soul out of storytelling, but let’s be real—if the price is right and the narration doesn’t sound like a customer service bot, most listeners won’t care. Spotify, meanwhile, is playing the long game, looking to expand its AI audiobook empire. Buckle up, narrators—your competition never sleeps.

Google's "Career Dreamer": Because Job Hunting Is a Nightmare

Google just rolled out 'Career Dreamer’, an AI-powered tool that’s basically a career coach without the awkward small talk. Plug in your past gigs, skills, and interests, and this digital oracle will spit out a personalized “career identity statement” – perfect for résumés, interviews, or convincing yourself you actually have a life plan.

Instead of doom-scrolling LinkedIn job postings, Career Dreamer gives you a visual web of possibilities, showing how your existing skills could land you in a totally different field. Need a cover letter? No problem—Google’s Gemini AI is ready to fluff up your achievements like you’re running for CEO.

But before you get too excited, here’s the catch: Career Dreamer won’t find you actual jobs—it just gives you ideas, like a friend who means well but has zero connections. Oh, and it’s only available in the U.S. for now, so if you’re outside the States, you’ll have to keep dreaming the old-fashioned way.

From Data to Dollars: Hightouch’s AI Wants to Grow Your Business

Hightouch just pulled off an $80 million power move, doubling its valuation to $1.2 billion and proving that AI-driven customer data platforms are the new gold rush. Founded by ex-Segment engineers, Hightouch originally made it easy for non-techies to wrangle customer data from warehouses. But now, with its AI Decisioning product, it’s not just organizing data—it’s running thousands of experiments to optimize sales, marketing, and customer service on autopilot.

Big names like Spotify and PetSmart are already on board, and investors are throwing cash at it like it’s the next big unicorn. The game plan? Turn AI into your company’s personal growth hacker, tweaking campaigns in real time to squeeze out max revenue. If the hype is real, Hightouch isn’t just syncing data—it’s syncing companies to the future.

The Tommy Vee Take

From AI narrators taking over audiobooks to Google plotting your next career move, the future isn’t waiting for permission. Hightouch just proved that AI-powered decision-making is the new gold rush, and if you’re not paying attention, you’re missing out.

Stay sharp, stay ahead, and we’ll see you in the next edition of AI Daybreak.. This is Tommy Vee, signing off.