{"podcast":{"title":"Chicago News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314","podcast_index_feed_id":7463314,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/chicago-today-the-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/chicago-today-the-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":2000,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Chicago News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Chicago—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Chicago News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-14T06:17:53.052055+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314"},"episode":{"title":"Big Tech Kills AI Project After $50M Bet | Chicago News","slug":"big-tech-kills-ai-project-after-50m-bet-chicago-news","published_at":"2026-07-25T13:57:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314/big-tech-kills-ai-project-after-50m-bet-chicago-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/c7a467e6a214c770","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/04cc0e79-3c44-4f3f-aa35-d6d101654c70.mp3","summary":"Big tech just axed its flashy AI project after pouring in over $50 million—yes, the one meant to predict your every click and revolutionize media. High costs, complex tech, and privacy nightmares derailed it, leaving the team heartbroken but the company wiser. Now they’re shifting gears, redirecting cash to polish existing AI tools instead of chasing moonshots. A sobering lesson: even with genius and billions, not every tech dream survives the real world. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/c7a467e6a214c770","meta_description":"Big tech just axed its flashy AI project after pouring in over $50 million—yes, the one meant to predict your every click and revolutionize media. High co…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":101,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314/episodes/big-tech-kills-ai-project-after-50m-bet-chicago-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/chicago-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7463314/big-tech-kills-ai-project-after-50m-bet-chicago-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}