TotemoTech

TotemoTech is a daily podcast that delivers Japanese technology news in short, focused episodes of around two minutes. The service uses artificial intelligence to summarise news stories and text-to-speech technology to narrate them, aiming to reduce the influence of human editorial bias in how stories are selected and presented. The tool combines GPT technology for content summarisation with ElevenLabs text-to-speech to create natural-sounding audio narration. It's designed for people who want to stay informed about tech developments in Japan without spending much time on the task, or who prefer audio content over reading. With a freemium model, users can access daily episodes without paying, making it a straightforward way to sample Japanese tech news. The reliance on AI curation means the selection process differs from traditional newsrooms, which some will see as an advantage for impartiality.