Helpful A.I. Newsletters and Podcasts
Tech is moving at breakneck speed right now, and it’s challenging to stay on top of all the A.I. news and developments. I’ve curated a list of newsletters and podcasts that I pay attention to. Hope this helps!
Top Favorites - Start here if you’re unsure:
- AI Daily Brief - Quick, clear, useful. My daily driver. Newsletter and podcast formats.
- How I AI - Practical and interesting use cases with high production value.
No, I don’t read/watch/listen to all of these because ain’t nobody got time for that. Here’s my approach:
- Newsletters: Claude Cowork daily Scheduled job to create a Live Artifact that de-dupes and summarizes the various topics.
- Podcasts: I built an app in Claude Code to check YouTube each day for new episodes, summarize the transcript, score based on my interests and then stack rank the episodes. Email sent to my inbox for quick scanning so I can then jump in and watch/listen to the ones I want.
(Let me know if there’s interest in learning how to do this yourself or if you just want the code.)
Newsletters
- AI Daily Brief — Companion newsletter to the daily podcast (listed below) from Nathaniel Whittemore. Episode links plus key AI news takeaways in email form. Worth pairing with the audio version.
- The Rundown AI — Daily AI news, tools, and insights wrapped up in about 5 minutes. Trusted by over 2 million readers, which tells you something. A solid baseline for what's happening in the space without the noise.
- Agentic Web Today — Weekly Tuesday brief on how AI agents are reshaping the web. Covers protocols, platforms, enterprise adoption, and funding. Written for digital leaders who want the strategic layer, not just the headlines.
- Lenny's Newsletter — Deep dives on product and growth strategy, with increasing focus on how AI is changing how software gets built and monetized. Less of a news feed, more of a thinking resource. One of the best in the business.
- How I AI — A weekly digest from Lenny's network that surfaces how real builders and operators are actually using AI in their work. Practical by design. Also available as a podcast (listed below).
- TLDR — A free daily digest aimed at developers and technically-minded readers. Covers startups, tech, and programming. It's dense, it's short, and it respects your time. Good for a quick morning scan.
- The Code by Superhuman — Daily news focused on coding assistants, agents, and what's actually shipping. If you're building with AI tools, this one stays close to the ground. From the Superhuman team.
- Ben's Bites — Ben Tossell's casual, opinionated daily roundup of AI tools, models, and trends. Has a personality, which most newsletters don't. Good for catching tools and takes you might otherwise miss.
Podcasts
The AI Daily Brief
Nathaniel Whittemore's daily news analysis show covering all things AI. NLW does a good job cutting through the noise and grounding things in context. One of the more substantive daily options out there. Worth subscribing to the newsletter too (above).
How I AI
Claire Vo interviews builders and operators about how they're actually using AI in their work. Part of Lenny's network, and it shows — the guests are high-caliber and the conversations stay grounded in practice rather than hype. Also available as a newsletter digest (listed above).
Lenny's Podcast
Lenny Rachitsky interviews world-class product leaders and growth experts. A long-running staple that has leaned into AI coverage over the last year. More interview-depth than news coverage, but consistently high-signal. The companion newsletter is also in the list above.
AI Agents Podcast
Jotform's official podcast on all things agentic AI, hosted by Aytekin Tank and Demetri Panici. Covers the current state of AI agents, where things are heading, and how real products are incorporating agent behavior. Good mix of conversations and industry perspective.
AI Explained
Philip's channel covering the biggest AI developments with an emphasis on benchmarks, model capabilities, and where things are actually headed. Hype-free and unusually rigorous for a YouTube channel. The British accent is a bonus. Has an official podcast feed too.
Matt Wolfe (Future Tools)
Matt sifts through the AI noise every week and surfaces what actually matters. New videos every Friday, plus a companion newsletter at futuretools.io. One of the most reliable weekly AI roundups out there. Available as a podcast if you prefer audio.
Skill Leap AI
Quick, accessible tutorials and reviews of the latest AI tools and models. Part of the Futurepedia/Skill Leap ecosystem. Good for keeping up with what's new and learning how to use it without a steep ramp.
AI Foundations
A no-nonsense channel focused on helping you actually use the tools that matter. Heavy on Claude Code and Cursor content lately. Drake Surach runs it and does a good job making practical tutorials for builders.
10x Builder
Focuses on how elite builders are actually using AI to ship better and faster. Real workflows, real projects, and interviews with people who are doing the work. Heavy Claude Code and Cursor content. If you want to learn from the top 0.1% of builders rather than just talk about AI, this one is worth your attention.