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India’s Pocket FM doubles revenue run rate to $500M as AI powers 93% of audio content

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: TechCrunch

What happened

Pocket FM uses AI to produce 99% of its new content, helping make content production about 80 times cheaper.

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  • Pocket FM uses AI to produce 99% of its new content, helping make content production about 80 times cheaper.
  • Reported by TechCrunch and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 17:45:00 UTC.

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