Engadget News + Next
2,154 episodes — Page 25 of 44
Taylor Swift deepfake used for Le Creuset giveaway scam
She's the latest celebrity to have their likeness created by AI to scam people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SEC approves bitcoin ETFs (for real this time), Who knew dogs enjoyed downtempo music, and Don’t call ‘em skates
SEC approves bitcoin ETFs and it’s for real this time, Who knew dogs enjoyed downtempo music?, and Don’t call ‘em skates, because they’re Moonwalkers. It's Thursday, January 11th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OpenAI admits it's impossible to train generative AI without copyrighted materials
The company has also published a response to a lawsuit filed by The New York Times. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The SEC’s X account ‘compromised, LG’s next-gen OLED, and Samsung’s cute robot
The SEC’s X account was apparently ‘compromised’, LG Display's next-gen OLED panels address the tech’s biggest weakness, and Samsung's Ballie robot didn't do much at CES 2024, but it sure is cute. It's Wednesday, January 10th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Peregrine spacecraft experiences ‘anomaly’ that could threaten moon landing
This follows a successful launch by the Vulcan Centaur rocket. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OpenAI says it's can’t train generative AI without copyrighted materials, and more news
OpenAI admits it's impossible to train generative AI without copyrighted materials, Apple tells developers not to call their AR or VR apps AR or VR apps, and Duolingo lays off contractors as it starts relying more on AI. It's Tuesday, January 9th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Samsung is teaming up with Tesla and Hyundai to offer deeper smart home and EV controls
The deal will allow owners of Tesla's Powerwall and solar products to monitor their home energy usage from their TVs and other Samsung SmartThings devices. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Samsung debuts the world's first transparent MicroLED screen at CES 2024...and more news
Samsung debuts the world's first transparent MicroLED screen, your payments from Apple’s ‘batterygate’ settlement may finally be on the way, and the tradition of weird pet tech continues at CES 2024. It's Monday, January 8th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped this dreamy timelapse of a Martian day
While parked ahead of a pause in duties for the Mars solar conjunction, Curiosity put its Hazcams to another use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google disabling cookies, Bard Advanced is coming, and a tactile keyboard for your iPhone
Google has started disabling third-party cookies for Chrome users, Google Bard Advanced is on the way, but it likely won't be free, and a UK company wants to make physical iPhone keyboards a thing again. It's Friday, Jan 5th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
OpenAI became the nexus of the technology world in 2023
Next year will reveal whether it's of the torment variety or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SpaceX accused of illegally firing workers, Twitch re-revised its guidelines, and a teen killed NES Tetris
SpaceX accused of illegally firing workers for criticizing the boss, Twitch re-revises its guidelines banning the implication of nudity, and score one for the humans, a 13-year old just became the first person to beat NES Tetris. It's Thursday, Jan 4th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
LG developed a two-legged AI-powered robot that can watch your pets for you
More details about it will be revealed at CES 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pornhub blocked two US states, Tesla’s record year, and aggressive AI on the way from Square Enix
Pornhub blocked two states after their age verification laws took effect, Tesla says it delivered a record number of EVs last year, and Square Enix plans 'aggressive' use of AI to create new forms of content. It's Wednesday, Jan 3rd and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
A Federal judge rejected X’s claim, CoPilot is available for IOS, and from toilets to the sky
A Federal judge rejected X’s claim about California’s content moderation, Microsoft's Copilot is now available for iOS, and from poop to jet fuel, a UK company is nearly ready to make it commercially available. It's Tuesday, Jan. 2nd and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google will settle its billion dollar lawsuit … and more news
Google agrees to settle a $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users, Russia will assist NASA with ISS space flights through 2025, and LG developed a two-legged AI-powered robot that can watch your pets for you. It's Friday, Dec. 29th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple Watch import ban paused, a new EV battery, and Nintendo shutting down online play for two platforms
The Apple Watch import ban is paused — for now, The first EV with a lithium-free sodium battery hits the road in January, and Nintendo starts shutting down online play for Wii U and 3DS, months ahead of schedule. It's Thursday, Dec. 28th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple's iPhone designer is leaving to work on AI hardware and more tech news.
Apple's iPhone designer is leaving to work with Jony Ive and Sam Altman on AI hardware, CBS and Paramount’s parent company reported a hack affecting over 80,000 people, and Amazon's Prime Video will start serving ads on January 29 unless you pay extra. It's Wednesday, Dec. 27th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
SpaceX dominated private spaceflight in 2023, but its competitors (mostly) aren't quitting
There were 200 successful orbital launches before the end of the year, and SpaceX alone was responsible for 92. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Hyperloop One is shutting down, Sony won’t take away your shows and Arturia has a free plug-in for sound designers.
Hyperloop One is shutting down, Sony won't take away your PlayStation-bought Discovery shows after all, and Arturia just released a free unison-based multi-fx plugin. It's Friday, Dec. 22nd and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
These tomatoes were lost on the International Space Station for almost a year
They don’t look great… but after 8 months astray, they don’t really look that bad either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The ITC is not pausing its US Apple Watch ban and more news
The ITC is not pausing its US Apple Watch ban, Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset may be available in a few months, and those QR code attacks probably aren’t coming for your scan-to-order menus. It's Thursday, Dec. 21st and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Blue Origin returns to form with a successful rocket launch
The Jeff Bezos-backed agency recovered its New Shepard booster and unmanned crew capsule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apple is reportedly scrambling to update Apple Watch software to avoid a looming ban and more news
Apple is scrambling to update Apple Watch software to avoid a ban, Volkswagen confirms it will switch to Tesla's charging standard, and FTC bans Rite Aid from using facial surveillance systems for five years. It's Wednesday, Dec. 20th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Webb telescope’s new Uranus image looks like a portal to another dimension
The craft’s NIRCam filters captured the planet, including its rings, in unprecedented detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Pole to Pole in an Electric Car, More Generative AI coming to a car near you, and the James Webb telescope stuns again
Pole to Pole in an Electric Car, More Generative AI coming to a car near you, and the James Webb telescope stuns again with pictures from our solar system. It's Tuesday, Dec. 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers
Project Kuiper plans to create a mesh network of high-speed laser cross-links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
App store discounted subscriptions, Blue Origin will hit ignition, and Activision Blizzard employees get restitution
App Store discounts will help developers pull users into more subscriptions, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will fly today, and Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle California's gender discrimination lawsuit. It's Monday, Dec. 18th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Time to get miserable about the COP28 declaration
It's several decades late and several billion dollars short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Musk will testify, Agility’s robot AI, and AI gen playlists for Spotify
Elon Musk will have to testify in the SEC's Twitter probe after all, Agility's Digit warehouse robot has AI smarts, and Spotify is testing AI-generated playlists. It's Friday, Dec. 15th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Tesla's latest Optimus robot can handle an egg without breaking it
The machine has come a long way from its previous iterations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Twitch cleared up its confusing sexual content guidelines … and more tech news
Twitch cleared up its confusing sexual content guidelines, OpenAI will pay to train its models on Business Insider and Politico articles, and more fallout at Cruise after its Robotaxi probe. It's Thursday, Dec. 14th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Police are using pharmacies to secretly access medical information about members of the public
They don't need a warrant, either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta fact-checking content on Threads, lab-grown brain tissue electronic fusion, and iPhone’s new stolen device shield
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app, Researchers fuse lab-grown human brain tissue with electronics, and Stolen Device Protection will make life harder for iPhone thieves. It's Wednesday, Dec. 13th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Researchers made VR goggles for mice to study how their brains respond to swooping predators
They’re calling the system 'Miniature Rodent Stereo Illumination VR,' or iMRSIV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Microsoft agrees to union terms, Apple looking for music in spatial audio, and TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design has shut down
Microsoft agrees to union contract terms involving the use of AI, Apple may reward artists for offering music in spatial audio, and TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design has shut down. It's Tuesday, Dec. 12th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The EU has reached a historic regulatory agreement over AI development
The decision puts Europe at the forefront of the technology's regulation efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
FTC Inquires about Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI, 23andMe’s new terms of service, and VR for Mice
The FTC is looking into Microsoft’s OpenAI investment. 23andMe frantically changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing, and researchers made VR goggles for mice. It's Monday, Dec. 11th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google announces new AI processing chips and a cloud 'hypercomputer'
Its new AI accelerator is the Cloud TPU v5p Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
WBD and A24 ink a Pay-1 Deal, a Gemini AI demo staged, and Android phone users can now send medical data during 911 calls
HBO and Max inked a multiyear deal with Indie filmmaker A24, Google admits that a Gemini AI demo video was staged, and Android phones can now send medical data during 911 calls. It's Friday, Dec. 8th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Researchers develop under-the-skin implant to treat Type 1 diabetes
The device can secrete insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels, to cells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google's answer to GPT-4 is available, unlock your phone with your palm print, and what’s up with Overwatch on PS5
Google's answer to GPT-4 is Gemini and it’s out now, there’s a new phone you can unlock with your palm print, and PS5 Overwatch players are not happy with the game right now. It's Thursday, Dec. 7th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The UK could require facial scans or photo IDs to view online porn
Ofcom’s drafted guidelines are a step toward enforcing the recently passed Online Safety Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The 23andMe hack is bigger than previously thought … and more news
GM's first EV chargers are now open, the 23andMe hack is bigger than we thought, and AI Jimmy Stewart can now read you a bedtime story. It's Wednesday, Dec. 6th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Meta's latest AI suite makes speech translation more seamless and expressive
If you're whispering, so should your translated speech, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Chat GPT says that asking it to repeat words forever is a violation of its terms…and more tech news
Asking ChatGPT to repeat words forever is a violation of its terms, another round of layoffs at Spotify, and Meta is disconnecting Messenger and Instagram chat later this month. It's Tuesday, Dec. 5th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Researchers quantify the carbon footprint of generating AI images
Creating a photograph using artificial intelligence is like charging your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Google pauses its AI launch, Amazon launching with SpaceX rockets, and Kiss’ avatar relaunch
Is Google pushing the launch of its Gemini AI to 2024, Amazon will use SpaceX rockets?, and Kiss’ final show ended with a performance by digital avatars. It's Monday, Dec. 4th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Can digital watermarking protect us from generative AI?
Content authenticity and enforcing copyright in the age of AI are proving difficult problems to solve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Montana’s state-wide TIkTok ban blocked,, a bill to block Facial Recognition at airports, and Blue Bubbles available for all.
Montana’s state-wide TIkTok ban has been blocked, a Bipartisan Senate bill was introduced to block airport Facial Recognition, and Google message users, if you really want blue text bubbles, they are now available. It's Friday, Dec. 1st Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices