The nation's oldest nonprofit newsroom is suing OpenAI and Microsoft, Paramount's strategy of purposeful digital rot doesn't even make sense, and YouTube reportedly wants to pay record labels to use their songs for AI training. It's Friday, June 28th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Motorola is still trying to reclaim the glory of its original Razr phone with its latest foldables. The new Razr and Razr+ are more stylish than the previous models, and at $700 and $1,000 respectively, they're surprisingly affordable for devices with massive folding OLED screens. In other news, we chat about Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange being…

"The company is being paid $843 million to a build a rocket to ""deorbit"" the space station." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Metis could be available as early as September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

A Meta ‘error’ broke the political content filter on Threads and Instagram, a pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin, and Welcome to the future, where AI-generated Al Michaels reads you personalized Olympic recaps. It's Thursday, June 27th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

The city joins Phoenix as the only areas where it’s available to the general public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Volkswagen and Rivian agree to a partnership, OpenAI has delayed its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants, and Toys 'R' Us used OpenAI's Sora to make a brand film about its origin story and it’s horrifying. It's Wednesday, June 26th and this is Engadget News. Here's the Toys R' Us link for the mentioned brand film: www.toysrus.com/pages/studios Learn…

Suno and Udio can reportedly produce uncanny copies of songs by The Temptations, Green Day and Michael Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Is Google building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers?, Apple facing a mammoth fine in the EU, and Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps. It's Tuesday, June 25th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

The new laws prevent social media companies from sharing addictive feeds with and collecting data from minors without parental consent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Deepfakes of Elon Musk pushed a crypto giveaway scam on YouTube Live, Did Apple hold talks with Meta about an AI partnership?, and Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks. It's Monday, June 24th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

Aligned jets appear to confirm clusters of forming stars spin in the same direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

The US will ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software, Instagram is recommending sexual Reels to kids as young as 13, and Anthropic’s newest Claude chatbot beats OpenAI’s GPT-4o. It's Friday, June 21st and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

It's been a quiet week of news, but we've been feverishly testing Microsoft's new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop Copilot+ AI PCs. In this episode, Devindra and Sam will answer your questions about Microsoft’s new hardware, and we'll deliver some of our first impressions. It turns out Microsoft may have finally gotten Windows on Arm support right! A…

Pornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws, California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to restrict phone use in schools, and Congress passed a sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill. It's Thursday, June 20th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

It works with AI-generated videos and traditional footage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon, Meta makes the Threads API available to all developers, and Netflix House will open two locations next year. It's Wednesday, June 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

The company may be looking for a new partner after ending an IBM partnership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

US Surgeon General says that social media should come with warning labels, the FTC has sued Adobe over early termination fees, and Apple PayLater is dead. It's Tuesday, June 18th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Plus, Picsart and Getty are making an AI image generator entirely trained on licensed content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

The US military reportedly spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines, NASA’s 47-year-old Voyager 1 probe is back in action, and Picsart and Getty are making an AI image generator entirely trained on licensed content. It's Monday, June 17th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

A scathing FTC complaint claims the service is leveraging audiobooks to charge more and pay publishers less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature, OpenAI's revenue is reportedly booming, and WhatsApp rolls out enhanced video calling. It's Friday, June 14th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

This week has felt like a month worth of news, now that we've wrapped up Apple's WWDC 2024 and Summer Game Fest in LA. In this episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss their final thoughts on Apple Intelligence and the company's upcoming software, and they chat about some of our coverage highlights from the pseudo-E3 Game Fest. Also, we dive into X m…

Finding reliable and accurate news on social media is far from straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Apple seems to have persuaded OpenAI to work for exposure, Music publishers accuse Spotify of a 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme', and Alamo Drafthouse is being bought by Sony Pictures. It's Thursday, June 13th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

This move comes as GM pledges to invest another $850 million in Cruise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

X is officially making likes (mostly) private for everyone, General Motors revived its robotaxi service in Houston, Light unveils a new minimalist phone with a black-and-white OLED screen. It's Wednesday, June 12th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

There was no new Apple hardware at WWDC 2024, but Apple still had tons of news around AI and its upcoming operating systems. In this bonus episode, Cherlynn and Devindra brave the California heat to discuss Apple Intelligence and how it's different than other AI solutions. And they dive into other new features they're looking forward to, like the i…

It’s all thanks to an upcoming upgrade to 5G. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicked off yesterday … and the company rolled out Apple Intelligence, Apple's first attempt at AI. Along with OpenAI, Apple may integrate Google's Gemini AI into iOS. And how does Apple send your data to its cloud AI servers? Very carefully, it claims.. It's Tuesday, June 11th and it’s an all Apple edition of …

The SpaceX ship successfully executed a series of firsts, marking a major step forward in its development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

The XBox Games Showcase was this weekend. There’s news on an all-digital Xbox Series X is coming this holiday season. How about a new ‘Life is Strange’ game this fall. And Empire of the Ants will let you explore a photorealistic bug’s life this November. It's Monday, June 10th and it’s a video game edition of Engadget News. https://www.engadget.com…

ByteDance can’t buy Nvidia’s chips for use in China, so it’s renting them from Oracle right in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Record labels will start reaching into the pockets of Twitch DJs, Microsoft and CWA forged a labor neutrality agreement, and the FTC launched an antitrust probe into Microsoft's deal with Inflection AI. It's Friday, June 7th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

We're gearing up to cover Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) next week! In this episode, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into everything they expect at WWDC: Tons of AI announcements; more on iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15; and hopefully some improvements for Vision Pro and visionOS. In addition, we chat about what we expect to see at Summe…

The spacecraft successfully blasted off after a series of delays. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Boeing's first crewed Starliner mission is finally heading to the ISS, YouTube is putting new age restrictions on gun videos, and after its reputation went up in flames, Humane warns users its charging case may too. It's Thursday, June 6th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

It would head off the nation’s ability to use the cars’ software as a spying tool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

AI workers demand stronger whistleblower protections, malicious code compromised a few TikTok accounts, and the EU accused Microsoft of secretly collecting children's data. It's Wednesday, June 5th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

'I can't plan my future' with a Starship launch date still uncertain, Yusaku Maezawa wrote. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

A Ticketmaster hack could affect hundreds of millions of users, a leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures, and New York is about to give parents more control over their kids' social media feeds. It's Tuesday, June 4th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

The “bright, massive and large” star system reportedly formed just 290 million years after the big bang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Twitch removes every member of its Safety Advisory Council, Meta says the future of Facebook is young adults (again), and the Tribeca Film Festival will debut a bunch of short films made by AI. It's Monday, June 3rd and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

If things go as planned, the medicine could be available to consumers by 2030. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

OpenAI says it stopped multiple covert influence operations, NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has found the most distant galaxy ever observed, and Google is putting more restrictions on AI Overviews after it told people to put glue on pizza. It's Friday May 31st and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/…

This week, Devindra and Engadget's Nathan Ingraham discuss the new Max documentary "MoviePass, MovieCrash" and reminisce about the early days of that wild startup. It was a huge mess in the end, but we wouldn't have subscription plans in theaters without it. We also chat with MoviePass co-founder Stacy Spikes, as well as the documentary's director,…

They're the latest in a string of publications to let OpenAI train its tool on their content. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget

Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, a US House bill would require national security reviews on connected vehicles from China, and Sony pulled a fabricated 'interview' with Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann It's Thursday, May 30th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch…

The move raises questions about self-policing after high-profile safety resignations earlier this month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesDoor Engadget