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OpenAI says it's can’t train generative AI without copyrighted materials, and more news
January 09, 2024 11:30 - 7 minutesOpenAI 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samsung is teaming up with Tesla and Hyundai to offer deeper smart home and EV controls
January 08, 2024 21:30 - 5 minutesThe 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Samsung debuts the world's first transparent MicroLED screen at CES 2024...and more news
January 08, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutesSamsung 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
NASA’s Curiosity rover snapped this dreamy timelapse of a Martian day
January 05, 2024 21:30 - 5 minutesWhile 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google disabling cookies, Bard Advanced is coming, and a tactile keyboard for your iPhone
January 05, 2024 11:30 - 7 minutesGoogle 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
OpenAI became the nexus of the technology world in 2023
January 04, 2024 21:30 - 8 minutesNext year will reveal whether it's of the torment variety or not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
SpaceX accused of illegally firing workers, Twitch re-revised its guidelines, and a teen killed NES Tetris
January 04, 2024 11:00 - 8 minutesSpaceX 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
LG developed a two-legged AI-powered robot that can watch your pets for you
January 03, 2024 21:30 - 6 minutesMore details about it will be revealed at CES 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pornhub blocked two US states, Tesla’s record year, and aggressive AI on the way from Square Enix
January 03, 2024 13:00 - 6 minutesPornhub 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
A Federal judge rejected X’s claim, CoPilot is available for IOS, and from toilets to the sky
January 02, 2024 11:35 - 8 minutesA 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google will settle its billion dollar lawsuit … and more news
December 29, 2023 13:15 - 7 minutesGoogle 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple Watch import ban paused, a new EV battery, and Nintendo shutting down online play for two platforms
December 28, 2023 11:20 - 7 minutesThe 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple's iPhone designer is leaving to work on AI hardware and more tech news.
December 27, 2023 11:15 - 6 minutesApple'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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
SpaceX dominated private spaceflight in 2023, but its competitors (mostly) aren't quitting
December 22, 2023 21:30 - 9 minutesThere 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hyperloop One is shutting down, Sony won’t take away your shows and Arturia has a free plug-in for sound designers.
December 22, 2023 11:15 - 7 minutesHyperloop 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
These tomatoes were lost on the International Space Station for almost a year
December 21, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesThey don’t look great… but after 8 months astray, they don’t really look that bad either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The ITC is not pausing its US Apple Watch ban and more news
December 21, 2023 11:20 - 8 minutesThe 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Blue Origin returns to form with a successful rocket launch
December 20, 2023 21:30 - 5 minutesThe Jeff Bezos-backed agency recovered its New Shepard booster and unmanned crew capsule. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Apple is reportedly scrambling to update Apple Watch software to avoid a looming ban and more news
December 20, 2023 11:15 - 8 minutesApple 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Webb telescope’s new Uranus image looks like a portal to another dimension
December 19, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesThe craft’s NIRCam filters captured the planet, including its rings, in unprecedented detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Pole to Pole in an Electric Car, More Generative AI coming to a car near you, and the James Webb telescope stuns again
December 19, 2023 11:16 - 9 minutesPole 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers
December 18, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesProject Kuiper plans to create a mesh network of high-speed laser cross-links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
App store discounted subscriptions, Blue Origin will hit ignition, and Activision Blizzard employees get restitution
December 18, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesApp 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time to get miserable about the COP28 declaration
December 15, 2023 21:30 - 9 minutesIt's several decades late and several billion dollars short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Musk will testify, Agility’s robot AI, and AI gen playlists for Spotify
December 15, 2023 11:20 - 8 minutesElon 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tesla's latest Optimus robot can handle an egg without breaking it
December 14, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesThe machine has come a long way from its previous iterations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Twitch cleared up its confusing sexual content guidelines … and more tech news
December 14, 2023 11:05 - 8 minutesTwitch 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Police are using pharmacies to secretly access medical information about members of the public
December 13, 2023 21:30 - 7 minutesThey don't need a warrant, either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meta fact-checking content on Threads, lab-grown brain tissue electronic fusion, and iPhone’s new stolen device shield
December 13, 2023 11:15 - 8 minutesMeta 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Researchers made VR goggles for mice to study how their brains respond to swooping predators
December 12, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesThey’re calling the system 'Miniature Rodent Stereo Illumination VR,' or iMRSIV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Microsoft agrees to union terms, Apple looking for music in spatial audio, and TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design has shut down
December 12, 2023 12:15 - 7 minutesMicrosoft 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
The EU has reached a historic regulatory agreement over AI development
December 11, 2023 21:30 - 7 minutesThe decision puts Europe at the forefront of the technology's regulation efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
FTC Inquires about Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI, 23andMe’s new terms of service, and VR for Mice
December 11, 2023 11:15 - 8 minutesThe 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google announces new AI processing chips and a cloud 'hypercomputer'
December 08, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesIts new AI accelerator is the Cloud TPU v5p Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/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
December 08, 2023 11:30 - 6 minutesHBO 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Researchers develop under-the-skin implant to treat Type 1 diabetes
December 07, 2023 21:30 - 5 minutesThe device can secrete insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels, to cells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google's answer to GPT-4 is available, unlock your phone with your palm print, and what’s up with Overwatch on PS5
December 07, 2023 11:25 - 6 minutesGoogle'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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
The UK could require facial scans or photo IDs to view online porn
December 06, 2023 21:30 - 7 minutesOfcom’s drafted guidelines are a step toward enforcing the recently passed Online Safety Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The 23andMe hack is bigger than previously thought … and more news
December 06, 2023 11:00 - 8 minutesGM'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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meta's latest AI suite makes speech translation more seamless and expressive
December 05, 2023 20:30 - 6 minutesIf you're whispering, so should your translated speech, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chat GPT says that asking it to repeat words forever is a violation of its terms…and more tech news
December 05, 2023 11:12 - 8 minutesAsking 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Researchers quantify the carbon footprint of generating AI images
December 04, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesCreating a photograph using artificial intelligence is like charging your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google pauses its AI launch, Amazon launching with SpaceX rockets, and Kiss’ avatar relaunch
December 04, 2023 10:00 - 6 minutesIs 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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Can digital watermarking protect us from generative AI?
December 01, 2023 21:30 - 9 minutesContent authenticity and enforcing copyright in the age of AI are proving difficult problems to solve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Montana’s state-wide TIkTok ban blocked,, a bill to block Facial Recognition at airports, and Blue Bubbles available for all.
December 01, 2023 11:20 - 6 minutesMontana’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 megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are EVs are more unreliable than gas-powered cars?
November 30, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesPlug-in hybrids scored even worse. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A 'silly' attack worked on ChatGPT, an Apple/Goldman Sachs split, and an AI model for weather
November 30, 2023 11:30 - 8 minutesA 'silly' attack made ChatGPT reveal random personal info, Is Apple ending its partnership with Goldman Sachs, and an AI model for climate and weather applications is on the way. It's Thursday, Nov. 30th and this is Engadget News Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Google's first geothermal energy project is up and running
November 29, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesCarbon-free electricity is now flowing into the grid that serves Google's Nevada data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carbon free electricity is now going into Nevada's power grid, and more news
November 29, 2023 11:10 - 8 minutesGoogle's first geothermal energy project is up and running, Amazon says its next-gen chips are four times faster for AI training, and A popular female coding influencer's Instagram is apparently run by a man. It's Wednesday, Nov. 29th and this is Engadget Today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
UK authorizes first gene therapy for treating sickle cell disease
November 28, 2023 21:30 - 6 minutesThis is the first time CRISPR has been approved by any regulatory agency for general use. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices