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Each weekday morning we bring you the tech news you need today, and then in the afternoon we showcase stories about the technology, science, and culture that will influence tomorrow, all brought to you by Engadget.
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The tech world can be frantic, but the news doesn't have to be. Start your days with the headlines from Engadget, and what it means for you.
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Police in Scottsdale, AZ will start using drones as first responders
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The fleet of Flock drones will be used to assess emergency situations while human first responders are still en route. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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It’s time for the summer Olympics and also the gadget Olympics? Who can outdo Samsung when it comes to launching new products every year? At its second Unpacked event of 2024, Samsung showed off seven different devices: the Galaxy Ring, Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Buds 3, Galaxy Buds 3 Pro, Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Galaxy Z Fold 6. Many o…
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Tesla warns against wet towel charging trick, X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters, and that a new streaming bundle is now available
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Tesla warns against wet towel charging trick two months too late, X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election, and that Disney+, Hulu and Max streaming bundle is now available. It's Friday, July 26th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Meta takes down 63,000 Instagram accounts linked to extortion scams
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The accounts primarily targeted American men, according to the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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New Senate bill empowers victims of deepfake porn. CrowdStrike blames faulty testing software, and drones as first responders in Arizona
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The Senate passed a bill empowering victims of intimate deep fakes, CrowdStrike blamed a bug for the worldwide outage on faulty testing software, and Police in Arizona will start using drones as first responders. It's Thursday, July 25th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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GM shelves the autonomous Cruise Origin shuttle van
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The Cruise team will focus on the next-gen Chevy Bolt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Llama 3.1 released by Meta, Netflix hired former Epic Games exec, and Russia-linked hackers targeted industrial controllers in Ukraine
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Llama 3.1 is Meta's latest salvo in the battle for AI dominance, Netflix hired a former Epic Games exec as its new President of Games, and Russia-linked hackers cut the heat to Ukrainian buildings in the winter. It's Wednesday, July 24th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Another 'missing link' black hole discovered near the center of the galaxy
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The intermediate-link black hole is believed to be a seed for supermassive black holes that formed just after the Big Bang. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Delta Airlines is still affected by the Crowdstrike outage, Google isn’t killing third-party cookies in Chrome, and Condé Nast accused Perplexity of plagiarism
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The CrowdStrike outage is still affecting Delta Airlines, Google isn’t killing third-party cookies in Chrome after all, and Condé Nast accused AI search startup Perplexity of plagiarism. It's Tuesday, July 23rd and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Boeing and NASA engineers have wrapped up ground tests on the Starliner thruster
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Now they just have tons of data to review before the crew can come home. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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8.5 million devices affected by Crowdstrike's disastrous update, Rivian opened its first Charging Outpost, and Bethesda Game Studios unionized
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Outage caused by CrowdStrike’s disastrous update affected 8.5 million devices, Rivian opened its first Charging Outpost, it’s a crunchy not-gas station near Yosemite, and the workers at Bethesda Game Studios have fully unionized. It's Monday, July 22nd and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Meta gives researchers access to Instagram data for teen mental health study
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The study is part of a new pilot program with The Center for Open Science. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Faulty cybersecurity update takes out major companies worldwide, Proton Mail has an AI assistant, and NASA scraps VIPER
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A faulty cybersecurity update took out banks, airlines and other major companies worldwide, Proton Mail now has a privacy-focused AI writing assistant, and NASA scraps its VIPER project that aimed to look for ice on the moon. It's Friday, July 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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The European Space Agency will follow a skyscraper-sized asteroid as it flies past Earth
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The Apophis asteroid will reach within 20,000 miles on Earth in April 2029. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Meta gave access to data for a teen mental health study, a skyscraper-sized asteroid will get a close look, and YouTube transcripts were used to train its AI models
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Meta gave access to Instagram data for a teen mental health study, The European Space Agency will follow a skyscraper-sized asteroid as it flies past Earth, and Apple, NVIDIA and Anthropic reportedly used YouTube transcripts without permission to train its AI models. It's Thursday, July 18th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choic…
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Three senators introduce bill to protect artists and journalists from unauthorized AI use
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The COPIED ACT is a bipartisan effort to combat and monitor the rise of AI content and deepfakes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Anthropic's Claude chatbot is now an Android app, Microsoft under investigation in the UK, and Verizon facing a lawsuit
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If you need more AI in your life, Anthropic's Claude chatbot is now an Android app, UK antitrust officials are now investigating Microsoft's hiring of Inflection AI staff, and Verizon faces a lawsuit after record labels say it profits from piracy. It's Wednesday, July 17th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastch…
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A new spacesuit design can recycle astronauts’ urine into purified, drinkable water
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The idea for the new stillsuit came from Frank Herbert's Dune novels. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Disney Slack channel confidential data leaked, the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed, and YouTube Music’s new features
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A group leaked confidential data from Disney Slack channels, Elon Musk confirms the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed to October, and YouTube Music's latest features include 'hum to search' and AI-generated conversational radio. It's Tuesday, July 16th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic…
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Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers
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A second study looks into the sorry state of privacy policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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OpenAI whistleblowers call for probe into NDAs, a bill to protect artists from unauthorized AI use, and a new spacesuit design borrowed from the Dune novels
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OpenAI whistleblowers call for an SEC probe into NDAs, senators introduce a bill to protect artists from unauthorized AI use, and a new spacesuit design borrowed from Frank Herbert's Dune novels. It's Monday, July 15th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Keep on top of your assignments with these affordable essentials. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Say goodbye to Redbox, Joby Aviation’s hydrogen-powered air taxi, and YouTube rolling out new features for Shorts
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Redbox is filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy instead of Chapter 11 because payroll obligations were higher than its earnings, Joby Aviation completed a 523-mile test flight of a hydrogen-powered air taxi, and YouTube Shorts gets Instagram's 'Add yours' prompt stickers. It's Friday, July 12th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis…
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Environmental groups accuse Amazon of ‘distorting the truth’
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The company said it reached a goal of sourcing all its power from clean energy sources in the past year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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Subscription services use ‘dark patterns’, is Amazon ‘distorting the truth’, and ‘Severance’ has a release date
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Most subscription services manipulate customers with 'dark patterns', Is Amazon ‘distorting the truth’ in its clean-energy claim, and Severance season two will hit Apple TV+ in January. It's Thursday, July 11th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…
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Google Maps' speedometer finally comes to iOS and CarPlay
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The iPhone is getting these features five years after Android. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesBy Engadget
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