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.
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Today
Even Meta's Oversight Board thinks its rules for banning accounts are baffling, Apple began requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas, and NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead
-The board announced earlier this year that it would look into improving transparency around the process, which is often frustratingly opaque. -Apple announced that apps distributed in Texas will need to conform to the requirements set out under state law SB 2420. -NASA determine ... Show More
7m 24s
Yesterday
Researchers showed how AI-powered worms could wreak havoc on the internet, Meta took down over a million scam accounts, and Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030
-A team from the University of Toronto used publicly accessible AI models to power a prototype worm capable of exploiting any known computer flaw. -Meta worked with the DOJ, along with Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink and international law enforcement agencies to bust online scams a ... Show More
9m 33s
Aug 2025
Elon Musk Sues Apple, US Takes Intel Stake
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde discusses the latest on Intel after President Donald Trump announced a 10% stake in the chipmaker. Plus, Elon Musk announces he's suing Apple and OpenAI, accusing the companies of thwarting competition. And the world of esports is set to get bigger with ... Show More
42m 36s
Jan 2025
Bytes: Week in Review — TikTok shutdown, Biden’s AI policies and Zuckerberg asks Trump for a favor
On this week’s Marketplace “Tech Bytes,” we’ll dive into President Joe Biden’s executive order on artificial intelligence plus a request Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg made to President-elect Donald Trump. But first, tech news site The Information reported that TikTok plans to complete ... Show More
11m 25s
Mar 2025
Trump's confusing crusade against Big Tech
Starlink is in the White House, Siri is still bad, Pebble is back, up is down, everything is chaos. In this episode, Nilay and David start the show by running through some big gadget news, from a Siri-related shakeup at Apple to the new Google Pixel 9A. After that, The Verge's La ... Show More
1h 50m
Oct 2024
Shocker: The Pixel 9a Has Leaked
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David sit down to discuss everything from the WordPress drama to the new Linus Tech Tips screwdriver. First, David fills everyone in on what's been happening with WordPress before talking about Juno for YouTube (a video player app for the Apple Vis ... Show More
1h 16m
Feb 2025
Elon Musk's computer coup
Nilay, David, and Richard Lawler take on a big week in confusing news stories. First, they talk through the latest from Elon Musk's DOGE, which is running rampant through government computer systems with little pushback. Then they explain the latest on the US government's tariff ... Show More
1h 36m