Chinese social media app RedNote is number one as the TikTok ban looms, Meta admits it deleted links to decentralized Instagram competitor Pixelfed, and Sonos CEO Patrick Spencem is out after the horrible app launch. It's Tuesday, January 14th and this is Engadget News.
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Nov 21
Elon Musk blames 'adversarial prompting' after Grok spewed embarrassing, sycophantic praise, sales of a teddy bear were suspended because of its sexually explicit AI, and ChatGPT group chats roll out to everyone
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10m 29s
May 2025
How Apple lost control of the App Store
Everywhere you look, antitrust fights have the potential to reshape the tech industry. Nilay, David, and The Verge's Jake Kastrenakes start by digging into the latest ruling in the Apple / Epic trial, in which a furious judge rips open the App Store in a way Apple likely never sa ... Show More
1h 47m
Feb 2018
Biggest iPhone Screen Yet, Mobile Malware & Anti-Instagram App Skyrockets
A new report says we'll see 3 new iPhones this year and one will have the biggest screen yet, how mobile malware will increase in 2018 and a new app called Vero that lets you share Instagram style, without the ads or algorithms.<br><br>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19 ... Show More
2m 54s
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
Apr 2025
📆 L'HEBDO 12/04 - Meta obligé de lâcher Instagram et WhatsApp ?
<p><strong>Cette semaine, on évoque le possible procès de Meta pour abus de position dominante, Apple qui tente de limiter la hausse des prix des ses produits, le plan européen pour l'IA, les annonces Google en IA agentique, une course de robots humanoïdes en Chine et la transfor ... Show More
53m 46s
Jan 2025
Fri. 01/03 – Turns Out, Siri WAS Listening To You!
Apple pays a fine cause Siri was listening in on what you said. Strava does a tie-in with Apple Fitness+. Net Neutrality is dead again, and it looks like for good this time. The nuclear winter in the VC space, CES is coming for us all, and a Weekend Longreads Suggestion.
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18m 23s
Apr 2025
OpenAI is making a social network?
This week, Marques, Andrew, and David talk about the biggest tech release of 2025, the Beats USB C Cable. After that they'll talk about some tariff updates for the iPhone, Meta in the midst of an antitrust case, and OpenAI making their own social media network. Then wrap it up wi ... Show More
1h 20m
Oct 17
Goodbye Windows 10, Hello Apple M5 Chip!
It was a jam-packed week of news this week. Marques, Andrew, and David start it off talking about the new YouTube collab feature before discussing the Xiaomi 17 Pro. After that, they talk about the new Apple M5 products, Netflix and Spotify teaming up for podcast distribution, an ... Show More
1h 18m