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Our tech columnist shares why AI chatbots are superior to the ad-polluted atmosphere of the world’s most popular search engine. Plus, Elon Musk continues following his own rules, this time with big dealmaking. Victoria Craig hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter ... Show More

Plus, Elon Musk’s xAI is buying a startup that makes AI-generated videos. And Swedish fintech Klarna replaces Affirm as Walmart’s buy-now-pay-later provider. Victoria Craig hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

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Michael Sayman, the creator of a viral new app called SocialAI, joins the show to discuss why he built a social network where you're the only human around. He tells us how he thinks about AI interfaces, what's next for ChatGPT and other chatbots, and why posting to a language mod ... Show More

Meta AI has more than 500 million users, Google’s CEO says a quarter of the company’s new code is already AI generated, and Boston Dynamics' Atlas robot can now pick car parts on its own. It's Thursday, October 31st and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis ... Show More

Plus, a former Intel CEO lands a new role leading an AI software company. And IT group Atos makes a new proposal to sell assets to the French state. Zoe Thomas hosts.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

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Plus, Mistral AI plans to release models more advanced than DeepSeek’s, CEO says. And Apple delays some of Siri’s AI upgrades. Julie Chang hosts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices