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Apple reportedly made a ChatGPT-clone to test Siri's new capabilities

September 29, 2025 • 5 mins
Plus, Apple is reportedly nearing production for its latest M5-powered MacBooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Apple may be nearing production for its M5 MacBooks, EA may go private with help from Silver Lake and Saudi Arabia, and Meta wants to become the Android of robotics

September 29, 2025 • 7 mins
-According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the latest Apple silicon is about to hit the assembly lines. In the latest Power On newsletter, Gurman said that Apple "is nearing mass production of its next MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and two new Mac monitors." Gurman added that these upgraded products are scheduled for release sometime between the end of this year and the first quarter of next year. -Electronic Arts is close to reaching a...
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Amazon is paying $2.5 billion to settle FTC claims it duped customers into signing up for Prime

September 26, 2025 • 5 mins
The company will also have to make it easier for consumers to cancel a Prime membership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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xAI accused OpenAI of stealing its trade secrets, Spotify addressing AI 'slop', and the EU told Apple it has "no intention" of repealing the DMA

September 26, 2025 • 10 mins
-Elon Musk's xAI is suing OpenAI, alleging that the ChatGPT maker has stolen its trade secrets. The lawsuit comes after the company recently sued a former employee, Xuechen Li, for allegedly stealing confidential information from the company before taking a job at OpenAI. -Spotify has announced a set of policy changes surrounding AI-generated music and spam on its streaming platform. The company is helping to develop an industry s...
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Qualcomm says its new Snapdragon chips are 'the fastest and most efficient' for Windows PCs, Meta Lab pop-ups will let you try on the company's new smart glasses for yourself, and Proton Mail's redesigned mobile app is built for speed

September 25, 2025 • 7 mins
-Qualcomm has unveiled its new Snapdragon X Series chips for laptops, in addition to its new system-on-a-chip for flagship phones. The Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chip meant for "ultra-premium" Windows 11 laptops are designed to handle "complex, expert-level workloads" and to enable fast AI processing, as well as a multi-day battery life -Following the announcement of its first smart glasses with a built-in display, Meta is openin...
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Oakley Meta Vanguard are the smart glasses athletes might actually want

September 24, 2025 • 7 mins
They come with a better camera, battery life and water resistance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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The Secret Service seized a network capable of shutting down NYC's cell service, Apple TV+ indefinitely delayed 'The Savant', and Microsoft claimed a 'breakthrough' in AI chip cooling

September 24, 2025 • 8 mins
The Secret Service says it thwarted a telecommunications cyber-op in New York City. On Tuesday, the agency announced that it seized a network of SIM servers. It was capable of jamming cell towers, conducting DDoS attacks and enabling encrypted communications. The discovery came ahead of world leaders gathering for the UN General Assembly this week. Also, Apple has delayed the release of its new series The Savant just three days be...
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Stellantis confirms data breach involving customers' contact information

September 23, 2025 • 5 mins
A hacker group claimed to have obtained 18 million records. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Meta is making its Llama AI models available to more governments, Google is turning Gemini into a gaming sidekick, and Facebook added an AI assistant to its dating app

September 23, 2025 • 7 mins
Meta is allowing more governments to access its suite of Llama AI models. The group includes France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and South Korea and organizations associated with the European Union and NATO. The move comes after the company took similar steps last year to bring Llama to the US government and its contractors. Also, Google might have found a way Gemini could be useful while you're playing games on your phone. The company...
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Meta CTO explains the cause of its embarrassing smart glasses demo failures

September 22, 2025 • 6 mins
Andrew Bosworth revealed why Meta's smart glasses glitched on stage during their launch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Elon Musk's Neuralink plans a brain speech trial, BYD's all-electric hypercar hit a record-breaking speed, and the complicated Subnautica 2 lawsuit took a bizarre twist

September 22, 2025 • 7 mins
Neuralink plans to begin another US clinical trial in October, using the implant to translate thoughts into text. The study will be held through an FDA investigational device exemption. The idea is to help people with speech impairments communicate through thought. In other news, a new hypercar has dethroned Bugatti's record for the fastest production car, and unsurprisingly, it's an electric vehicle. During a livestream at the Aut...
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Samsung’s very expensive Family Hub fridges will now treat you to ads on their displays

September 19, 2025 • 6 mins
The move is part of a pilot program and Samsung says it adds “value” for its customers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Meta will let outside developers create AI-powered apps for its smart glasses, the FTC is suing Ticketmaster, and a former Facebook lobbyist is now in charge of the EU's Facebook regulator

September 19, 2025 • 8 mins
Meta's lineup of smart glasses could soon get a lot more capabilities. The company will begin allowing outside developers to bring their apps to its RayBan and Oakley smart glasses, Meta announced on the second day of its Connect event. The FTC and seven states sued Ticketmaster owner Live Nation on Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the company of knowingly allowing brokers to buy tickets in bulk. Ticketmaster allegedly then let the...
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Trump's TikTok deal will give control to a group of US investors

September 18, 2025 • 5 mins
Chinese shareholders will still have a stake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Meta’s Ray-Ban Display glasses revealed at Connect 2025, Trump crypto advisor David Sacks being investigated over a possible SGE violation, and Google Discover to start showing social media posts and YouTube Shorts

September 18, 2025 • 7 mins
he Meta CEO kicked off Meta Connect 2025 confirming the rumors with the reveal of Meta's first pair of AR glasses with a built-in screen. They'll cost $800 and will come to a limited number of brick-and-mortar stores in the US beginning September 30. Those retailers include Best Buy, LensCrafters, Ray-Ban and Verizon, and availability will expand to Canada, France, Italy and the UK early next year. Also, Senator Elizabeth Warren a...
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Disney, Warner Bros. Discovery and Universal file joint lawsuit against generative AI app Hailuo

September 17, 2025 • 6 mins
The three largest movie studios in the US allege brazen copyright infringement across dozens of protected works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Tesla is being investigated over its electronic door handles, another lawsuit blames an AI company of complicity in a teenager's suicide, and LimeWire acquired Fyre Festival

September 17, 2025 • 10 mins
The NHTSA said it opened an investigation into the automaker's electrically powered doors. The problem: They stop working if the vehicle's low-voltage battery fails. The NHTSA's probe will cover the 2021 Model Y, which covers an estimated 174,000 vehicles. Also, another family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against popular AI chatbot tool Character AI. This is the third suit of its kind after a 2024 lawsuit, also against Char...
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A TikTok deal may finally be happening

September 16, 2025 • 5 mins
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said unnamed parties reached a framework agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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China says NVIDIA's Mellanox acquisition violated antitrust law, New York details its plans for online age verification rules, and Early Access is the latest place where Steam is restricting games with mature themes

September 16, 2025 • 8 mins
A regulator has accused NVIDIA of violating China's antitrust laws over its acquisition of chipmaker Mellanox. In its preliminary findings of an investigation it commenced in December, the State Administration for Market Regulation claimed that the company breached both national regulations and the conditional terms China outlined when it rubber-stamped the $6.9 billion takeover. Also, on Monday, the state's Attorney General Letit...
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xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors working on Grok

September 15, 2025 • 7 mins
It's now hiring specialist AI tutors after downsizing its generalist AI tutor team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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