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US bans new foreign-made drones and components

December 24, 2025 • 6 mins

Previously sold drones will not be affected. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Foldable phone makers have solved every issue except one

December 23, 2025 • 7 mins

The only thing holding people back now is price. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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US bans new foreign-made drones and components, the pirate group Anna's Archive scraped Spotify in its entirety, and an NYT investigation found that Uber allows violent felons to drive

December 23, 2025 • 10 mins

-The Federal Communications Commission has added foreign-made drones and their critical components to the agency’s “Covered List,” making them prohibited to import into the US. In a public notice published by the FCC, it said several national security agencies have determined that unmanned aircraft systems and their critical components produced in foreign countries pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United St...

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A San Francisco power outage left Waymo's self-driving cars stranded at intersections.

December 22, 2025 • 6 mins

Waymo halted its autonomous ride-hailing services in the city in response. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Governor signed AI safety act, tweak how warm and enthusiastic ChatGPT's responses are, and Mark Zuckerberg's nonprofit cut ties with the immigration advocacy group he co-founded

December 22, 2025 • 8 mins

-New York governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Friday aimed at holding large AI developers accountable for the safety of their models. The RAISE Act establishes rules for greater transparency, requiring these companies to publish information about their safety protocols and report any incidents within 72 hours of their occurrence. -OpenAI revealed that users can adjust characteristics under new Warm, Enthusiastic, Header &...

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Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to people

December 19, 2025 • 6 mins

But will it ask them to buy stuff? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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A Starlink satellite exploded and left 'trackable' debris, Honda will pause production due to a chip shortage, and Trump Mobile's T1 still doesn't exist, but the company is now selling refurbished phones

December 19, 2025 • 7 mins

-Orbital tracking company LeoLabs assessed that the issue was caused by an "internal energetic source rather than a collision with space debris or another object." SpaceX said it's working with NASA and the US Space Force to track the remains of the object. -Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that Honda will suspend production in Japan on January 5 and 6. (Honda didn't specify the affected factories.) In addition, all three of the au...

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Google's Gemini 3 Flash model outperforms GPT-5.2 in some benchmarks

December 18, 2025 • 6 mins

So much for OpenAI's triumphant return Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Snoring detection and respiratory health tracking in Ultrahuman's Ring Air, the FTC investigating Instacart over its AI pricing tool, and China's prototype EUV machine

December 18, 2025 • 7 mins

-The Ultrahuman Ring Air now has the capacity to track snoring and general respiratory health. This is thanks to proprietary technology called Respiratory Health PowerPlug, which is basically a suite of audio analysis tools along with some "advanced biomarker tracking" and AI. -A recently published pricing experiment study showed that the Instacart app gave different users different prices for the same items from the same store lo...

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ChatGPT image generation is now faster and better at following tweaks

December 17, 2025 • 6 mins

Plus, there's a new dedicated sidebar with presets and prompt suggestions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid, Amazon may invest $10 billion in OpenAI, and a judge ruled that Tesla used deceptive language to market Autopilot

December 17, 2025 • 8 mins

-Warner Bros. Discovery's board has formally rejected the $108 billion takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. WBD said it remains committed to its $82.7 billion deal with Netflix, which would close some time next year, pending regulatory approval. -Amazon is in discussions with OpenAI to invest $10 billion in the company while supplying more of its AI chips and cloud computing services, according to The Financial Times. The deal wo...

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Kindle's in-book AI assistant can answer all your questions without spoilers

December 16, 2025 • 6 mins

But the catch is authors and publishers can't opt out of having this feature in their works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Google is retiring its free dark web monitoring tool, a judge blocked Louisiana's social media age verification law, and Ford is not sunsetting the F-150 Lightning

December 16, 2025 • 6 mins

-In Google’s email announcement, however, it said it was discontinuing dark web reports because “feedback showed that it did not provide helpful next steps.” -A Louisiana law that would have required social media platforms to verify the ages of their users has been blocked by a judge. - Ford announced plans this week to reboot the F-150 Lightning as an EREV hybrid. An EREV is similar in concept to a plug-in hybrid but with a lar...

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OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT

December 15, 2025 • 6 mins

OpenAI and Disney are partnering to bring Disney characters to Sora (OpenAI) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Grok is spreading inaccurate info again, Google pulled AI-generated videos of Disney characters from YouTube, and iRobot has filed for bankruptcy

December 15, 2025 • 6 mins

-Grok's confusion seems to be most apparent with a viral video that shows a 43-year-old bystander, identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, wrestling a gun away from an attacker during the incident, which, according to the latest news reports, has left at least 15 dead. -Google seems to be cracking down on the use of Disney characters in AI-generated videos on YouTube after it was hit with a cease and desist letter. -iRobot expects the de...

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Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model

December 12, 2025 • 6 mins

Mark Zuckerberg has been shaking up the company's AI strategy as it pursues "superintelligence." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Trump ordered the creation of a litigation task force to challenge state AI laws, Disney's deal with OpenAI, and Amazon's AI-generated recap tool not very reliable

December 12, 2025 • 10 mins

-On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a single, nationwide regulatory framework governing artificial intelligence at the expense of the ability of different states to regulate the nascent technology. -Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement: Starting in 2026, ChatGPT and Sora can generate images and videos incorporating Disney IP, including more than 200 characters ...

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Projectors won us over in 2025

December 11, 2025 • 9 mins

Anker and Valerian are providing a more affordable big-screen experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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OpenAI's house of cards seems primed to collapse, the US may demand a 5-year social media history from tourists, and the State Department said Calibri font was a DEI hire

December 11, 2025 • 11 mins

-OpenAI has seen its lead against Google and much of the AI industry evaporate, culminating in a series of successive blows throughout this year. In recent months, OpenAI has signed more than $1.4 trillion worth of infrastructure deals in a bid to outscale the competition that is already beating it. -Tourists from Europe and other regions could be asked to provide a five-year social media history before being given entry to the U...

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Samsung Wallet to gain support for digital Porsche keys

December 10, 2025 • 5 mins

The Porsche Macan will be the first model that the app can unlock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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US bans new foreign-made drones and components, the pirate group Anna's Archive scraped Spotify in its entirety, and an NYT investigation found that Uber allows violent felons to drive

A San Francisco power outage left Waymo's self-driving cars stranded at intersections.

Governor signed AI safety act, tweak how warm and enthusiastic ChatGPT's responses are, and Mark Zuckerberg's nonprofit cut ties with the immigration advocacy group he co-founded

Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to people

A Starlink satellite exploded and left 'trackable' debris, Honda will pause production due to a chip shortage, and Trump Mobile's T1 still doesn't exist, but the company is now selling refurbished phones

Google's Gemini 3 Flash model outperforms GPT-5.2 in some benchmarks

Snoring detection and respiratory health tracking in Ultrahuman's Ring Air, the FTC investigating Instacart over its AI pricing tool, and China's prototype EUV machine

ChatGPT image generation is now faster and better at following tweaks

WBD rejected Paramount's hostile bid, Amazon may invest $10 billion in OpenAI, and a judge ruled that Tesla used deceptive language to market Autopilot

Kindle's in-book AI assistant can answer all your questions without spoilers

Google is retiring its free dark web monitoring tool, a judge blocked Louisiana's social media age verification law, and Ford is not sunsetting the F-150 Lightning

OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT

Grok is spreading inaccurate info again, Google pulled AI-generated videos of Disney characters from YouTube, and iRobot has filed for bankruptcy

Meta is reportedly working on a new AI model

Trump ordered the creation of a litigation task force to challenge state AI laws, Disney's deal with OpenAI, and Amazon's AI-generated recap tool not very reliable

Projectors won us over in 2025

OpenAI's house of cards seems primed to collapse, the US may demand a 5-year social media history from tourists, and the State Department said Calibri font was a DEI hire

Samsung Wallet to gain support for digital Porsche keys

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