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City Attorney David Chiu wants to stop 16 popular sites that create unauthorized nude deepfakes of women and children. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Waymo’s sixth-gen fleet has fewer sensors ‘without compromising safety’, Apple Podcasts now has a useful web interface for browsing and listening to shows, and Zoom can now handle one million simultaneous participants. It's Tuesday, August 20th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Vehicle-to-everything tech could prevent hundreds of thousands of crashes, advocates say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US lays out a road safety plan that will have cars 'talking' to each other, San Francisco aims to take down AI undressing websites, and Fubo wins an injunction to delay Venu. It's Monday, August 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new rules prohibit the selling of fake and AI-generated reviews and testimonials in several forms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Kim Dotcom will be extradited to the US, online publishers face a dilemma to either allow AI scraping or lose search visibility, and Activision is finally addressing those massive Call of Duty download sizes. It's Friday, August 16th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Palantir’s software has reportedly been used to suppress dissent and gather information about immigrants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The FTC finalized its rules clamping down on fake online reviews, Waymo driverless cars have gotten inexplicably chatty, honking at one another all night, and There’s another BlackBerry movie coming out and this one’s a documentary. It's Thursday, August 15th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The ultra-thin material could one day be applied to roofs, cars and even phones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hackers may have leaked the Social Security Numbers of every American, now it’s Democrats who want the House to investigate X for political censorship, and Opera's AI-focused web browser One is now on iOS. It's Wednesday, August 14th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Affected users are encouraged to turn on its “censorship circumvention” feature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Elon Musk claims ‘massive DDOS attack’ delayed his live stream with Donald Trump, Patreon will have to use Apple's in-app purchase system or it will be removed from the App Store, and the Indie Horror Showcase gaming event will return in October. It's Tuesday, August 13th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than a quarter of the homes have already been sold. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oxford scientists' new light-absorbing material can turn everyday objects into solar panels, X appears to be suppressing Trump-related searches, and Russia and Venezuela have blocked encrypted messaging app Signal. It's Monday, August 12th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

An NYU computer scientist visited a Brazilian museum and returned to the US on a new mission. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google and Meta teamed up for ads targeting young teens, a robotics company has 3D printed nearly a hundred homes in Texas, and ChargePoint's new adapter claims to work with all EVs, regardless of make or model. It's Friday, August 9th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SpaceX's capsule has nowhere to dock. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Warren and Sanders call for an antitrust investigation into Venu Sports,  New York's flood warning drones screamed at residents in 'incomprehensible' Spanish, and People are returning Humane AI Pins faster than the company can sell them. It's Thursday, August 8th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the new Google TV Streamer, Google finally has a proper set-top box for binging content that also supports a much broader range of smart home controls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X is suing advertisers for what it called an 'illegal boycott' of the platform, Reddit teases AI search features and paid subreddits, and Disney is increasing prices (again) for standalone streaming plans. It's Wednesday, August 7th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

'I don't want to jinx it but it seems to have gone extremely well,' Elon Musk said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CrowdStrike said Delta’s woes aren't its fault after the massive IT outage, OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating students, and Nat Geo's first Vision Pro immersive environment takes you to Iceland. It's Tuesday, August 6th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Apple has finally started sending out payments from its butterfly keyboard settlement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta is reportedly offering millions to use Hollywood voices in AI projects, Google will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to write a fan letter, and Say goodbye to Boomerang, the streaming service dedicated to classic cartoons. It's Monday, August 5th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Boeing has revealed that it has taken another $125 million in losses as a result of its Starliner spacecraft's delayed return from the ISS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices