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Metis could be available as early as September. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A Meta ‘error’ broke the political content filter on Threads and Instagram, a pink blob could lead to realistic robot skin, and Welcome to the future, where AI-generated Al Michaels reads you personalized Olympic recaps. It's Thursday, June 27th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The city joins Phoenix as the only areas where it’s available to the general public. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Volkswagen and Rivian agree to a partnership, OpenAI has delayed its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants, and Toys 'R' Us used OpenAI's Sora to make a brand film about its origin story and it’s horrifying. It's Wednesday, June 26th and this is Engadget News. Here's the Toys R' Us link for the mentioned brand film: www.toysrus.com/pages/studios Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices....

Suno and Udio can reportedly produce uncanny copies of songs by The Temptations, Green Day and Michael Jackson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Google building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers?, Apple facing a mammoth fine in the EU, and Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps. It's Tuesday, June 25th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The new laws prevent social media companies from sharing addictive feeds with and collecting data from minors without parental consent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Deepfakes of Elon Musk pushed a crypto giveaway scam on YouTube Live, Did Apple hold talks with Meta about an AI partnership?, and Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks. It's Monday, June 24th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Aligned jets appear to confirm clusters of forming stars spin in the same direction. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US will ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software, Instagram is recommending sexual Reels to kids as young as 13, and Anthropic’s newest Claude chatbot beats OpenAI’s GPT-4o. It's Friday, June 21st and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws, California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to restrict phone use in schools, and Congress passed a sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill. It's Thursday, June 20th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It works with AI-generated videos and traditional footage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon, Meta makes the Threads API available to all developers, and Netflix House will open two locations next year. It's Wednesday, June 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The company may be looking for a new partner after ending an IBM partnership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

US Surgeon General says that social media should come with warning labels, the FTC has sued Adobe over early termination fees, and Apple PayLater is dead. It's Tuesday, June 18th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Plus, Picsart and Getty are making an AI image generator entirely trained on licensed content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The US military reportedly spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines, NASA’s 47-year-old Voyager 1 probe is back in action, and Picsart and Getty are making an AI image generator entirely trained on licensed content. It's Monday, June 17th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A scathing FTC complaint claims the service is leveraging audiobooks to charge more and pay publishers less. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature, OpenAI's revenue is reportedly booming, and WhatsApp rolls out enhanced video calling. It's Friday, June 14th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Finding reliable and accurate news on social media is far from straightforward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple seems to have persuaded OpenAI to work for exposure, Music publishers accuse Spotify of a 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme', and Alamo Drafthouse is being bought by Sony Pictures. It's Thursday, June 13th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This move comes as GM pledges to invest another $850 million in Cruise. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X is officially making likes (mostly) private for everyone, General Motors revived its robotaxi service in Houston, Light unveils a new minimalist phone with a black-and-white OLED screen. It's Wednesday, June 12th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s all thanks to an upcoming upgrade to 5G. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference kicked off yesterday … and the company rolled out Apple Intelligence, Apple's first attempt at AI. Along with OpenAI, Apple may integrate Google's Gemini AI into iOS. And how does Apple send your data to its cloud AI servers? Very carefully, it claims.. It's Tuesday, June 11th and it’s an all Apple edition of Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. V...