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Webb telescope’s new Uranus image looks like a portal to another dimension 19.12.2023 6:22

The craft’s NIRCam filters captured the planet, including its rings, in unprecedented detail. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pole to Pole in an Electric Car, More Generative AI coming to a car near you, and the James Webb telescope stuns again 19.12.2023 9:22

Pole to Pole in an Electric Car, More Generative AI coming to a car near you, and the James Webb telescope stuns again with pictures from our solar system. It's Tuesday, Dec. 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amazon boosts its satellite internet network with the help of space lasers 18.12.2023 6:55

Project Kuiper plans to create a mesh network of high-speed laser cross-links. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

App store discounted subscriptions, Blue Origin will hit ignition, and Activision Blizzard employees get restitution 18.12.2023 8:11

App Store discounts will help developers pull users into more subscriptions, Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket will fly today, and Activision Blizzard will pay $54 million to settle California's gender discrimination lawsuit. It's Monday, Dec. 18th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time to get miserable about the COP28 declaration 15.12.2023 9:27

It's several decades late and several billion dollars short. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Musk will testify, Agility’s robot AI, and AI gen playlists for Spotify 15.12.2023 8:13

Elon Musk will have to testify in the SEC's Twitter probe after all, Agility's Digit warehouse robot has AI smarts, and Spotify is testing AI-generated playlists. It's Friday, Dec. 15th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tesla's latest Optimus robot can handle an egg without breaking it 14.12.2023 6:28

The machine has come a long way from its previous iterations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Twitch cleared up its confusing sexual content guidelines … and more tech news 14.12.2023 8:44

Twitch cleared up its confusing sexual content guidelines, OpenAI will pay to train its models on Business Insider and Politico articles, and more fallout at Cruise after its Robotaxi probe. It's Thursday, Dec. 14th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Police are using pharmacies to secretly access medical information about members of the public 13.12.2023 7:37

They don't need a warrant, either. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta fact-checking content on Threads, lab-grown brain tissue electronic fusion, and iPhone’s new stolen device shield 13.12.2023 8:29

Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app, Researchers fuse lab-grown human brain tissue with electronics, and Stolen Device Protection will make life harder for iPhone thieves. It's Wednesday, Dec. 13th Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers made VR goggles for mice to study how their brains respond to swooping predators 12.12.2023 6:01

They’re calling the system 'Miniature Rodent Stereo Illumination VR,' or iMRSIV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Microsoft agrees to union terms, Apple looking for music in spatial audio, and TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design has shut down 12.12.2023 7:51

Microsoft agrees to union contract terms involving the use of AI, Apple may reward artists for offering music in spatial audio, and TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design has shut down. It's Tuesday, Dec. 12th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The EU has reached a historic regulatory agreement over AI development 11.12.2023 7:57

The decision puts Europe at the forefront of the technology's regulation efforts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

FTC Inquires about Microsoft’s investment in OpenAI, 23andMe’s new terms of service, and VR for Mice 11.12.2023 8:43

The FTC is looking into Microsoft’s OpenAI investment. 23andMe frantically changed its terms of service to prevent hacked customers from suing, and researchers made VR goggles for mice. It's Monday, Dec. 11th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google announces new AI processing chips and a cloud 'hypercomputer' 08.12.2023 6:42

Its new AI accelerator is the Cloud TPU v5p Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WBD and A24 ink a Pay-1 Deal, a Gemini AI demo staged, and Android phone users can now send medical data during 911 calls 08.12.2023 6:18

HBO and Max inked a multiyear deal with Indie filmmaker A24, Google admits that a Gemini AI demo video was staged, and Android phones can now send medical data during 911 calls. It's Friday, Dec. 8th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers develop under-the-skin implant to treat Type 1 diabetes 07.12.2023 5:46

The device can secrete insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels, to cells. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google's answer to GPT-4 is available, unlock your phone with your palm print, and what’s up with Overwatch on PS5 07.12.2023 6:18

Google's answer to GPT-4 is Gemini and it’s out now, there’s a new phone you can unlock with your palm print, and PS5 Overwatch players are not happy with the game right now. It's Thursday, Dec. 7th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The UK could require facial scans or photo IDs to view online porn 06.12.2023 7:49

Ofcom’s drafted guidelines are a step toward enforcing the recently passed Online Safety Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The 23andMe hack is bigger than previously thought … and more news 06.12.2023 8:11

GM's first EV chargers are now open, the 23andMe hack is bigger than we thought, and AI Jimmy Stewart can now read you a bedtime story. It's Wednesday, Dec. 6th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta's latest AI suite makes speech translation more seamless and expressive 05.12.2023 6:01

If you're whispering, so should your translated speech, right? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Chat GPT says that asking it to repeat words forever is a violation of its terms…and more tech news 05.12.2023 8:15

Asking ChatGPT to repeat words forever is a violation of its terms, another round of layoffs at Spotify, and Meta is disconnecting Messenger and Instagram chat later this month. It's Tuesday, Dec. 5th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Researchers quantify the carbon footprint of generating AI images 04.12.2023 6:40

Creating a photograph using artificial intelligence is like charging your phone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google pauses its AI launch, Amazon launching with SpaceX rockets, and Kiss’ avatar relaunch 04.12.2023 6:07

Is Google pushing the launch of its Gemini AI to 2024, Amazon will use SpaceX rockets?, and Kiss’ final show ended with a performance by digital avatars. It's Monday, Dec. 4th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can digital watermarking protect us from generative AI? 01.12.2023 9:11

Content authenticity and enforcing copyright in the age of AI are proving difficult problems to solve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices