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8:17

Apple is reportedly testing DRAM chips from a...

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2026/07/08

-According to Financial Times, Apple has already progressed to testing the company's memory chips with its devices, while it's still lobbying the US government to give it permission to use CXMT's products. -CNBC quotes an unnamed State Department spokesperson who said the use of Chinese models "by US companies raises serious concerns." -DuckDuckGo announced that it can now block most video ads, particularly those on YouTube, when a video is playing in its browser. Learn more about your ad

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6:52

Apple's foldable iPhone may be in short supply after...

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2026/07/07

The iPhone Fold's complexity means production will get off to a slow start. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:52

Google now uses your uploaded search media to train...

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2026/07/07

- Google introduced a change to how it hoovers up our data to train its AI platforms. It can now scoop up media you upload to its various search tools for training purposes, according to a report by TechCrunch. -DeepSeek, the Chinese AI company which sometimes keeps tech executives awake at night, is reportedly looking to build its own silicon. -Meta is facing penalties of up to a massive $1.4 trillion from four US states that sued the company over the addictive designs of Facebook and

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6:09

Meta has released an app for making generative AI games

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2026/07/06

Plus - Why bulky laptop chargers are a relic of the past; Tesla Q2 vehicle deliveries are up 25 percent over last year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:02

Alibaba got a reprieve from a US ban, Sony says it...

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2026/07/06

-A judge has ruled that the Pentagon must not treat Chinese online retailer Alibaba as a Chinese military company with respect to new lobbying restrictions. -As reported by Game File, Sony shared a private message to PlayStation developers and publishers that said they "will still be able to place re-orders for existing PlayStation disc games." -The NASA Swift Boost mission launched on Friday morning after a couple of delays, and the agency has started preparing it for its ultimate goal: To rescue

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4:59

Apple is reportedly planning a visual refresh of the...

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2026/07/03

Next spring could be a fiesta of new iPads, MacBooks and iPhones. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:13

Donald Trump bought a bunch of tech stock the same...

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2026/07/03

-Without a doubt, it was the most personally profitable period of any president's term in office, personally netting him a figure north of $2 billion. -According to an analysis from Zach Edwards, a staff security researcher at Infoblox, the person or group behind these accounts is running more than 10,000 malicious "crypto casino" websites. -Cloudflare has announced plans to automatically block mixed-use web crawlers that index websites for search engines and act as AI agents and trainers at the

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6:21

Layoffs looming, Xbox union members argue for...

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2026/07/02

"We're done paying for executives' failures," one Xbox developer said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:35

OpenAI reportedly wants all AI companies to give the...

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2026/07/02

-OpenAI's Sam Altman has reportedly been in talks with the US government to ensure his company's path towards achieving its goals remains free of political hurdles. -A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket left for space in the early hours of July 2, bringing 29 Amazon Leo satellites with it. -X launched a live streaming command center called Live Studio, with tools creators need to go live more easily, along with new payouts to incentivize them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:38

Google's Gmail Live AI feature is now available in beta

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2026/07/01

You can use Gemini to quickly search your inbox with natural language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:33

A UN report says policymakers are struggling to keep...

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2026/07/01

-In its report, the panel discussed how quickly AI capabilities have evolved over the past few years. The complexity of tasks AI models can accomplish has been doubling every few months. -Conversation Focus, in particular, is only accessible at no cost for three hours per month. If you want to use it for longer than that, you'll have to pay for a $20-a-month Meta One Premium plan. -Netflix has worked with ElevenLabs to develop a recreation of Gene Wilder's voice for use in an upcoming unscripted

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5:57

WhatsApp introduces usernames so you can chat without...

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2026/06/30

You'll be able to reserve the username you want starting this week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:56

Sensitive iPhone supplier details were part of last...

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2026/06/30

-Reuters reported that the documents posted on "the dark web" allegedly show information about both components and their suppliers for the iPhone 18 Pro. -The US Supreme Court just issued a ruling that limits geofence searches by law enforcement agencies, which could have major ramifications for privacy rights across the country. -Tidal is still allowing tracks made with AI on its platform, but will slap a tag on anything that's 100 percent AI-generated so its users are aware. Learn more about

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5:46

Volkswagen reportedly plans to cut 100,000 jobs

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2026/06/29

The workers' union plans to fight the cuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:18

Rocket Lab bought a satellite company to go up...

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2026/06/29

-Rocket Lab announced it's buying Iridium Communications in a deal worth $8 billion to compete with SpaceX's ever-growing Starlink network -According to the Financial Times, Google was forced to cap Meta's use of its Gemini AI model after Mark Zuckerberg's company exceeded its computing capacity. -Sony has notified customers in a handful of European countries that they'll soon lose access to some movies that they've purchased through the PlayStation Store due to the upcoming expiration of a

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4:43

IBM says it has created the world's first sub-1...

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2026/06/26

The company's new "nanostack" architecture could lead to far more efficient chips. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:12

OpenAI will initially only release ChatGPT 5.6 to...

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2026/06/26

-OpenAI plans to stagger the release of its new AI model, and the first users will only be parties that are approved by the federal government. -According to the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, it's meant to serve as an "early warning system" for widespread job cuts due to artificial intelligence, allowing the government to proactively determine where interventions may be needed the most. -NSFW activities account for "well over half" of Grok's traffic. That includes using Grok to

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5:53

Google says it'll soon be easier to use TSA PreCheck...

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2026/06/25

You'll no longer need to manually add your ID details for each airline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:54

After successfully selling over 15 cars, Faraday...

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2026/06/25

-As part of its latest revamp, Faraday Future, the embattled electric car company, is now pitching a lineup of robots, including humanoids, quadrupeds and a robotic arm. -OpenAI has updated GPT-5.5 Instant, the model you interact with the most when you use ChatGPT, to be better at understanding context and adapting to queries as you alter them to add more conditions or clarifications. -And do you really need AI to check your spelling and grammar? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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5:42

Netflix's new horror game taps into your phone for...

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2026/06/24

Unhinged, which is from Oxenfree developer Night School, stars Zoë Kravitz, Sadie Sink and Troy Baker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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