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Each weekday morning we bring you the tech news you need today, and then in the afternoon we showcase stories about the technology, science, and culture that will influence tomorrow, all brought to you by Engadget.

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10:57

Tesla is being investigated over its electronic door...

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2025/09/17

The NHTSA said it opened an investigation into the automaker's electrically powered doors. The problem: They stop working if the vehicle's low-voltage battery fails. The NHTSA's probe will cover the 2021 Model Y, which covers an estimated 174,000 vehicles. Also, another family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against popular AI chatbot tool Character AI. This is the third suit of its kind after a 2024 lawsuit, also against Character AI, involving the suicide of a 14-year-old in Florida, and a

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5:26

A TikTok deal may finally be happening

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2025/09/16

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said unnamed parties reached a framework agreement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:30

China says NVIDIA's Mellanox acquisition violated...

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2025/09/16

A regulator has accused NVIDIA of violating China's antitrust laws over its acquisition of chipmaker Mellanox. In its preliminary findings of an investigation it commenced in December, the State Administration for Market Regulation claimed that the company breached both national regulations and the conditional terms China outlined when it rubber-stamped the $6.9 billion takeover. Also, on Monday, the state's Attorney General Letitia James released more specifics about what the SAFE for Kids Act

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7:21

xAI reportedly laid off at least 500 AI tutors...

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2025/09/15

It's now hiring specialist AI tutors after downsizing its generalist AI tutor team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:10

Google facing its first AI Overviews lawsuit from a...

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2025/09/15

Even though Google's AI Overviews were introduced with a comically rocky start, it's about to face a far more serious challenge. Penske Media, the publisher for Rolling Stone, Variety, Billboard and others, filed a lawsuit against Google, claiming the tech giant illegally powers its AI Overviews feature with content from its sites; a California bill that would require operating system and app store providers to verify users' ages before they can download apps has cleared the Assembly 58-0, and will

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5:57

The FTC is investigating companies that make AI...

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2025/09/12

Seven companies are being asked to share how they're mitigating harm to younger users.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:56

The 'next phase' of Microsoft's and OpenAI's...

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2025/09/12

Microsoft and OpenAI have issued a joint statement to say that they have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding for the "next phase" of their partnership. The companies are still finalizing the terms of agreement and haven't shared the details of what their future would look like exactly. In other tech news, Grok has once again been caught spreading blatant misinformation on X. In several bizarre exchanges, the chatbot repeatedly claimed that Charlie Kirk was "fine" and that gruesome

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7:38

Reddit, Yahoo, Medium and more are adopting a new...

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2025/09/11

The group is looking to music royalty nonprofits for inspiration.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:06

Amazon is reportedly developing separate AR glasses...

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2025/09/11

Amazon may be muscling into the field of augmented reality glasses. According to a report by The Information, sources claimed that the company is working on AR glasses for consumers, allegedly with plans to release the product in late 2026 or early 2027. In other news, David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, plans to make HBO more expensive, and passwords a lot harder to share, according to The Hollywood Reporter. And, Lyft and May Mobility have teamed up to launch a fleet of autonomous

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6:34

Everything announced at the iPhone 17 launch event

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2025/09/10

With the start of September comes the promise of crisp, fall-like weather and, like clockwork, new iPhones. Apple's "awe dropping" iPhone event this year had execs showing off the latest iPhones from Cupertino and reminding folks of the changes Liquid Glass and iOS 26 will bring to their handsets in the coming week.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:30

Is Microsoft planning to use Anthropic models to...

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2025/09/10

Microsoft reportedly plans to begin using Anthropic's latest Claude models to power some of the Copilot features in its Office 365 apps. In a report published Tuesday, The Information said the tech giant would announce the change "in the coming weeks." Microsoft currently relies on OpenAI's tech to power the majority of AI features found inside of Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. Also, the FDA approved the biotech company eGenesis to begin human trials of pig-to-human kidney transplants

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6:55

Meta reportedly suppressed research about how...

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2025/09/09

Current and former staffers have come forward.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:39

Judge rejected Anthropic's record-breaking $1.5...

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2025/09/09

Judge William Alsup has rejected the record-breaking $1.5 billion settlement Anthropic has agreed to for a piracy lawsuit filed by writers. According to Bloomberg Law, the federal judge is concerned that the class lawyers struck a deal that will be forced "down the throat of authors." Alsup reportedly felt misled by the deal and said it was "nowhere close to complete." Also, Vodafone made a commercial starring an AI avatar posing as a real lady. This is interesting because Vodafone is a major

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6:09

Apple faces lawsuit over alleged use of pirated books...

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2025/09/08

The company, they said, got their books from an online library with pirated works. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:57

Apple's 'Awe Dropping' event preview, cut cables in...

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2025/09/08

Apple’s so-called ‘Awe dropping’ event is tomorrow and the company is all but certain to unveil the iPhone 17 line. The keynote will be livestreamed on YouTube Tuesday at 1PM ET from Cupertino. Three Engadget team members will be reporting, liveblogging and providing their hands-on impressions from Apple Park. Also, Microsoft said its Azure cloud platform has returned to normal service after an incident of cut underwater cables that played out over Saturday. The tech giant reported "undersea fiber

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6:18

Honda teases its first full-size e-motorcycle with...

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2025/09/05

The new bike appears to be based on the company's EV Fun Concept and likely won't be available outside of Europe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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10:05

Big tech signed on to White House plan for AI...

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2025/09/05

The White House hosted several tech and AI leaders at an event today centered on teaching artificial intelligence in US schools. Many of the big tech companies — including Amazon, Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Anthropic — have already issued press releases with their commitments to a pledge from the White House to help "foster early interest in Al technology, promote Al literacy and proficiency, and enable comprehensive Al training for parents and educators." Also, A new peer-reviewed study

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8:24

Samsung announces a pair of flashy new party speakers

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2025/09/04

The updated Sound Tower models go big on noise and lighting.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:31

Google ordered to pay $425 million in an app data...

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2025/09/04

Google must pay $425 million to the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users' data even after they've turned off a tracking feature, a federal jury has decided. Plus, OpenAI has announced that it's making its Projects feature available to free users of ChatGPT; and the sports broadcasting piracy network Streameast has been shut down after it was investigated for a year by a US-based anti-piracy group. Streameast is the largest illegal sports streaming

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6:34

OpenAI is adding parental controls to ChatGPT

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2025/09/03

The controls will arrive sometime within the next month.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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