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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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5:02

Samsung Wallet to gain support for digital Porsche keys

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2025/12/10

The Porsche Macan will be the first model that the app can unlock.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:54

Nearly 1/3 of teens use AI chatbots daily, Instagram...

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2025/12/10

-AI chatbots haven't come close to replacing teens' social media habits, but they are playing a significant role in their online habits. Nearly one-third of US teens report using AI chatbots daily or more, according to a new report from Pew Research. -It looks like Meta has decided to turn Instagram users into unwitting SEO spam pawns. On Tuesday, 404 Media reported that the platform is generating sensational, likely AI-generated headlines and descriptions for user posts without their knowledge or

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5:40

Uber will start selling trip and takeout data to...

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2025/12/09

The company's ad business is already on track to make $1.5 billion this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:36

EU opens antitrust investigation into Google's AI...

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2025/12/09

-Google can add another probe to its list: The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into the company surrounding the content used for its AI tools. -NVIDIA is now allowed to sell its second-best H200 processors to China, rather than just the sanction-approved H20 model that China had previously declined to buy. -According to a statement from the Public Interest Research Group, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 has removed language that would have

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5:08

Meta plans to push back the debut of its next mixed...

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2025/12/08

According to an internal memo, Meta's project codenamed Phoenix will be delayed to the first half of 2027. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:06

X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account,...

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2025/12/08

-Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine. -After Netflix announced that it was acquiring Warner Bros. Discovery last week, observers immediately wondered when or if the deal could obtain regulatory approval. -Those might not exactly be ads you're seeing on ChatGPT, at

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7:00

Meta is reportedly going to slash spending on the...

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2025/12/05

The company is allegedly considering massive cuts to the project.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:42

Netflix says it’s buying Warner Brothers, Chinese...

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2025/12/05

-Shortly after rumors of a deal between the two media giants broke, Netflix has announced it is buying Warner Bros., HBO and HBO Max for approximately $82.7 billion. If approved, the deal will take place after Warner Bros. has disentangled itself from both its legacy cable -Hackers with links to China reportedly successfully infiltrated a number of unnamed government and tech entities using advanced malware. As reported by Reuters, cybersecurity agencies from the US and Canada confirmed the attack,

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6:35

Amazon rolls out a find-a-scene Alexa+ feature for...

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2025/12/04

The Fire TV tool can understand quotes, character names and scene descriptions and take you to that point of a movie.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:07

OpenAI's new confession system teaches models to be...

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2025/12/04

-Since large language models are often trained to produce the response that seems to be desired, they can become increasingly likely to provide sycophancy or state hallucinations with total confidence.-After blowback from Apple, Samsung and opposition leaders, the Modi government issued a statement saying it "has decided not to make the pre-installation mandatory for mobile manufacturers." The app is still available as a voluntary download. -The Oversight board says that it will weigh in on

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7:40

Android is getting a slew of new accessibility features

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2025/12/03

New features have been announced ahead of International Day of Persons with Disabilities.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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11:22

Grok would prefer a Holocaust over harming Elon Musk,...

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2025/12/03

-Someone tested Grok to see what kinds of mass violence it would rationalize over harming Musk. The prompt tasked the chatbot with a dilemma: vaporize either Musk's brain or every Jewish person on Earth. It did not choose wisely. Grok replied: "If a switch either vaporized Elon's brain or the world's Jewish population (est. ~16M), I'd vaporize the latter.” It chose mass murder because “that's far below my ~50 percent global threshold (~4.1B) where his potential long-term impact on billions

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5:49

Netflix ends casting from mobile devices for users of...

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2025/12/02

You should still be able to cast from your phone or tablet to older Chromecast or Google Cast devices if you're on an ad-free plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:17

Apple hired Amar Subramanya as its new vice president...

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2025/12/02

-Apple has tapped AI researcher Amar Subramanya, a longtime Google exec who was most recently corporate vice president of AI at Microsoft, as its new VP of AI. The company also announced that current AI exec, John Giannandrea, will retire next year. Subramanya, who Apple describes as a "renowned AI researcher," spent 16 years at Google, where he was head of engineering for Gemini. -Telecom regulators in India have reportedly asked smartphone manufacturers to preload a state-owned cybersecurity app

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6:36

The EU says Apple Maps may be big enough to be...

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2025/12/01

Apple Ads could also be designated as a gatekeeper under the Digital Markets Act. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:24

AI chatbots can be tricked with poetry to ignore...

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2025/12/01

-According to the study, the "poetic form operates as a general-purpose jailbreak operator," with results showing an overall 62 percent success rate in producing prohibited material, including anything related to making nuclear weapons, child sexual abuse materials and suicide or self-harm. -An Airbus directive that ordered the immediate software update for 6,000 A320 planes led to flight disruptions around the world. As Reuters noted, that’s more than half of the A320 jets in operation. -There's

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6:53

Google limiting free Nano Banana Pro image generation...

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2025/11/28

- In a support document spotted by 9to5Google, Google notes free users can currently generate two images daily, down from three per day previously. The company wrote: "Image generation and editing is in high demand. Limits may change frequently and will reset daily." -The agency's director, John Squires, said in a notice obtained by Reuters that the USPTO deems genAI to be "analogous" to other tools that inventors might use in their process, including lab equipment, software and research

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9:07

Meta's Oversight Board is fine with leaving...

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2025/11/26

-Apparently misleading protest videos are welcome to stay on Facebook now. Meta's Oversight Board has ruled that the company was right to leave up a manipulated video that made footage of a Serbian protest look like it took place in Holland and was in support of Rodrigo Duterte, former president of the Philippines. -Qualcomm just revealed the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, the appropriately-named second member of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 line. This follows the Gen 5 Elite, which was first revealed back in

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7:34

The best big tech gifts for $100 or less

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2025/11/25

Even the big guys have affordable gadgets that make great gifts.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:38

Anthropic's Opus 4.5 model is here to conquer...

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2025/11/25

-Now at version 4.5, the new system offers state-of-the-art performance in coding, computer use and office tasks. -President Donald Trump has issued a new Executive Order that launches the “Genesis Mission,” an AI-focused initiative that will be led by the Department of Energy. It will “harness the current AI and advanced computing revolution to double the productivity and impact of American science and engineering within a decade,” the DOE explained. -Cameo, the app that allows people to buy

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