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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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7:28

Google ends its 30 percent app store fee

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2026/03/05

Some of these changes were proposed as part of its settlement with Epic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:31

Anthropic is back in talks with the DoD, tech...

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2026/03/05

-Anthropic is reportedly trying to reach a new deal with the US Defense Department, which could prevent the government from labeling it a supply chain risk.-The White House announced that several major players in tech and AI have agreed to steps that will keep electricity costs from rising due to data centers. Under this Ratepayer Protection Pledge, companies are agreeing to practices that are intended to protect residents from seeing higher electricity costs as more and more businesses create

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6:17

Meta starts testing its AI shopping assistant

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2026/03/04

It's currently available for select users in the US on desktop.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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9:31

AI data centers could reduce power draw on demand,...

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2026/03/04

-Over five days in December 2025, more than 200 simulated "grid events" tested a London data center’s ability to adjust its energy use on the fly. In each simulated grid event, the data center successfully adjusted its energy use to the requested level, reducing power draw by up to 40%-Meta has signed an AI licensing deal with News Corp that will allow the Meta AI maker to use content from The Wall Street Journal and other brands in its chatbot responses and for training of its AI

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6:12

The Samsung Wallet can now hold your house keys

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2026/03/03

The Digital Home Key can unlock smart doors through your phone.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:58

OpenAI will amend its deal with the DoD to prevent...

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2026/03/03

-OpenAI’s Sam Altman said the company will amend its deal with the Defense Department to explicitly prohibit the use of its AI system on mass surveillance against Americans. -On Monday, the US Supreme Court declined to hear a case about whether an artwork generated with the help of AI can be copyrighted. The refusal means that a lower court's decision to reject the copyright request will stand. -Starlink is getting ready to launch its second generation of satellites, and it's expected to match

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7:48

A closer look at Honor’s Robot Phone

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2026/03/02

Look, but don’t touch. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:36

Anthropic's Claude tops in App Store after Trump's...

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2026/03/02

-Anthropic may have lost out on doing business with the US government, but it's gained enough popularity to earn the number one spot on the App Store's Top Free Apps leaderboard. -A few hours after Trump ordered all federal agencies to "immediately cease all use of Anthropic's technology", the US conducted a major air attack on Iran with the help of Anthropic's AI tools, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. -Lenovo can make a robot, too. Alongside proof-of-concept foldable gaming

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6:55

Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

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2026/02/27

A “big week" that starts on Monday includes a March 4 event for press and creators.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:24

Anthropic refuses to bow to the Pentagon despite...

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2026/02/27

-Despite an ultimatum from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei said that it can't "in good conscience" comply with a Pentagon edict to remove guardrails on its AI.-Block, helmed by Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, is slashing its current staff of 10,000 to "just under 6,000." -Burger King, the chain that leans into creepy, is at it again. The Verge reported on Thursday that the company is rolling out a new voice-controlled AI chatbot for its workers. Learn more about your ad

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6:04

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

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2026/02/26

The AI assistant can be Brief, Chill or Sweet in its communications.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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7:14

Anthropic weakened its safety pledge, Kalshi fined a...

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2026/02/26

-Will Shanklin reports that with two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic breaking on Tuesday paint a chilling picture. -Ian Carlos Campbell writes about Kalshi suspending a MrBeast video editor for insider trading. -Anna Washenko writes about Instagram adding a new alert for the parents of teen users of its social media platform. The network will alert the adult if their child repeatedly searches for terms about suicide or self-harm in a short time frame. Learn more about your ad choices

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5:44

Google claims it's building data centers that barely...

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2026/02/25

The new design uses air cooling and supposedly limits water to on-site kitchens.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:02

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been...

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2026/02/25

-OpenAI has successfully convinced the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s xAI, accusing the company of stealing its trade secrets. -Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will reportedly give Anthropic until Friday to drop certain guardrails for military use, as reported by Axios. -Uber is one step closer to going airborne. On Wednesday, the company previewed its air taxi booking service ahead of an expected launch in Dubai later this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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6:03

The creators of Dark Sky have a new weather app

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2026/02/24

The app shows a range of weather predictions for increased accuracy.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:20

US military may use Grok AI in its classified...

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2026/02/24

-The US Department of Defense has reportedly reached a deal to use Elon Musk's Grok in its classified systems. That’s according to a report by Axios. That follows news that the Pentagon is currently in a dispute with another AI company, Anthropic, over limits on its technology for things like mass surveillance. -Anthropic is issuing a call to action against AI "distillation attacks," after accusing three AI companies of misusing its Claude chatbot. On its website, Anthropic claimed that DeepSeek,

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6:15

Apple's next event to bring at least five products...

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2026/02/23

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman said the multiple product reveals will culminate with an in-person "experience" on March 4th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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6:54

The US will send Tech Corps members to foreign...

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2026/02/23

-Tech Corps volunteers will be placed in Peace Corps countries that are part of the American AI Exports Program, which was created last year from an executive order from President Trump as a way to bolster the US' grip on the AI market abroad. -Colorado's proposed law would "prohibit the use of a three-dimensional printer, or similar technology, to make a firearm or a firearm component." -A recent Amazon Web Services outage that lasted 13 hours was reportedly caused by one of its own AI tools,

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6:44

Meta is shuttering Messenger’s standalone website,...

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2026/02/20

It goes dark in April, but the app will remain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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8:48

Google Play used AI to help block bad apps last year,...

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2026/02/20

-Google has announced that with the help of AI, it blocked 1.75 million apps that violated its policies in 2025, significantly down from 2.36 million in 2024. -Samsung has launched the latest version of Bixby with the new One UI 8.5 beta -According to Reuters, the US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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