# Engadget News + Next

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## Episodes
- [EA created an entire division to push more in-game ads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/ea-created-an-entire-division-to-push-more-in-game-ads) — 2026-06-16T20:30:00+00:00
- [India temporarily blocking Telegram to prevent exam fraud, Google Earth's flight simulator is now available, and millions of songs were used for AI music training](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/india-temporarily-blocking-telegram-to-prevent-exam-fraud-google-earth-s-flight-simulator-is-now-available-and-millions-of-songs-were-used-for-ai-music-training) — 2026-06-16T11:30:00+00:00
- [Google sues Chinese scammers using Gemini AI for fraud](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/google-sues-chinese-scammers-using-gemini-ai-for-fraud) — 2026-06-15T20:30:00+00:00
- [Fox is buying Roku for $22 billion, Trump threatened a 100 percent tariff on French wine over the country’s tech tax, and the UK will ban social media for children under 16](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/fox-is-buying-roku-for-22-billion-trump-threatened-a-100-percent-tariff-on-french-wine-over-the-country-s-tech-tax-and-the-uk-will-ban-social-media-for-children-under-16) — 2026-06-15T13:29:00+00:00
- [Artemis III's life support: How a spacesuit keeps astronauts alive on the moon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/artemis-iii-s-life-support-how-a-spacesuit-keeps-astronauts-alive-on-the-moon) — 2026-06-12T15:00:00+00:00
- [Apple says Siri AI won't suck up to you, Textiles that can produce drinking water from the air, and the Trump phone is practically the same as an HTC handset](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/apple-says-siri-ai-won-t-suck-up-to-you-textiles-that-can-produce-drinking-water-from-the-air-and-the-trump-phone-is-practically-the-same-as-an-htc-handset) — 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [Snap will no longer allow younger teens' Spotlight videos to be publicly viewable](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/snap-will-no-longer-allow-younger-teens-spotlight-videos-to-be-publicly-viewable) — 2026-06-11T20:30:00+00:00
- [Anthropic backtracked on its policy that 'sabotaged' researchers' work, Bluesky will a Reddit-style communities this year, and Deezer will now help you find AI music on other streaming platforms](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/anthropic-backtracked-on-its-policy-that-sabotaged-researchers-work-bluesky-will-a-reddit-style-communities-this-year-and-deezer-will-now-help-you-find-ai-music-on-other-streaming-platforms) — 2026-06-11T11:00:00+00:00
- [The UK is investigating Paramount's takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/the-uk-is-investigating-paramount-s-takeover-of-warner-bros-discovery) — 2026-06-10T20:30:00+00:00
- [Waymo made a virtual human driver to improve its robotaxis, Seattle will impose a year-long ban on large data centers, and Kalshi will require employment info for some bets](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/waymo-made-a-virtual-human-driver-to-improve-its-robotaxis-seattle-will-impose-a-year-long-ban-on-large-data-centers-and-kalshi-will-require-employment-info-for-some-bets) — 2026-06-10T11:00:00+00:00
- [Apple reintroduces the AI-powered Siri it announced at WWDC 2024](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/apple-reintroduces-the-ai-powered-siri-it-announced-at-wwdc-2024) — 2026-06-09T20:30:00+00:00
- [Meta quietly removed facial-recognition code from its smart glasses app, WhatsApp says spyware maker NSO Group is still targeting its users, and the UK will review its NHS contract with Palantir](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/meta-quietly-removed-facial-recognition-code-from-its-smart-glasses-app-whatsapp-says-spyware-maker-nso-group-is-still-targeting-its-users-and-the-uk-will-review-its-nhs-contract-with-palantir) — 2026-06-09T11:00:00+00:00
- [The University of Cambridge says it successfully tested a vaccine with an AI-designed antigen](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/the-university-of-cambridge-says-it-successfully-tested-a-vaccine-with-an-ai-designed-antigen) — 2026-06-08T20:30:00+00:00
- [OpenAI reportedly has a major ChatGPT overhaul in store, Axiom revealed its Prada-designed spacesuit inner layer for NASA, and astronomers measured the mass of a dormant black hole](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/openai-reportedly-has-a-major-chatgpt-overhaul-in-store-axiom-revealed-its-prada-designed-spacesuit-inner-layer-for-nasa-and-astronomers-measured-the-mass-of-a-dormant-black-hole) — 2026-06-08T13:19:00+00:00
- [SpaceX expects its IPO to raise $74.4 billion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/spacex-expects-its-ipo-to-raise-74-4-billion) — 2026-06-05T20:30:00+00:00
- [OpenAI will let the US government review its AI models before release, Google is experimenting with sending Chrome searches straight to AI, and Anthropic proposes a global slowdown of AI development](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/openai-will-let-the-us-government-review-its-ai-models-before-release-google-is-experimenting-with-sending-chrome-searches-straight-to-ai-and-anthropic-proposes-a-global-slowdown-of-ai-development) — 2026-06-05T11:00:00+00:00
- [Pokémon Champions hits iOS and Android on June 17](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/pok-mon-champions-hits-ios-and-android-on-june-17) — 2026-06-04T20:30:00+00:00
- [Even Meta's Oversight Board thinks its rules for banning accounts are baffling, Apple began requiring age verification for App Store use in Texas, and NASA's Mars MAVEN probe is dead](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/even-meta-s-oversight-board-thinks-its-rules-for-banning-accounts-are-baffling-apple-began-requiring-age-verification-for-app-store-use-in-texas-and-nasa-s-mars-maven-probe-is-dead) — 2026-06-04T11:00:00+00:00
- [Google's parent company is raising $80 billion to fuel its AI ambitions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/google-s-parent-company-is-raising-80-billion-to-fuel-its-ai-ambitions) — 2026-06-03T20:30:00+00:00
- [Researchers showed how AI-powered worms could wreak havoc on the internet, Meta took down over a million scam accounts, and Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/researchers-showed-how-ai-powered-worms-could-wreak-havoc-on-the-internet-meta-took-down-over-a-million-scam-accounts-and-google-pledges-to-replenish-more-water-than-it-uses-at-data-centers-by-2030) — 2026-06-03T11:30:00+00:00
- [NVIDIA's Isaac Gr00t platform gives researchers access to frontier humanoid robotics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/nvidia-s-isaac-gr00t-platform-gives-researchers-access-to-frontier-humanoid-robotics) — 2026-06-02T20:30:00+00:00
- [Nissan abandoned its plans for a US EV plant, Instagram testing new limits on what types of posts teens can 'repeatedly' see, and Blue Origin’s CEO says New Glenn will fly again before the year ends](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/nissan-abandoned-its-plans-for-a-us-ev-plant-instagram-testing-new-limits-on-what-types-of-posts-teens-can-repeatedly-see-and-blue-origin-s-ceo-says-new-glenn-will-fly-again-before-the-year-ends) — 2026-06-02T13:05:00+00:00
- [Everything to know before putting your car key on an Android phone](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/everything-to-know-before-putting-your-car-key-on-an-android-phone) — 2026-06-01T20:30:00+00:00
- [NVIDIA's Isaac Gr00t platform gives researchers access to frontier humanoid robotics, NASA is getting the X-59 ready for its first supersonic flight, and Apple's smart glasses will not debut until the end of 2027](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/nvidia-s-isaac-gr00t-platform-gives-researchers-access-to-frontier-humanoid-robotics-nasa-is-getting-the-x-59-ready-for-its-first-supersonic-flight-and-apple-s-smart-glasses-will-not-debut-until-the-end-of-2027) — 2026-06-01T11:30:00+00:00
- [Stan Lee's voice and likeness have been resurrected, thanks to AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/stan-lee-s-voice-and-likeness-have-been-resurrected-thanks-to-ai) — 2026-05-29T20:30:00+00:00
- [Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket exploded on its launchpad, Uber will offer shuttle rides from select FIFA World Cup stadiums , and the CFTC wants to reverse course on penalty against Winklevoss twins'](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/blue-origin-s-new-glenn-rocket-exploded-on-its-launchpad-uber-will-offer-shuttle-rides-from-select-fifa-world-cup-stadiums-and-the-cftc-wants-to-reverse-course-on-penalty-against-winklevoss-twins) — 2026-05-29T12:25:00+00:00
- [Erin Brockovich launches a crowdsourced AI data center map](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/erin-brockovich-launches-a-crowdsourced-ai-data-center-map) — 2026-05-28T20:30:00+00:00
- [TP-Link announced a Wi-Fi 8 router even though the standard doesn't exist yet, a Google employee has been accused of making $1 million from insider trading on Polymarket, and Donkey Kong 64 is finally coming to Nintendo Switch Online next week](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/tp-link-announced-a-wi-fi-8-router-even-though-the-standard-doesn-t-exist-yet-a-google-employee-has-been-accused-of-making-1-million-from-insider-trading-on-polymarket-and-donkey-kong-64-is-finally-coming-to-nintendo-swi) — 2026-05-28T11:15:00+00:00
- [Sennheiser's Momentum 5 headphones are all about the audio and ANC upgrades](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/sennheiser-s-momentum-5-headphones-are-all-about-the-audio-and-anc-upgrades) — 2026-05-27T20:30:00+00:00
- [Did SpaceX pressure the Pentagon into paying more for Starlink access?, DuckDuckGo reported a surge in installs, and Erin Brockovich launched a crowdsourced AI data center ma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/did-spacex-pressure-the-pentagon-into-paying-more-for-starlink-access-duckduckgo-reported-a-surge-in-installs-and-erin-brockovich-launched-a-crowdsourced-ai-data-center-ma) — 2026-05-27T11:30:00+00:00
- [Are you really going to talk to Gemini like that?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/are-you-really-going-to-talk-to-gemini-like-that) — 2026-05-26T20:30:00+00:00
- [Blue Origin cleared to launch the New Glenn rocket again, Ferrari unveiled the Luce, and chicks have been hatched from artificial eggshells](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/blue-origin-cleared-to-launch-the-new-glenn-rocket-again-ferrari-unveiled-the-luce-and-chicks-have-been-hatched-from-artificial-eggshells) — 2026-05-26T13:15:00+00:00
- [Google won't rest until Gemini is everywhere in your home](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/google-won-t-rest-until-gemini-is-everywhere-in-your-home) — 2026-05-22T20:30:00+00:00
- [Android XR is finally starting to feel real](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/android-xr-is-finally-starting-to-feel-real) — 2026-05-21T20:30:00+00:00
- [Anthropic may be about to have its first profitable quarter, Airbnb is expanding into hotel bookings , and Kansas City announced that it is becoming "an all-Apple district."](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/anthropic-may-be-about-to-have-its-first-profitable-quarter-airbnb-is-expanding-into-hotel-bookings-and-kansas-city-announced-that-it-is-becoming-an-all-apple-district) — 2026-05-21T11:20:00+00:00
- [Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/meta-is-reportedly-reassigning-7-000-employees-to-ai-focused-roles) — 2026-05-20T20:30:00+00:00
- [Google’s AI-powered tools will optimize scientific research workflows, Minnesota passed a prediction markets ban, and Kickstarter rolled back its mature content policy after outcry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/google-s-ai-powered-tools-will-optimize-scientific-research-workflows-minnesota-passed-a-prediction-markets-ban-and-kickstarter-rolled-back-its-mature-content-policy-after-outcry) — 2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00
- [Meta is reportedly 'reassigning' 7,000 employees to AI-focused roles, LinkedIn doesn't want your AI slop anymore, and Apple's new accessibility feature lets Vision Pro users control a wheelchair with their eyes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/meta-is-reportedly-reassigning-7-000-employees-to-ai-focused-roles-linkedin-doesn-t-want-your-ai-slop-anymore-and-apple-s-new-accessibility-feature-lets-vision-pro-users-control-a-wheelchair-with-their-eyes) — 2026-05-19T12:45:00+00:00
- [Meta is bringing third-party apps and games to its display glasses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/meta-is-bringing-third-party-apps-and-games-to-its-display-glasses) — 2026-05-18T20:30:00+00:00
- [Amazon facing a class action lawsuit, OpenAI offering ChatGPT Plus to citizens of Malta, and Cats Lock hit the App Store](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/amazon-facing-a-class-action-lawsuit-openai-offering-chatgpt-plus-to-citizens-of-malta-and-cats-lock-hit-the-app-store) — 2026-05-18T13:00:00+00:00
- [Instagram debuts a new disappearing-photo app](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/instagram-debuts-a-new-disappearing-photo-app) — 2026-05-15T20:30:00+00:00
- [Security researchers claim to have breached macOS, xAI introduced its coding agent called Grok Build, and Netflix wants to use generative AI to make animated shorts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/security-researchers-claim-to-have-breached-macos-xai-introduced-its-coding-agent-called-grok-build-and-netflix-wants-to-use-generative-ai-to-make-animated-shorts) — 2026-05-15T12:30:00+00:00
- [Apple has a lot of changes planned for the Camera app](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/apple-has-a-lot-of-changes-planned-for-the-camera-app) — 2026-05-14T20:30:00+00:00
- [Tech companies lobbied away stricter rules on gas-powered data centers, Apple may open up the App Store to agentic AI, and Meta employees are protesting the company's mouse tracking program](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/tech-companies-lobbied-away-stricter-rules-on-gas-powered-data-centers-apple-may-open-up-the-app-store-to-agentic-ai-and-meta-employees-are-protesting-the-company-s-mouse-tracking-program) — 2026-05-14T13:00:00+00:00
- [Sony's new wearable air conditioner runs even cooler](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/sony-s-new-wearable-air-conditioner-runs-even-cooler) — 2026-05-13T20:30:00+00:00
- [A family is suing OpenAI, Meta is facing another lawsuit over scam ads, and Google is considering working with SpaceX](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/a-family-is-suing-openai-meta-is-facing-another-lawsuit-over-scam-ads-and-google-is-considering-working-with-spacex) — 2026-05-13T12:45:00+00:00
- [NBC is turning Wordle into a TV show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/nbc-is-turning-wordle-into-a-tv-show) — 2026-05-12T20:30:00+00:00
- [Daybreak is OpenAI's response to Anthropic's Claude Mythos, Digg is back again, and eBay rejected GameStop's offer](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/daybreak-is-openai-s-response-to-anthropic-s-claude-mythos-digg-is-back-again-and-ebay-rejected-gamestop-s-offer) — 2026-05-12T10:00:00+00:00
- [The Blackmagic Camera App: What's it All About?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/the-blackmagic-camera-app-what-s-it-all-about) — 2026-05-11T20:30:00+00:00
- [TikTok is rolling out an ad-free option in the UK, Samsung's Bespoke update is big step towards a useful AI for your fridge, and Lime filed for IPO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/tiktok-is-rolling-out-an-ad-free-option-in-the-uk-samsung-s-bespoke-update-is-big-step-towards-a-useful-ai-for-your-fridge-and-lime-filed-for-ipo) — 2026-05-11T12:45:00+00:00
- [The Google Fitbit Air has been revealed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/the-google-fitbit-air-has-been-revealed) — 2026-05-08T20:30:00+00:00
- [Instructure hackers claim they stole data from nearly 9,000 schools, Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices as chip crisis bites, and Bumble replacing swiping](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/instructure-hackers-claim-they-stole-data-from-nearly-9-000-schools-nintendo-is-raising-switch-2-prices-as-chip-crisis-bites-and-bumble-replacing-swiping) — 2026-05-08T10:30:00+00:00
- [Google Home gains more Gemini-powered camera features](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/google-home-gains-more-gemini-powered-camera-features) — 2026-05-07T20:30:00+00:00
- [Samsung's Galaxy Watch can predict fainting with 'high accuracy', Snap's $400 million deal with Perplexity is dead, and Google bought a stake in the maker of Eve Online to train its AI models](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/samsung-s-galaxy-watch-can-predict-fainting-with-high-accuracy-snap-s-400-million-deal-with-perplexity-is-dead-and-google-bought-a-stake-in-the-maker-of-eve-online-to-train-its-ai-models) — 2026-05-07T12:45:00+00:00
- [Google, Microsoft and xAI agree to provide US government with early AI model access.](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/google-microsoft-and-xai-agree-to-provide-us-government-with-early-ai-model-access) — 2026-05-06T20:30:00+00:00
- [Anthropic will pay Google $200 billion for chips and cloud access, Meta may be using 'dark patterns' to steer people away from non-algorithmic feeds, and Pennsylvania is suing Character.AI over chatbots pretending to be licensed doctors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/anthropic-will-pay-google-200-billion-for-chips-and-cloud-access-meta-may-be-using-dark-patterns-to-steer-people-away-from-non-algorithmic-feeds-and-pennsylvania-is-suing-character-ai-over-chatbots-pretending-to-be-licen) — 2026-05-06T11:30:00+00:00
- [Amazon opens up its logistics networks to any business](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/amazon-opens-up-its-logistics-networks-to-any-business) — 2026-05-05T20:30:00+00:00
- [The White House considering tighter regulation of new AI models, cellphone bans do not improve test scores, and one of iRobot's co-founders is now making weird little robot companions](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/the-white-house-considering-tighter-regulation-of-new-ai-models-cellphone-bans-do-not-improve-test-scores-and-one-of-irobot-s-co-founders-is-now-making-weird-little-robot-companions) — 2026-05-05T11:00:00+00:00
- [ChatGPT developed a goblin obsession after OpenAI tried to make it nerdy by](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/chatgpt-developed-a-goblin-obsession-after-openai-tried-to-make-it-nerdy-by) — 2026-05-04T20:30:00+00:00
- [OpenAI introduces AI-generated pets, Meta acquired a robotics AI startup, and AI performances and screenplays won't be eligible for Oscars](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/openai-introduces-ai-generated-pets-meta-acquired-a-robotics-ai-startup-and-ai-performances-and-screenplays-won-t-be-eligible-for-oscars) — 2026-05-04T11:50:00+00:00
- [Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is working on AI agents for personal and business use](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/mark-zuckerberg-says-meta-is-working-on-ai-agents-for-personal-and-business-use) — 2026-05-01T20:30:00+00:00
- [iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/ios-27-will-reportedly-come-with-new-ai-powered-photo-editing-tools) — 2026-04-30T20:30:00+00:00
- [Images of Samsung's rumored smart glasses have leaked](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/images-of-samsung-s-rumored-smart-glasses-have-leaked) — 2026-04-29T20:30:00+00:00
- [The DoD will soon have unfettered access to Google’s AI models, Snapchat is rolling out sponsored AI agents, and the FTC says Americans lost $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/the-dod-will-soon-have-unfettered-access-to-google-s-ai-models-snapchat-is-rolling-out-sponsored-ai-agents-and-the-ftc-says-americans-lost-2-1-billion-to-social-media-scams-in-2025) — 2026-04-29T11:00:00+00:00
- [Joby Aviation is demoing 10-minute air taxi flights](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063/joby-aviation-is-demoing-10-minute-air-taxi-flights) — 2026-04-28T20:30:00+00:00

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