# Amazon facing a class action lawsuit, OpenAI offering ChatGPT Plus to citizens of Malta, and Cats Lock hit the App Store

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Podcast: [Engadget News + Next](https://stenobird.com/podcast/engadget-news-next-1001063)
Published: 2026-05-18T13:00:00+00:00
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-The suit was filed on Friday in Seattle and accused Amazon of profiting "hundreds of millions of dollars in unlawful tariff costs." -OpenAI announced a "world's first partnership" with the country of Malta. -A $3 Mac app that hit the App Store this weekend aims to solve a very specific, but very common problem: accidental inputs from cats walking, sitting and sprawling out on keyboards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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