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Volkswagen x Rivian collab, OpenAI delaying its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants, and Toys 'R' Us origin story brand film is horrifying Jun 26, 2024

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Volkswagen and Rivian agree to a partnership, OpenAI has delayed its seductive ChatGPT voice assistants, and Toys 'R' Us used OpenAI's Sora to make a brand film about its origin story and it’s horrifying. It's Wednesday, June 26th and this is Engadget News.

Here's the Toys R' Us link for the mentioned brand film: www.toysrus.com/pages/studios

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Record labels sue AI music generators for ‘massive infringement of recorded music’ Jun 25, 2024

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Suno and Udio can reportedly produce uncanny copies of songs by The Temptations, Green Day and Michael Jackson.

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Google building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers, Apple facing a mammoth fine, and Uber is locking NYC drivers out of its apps Jun 25, 2024

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Is Google building AI chatbots based on celebrities and influencers?, Apple facing a mammoth fine in the EU, and Uber is locking New York drivers out of its apps. It's Tuesday, June 25th and this is Engadget News.

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New York Governor signs two new bills into law protecting kids from social media Jun 24, 2024

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The new laws prevent social media companies from sharing addictive feeds with and collecting data from minors without parental consent.

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Deepfake Elon Musk and a crypto giveaway scam, Did Apple hold talks with Meta?, and Spotify’s Basic plan back to $11 Jun 24, 2024

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Deepfakes of Elon Musk pushed a crypto giveaway scam on YouTube Live, Did Apple hold talks with Meta about an AI partnership?, and Spotify’s Basic plan returns to $11 a month by cutting audiobooks. It's Monday, June 24th and this is Engadget News.

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The Webb Telescope’s dazzling nebula image supports a long-held theory Jun 21, 2024

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Aligned jets appear to confirm clusters of forming stars spin in the same direction.

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US banning sales of Kaspersky software, Instagram recommending sexual Reels to kids as young as 13, and Anthropic’s Claude chatbot beats OpenAI’s GPT-4o Jun 21, 2024

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The US will ban sales of Kaspersky antivirus software, Instagram is recommending sexual Reels to kids as young as 13, and Anthropic’s newest Claude chatbot beats OpenAI’s GPT-4o. It's Friday, June 21st and this is Engadget News.

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Pornhub will leave five more states, Gavin Newsom supports restricting phone use in schools, and Congress passed a sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill Jun 20, 2024

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Pornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws, California Governor Gavin Newsom wants to restrict phone use in schools, and Congress passed a sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill. It's Thursday, June 20th and this is Engadget News.

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Google DeepMind's new AI tech will generate soundtracks for videos Jun 19, 2024

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It works with AI-generated videos and traditional footage.

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Students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon, Meta makes the Threads API available, and Netflix House will open two locations in 2025 Jun 19, 2024

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More than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon, Meta makes the Threads API available to all developers, and Netflix House will open two locations next year. It's Wednesday, June 19th and this is Engadget News.

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