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Why did Apple choose Gemini for next-gen Siri? Jan 15, 2026

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Apple's next-gen Siri is still far off, but this week the company announced that it'll be using Google's Gemini AI for its new foundation models. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's Igor Bonifacic discuss why Apple teamed up with Google again, instead of OpenAI or Anthropic. Also, they chat about Meta's Reality Lab layoffs, which is refocusing the company on AI hardware like its smart glasses.

Meta announces 1000+ layoffs, closes 3 VR studios as it shifts focus to AI hardware – 2:12

Gemini can now pull context from the rest of your Google apps including photos and Youtube history – 12:31

Framework raises the price of its desktop by $460 because of the global RAM shortage – 18:36

NVIDIA may revive the RTX 3060 and kill off 5070 Ti due to its VRAM demands – 21:57

Apple creates a subscription bundle for Pro creative apps like Final Cut Pro, Logic, and others – 23:00

Tesla’s Full Self Driving is also going subscription only, a year costs $999 – 29:15

Matthew McConaughey trademarks himself to fight unauthorized AI likenesses – 33:27

Apple announces that its long delayed ’smarter Siri’ will be powered by Google Gemini – 35:15

X finally responds to Grok’s CSAM and nudity generation with limits – 51:46

Cursor claims their AI agents wrote 1M+ lines of code to make a web browser from scratch, are developers cooked? – 57:52

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Best of CES 2026 + Pebble’s founder on his new watch and AI ring Jan 09, 2026

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That’s a wrap for CES 2026! In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about their favorite aspects of the show, as well as Engadget’s best of CES awards lineup. Also, Cherlynn chats with Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky about his Pebble smartwatch revival, as well as an intriguing new AI ring that’s built entirely around notetaking.

TVs at CES 2026: all eyes on Micro RGB and LG’s super thin OLED – 1:48

L'Oréal debuts LED/Infrared face masks seem cool but needs some development – 5:46

Engadget’s official Best of CES 2026: Lego’s Smart Brick, Lenovo’s rollable laptop screen, a super quiet leafblower and more – 9:55

Health Tech at CES 2026: Eyebot’s 30-second vision exam, Wheelmove makes manual wheelchairs motorized – 11:41

Interview with Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky – 20:43

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CES 2026: A rocky year ahead for the PC industry Jan 07, 2026

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We're halfway through CES 2026, and one of our biggest takeaways is that it's going to be a rough year for the PC industry. In this episode, Devindra chats with Engadget's Daniel Cooper about Intel, AMD, NVIDIA and the sad state of the PC industry. We've got some new CPUs, but the volatile RAM market will likely make everything expensive this year. Also, they dive into Dell's revival of the XPS brand, as well as iPolish's smart nails and Subtle's AI-powered VoiceBuds.

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The state of the PC industry in 2026 -- 02:22
Intel's new Core Ultra Series 3 chips -- 12:41
Dell's XPS lineup is back -- 17:41
Our favorite products from CES: 26:36

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CES 2026 preview: Micro RGB TVs, smart glasses and a weakened PC industry Dec 30, 2025

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We’re gearing up for CES 2026! Engadget will be on the ground, once again, to dive into the latest TVs, wearables and other wild tech from the world’s biggest consumer electronics show. In this episode, we chat about some new products we expect to see, like MicroRGB LED TVs and AI devices, and peer into what’s ahead for the rest of 2026.

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Why is the Nex Playground "AI console" such a hit? We chat with CEO David Lee Dec 23, 2025

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Over the past two years, the Nex Playground has carved out a niche for itself with kids and parents alike. It's a small box that sits in front of your TV and uses a camera, along with computer vision AI processing, to track your movement for interactive games. Think of it like a simplified version of Microsoft's Kinect (RIP), with a bit of the local multiplayer we see from the original Wii. In this bonus episode, we chat with David Lee, Nex's CEO and co-founder, about how he went from building a basketball tracking app to one of the most intriguing gaming console alternatives on the market. (The Nex Playground even managed to outsell Xbox in November!)

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A look back at 2025: AI, smartglasses and spineless Big Tech Dec 19, 2025

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This week, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low joins us to look back at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of 2025. We dive into our favorite gadgets of the year, the many ways Big Tech bowed to Trump, the disappointment of AI PCs and the rise of smart glasses.

Our favorite gadgets of 2025: Kindle Scribe Colorsoft, Airpods Pro 3, bluetooth lav mics and more – 2:26

Favorite Media of 2025: Andor, self-improvement via podcast, and a shoutout to your library – 34:30

iRobot declares bankruptcy – 47:29

Warner Bros. Discovery board rejects Paramount’s hostile bid, shareholders yet to vote – 53:47

The Oscars will air on Youtube starting in 2029 – 56:05

Ford to turn its F-150 Lightining into a gas generator EV – 57:41

Around Engadget: smart glasses had a great run in 2025, against social media age verification – 58:20

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Why Netflix is the best worst option for Warner Bros. Dec 11, 2025

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Last week, Netflix surprised us all when it announced plans for an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., a move that would fundamentally reshape the world of streaming video and Hollywood. But Paramount isn't giving up on WB -- this week it launched a $108 billion hostile takeover effort. In this episode, we discuss why everyone is fighting for WB, and why Netflix may be the best worst option for the storied movie studio.

What the Netflix bid for Warner Bros. means for at-home streamers and moviegoers – 1:55

Disney characters are coming to Sora after OpenAI struck a deal – 32:59

Meta may be giving up on open source for Llama – 43:53

Google CEO says we’re just going to have to grin and bear societal disruption via AI – 46:46

Around Engadget: The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is good, but is it $630 good? – 49:06

The best trailers and announcements from The Game Awards’ Day of the Devs stream – 51:28

Here’s why projectors won in 2025 – 54:31

Working on – 56:15

Pop culture picks – 57:33

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WTF is up with RAM? (With Will Smith from The Tech Pod) Dec 05, 2025

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RAM prices have gone wild, mostly thanks to AI. In this episode, Devindra chats with Will Smith (Brad and Will Made a Tech Pod) about the state of the RAM industry, as well as other hardware we expect to get more expensive. (SSD prices are definitely creeping up too!). Also, we discuss Meta poaching Alan Dye, one of Apple's design executives, and what this could mean for Meta's upcoming devices. And yes, whatever they have next will likely revolve around AI.

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, plans deep cuts to his company’s metaverse development – 1:09

Longtime Apple UI designer Alan Dye to join Meta’s AI division – 7:08

US DOT cuts fuel efficiency standards, doubles down on gas cars – 25:40

Waymo autonomous cars recently started driving more aggressively – 31:30

Amazon halts its anime dub beta because it sounded terrible – 38:00

WTF, RAM?? Will Smith joins to talk about why RAM prices are spiraling upward – 44:05

Around Engadget: Metroid Prime 4 is a return to form after 18 years on ice – 1:04:42

Working on – 1:07:36

Pop culture picks – 1:08:32

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Meta wins its massive antitrust case Nov 20, 2025

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So it turns out Meta isn't a monopoly, at least according to a federal judge. In this episode, we dive into Meta's victory in the FTC's antitrust case, which it seems to have won mainly thanks to TikTok's existence. Also, we chat about the Cloudflare issue that took down a huge portion of the web this week, as well as Roblox's plan to collect kids' selfies for age verification. We also carve out some time to chat with the audience and answer your pressing tech questions.

Meta won its antitrust case, will keep control of Instagram and WhatsApp – 2:30

Chat with the Livestream: Flickr’s repository of aughts memories and who uses Facebook anymore – 23:59

The Cloudflare issue that took down a lot of the web? It was a database error – 32:49

Google’s new Gemini 3 model is now available – 34:57

Roblox wants tens of millions of kids to send them a selfie for age verification – 38:27

TikTok’s screen time management function now includes an…affirmation journal? – 41:30

Around Engadget – 43:47

Working on – 50:36

Pop culture picks – 52:27

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Valve reshapes PC gaming again + Our favorite games of 2025 Nov 13, 2025

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This week Valve surprised us all with the announcement of three new devices: The tiny Steam Machine PC gaming desktop, the Steam Frame VR headset and a new Steam Controller. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget's gaming reporter Jessica Conditt discuss how these devices fit into the PC gaming world, which has already been reshaped by Valve's Steck Deck portable. Also, we discuss our favorite games of 2025, as well as the upcoming titles we're looking forward to.

Valve reshapes PC gaming with a new Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset and updated Steam Controller – 1:10

It’s not just Silksong! A look at our favorite indie games of 2025 with Jess Conditt – 25:25

Michael Burry places his next big short on Palantir and NVIDIA – 46:09

WSJ Report: OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT encouraged user suicides – 50:57

Apple unveils Digital IDs for iPhones, to hold passports and other IDs – 59:35

Deezer-Ipsos survey says 97% of people can’t tell if music is AI generated – 1:01:37

Around Engadget – 1:07:18

Working on – 1:08:42

Pop culture picks – 1:09:10

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