The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event, Redbox shutting down, and more tech news from this week.

Further reading:

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: all the news on the Galaxy Ring, Fold, Flip, Watch, and AI
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 are pricier with minor updates
Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hands-on: ultra déjà vu
Galaxy Watch 7: price, availability, and how to preorder
Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds are blatant AirPod clones in both form and function
Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are, uh, still doing that XR thing.
Motorola’s 2024 Razr Plus is a fun and flawed flip phone
Redbox shuts down as its parent company declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Sling TV is the latest streamer to get those pesky pause ads
Netflix’s next live event is a Joe Rogan comedy special
Spotify is going to let you leave comments on podcast episodes
Paramount agrees to sweetened Skydance merger deal
Instagram is sticking to short videos, says Adam Mosseri
Amazon’s Echo Spot is back with better sound and no camera
Nothing’s CMF launches new supercheap earbuds and a smartwatch
Nothing’s CMF Phone 1 is proof that gadgets can still be fun
Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified
Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny
The developers suing over GitHub Copilot got dealt a major blow in court

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