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Aug 5, 2025 • 8min
Perplexity is allegedly scraping websites it's not supposed to, again plus a failed NASA Lunar mission and Amazon reorg of Wondery
Web crawlers deployed by Perplexity to scrape websites are allegedly skirting restrictions, according to a new report from Cloudflare. Specifically, the report claims that the company's bots appear to be "stealth crawling" sites by disguising their identity to get around robots.txt files and firewalls. In other news, the Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon officially ended on July 31, but it wasn't a complete journey. NASA said that its teams lost contact with the satellite shortly after its launch several months prior; Four years after Amazon’s acquisition of podcast network Wondery, the tech giant is dismantling its $300 million purchase and reorganizing various audio properties into separate teams at the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 4, 2025 • 5min
Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal
In better news, merchants can now live-chat with customers too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 4, 2025 • 10min
Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot on the way,’ X has to prove it wasn't negligent when removing CSAM, and a leak about the PS6
Apple reportedly has a 'stripped-down' AI chatbot on the way to compete with ChatGPT,’ X has to prove it wasn't negligent when removing CSAM from its site, and the PS6 may have triple the performance as the PS5 for the same price. It's Monday, August 4th and here’s a quick look at tech in the news this morning from Engadget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 1, 2025 • 6min
Spotify's lax privacy means anyone can see the Vice President's song choices
Plus, Brilliant Labs launches its second-generation smart glasses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Aug 1, 2025 • 7min
Steve Huffman wants Reddit to be a 'go-to search engine,’ Apple is 'open to' acquisitions to boost its AI roadmap, and Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal
Steve Huffman wants Reddit to be a 'go-to search engine,’ Apple is 'open to' acquisitions to boost its AI roadmap, and Uber Eats is stuffing AI slop into your meal. It's Friday, August 1st and here’s a quick look at tech in the news this morning from Engadget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 31, 2025 • 5min
The New York Times and Amazon's AI licensing deal is reportedly worth up to $25 million per year
It's a rare insight into how much AI companies are paying publishers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 31, 2025 • 11min
Mark Zuckerberg shared a confusing vision for AI 'superintelligence', flickering lights could help fight misinformation, and Substack accidentally sent push alerts promoting a Nazi publication
Mark Zuckerberg shares a confusing vision for AI 'superintelligence', flickering lights could help fight misinformation, and Substack accidentally sent push alerts promoting a Nazi publication. It's Thursday, July 31st and here’s a quick look at tech in the news this morning from Engadget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30, 2025 • 7min
ChatGPT's Study Mode will guide students to an answer stey by step
The feature arrives amid worries of rampant AI cheating at US colleges. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 30, 2025 • 7min
TikTok gamifying mindfulness with 'well-being missions', YouTube is turning to AI for age verification, and Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil
TikTok is gamifying mindfulness with 'well-being missions', YouTube is turning over age verification to AI, and Opera takes its browser beef with Microsoft to Brazil in its antitrust complaint. It's Wednesday, July 30th and here’s a quick look at tech in the news this morning from Engadget. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 29, 2025 • 7min
China calls for the creation of a global AI organization
Chinese premier Li Qiang said his country will share its AI tech with developing nations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
