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This week on the Engadget Podcast, we dive into Microsoft's brutal Xbox layoffs with Mike Futter of the Virtual Economy Podcast.
It follows reports of 100,000 jobs being under threat at the German automaker.
Microsoft's new Workspace Check-in feature for Teams rolled out last month.
China made a breakthrough in its space program with the successful capture of a Long March 10B rocket booster.
The latest glasses from Xreal are designed to appeal to gamers and movie-watchers who want a big screen wherever they are.
While fully loaded models are quite pricey, the HP OmniBook Ultra is hard to beat for those in the market for a premium Windows ultraportable.
The European Commission says Facebook's and Instagram's addictive designs violate the Digital Services Act.
Microsoft pledged to be carbon negative by 2030, but its AI push has wrecked its goal.
NVIDIA launches trading cards that feature 'GeForce PC gaming's great moments.'
That's a choice.
Even older emulation-focused handhelds can't escape RAMaggedon.
The latest adventure for the kooky camera looks skyward.
OpenAI's long-awaited super app is here.
If Google's AI tools are used, it will automatically be noted in My Ad Center.
Funk became the oldest person to fly in space in 2021.
The IER-M500 earphones were designed for fit and comfort during stage wear.
It has a proprietary OS, a QWERTY keyboard and dual(ish) screens.
The $140, 1,252-piece Hubble Telescope Lego set goes on sale on August 1.
Sony has finally unveiled the RX10 V superzoom with a 24-600mm zoom lens and 20.1-megapixel 1-inch sensor.
The Claude Reflect dashboard is like a mix of Spotify Wrapped and the screen time tool on your phone.
New York has banned smart glasses in all 1,240 state, county, city, town and village courts.
Meta has automatically opted all public accounts into its Muse Image AI.
Alienware's latest 34-inch ultrawide gaming monitor is far brighter than before, and it can finally handle text without fringing.
Slate's barebones EV trucks lack whimsy, which is why the company has teamed up with Crayola.
SpaceXAI has rolled out Grok 4.5, the first model it trained with Cursor.
The BBC wanted to launch a UK-wide streaming service with ITV and Channel 4 in 2007... and again in 2017... will the third time be the charm?
The NHTSA says it identified a 'pattern of driverless AVs' interfering with first responders. It's now demanding a solution from AV makers.
The social platform wants its crowd-sourced corrections to be harder to ignore.
The opinion says whether it's fair is 'for our citizenry to decide at the ballot box.'
The Fallout: New Vegas developer has not escaped Microsoft's Xbox layoffs unscathed.
The FTC sued the famed green tractor company last year.
PC shipments are falling, but revenue for manufacturers is still rising.
The Steam Machine isn't worth the price that Valve is asking.
The horror-comedy series Widow's Bay earned 19 Emmy nominations for its first season.
Waymo will ditch human supervisors in San Diego, Las Vegas, Tampa and Denver.
OpenAI's new voice mode for ChatGPT will acknowledge you as you speak, and slow down if you ask it to.
It allows you to reimagine videos stored in Google Photos using Gemini Omni.
Amazon is working on a project codenamed 'Moonraker' that would enable the AI assistant to handle multi-step tasks more effectively.
Renders of multiple new Samsung devices have arrived a few weeks before the company's next Unpacked event.
The company doesn't plan to release an offline version.
DuckDuckGo will now block video ads by default in its browser.
Apple has lost its court challenge against EU rules forcing it to open up its platforms to third parties.
Apple is testing devices with Chinese-made DRAM made by CXMT, which reportedly has ties to the People's Liberation Army.
US companies are increasingly turning to Chinese-made AI models to cut costs, something the government isn't happy about.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra and Luna will be widely available on Thursday.
Meta answers people's privacy concerns about its smart glasses in an FAQ.
Meta's new AI detector has rate limits for some reason.
The next Samsung Galaxy Unpacked launch is happening on July 22.

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