AI's World-Ending Capabilities Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

It’s become popular amongst the denizens of Silicon Valley to claim that AI could end the world as we know it. However, this week provided more than a few examples of why that isn’t true. AI isn’t going to pose a threat to humanity anytime soon. The AI products that exist don’t even perform their limited function…

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For All Mankind Is the Best Show You Aren't Watching, But Why?

That For All Mankind isn’t one of the biggest shows in the world might make sense, if not for other shows like Ted Lasso, The Morning Show, or Severance. All of them are originals released through Apple TV+, one of those streamers maybe you subscribe to while a show is on and then cancel, or mess around with for a…

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Engadget Podcast: Diving into the Apple Watch sales ban

Right as we’re heading into Christmas, Apple has been forced to stop sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US, due to an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over pulse oximeters. To break down what’s going on, Devindra and Ben chat with Christina Farr, a health tech investor at OMERS Ventures and author of the newsletter Second Opinion. It turns out Apple has made a habit of tempting people away from competing companies, and that includes Masimo’s former chief medical officer. Did Apple really steal trade secrets? Or does it just look very guilty since it had the means and motive to copy Masimo’s technology?


Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you’ve got suggestions or topics you’d like covered on the show, be sure to email us or drop a note in the comments! And be sure to check out our other podcast, Engadget News!

Topics

  • Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales ban chat with Chrissy Farr – 1:49

  • Generative image model LAION-5B has over 1000 CSAM images in its dataset – 20:07

  • PS5 outsold Xbox 3 to 1 in 2023, lifetime PS5 sales hit 50 million – 24:00

  • Hackers release footage from Insomniac’s Wolverine after 1.67TB data breach – 34:35

  • Working on – 37:24

  • Pop culture picks – 38:07

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Credits
Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Ben Ellman
Guest: Christina Farr
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/engadget-podcast-apple-watch-sales-ban-150001698.html?src=rss

U.S.-Israeli Hostage Killed In Gaza, Forum Says

Gadi Haggai was captured by Hamas on Oct. 7 along with his wife, Judi Weinstein, who allegedly remains in the militant group’s custody.

Rings Around Uranus, Leather Made of Human Skin, and More Top Science News of the Week

The week’s top three stories on the science beat all made me a little uncomfortable, to be honest. The news that scientists found a credible link between having a cat during your childhood and later being diagnosed with schizophrenia was troubling. Then there was the 2,400-year-old leather than turned out to be made…

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Engadget Podcast: Diving into the Apple Watch sales ban

Right as we’re heading into Christmas, Apple has been forced to stop sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 in the US, due to an ongoing patent dispute with Masimo over pulse oximeters. To break down what’s going on, Devindra and Ben chat with Christina Farr, a health tech investor at OMERS Ventures and author of the newsletter Second Opinion. It turns out Apple has made a habit of tempting people away from competing companies, and that includes Masimo’s former chief medical officer. Did Apple really steal trade secrets? Or does it just look very guilty since it had the means and motive to copy Masimo’s technology?


Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you’ve got suggestions or topics you’d like covered on the show, be sure to email us or drop a note in the comments! And be sure to check out our other podcast, Engadget News!

Topics

  • Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales ban chat with Chrissy Farr – 1:49

  • Generative image model LAION-5B has over 1000 CSAM images in its dataset – 20:07

  • PS5 outsold Xbox 3 to 1 in 2023, lifetime PS5 sales hit 50 million – 24:00

  • Hackers release footage from Insomniac’s Wolverine after 1.67TB data breach – 34:35

  • Working on – 37:24

  • Pop culture picks – 38:07

Subscribe!

Credits
Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Ben Ellman
Guest: Christina Farr
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/engadget-podcast-apple-watch-sales-ban-150001698.html?src=rss

Exclusive: Mel Magazine Is Coming Back After Being Acquired By Literally Media

Mel magazine publishes stories like “Our Eternal Horniness for the Camp Counselor.”

2023 Was a Great Year for Foldables, If You Could Afford One

Last year, I mused over whether foldable smartphones would ever be affordable. I wanted to see them take off after falling in love with the Galaxy Z Fold 4. This year, I got my answer. It’s a resounding “No,” especially with the foldable market as it is right now. Even with the recently launched Motorola Razr, a flip…

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NASA's Detonation Engine Revs Up for 4 Minutes in Breakthrough Test

NASA just put its new propulsion system to the test, powering a 3D-printed rotating detonation rocket engine for a sustained burn that lasted three times as long as the first test.

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Biden Finally Picks A Side In The Big Clean Energy Fight Dividing Democrats

The administration’s strict rules for “green” hydrogen boost some clean power, like geothermal energy, but deal a blow to nuclear.