Podcast Episodes

A new spacesuit design can recycle astronauts’ urine into purified, drinkable water

The idea for the new stillsuit came from Frank Herbert's Dune novels.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Disney Slack channel confidential data leaked, the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed, and YouTube Music’s new features

A group leaked confidential data from Disney Slack channels, Elon Musk confirms the Tesla Robotaxi event has been delayed to October, and YouTube Music's latest features include 'hum to search' and A…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Report finds most subscription services manipulate customers

A second study looks into the sorry state of privacy policies.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

OpenAI whistleblowers call for probe into NDAs, a bill to protect artists from unauthorized AI use, and a new spacesuit design borrowed from the Dune novels

OpenAI whistleblowers call for an SEC probe into NDAs, senators introduce a bill to protect artists from unauthorized AI use, and a new spacesuit design borrowed from Frank Herbert's Dune novels. It'…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

7 gadgets for students under $50

Keep on top of your assignments with these affordable essentials.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Say goodbye to Redbox, Joby Aviation’s hydrogen-powered air taxi, and YouTube rolling out new features for Shorts

Redbox is filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy instead of Chapter 11 because payroll obligations were higher than its earnings, Joby Aviation completed a 523-mile test flight of a hydrogen-powered air taxi, a…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Environmental groups accuse Amazon of ‘distorting the truth’

The company said it reached a goal of sourcing all its power from clean energy sources in the past year.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Subscription services use ‘dark patterns’, is Amazon ‘distorting the truth’, and ‘Severance’ has a release date

Most subscription services manipulate customers with 'dark patterns', Is Amazon ‘distorting the truth’ in its clean-energy claim, and Severance season two will hit Apple TV+ in January. It's Thursday…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Google Maps' speedometer finally comes to iOS and CarPlay

The iPhone is getting these features five years after Android.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

AI-powered Russian bot farm dismantled, Apple’s TUAW is back as an AI content farm, and Eton says leave your phones at home

US officials announced the takedown of an AI-powered Russian bot farm, Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm, and a British boarding school will make students use boring old Nokia phones. It'…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago