Xbox prices are going up? Is the first time in home video gaming where prices increase as a system gets older? Meta has plans to overhaul the advertising business from top to bottom, but will it work?

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos

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Microsoft consoles and first party games just got a lot more expensive, and Sean Hollister talks all about map tech in Japan.

Starring Jason Howell, Huyen Tue Dao, and Sean Hollister.

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• Apple Dealt Stinging Court Defeat on App Store Sales Commissions

• Apple says it will appeal after court finds company, executive lied under oath in Epic Games trial

• Fortnite will return to the App Store for iPhone and iPad in every country — on one condition

• Microsoft is raising prices on Xbox consoles, controllers, and games worldwide

• Google Eyes Gemini-iPhone AI Deal This Year, Pichai Tells Court

• Google is reportedly showing ads in chats with some third-party AI chatbots

• Meta Jumps on Resilient Ad Sales, Plans to Navigate Tariffs

• Mark Zuckerberg is planning a premium tier and ads for Meta’s AI app

• Microsoft Moderates A.I. Spending as Profit Increases 18%

• JetBrains releases Mellum, an ‘open’ AI coding model

• Pinterest is finally doing something about its AI infestation

• If you’re in the market for a $1,900 color E Ink monitor, one of them exists now

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Apple can no longer collect fees on purchases made outside of the App Store, Microsoft increases the price on the Xbox, games, and accessories, and Microsoft cautions that customers may experience AI service disruptions due to high demand.

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OpenAI pulls an update from ChatGPT that made it too sycophantic. Will Apple Intelligence ever come out? And researchers study if robo-vacuums can be repurposed for other tasks. Finland will restrict student phone use during the school day starting August 1st,

Starring Sarah Lane, Robb Dunewood, Roger Chang, Amos

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Also, everybody seems to want age verification, but can you even do it?

Starring Tom Merritt, and Jenn Cutter, and Dr Niki.

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• Bloomberg: Meta-Backed Lobby Targets Apple & Google

• Ars Technica: Redditor Rediscovers ’90s Anti-Surveillance Tool

• Bloomberg: Google Hopes for Gemini Deal with Apple

• TechCrunch: OpenAI Walks Back Sycophantic ChatGPT Update

• TechCrunch: DeepSeek Upgrades Math-Focused AI

• Bloomberg: Xiaomi Joins China’s AI Race

• Wikimedia: New AI Strategy Puts Humans First

• TechCrunch: Microsoft Says AI Wrote 30% of Its Code

• The Verge: Meta Ray-Ban Privacy Concerns

• Engadget: Meta Plans AI for WhatsApp Without Breaking Privacy

• Engadget: EA Cancels Titanfall Project, Cuts Jobs

• TechCrunch: Google Play App Count Down 47%

• Engadget: Switch Update Adds Game Cards, Cloud Transfer

• BleepingComputer: Apple Airborne Flaws Could Lead to RCE

• CNBC: Waymo and Toyota Team Up on Self-Driving Cars

• The Verge: Slate Factory Plans Electric Truck Site in Indiana

• TechCrunch: Freepik Launches Licensed AI Image Generator

• Fortune: Retailers Brace for Inventory Crisis Amid Trade War

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says 20–30% of code is AI-generated, Wikipedia outlines new 3-year AI strategy, OpenAI rolls back GPT-4o update.

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We examine the allegations that Amazon will add a line item in pricing denoting tariff charges on products. We discuss if AI assisted shopping is something we need and want. Jenn Cutter is here to explain what Game-key cards are for on the Nintendo Switch 2. And do AI writing assistants need a broader cultural understanding to be more useful for people outside of Western countries?

Starring Sarah Lane, Jenn Cutter, Roger Chang, Amos

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US Congress passed the bipartisan Take It Down Act, and Bodie Grimm shares two EV models that you need to know about.

Starring Jason Howell, Shannon Morse, and Bodie Grimm.

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• The Verge: Duolingo Going “AI-First”

• The Register: Generative AI Not Hurting Jobs or Wages

• Engadget: Amazon Denies Tariff Price Impact Report

• Washington Post: Congress Targets Deepfake Revenge Porn

• Reuters: Amazon Launches Kuiper Internet Satellites

• Engadget: AI Researchers Secretly Experimented on Reddit Users

• 404 Media: Reddit Threatens Legal Action Over AI Experiments

• The Verge: OnePlus Watch 3 Price Hike Reversed

• Wired: OpenAI Adds Shopping Features to ChatGPT

• The Verge: LG Shuts Down Android Update Servers

• Daily Tech News Show: Audience Survey