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Owen Poole goes over the biggest tech stories of the day. Video game publisher Electronic Arts is being acquired for $55 billion, the largest private equity deal ever. Open AI has new parental control features to help keep teenagers safe while using ChatGPT. And a new study from NASA shows the possibility of launching nuclear weapons at an asteroid.

Owen Poole covers the big tech stories of the day. Popular charging device brand, Anker, issues a recall due to fire risk. Nvidia and OpenAI unveil a "strategic partnership" to spend billions on new data centers. Samsung sparks controversy by testing ads on its smart refrigerators.

Owen Poole goes over the big tech stories of the day, including: In what social media has dubbed "Scratchgate," the new iPhone 17 appears to be prone to dings and scuffs. The US and China are close to reaching a deal on the sale of TikTok, with lots of details still up in the air. Plus, Google is adding its Gemini AI to smart TVs.

Owen Poole covers today's top tech stories, including rumors of a future OLED MacBook Pro with a touchscreen display. Plus, DJI's new drone might not be available in the US. And Ford is laying off more workers at its EV production plant in Germany.

Wes Ott covers today's top tech stories. Apple's new software update is available to the public. Amazon to release new hardware later this month. Meta holds its "Connect" event and unveils new products.

Apple launches its new iPhone 17 alongside lots of other product upgrades, Starlink's big new acquisition and what it might mean for your future wireless service, and new research finds the most compelling evidence yet for "potential biomarkers" on Mars.

Apple just dropped the new iPhone 17, and CNET's Bridget Carey, PCMag's Iyaz Akhtar, Lifehacker's Michelle Ehrhardt and Mashable's Timothy Beck Werth joined forces to break down all the news from the tech giant's annual iPhone event.

The NFL's "Brazil Game" was the first game to be broadcast exclusively on YouTube, and it drew a massive audience. Anthropic is settling a class action lawsuit over copyright, but not everyone agrees it's a setback for AI companies. Amazon is cracking down on free Prime shipping for invited guests outside your immediate household.

Google wins a huge legal victory, allowing the company to keep Chrome and Android, Roblox introduces new age-verification features amid a lawsuit about children's safety, and Adobe brings a free version of its popular video-editing software to iPhones.

Galaxy S25 FE, Galaxy Tab S11 and the Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra were all revealed at the latest Samsung Galaxy Event. Here's a highlight of everything they announced.

Waymo launches its autonomous vehicle service in Seattle and Denver, Apple sends invites for its upcoming "awe inspiring" keynote, and Google announces new and improved upgrades for its Pixel devices.

Wes Ott discusses the day's big tech news. Spotify's new direct-messaging features, Google Gemini apps' AI environmental impact and YouTube altering shorts on its platform.

Watch Starship's tenth flight test from Starbase, Texas, on a suborbital flight. SpaceX successfully deployed eight Starlink satellites, marking the first time it has launched a payload from Starship.

Wes Ott talks you through the big tech news of the day, including the soon-to-open Netflix Houses, Waymo's autonomous vehicles on the road in New York City, and Microsoft's Copilot AI being integrated into its Excel software.

Get all the reactions to the new Pixel phone lineup and AI reveals from our team of experts at CNET, PCMag and Mashable.

New reports show Apple is investing heavily in India to manufacture the new iPhone, a huge $6 billion deal in the local TV industry may face FCC scrutiny, and Spotify announces a new audio mixing tool that lets you create unique playlists and be your own DJ.

Supply chain experts say Apple may delay the launch of the iPhone 18 next year to make room for a possible iPhone Fold, Google Gemini is going to start remembering more of your conversations (unless you opt out), and the Trump administration is reportedly considering buying a stake in US chipmaker Intel.

Nvidia shared some big announcements ahead of Gamescom 2025, including the ability to stream Steam games on GeForce Now at 90fps and new AI assistants for gaming and beyond.

Google's next big Pixel event is set for August 20, and guess what? They've already spoiled some of it. From AI-powered upgrades to hardware leaks and a suspicious obsession with thermometers, here's everything you can expect from the Pixel 10 lineup.

Wes Ott talks about the big tech news of the day, including the UFC's blockbuster $7.7 billion deal with Paramount Plus, Apple's rumored $599 MacBook and Ford's $5 billion bet on the EV market.

Given the recent updates from rival BCI makers Synchron and Neuralink, we're taking a closer look at both companies, the similarities and differences in their approach, and what the future holds for the world of brain-computer interfaces.

Sam Altman and the OpenAI team demonstrated the new GPT-5 Reasoning Model, which will be free for all ChatGPT users starting today.

Owen Poole covers the important tech stories of the day, including NASA possibly decommissioning a key satellite that measures carbon, ESPN making huge deals with the NFL and WWE ahead of its standalone service debut, and an interview with an AI avatar of a teen killed in a mass shooting sparks a backlash.

Owen Poole wraps up the big tech news of the day, including Apple's big Q3 revenue numbers and the sale of the 3 billionth iPhone, Illinois passing a new law to regulate using AI for therapy, and Roku announcing a new, affordable ad-free streaming service called Howdy.

Owen Poole reviews the day's big tech news, including a verdict in a wrongful death lawsuit involving Tesla's Autopilot, how tariffs are impacting prices on imported products, and how YouTube will guess users' ages with AI.

See every launch stage of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station, marking NASA's 11th Commercial Crew Program flight aboard a Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft.

The UK's new Online Safety Act causes VPN use to skyrocket; Apple announces a new "manufacturing academy" as part of its $500 billion pledge to invest in the US; and the NBA tests new smart basketballs during Summer League with promising results.

Owen Poole runs through the tech news of the day, including OpenAI's new "Study Mode" for ChatGPT, a popular dating safety app that got hacked, and Domino's debut of a pizza delivery robot that can protect your pizza from seagulls on Tech Today.

Owen Poole dives into the tech news of the day, including what Google revealed about the new Pixel 10, how you can sign up for Apple's iOS 26 public beta and what a new survey says about how teenagers are using AI and why that might be dangerous.

Owen Poole runs through the big tech news of the day, including Netflix officially using generative AI in a series, Tesla's legal disputes over its Full-Self Drive Package and Google using Android phones to detect earthquakes.

Aly Lopez highlights today's big tech news, including an EcoFlow home battery backup system to rival Tesla, $90 billion AI data center investments and the MLB's "robo ump" debut.

Owen Poole runs through the big tech news of the day, including a new record high price for bitcoin, thanks to "Crypto Week" in Congress, the Department of Defense awarding contracts to top AI companies (including xAI and its controversial Grok model), and when we might eventually see a folding iPhone.

Owen Poole highlights the big tech news of the day, including a possible merger of Android and ChromeOS, updates to YouTube's Partner Program and the huge sales numbers from Prime Day.

Do you remember your first phone? We asked T-Mobile's head of marketing this and more at an event in Bellevue, where the company also announced the commercial launch date for T-Satellite, its Starlink-based satellite connectivity service (July 23).

VisionOS 26 introduces more robust spatial features to enhance the Apple Vision Pro experience at WWDC25.

SpaceX conducted its ninth test flight of the Starship Launch Vehicle atop a Falcon Heavy booster from Starbase, Texas. See all the highlights from the test launch.

Watch all the biggest announcements from Nvidia's keynote address at Computex 2025 in Taipei, Taiwan.

Android's Sameer Samat, president of Android Ecosystem, showcases new updates coming to Android 16 ahead of Google's annual Google I/O 2025 keynote and developers conference.

Amazon successfully launches and deploys 27 Project Kuiper Satellites on United Alliance's Atlas 5 Rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Amazon's Project Kuiper internet satellites are a direct competitor to SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, which will eventually include 3,236 low-Earth-orbit satellites to provide broadband around the globe.

Watch Blue Origin's historic NS-31 rocket launch. Its all-female crew included Gayle King, Katy Perry and Lauren Sanchez.

Biotech company eGenesis recently announced its second patient implanted with a pig kidney. This animal-to-human organ transplant, or xenotransplant, was made possible through advancements in gene-editing and cloning.

Cellular internet is a wireless internet connection, and it's catching people's attention. Here are the details.