Taking down the ‘X’, plus a week of AI and EV news
Taking down the ‘X’, plus a week of AI and EV news  
Podcast: The Engadget Podcast
Published On: Fri Aug 04 2023
Description: While our reviewers spend time testing the numerous Samsung devices that were just announced, this episode Cherlynn and Sam dive into the relatively slow week in tech. Of course, we can’t escape the onslaught of news coming from X-Twitter-Musk land, just like how residents from a building across from the company’s San Francisco headquarters were unable to escape from blinding lights this weekend. We also go over some updates from Meta and Google and discover why Cherlynn loves clowns. This week in X/Twitter news: A disturbing strobe-light of a logo and hiding your checkmark – 1:21Tesla under investigation for steering and battery range issues – 11:31Half of Meta Threads users are now inactive – 24:16Meta may be working on an Abraham Lincoln AI chatbot – 29:39 Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggests the iPhone 15 could come with USB-C charging – 37:58Working on – 54:13Pop culture picks – 56:47 Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy