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Engadget Podcast: Why would Apple want to make an AI pin?

Here is a 184-word summary of the news article: The Engadget Podcast discusses Apple's reported plans to develop an AI pin to compete with OpenAI's non-existent pin, which the hosts find perplexing. They also cover other tech news, including Sony's new joint venture with TCL to take over its Bravia TV business, the aftermath of Verizon's major service outage, and YouTube's plans for more AI video tools. The podcast further explores the FTC's ongoing antitrust case against Meta, the potential earnings the Trump family could generate from crypto by 2025, and Adobe's new Acrobat features for generating presentations and podcasts from documents. The main focus, however, is on why Apple might want to create an AI pin, a move the hosts find bewildering given the lack of a clear use case or consumer demand for such a product. The episode also includes reviews of the Sony LinkBuds Clip, the Volvo EX60, and the Canon EOS R6 III, as well as the hosts' pop culture picks.

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Meta Hit by EU Warning to Open WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, has been issued a warning by the European Union (EU) over its policies that prevent the use of rival Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots on the messaging platform. This move by the EU…

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Meta Hit by EU Warning to Open WhatsApp to Rival AI Chatbots

Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, has been issued a warning by the European Union (EU) over its policies that prevent the use of rival Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots on the messaging platform.…

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Report reveals that OpenAI's GPT-5.2 model cites Grokipedia

The article reports that OpenAI's latest language model, GPT-5.2, has been found to cite Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia powered by xAI, when answering questions related to controversial topics such as Iran or the…

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Engadget Podcast: Why would Apple want to make an AI pin?

Here is a 184-word summary of the news article: The Engadget Podcast discusses Apple's reported plans to develop an AI pin to compete with OpenAI's non-existent pin, which the hosts find perplexing. They also cover…

Read original at Engadget →

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Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of WhatsApp, has been issued a warning by the European Union (EU) over its policies that prevent the use of rival Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots on the messaging platform. This move by the EU…

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T2 · Outlet reportEngadgetJan 24, 2026

The article reports that OpenAI's latest language model, GPT-5.2, has been found to cite Grokipedia, an online encyclopedia powered by xAI, when answering questions related to controversial topics such as Iran or the Holocaust. This raises…

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T2 · Outlet reportEngadgetJan 23, 2026

Here is a 184-word summary of the news article: The Engadget Podcast discusses Apple's reported plans to develop an AI pin to compete with OpenAI's non-existent pin, which the hosts find perplexing. They also cover other tech news,…

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