The Engadget Podcast

Our Thoughts On Samsung's New Galaxy Z Fold 8, Watch Ultra 2 & More Gadget Mania

On this special episode, Cherlynn is joined by editor-in-chief Aaron Souppouris and Cherlynn Low to break down Samsung's announcements at Unpacked 2026. Mostly we felt like everything costs too much in 2026 and best practices for these hardware launch windows.Our Thoughts On The New Samsung Foldables - 1:32Time Is Money! Save Yourself This Hardware Season - 17:56Our Week With The Galaxy Watch Ultra 2 - 20:34Samsung Galaxy Card & Other Software Announcements - 35:19Watch the Livestream on Youtube: Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: Live Reactions To The New FoldablesSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-engadget-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate Previews + OpenAI’s Mystery AI speaker

Apple finally launched the public betas for iOS 27, macOS Golden Gate and all of its other new software this week. In this episode, Devindra and Nathan Ingraham dive into their thoughts around Siri AI, as well as the performance improvements in these new releases. Siri AI seems genuinely useful, and potentially less annoying to consumers than Microsoft’s Copilot. Also, we try to figure out what the hell is up with OpenAI’s rumored robotic AI speaker.iOS 27 and macOS 27 Previews - 2:44OpenAI’s First Gadget Is Reportedly A “Humanlike” Portable Speaker - 21:22Apple Calls OpenAI’s Hardware Business “Rotten To The Core” + OpenAI Pushes Back - 29:01Reviews Around Engadget - 34:36Engadget Pop Culture Picks - 40:32Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-engadget-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Xbox resets with layoffs (Guest: Mike Futter, co-host of the Virtual Economy Podcast)

Microsoft made its Xbox layoffs official this week, and they’re absolutely brutal. The company plans to lay off 3,200 employees, or 20 percent of its workforce, over the next year. 1,600 were immediately let go this week. To help us understand Xbox's strategy (if there’s any), we chatted with Mike Futter, co-host of the Virtual Economy Podcast and Director of Ops and Publishing at Causeway Studios. Once again, we chart Xbox’s sad decline to the inauspicious debut of the Xbox One in 2013.Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs get real and several studios are spun off – 0:59Mike Futter’s prediction for the future of game dev: AAA and everyone else – 35:34Behold, iRobot’s first new product post-bankruptcy: a vacuum operated by humans – 42:39Jess Conditt’s Steam Machine review: Very expensive and underpowered…but at least it’s quiet! – 44:47Pop culture picks – 46:06Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-engadget-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Who needs Valve’s Steam Machine? + Sony dumps Playstation discs

Valve’s Steam Machine is finally here! But while it lives up to much of the hype, its high price makes us wonder who it’s really for. In this episode, Senior Writer Jessica Conditt joins to talk about her experience with the Steam Machine and how it compares to consoles (which have also gotten very expensive). Also, we discuss Sony’s bombshell announcement about killing physical PlayStation discs in 2028 and Xbox’s confusing array of layoffs.TopicsThe base price for the Steam Machine is $1,049, who’s interested at that amount? – 1:09Sony is giving up on physical discs come 2028 – 23:08 Xbox layoffs could cut Arkane, Double Fine, and other marquee studios – 32:02A slow drip of news on Apple’s touchscreen laptop, the MacBook Ultra, is leaking – 45:24Cherlynn Low’s hands-on with the new Meta Glasses – 47:07 Pop culture picks – 52:09Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Making sense of SpaceX’s messy IPO (and its messier CEO)

With SpaceX planning to go public on June 12th, we brought on Slate’s Nitish Pahwa to dive into what it all means. How can an unprofitable company justify an IPO, and what does it plan to do with all that money? And how can we square the tech and finance world’s excitement over this IPO when Elon Musk spent this week inciting the Belfast race riots? SpaceX may have the largest IPO ever, how will it change the tech investment landscape? – 1:13A few stray thoughts on WWDC 2026 – 38:33 Meta silently adds, then deletes facial recognition code from its smart glasses – 44:08Anthropic’s Fable AI brings Mythos’ coding power to consumers – 45:47 Around Engadget: Rivian R2 first drive and a review of the Logitech Mobi Fold – 51:50Pop culture picks – 52:20Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy