Engadget Podcast: Instagram on trial and the RAMaggedon rages on

Source: Engadget

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified this week in a landmark social‑media trial, claiming the company only wanted to make Instagram “useful” and not addictive. In this episode we discuss Zuck’s testimony and its potential implications for social‑media companies, as well as the latest fallout from the RAM shortage—dubbed “RAMaggedon”—including a possible PlayStation 6 delay and a bleak outlook for many consumer‑electronics firms.

Topics

• Mark Zuckerberg testifies that Instagram was meant to be “useful,” not addictive – 1:27
• Meta reportedly plans to launch a smartwatch later this year – 13:23
• The RAMageddon will likely kill some small consumer‑electronics companies – 15:54
• Apple could unveil a MacBook, new M5 Pro chip, and iPhone 17e at the March 4 event – 26:26
• Google’s Pixel 10a arrives on March 5 – 32:17
• Email leaked to 404 media suggests Ring had plans to use its Search Party function for wider surveillance – 34:48
• Listener mail – 45:14
• Working on – 48:40
• Pop‑culture picks – 49:04

Credits

• Host: Devindra Hardawar
• Producer: Ben Ellman
• Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien

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