Engadget Podcast: Who needs an AI web browser?

This week we're fielding your burning tech questions, as well as diving into a bunch of AI web browser news. Opera has started testing its fully agentic AI browser, the Browser Company is dumping the Arc browser in favor of something AI related and Mozilla is getting in a bit of hot water with experimental AI preview summaries. Try as we might, we just can't escape AI.

  • Listener Mailbag: How to set up an Xbox account for your kids, will screens be obsolete, and more – 1:34

  • Web browsers go AI ‘agentic’: The Browser Company leaves Arc behind. Opera and Firefox debut new features – 25:37

  • xAI is paying Telegram $300m this year to use Grok – 54:04

  • Apple’s self repair program extends to iPads – 56:30

  • Apple might switch its OS numbering next year, iOS26 could be on the way – 58:57

  • Working on – 1:02:41

  • Pop culture picks – 1:09:26

Hosts: Devindra Hardawar and Ben Ellman
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O'Brien

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