The Engadget Podcast, Ep 7: Firestarter

Managing editor Dana Wollman, senior editor Nathan Ingraham and reviews editor Cherlynn Low join guest host Devindra Hardawar to discuss Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 recall, Uber’s self-driving cars and why the heck Google is making another messaging app.

The Flame Wars Leaderboard

Wins

Loses

Winning %

Chris Velazco
3
1
.750
Christopher Trout
2
1
.666
Dana Wollman
2
1
.666
Devindra Hardawar
6
4
.600
Cherlynn Low
6
7
.461
Nathan Ingraham
4
6
.4
Michael Gorman
1
2
.333

Relevant links:

• Allo brings Google’s ‘Assistant’ to your phone today
• macOS Sierra review: Mac users get a modest update this year
• Google’s next phones may be much more expensive
• I drove around Pittsburgh in a self-driving Uber
• You can hail a self-driving Uber in Pittsburgh starting today
• US government outlines its policy on self-driving cars
• Samsung recalls the Galaxy Note 7 amid battery fears
• Samsung exec explains ‘facts’ of the Galaxy Note 7 recall
• US consumer safety group recalls the Samsung Galaxy Note 7
• Samsung’s replacement Galaxy Note 7s will be in stores tomorrow

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