In a way, we live in a world where people can bet on almost anything using sites like Polymarket and Kalshi. In this episode, Devindra and Engadget Senior Reporter Karissa Bell dive into the world of prediction markets. How did we get here? And does infinite betting have real-world effects? Also, we chat about the new American version of TikTok, which stumbled in the first weekend with many errors and reported censorship.

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Topics

• Who will buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Tri-fold for $2900? – 1:18

• Tesla kills Model X and S lines to focus on Optimus robot moonshot – 6:46

• Amazon plans to cut 16,000 jobs and close grocery stores in another round of restructuring – 10:45

• Most of the UK will lose access to Pornhub in a battle over age verification and privacy – 21:16

• Internal messages from Meta about Instagram ‘a drug’ for teenagers could be bombshell evidence in the trial – 26:59

• What are prediction markets and why are they suddenly popular? – 32:11

• As TikTok US stumbles, users ask ‘is it server problems or censorship?’ – 46:55

• Around Engadget – 59:11

• Pop culture picks – 1:01:23

Credits

Hosts: Devindra Hardra and Karissa Bell
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien