The Verge's Nilay Patel, David Pierce, and Alex Cranz discuss the announcements from Samsung's Galaxy Unpacked event, Redbox shutting down, and more tech news from this week.

Further reading:

• Samsung Galaxy Unpacked: all the news on the Galaxy Ring, Fold, Flip, Watch, and AI
• Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 are pricier with minor updates
• Samsung’s Galaxy Ring could be the one ring to rule an ecosystem
• Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra hands-on: ultra déjà vu
• Galaxy Watch 7: price, availability, and how to preorder
• Samsung’s new Galaxy Buds are blatant AirPod clones in both form and function
• Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are, uh, still doing that XR thing.
• Motorola’s 2024 Razr Plus is a fun and flawed flip phone
• Redbox shuts down as its parent company declares Chapter 7 bankruptcy
• Sling TV is the latest streamer to get those pesky pause ads
• Netflix’s next live event is a Joe Rogan comedy special
• Spotify is going to let you leave comments on podcast episodes
• Paramount agrees to sweetened Skydance merger deal
• Instagram is sticking to short videos, says Adam Mosseri
• Amazon’s Echo Spot is back with better sound and no camera
• Nothing’s CMF launches new supercheap earbuds and a smartwatch
• Nothing’s CMF Phone 1 is proof that gadgets can still be fun
• Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified
• Microsoft and Apple ditch OpenAI board seats amid regulatory scrutiny
• The developers suing over GitHub Copilot got dealt a major blow in court

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