July 16, 2026

Tech News Weekly 446: Is OnePlus Really Gone for Good?

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins the show this week! Is Google's AI Search failing kids? OpenAI could be releasing its first device: a proactive AI-smart speaker. OnePlus is exiting the US & European market. And Microsoft's Comic Chat is now open source.

Common Sense Media finds Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode miss warning signs like suicidal ideation and validate disordered eating, especially concerning.

Bloomberg reports that OpenAI is building a screen-free, proactive smart speaker for the home.

Katie Collins from CNET joins the show to talk about OnePlus's withdrawal from the US & European market.

And Microsoft releases the code for its iconic mid-90s comic-strip IRC client (birthplace of Comic Sans) on GitHub.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Katie Collins

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July 16, 2026

Tech News Weekly 446: Is OnePlus Really Gone for Good?

Listen Later

1 hour 5 minutes

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy of The Verge joins the show this week! Is Google's AI Search failing kids? OpenAI could be releasing its first device: a proactive AI-smart speaker. OnePlus is exiting the US & European market. And Microsoft's Comic Chat is now open source.

Common Sense Media finds Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode miss warning signs like suicidal ideation and validate disordered eating, especially concerning.

Bloomberg reports that OpenAI is building a screen-free, proactive smart speaker for the home.

Katie Collins from CNET joins the show to talk about OnePlus's withdrawal from the US & European market.

And Microsoft releases the code for its iconic mid-90s comic-strip IRC client (birthplace of Comic Sans) on GitHub.

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

Guest: Katie Collins

Download or subscribe to Tech News Weekly at https://twit.tv/shows/tech-news-weekly.

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Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit

Sponsors:

blackhat.com/us-26 and use code TWIT

rippling.ai/tnw

framer.com/tnw

zscaler.com/security

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