Engadget Podcast: HBO to the Max<p>So long HBO Max, hello… Max? This week, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss Warner Bros. pivot away from the beleaguered HBO Max service, and towards something that unifies HBO and Discovery’s content. Does Max help, or hurt the HBO brand? And does the name even matter when people will always line up for the next
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<strong>Topics</strong></h2><ul><li><p>Max (just Max) is replacing HBO Max – 1:34</p></li><li><p>NVIDIA’s RTX 4070 review: excellent at 1440p gaming, still pricey at $499 – 21:15</p></li><li><p>This week in Twitter mess: NPR and PBS quit Twitter over account labeling, AI project allegedly in the works – 23:03</p></li><li><p>Worker morale is low at Meta after layoffs – 27:57</p></li><li><p>Lo-fi girl is back, and she made a new synth wave friend – 30:40</p></li><li><p>AI Update: Stable Diffusion is already taking illustrator jobs in China – 32:34</p></li><li><p>Working on – 35:48</p></li><li><p>Pop culture picks – 37:44</p></li></ul><h2></h2><h2>Livestream</h2><div id="undefined"><iframe src="
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Hosts: Cherlynn Low and Devindra HardawarProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O'BrienLivestream producers: Julio BarrientosGraphic artists: Luke Brooks</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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Engadget Podcast: HBO to the Max
