Engadget Podcast: Sony buys Bungie, Spotify’s Joe Rogan dilemma | Engadget

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Editor Jessica Conditt about Sony’s stunning $3.6 billion Bungie acquisition. It’s too quickly for it to be a direct response to the Microsoft/Activision deal, however clearly Sony sees the necessity for brand spanking new blood. Also, they dive into Spotify’s weak response to protests across the Joe Rogan podcast. Should Spotify be utilizing a stronger editorial hand? And sure, they focus on the entire New York Times/Wordle acquisition too.

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Topics

  • Sony buys Bungie for $3.6 billion – 1:41

  • More artists depart Spotify over Joe Rogan / COVID misinformation – 21:03

  • New York Times buys Wordle – 38:14

  • Alphabet (Google) and Apple submit big earnings – 45:42

  • Working on – 52:58

  • Picks – 56:09

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Credits
Hosts: Cherlynn Low and Devindra Hardawar
Guests: Jessica Conditt
Producer: Ben Ellman
Music: Dale North and Terrence O’Brien
Livestream producers: Julio Barrientos and Luke Brooks
Graphic artists: Luke Brooks, Kyle Maack 

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