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10:18 pm GMT - Sun, January 30, 2022
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Teen wants $50,000 to stop tracking Elon Musks private jet
Earlier this week, 19-year-old Jack Sweeney won a bit of internet fame when Protocol published a story about one of his Twitter bots. The college student maintains ElonJet, a tracker that tweets ...
09:08 pm GMT - Sun, January 30, 2022
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Spotify will add a content advisory to COVID-19 podcast episodes
Following days of controversy stemming from Spotifys handling of allegations that Joe Rogan has used the platform to spread COVID-19 misinformation, the company said on Sunday it would take new measur...
07:45 pm GMT - Sun, January 30, 2022
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Halo TV series heads to Paramount on March 24th
Paramount+s live-action Halo series will debut on March 24th, according to a teaser the streamer shared today ahead of the AFC Championship Game on CBS. At approximately the 53-second mark of the clip...
06:39 pm GMT - Sun, January 30, 2022
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At-home COVID-19 tests could be more affordable thanks to your smartphone
Ever since the omicron variant arrived in the US, theres been a testing shortage in the country. Stuck between long lines at dedicated clinics and overly expensive at-home tests, many Americans have u...
04:32 pm GMT - Sun, January 30, 2022
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FCC seeks to reduce rural broadband funding waste with new accountability program
The Federal Communications Commission is ready to authorize more than $1.2 billion in funding through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Announced in 2019, the 10-year program seeks to expand broadba...
03:25 pm GMT - Sun, January 30, 2022
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Bren Brown says she's pausing her Spotify-exclusive podcast
Spotify may have to contend with more than musicians leaving its platform. Author and researcher Bren Brown has paused releases of her Spotify-exclusive podcasts Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead "un...
10:44 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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T-Mobile will fire unvaccinated corporate employees starting April 2nd
T-Mobile will fire corporate employees who arent fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by April 2nd, reports Bloomberg. The carrier confirmed the deadline after the outlet obtained an internal email in wh...
10:10 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Chrome for Android will ask if you really want to close every tab at once
If you're the sort to leave web browser tabs open on your phone (you know who you are), you've probably had a sinking feeling when you close every tab and realize you just lost a must-have sit...
09:46 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Treasury reconsiders IRS use of ID.me facial recognition amid privacy concerns
The Treasury Department is reconsidering the Internal Revenue Services use of ID.me for access to its website, according to Bloomberg. A department official said the agencies are exploring alternative...
08:33 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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3D map of an exoplanet's atmosphere may help find Earth-like worlds
Many exoplanets are completely uninhabitable, but they can still be useful in the search for more hospitable worlds. Scientists at Lund University have created a 3D map of ultra-hot gas giant WASP-189...
08:15 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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New US stock exchange will use the blockchain to track trading activity
This week, Americas first blockchain-based stock exchange obtained regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange. In a filing the SEC uploaded to its website on late Thursday evening, it said t...
07:45 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Spotify reportedly has a very limited set of COVID content guidelines
When Spotify started removing Neil Young's playlist from its service, it defended its practices against misinformation and said that it had already pulled over 20,000 COVID-related podcast episode...
06:50 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Peloton reportedly owes some of its workers money for unpaid labor
Peloton owes at least five of its workers money for unpaid labor, according to a BuzzFeed News report. The publication says that in recent months, a Minnesota delivery worker and a Los Angeles salespe...
06:06 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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NASA's JPL appoints its first female director
NASA isn't just interested in putting more women in space. The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory has appointed Worcester Polytechnic Institute's Dr. Laurie Leshin as its first female dire...
05:43 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Apples App Store now permits unlisted apps
Apple has introduced a new feature that could help declutter the App Store somewhat. Per support documentation spotted by MacRumors, the marketplace now supports unlisted apps that users can only acce...
05:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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ICYMI: NVIDIAs RTX 3050 is a great budget GPU
The new year is well underway, and weve already started testing out a wide variety of gadgets, devices and components. This week, Devindra Hardawar played with NVIDIAs RTX 3050 and deemed it a great d...
04:33 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Netflix and Mattel are making a live-action 'Masters of the universe' movie
Netflix's love affair with Masters of the Universe isn't about to cool down any time soon. The streaming service is partnering with Mattel to develop a live-action Masters of the Universe movi...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Hitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf audiences
The Silent Era of cinema was perhaps its most equitable with both hearing and hearing-impaired viewers able to enjoy productions alongside one another, but with the advent of "talkies," deaf...
04:19 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Federal appeals court upholds California net neutrality law
A federal appeals court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold Californias SB-822 net neutrality law, reports The Verge. One year after the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality rul...
03:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Epic gains support from Microsoft, 35 states in antitrust fight with Apple
Epic Games has some important allies in its bid to overturn a court ruling that cleared Apple of violating antitrust laws. CNET and FOSS Patents report Microsoft, the Electronic Frontier Foundation an...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Recommended Reading: The soccer insider who dominates the internet
Behind the curtain with soccers prophet of the dealRory Smith, The New York TimesNBA fans have Adrian Wojnarowski. Soccer fans have Fabrizio Romano. When transfer season kicks into high gear, Romano d...
02:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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'After Yang' explores the meaning of life through a broken android
In the film After Yang, a father goes to great lengths to save his daughter's best friend. It just so happens this bestie is a humanoid robot, or technosapien, named Yang. He's practically a m...
01:22 pm GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Twitter's misinformation policy doesn't cover the 2020 elections anymore
Twitter is no longer taking action on tweets spreading misinformation about the 2020 US elections, the website has revealed to CNN. Elizabeth Busby, the company's spokesperson, told the news organ...
09:42 am GMT - Sat, January 29, 2022
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Joni Mitchell will remove her music from Spotify over 'lies' that cost 'people their lives'
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has announced that she's removing all her music from Spotify. On her website, she published a short statement saying "irresponsible people are spreadi...
11:36 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Fox News host Dan Bongino earned himself a Google Ads ban too
Days after he was permanently banned from YouTube, Dan Bongino has also lost his ability to earn revenue from Google ads. On Friday, the Bongino Report Twitter account sent out a tweet suggesting Goog...
10:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Over 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake or plagiarized
One of the largest online marketplaces for non-fungible tokens is once again the center of controversy. Mere months after one of its employees resigned for using insider information to profit on NFT d...
10:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Over 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake, plagiarized or spam
One of the largest online marketplaces for non-fungible tokens is once again the center of controversy. Mere months after one of its employees resigned for using insider information to profit on NFT d...
09:28 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Netflix will have to face 'Queens Gambit' defamation suit, judge rules
Netflix is learning that careless dialogue in its fictional shows can have serious implications. Its bid to get a recent defamation suit dismissed has been rejected, meaning it will have to face the p...
08:58 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Neil Young was fed up with Spotifys shitty sound quality anyway
Neil Young's frustrations with Spotify go far beyond COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. A day after his music was removed from the platform, he said he "felt better" after leaving and slam...
08:20 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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US lawmakers want to make sure pandemic telehealth coverage doesn't lapse
The pandemic pushed US lawmakers to provide provisions to expand medical coverage for telehealth in 2020, speeding up a process that would otherwise have taken years. Since then, there have been effor...
07:56 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Waymo sues to keep autonomous vehicle emergency protocols secret
Waymo has sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles. In a case first reported by The Los Angeles Times, the Alphabet subsidiary filed a complaint with the Sacramento County Superior Court on Ja...
07:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Hopper wants to challenge Airbnb with short-term vacation rentals
Despite an already crowded market featuring big names like Airbnb and Vrbo, travel app Hopper is now expanding its services to include short-term home rentals.Featuring more than two million propertie...
07:04 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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The FAA has reached a deal with Verizon and AT&T for C-Band 5G at airports
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reached an agreement with AT&T and Verizon (Engadget's former parent company) regarding the rollout of their C-Band 5G networks at and around ai...
06:16 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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'NHL 22' adds women's teams for the first time
A week before the Winter Olympics get underway, EA has added women's teams to its NHL games for the first time. You can now select one of 10 women's International Ice Hockey Federation nationa...
05:31 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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New York's Obie Awards will consider streaming theater for the first time
For the first time in its storied history, New York Citys annual Obie Awards will consider virtual, digital and audio productions, the events organizer, the American Theater Wing, announced on Friday....
05:14 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Tesla is selling a microphone for in-car karaoke, but only in China
Tesla is selling a new accessory: a microphone for in-car karaoke. The TeslaMic is only available in China for the time being. The company introduced it amid the rollout of a Chinese New Year software...
05:01 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Riding along in Fords F-150 Lightning
Ahead of being able to actually drive it, Ford offered us a chance to check out a prototype of the fleet version of the upcoming F-150 Lightning. While we dont know what its like to be behind the whee...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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AirPods Pro drop to $180, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week was a good one for those holding out for discounts on Apple gadgets. Most AirPods models remain on sale at Amazon, so you can grab the second-gen earbuds for only $100 or the latest AirPods ...
04:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Porsche sent its Taycan EV cross-country to claim a 'charging time' record
A standard 2021 Porsche Taycan has broken the Guinness World Record for the shortest charging time to cross the United States in an electric vehicle. It only needed a cumulative charge time of 2 hours...
03:52 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Ubisoft executive complains NFT critics just dont get it'
An Ubisoft executive has responded to the backlash against the company's push to add NFTs (non-fungible tokens) to its games. In December, the publisher announced Quartz, an NFT platform that lets...
03:18 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Jabra's Elite 7 earbuds now support multipoint Bluetooth connectivity
When Jabra debuted its latest flagship true wireless earbuds in August, both models were packed with premium features like adjustable active noise cancellation (ANC) and ambient sound alongside a cust...
01:50 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Amazon's Eero 6 mesh WiFi system is up to 37 percent off
There are plenty of ways to update your home's WiFi today, but many of them are on the expensive side. And if you have a big home, outfitting every corner with a decent connection will cost you. H...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Podcast: What's hot at Sundance 2022 and Samsung's upcoming Unpacked
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra bring you the best and worst of Sundance 2022s tech-related projects. What films coming out of the show will be worth watching when theyre released? Are VR projects ea...
01:05 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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'Melting face' and 36 other emojis arrive with Apple's iOS 15.4 beta
Following the release of Unicode 14, Apple is finally starting to include the new emojis on iOS with the release of the 15.4 developer beta, Apple Insider has reported. As we detailed last summer, som...
12:35 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Google to invest up to $1 billion in India's second biggest carrier
After investing $4.5 billion in India's largest carrier Jio, Google is now putting up to $1 billion in Airtel, the second largest mobile operator, Airtel announced. The partnership is focusing on ...
12:15 pm GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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The Morning After: Latest iOS beta supports FaceID with a mask
Using your face to unlock your phone is great in normal times, but less than ideal when youre masked up and avoiding germs. Apple already has a workaround in place if you own a new enough Apple Watch,...
11:10 am GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Sony shows how 'Horizon Forbidden West' runs on a PS4 Pro
Guerilla Games has shared some short video clips of Horizon Forbidden West gameplay captured on a PS4 Pro. Unfortunately, the developer didn't include lengthy trailers or teaser videos and gamepl...
10:20 am GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Robot performs complex 'keyhole' intestinal surgery on pigs without human aid
A robot has successfully performed "keyhole" intestinal surgery on pigs without any aid from humans, according to a study from John Hopkins University (published in Science Robotics). What...
09:35 am GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Google Play Store's new 'Offers' tab highlights deals on apps, movies and more
Google has launched an Offers tab for the Play Store featuring deals on apps, games, movies, books and other purchases, Android Police has reported. It appears at the bottom of the Play screen, along ...
09:05 am GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Fitbit's Charge 5 is on sale for a record low of $120 right now
Fitness trackers and smartwatches can help keep you honest as you try to get more active and healthier in the new year. If you or someone you live is looking for a new one, Fitbit's latest sale ha...
08:03 am GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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Amazon allegedly called union organizers 'thugs' to discourage workers from unionizing
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Amazon of threatening, surveilling and interrogating workers at its JFK8 warehouse in New York to discourage them from unionizing. According to the board...
01:45 am GMT - Fri, January 28, 2022
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The first 'Super Pumped' trailer is here to dramatize Uber's reckless ascendance
Uber's rise to prominence might have been difficult to believe even as fiction, had it not been documented at every turn by ever-more concerning reports of overreach. The quasi-legal taxi business...
10:56 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Moderna begins early-stage trials of mRNA-based HIV vaccine
Moderna has begun early-stage clinical trials of an HIV mRNA vaccine, the company announced this week. On Thursday, it administered the first doses of a shot it co-developed with the International AID...
10:29 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Apple brought in a record-breaking $123.9 billion in revenue, despite supply constraints
It's been a great quarter for Apple. The company just dropped its earnings report for Q1, 2022 (which for Apple ended December 25, 2021), and it broke revenue records across the board. It also rep...
09:24 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Democratic lawmakers press crypto mining companies over energy consumption concerns
A group of Democratic lawmakers led by Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachuttes has asked six crypto mining companies, including Riot Blockchain, to answer questions about the impact of their operatio...
09:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Social media scammers stole at least $770 million in 2021
The last year has been a boon for social media scammers, according to a new report from the FTC. The agency says more than 95,000 people lost $770 million to scammers who found them via social media p...
08:37 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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iOS 15.4 beta supports Face ID while wearing a mask
Just a few days after rolling out iOS 15.3, Apple has released the latest iOS developer beta. Among the new features is one that'll come in very handy for unlocking your iPhone while you're ou...
08:10 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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'Death Stranding Director's Cut' arrives March 30th on PC
Two and a half years after Death Stranding, the genre-bending action adventure (and spiritual successor to Paperboy) from acclaimed director Hideo Kojima, hit Playstations and PCs the world over, the ...
07:45 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Ubisoft will shut down 'Hyper Scape' on April 28th
Ubisoft is discontinuing development on Hyper Scape. On Thursday, the company announced it will shut down the game on April 28th. We set out to create a vertical, close-quarters and fast-paced shooter...
07:26 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Microsoft will stop billing dormant Game Pass members... in two years
It's all too easy for some folks to sign up for a service, pay a subscription fee every month and forget all about it. With that in mind, Microsoft is tackling the issue of inactive Game Pass memb...
07:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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TikTok, Boom tries and fails to do the most
Near the end of TikTok, Boom, content creator and beatboxer Spencer X chokes up. TikTok has really changed my entire life, he says while fighting back tears. Hes one of a few influencers profiled in t...
06:35 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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The Organelle S is a more affordable take on Critter & Guitari's distinctive music computer
Since 2016, Critter and Guitari's Organelle line has been one of the most unique ways to create music. What looks like a simple keyboard is actually a computer powered by a Raspberry Pi module and...
05:49 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Warner Music Group is building a 'musical theme park' in the metaverse
Perhaps taking inspiration from blockbuster music experiences in Fortnite, Warner Music Group is creating a performance venue in the metaverse. It's teaming up with The Sandbox to create a "h...
05:43 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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FCC proposes mandatory labels that clearly explain broadband services
The FCC's voluntary broadband labels might not be quite so voluntary in the future. The FCC has proposed rules requiring point-of-sale labels that clearly illustrate what you'll get when you s...
05:30 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Shure Aonic 40 review: Decent ANC headphones with impressive battery life
Mid-range headphones are typically an exercise in compromise. In order to reduce prices, companies usually omit a few premium features or opt for cheaper materials. Sometimes there are sacrifices to s...
05:17 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Peacock has 9 million subscribers
NBCUniversals Peacock streaming service ended last year with 9 million paid subscribers. Comcast, the streamers parent company, shared the milestone during its Q4 2021 earnings call. The announcement ...
05:17 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Peacock has 9 million paid subscribers
NBCUniversals Peacock streaming service ended last year with 9 million paid subscriptions. Comcast, the streamers parent company, shared the milestone during its Q4 2021 earnings call. The announcemen...
05:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Facebook plays catch-up with new features for Messenger encrypted chats
End-to-end encrypted Facebook Messenger chats have long been held back by a lack of features, but that might not be a problem for much longer. Meta is rolling out a large Messenger update that brings ...
05:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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NASA hopes to speed up mission scheduling with help from Microsoft's Quantum division
NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory is partnering with Microsofts Azure Quantum team to explore how it can communicate more efficiently with spacecraft. Compared to some of the hurdles the agency has over...
04:24 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Wyze will discontinue its first camera on February 1st
Almost five years since it released its first security camera, Wyze is putting the device out to pasture. The company says it will retire Wyze Cam v1 on February 1st, because the camera is unable to s...
04:17 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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The 2020 iPad Air is on sale for $539 right now
If you missed the sale earlier this month, you have another chance to get $60 off Apple's 2020 iPad Air. At the time of writing this, the green, silver and blue models are down to $539, which is 1...
03:56 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Strange Milky Way object sends radio bursts a minute at a time
Astronomers are still finding strange objects that defy expectations. According to BBC News, researchers from the Curtin University node of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR...
03:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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College sim 'Two Point Campus' arrives on May 17th
Two Point Campus, Sega and Two Point Studios' follow up to Two Point Hospital, will arrive on May 17th. The quirky college life simulator is coming to PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and N...
02:19 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Dark web news site owner sentenced for role in $8.4 million kickback scheme
It's not just the dark web marketplace operators who face the law sometimes it's the people who facilitate access to those marketplaces. Israeli national and Brazil resident Tal Prihar has be...
01:25 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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California governor details $10 billion plan to boost electric vehicle adoption
Back in 2020, California governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that will ban the sales of new gasoline and diesel vehicles in the state by 2035. While California already represents half the ...
12:50 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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The 'Mortal Kombat' movie is getting a sequel
Warner Bros. and New Line are creating a sequel to the Mortal Kombat film with Moon Knight writer Jeremy Slater onboard, Deadline has reported. It will follow up the original R-rated film that did dec...
12:15 pm GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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The Morning After: NVIDIAs RTX 3050 GPU has landed
Graphics cards are fetching prices normally reserved for limited-run sneakers even what you might have paid for the rest of your PC. Beyond gamers and power users, cryptocurrency mining has meant unp...
11:34 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance confirms plans to build 35 new EVs by 2030
The Renault Nissan Mitsubishi Alliance has announced plans to spend $25.8 billion (23 billion) with the aim of having 35 EVs by 2030. As part of that, the group will develop five new platforms shared ...
10:15 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Apple will reportedly allow iPhones to accept contactless payments
Small businesses might soon be able to accept payments using their iPhones without the need for extra hardware. According to Bloomberg, Apple could start rolling out the feature through a software upd...
09:32 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Anti-work subreddit temporarily goes private after awkward Fox News interview
The r/antiwork subreddit forum has temporarily gone private following a rough interview between Fox News personality Jesse Watters and one of the subreddit's moderators, Mashable reported. Other m...
08:00 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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TikTok will add PSAs to Holocaust-related content
TikTok is adding PSAs and informational resources about the Holocaust in an effort to combat antisemitism in its app. With the changes, TikTok will link to aboutholocaust.org when users search for Hol...
06:11 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Samsung posts record revenue but reveals profit decline for Q4 2021
Samsung's consolidated revenue for the fourth quarter of 2021 reached 76.57 trillion Korean won (US$63.7 billion), the tech giant has revealed in its latest earnings report. That's a quarterly...
01:01 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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Amazon workers in Staten Island reach union vote threshold
Workers at JFK8, an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Staten Island, New York, have reportedly collected enough signatures to proceed with a union election vote. A National Labor Relations Board spokespers...
12:12 am GMT - Thu, January 27, 2022
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One of Amazon's seller programs has been found to be unlawful
Following an investigation into its Sold By Amazon program, Amazon has agreed to pay the office of Washington States attorney general office $2.25 million and provide annual updates on its compliance ...
10:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Tesla kept its record 2021 profits rolling right through Q4
Following a profitable and, ahem, notable 2021, Tesla remains at the forefront of EV production in America as we enter the new year. With deliveries up nearly 90 percent over 2020s figures, Tesla ac...
09:35 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Spotify will remove Neil Young music following Joe Rogan dispute
Spotify already has an answer to Neil Young's ultimatum following outrage over allegations Joe Rogan is spreading COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. As The Wall Street Journalreports, Spotify is in ...
09:30 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Disney will expand to 42 countries this summer
Disney+ will come to more parts of the world this summer. On Wednesday, Disney announced the streaming service will expand to 42 additional countries and 11 new territories in the second half of the y...
09:14 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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YouTube bans Fox News host Dan Bongino for evading suspension
Fox News host Dan Bongino is no longer welcome on YouTube. The company confirmed to The Hillthat Bongino is now permanently banned from its video platform, after he attempted to evade a prior suspensi...
08:50 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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ID.me says it uses more powerful facial recognition than previously claimed
The CEO of ID.me, a service used by dozens of states to verify unemployment benefits claimants as well as several federal agencies, has walked back previous claims that the company does not use a more...
08:39 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Discord is recovering from a brief but widespread outage
A recent and "widespread" API outage had left Discord unusable for some people for part of the day. After reports of the problem started to surface online, Discord began investigating at app...
08:23 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Reddit tests NFT user profile pictures, just like Twitter
If you loved/hated Twitter's new NFT user profile pictures, get ready to feel excited/ambivalent about Reddit's offering. TechCrunch reports that Reddit is now testing an NFT profile picture i...
07:35 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Apple rolls out iOS 15.3 and macOS 12.2 to fix a major Safari exploit
It's a big day for security updates in Apple-land. The company has rolled out software fixes for just about all of its platforms, including iOS 15.3 and macOS 12.2, 9to5Mac reports. Notably, they ...
07:25 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Boom will build a supersonic jet factory in North Carolina
Transporation startup Boom is one step closer to bringing back supersonic passenger flight. On Wednesday, the company announced plans to build a manufacturing facility at Piedmont Triad International ...
06:51 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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White House tells agencies to adopt the 'Zero Trust' security model
The White House wants the government to adopt a security model called Zero Trust within the next two years. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a finalized federal strategy that lays ou...
06:39 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Valve's Steam Deck will go on sale February 25th
Following a two-month delay, Valve's Steam Deck will launch on February 25th. In a blog post the company published on Wednesday, Valve said it would open orders to the first batch of reservation h...
05:12 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Crytek confirms a new Crysis game is in development
Its been almost 15 years since the original Crysis brought even the most powerful PCs to their knees, and close to a decade since the last brand new installment in the franchise. And while theres no p...
05:03 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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An 'Unpacking' clone topped the App Store charts before it was pulled
Unpacking is a lovely, relaxing puzzle game made by a small team. It's beautifully designed and manages to tell a compelling story with very little text. Unfortunately, its core mechanic unpackin...
04:16 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Apple marks Black History Month with a 'Black Unity' watch strap
Apple is honoring Black History Month once again, and that includes a special treat for Watch owners. The company has released a special edition $99 Black Unity Braided Solo Loop that weaves the Pan-A...
03:46 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Huawei is releasing the P50 Pro and Pocket outside China, but not in the US
Huawei is set to start selling the P50 Pro and foldable P50 Pocket smartphones it announced last year outside of China. The flagship Pro device costs 1,199 and the P50 Pocket starts at 1,299. Those co...
03:21 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Android apps come to Windows 11 in 'preview' next month
You won't have to run an unpolished beta to try Android apps on Windows 11. Microsoft's Panos Panay has teased the release of a Windows 11 public preview in February that will bring Android a...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Squarespace is getting into video subscriptions
Squarespace is taking on Patreon, YouTube and the safe-for-work segment of OnlyFans with the launch of its new video offering. The web host is enabling its users to upload video directly to their Squa...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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The 'Legacy of Thieves Collection' is a no-brainer for Uncharted fans
Uncharted has been a tentpole franchise for Sony ever since the first game arrived back in 2007, so its not surprising that the games have been remastered for newer consoles over the years. Developer ...
02:25 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Elgato's new pedal gives streamers hands-free control over their apps
If you're a streamer, you can't always reach for your keyboard (or a control deck) to activate a scene or effect. Thankfully, you might not have to. Elgato has released a Stream Deck Pedal tha...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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NVIDIA RTX 3050 review: A great $250 GPU (in theory)
The idea of a $250 graphics card seems like a pipe dream today, when unprecedented demand, scalpers and the global chip shortage have driven GPU prices into the stratosphere. Still, that's not sto...
01:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Europe's second highest court scraps Intels 1.06 billion antitrust fine
Intel has emerged triumphant (for now) in a long-running antitrust case that once saw the chipmaker slapped with a record-breaking fine by the European Commission. The General Court, Europe's seco...
12:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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The Morning After: Neil Young threatens to pull his music from Spotify over Joe Rogan's podcast
Musician Neil Young has asked his management team and record label to remove his songs from Spotify. "I am doing this because Spotify is spreading fake information about vaccines potentially cau...
11:44 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Google Assistant will now cease talking if you simply say 'stop'
You can now get Google Assistant to stop talking with just one word: "Stop." That's it you don't even have to say "Hey, Google" before that. The official Google Twitter ac...
10:20 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Twitter reports record number of takedown requests from governments
Twitter has received the highest number of content removal demands from governments around the world from January to June 2021, the website has revealed in its latest transparency report. To be precis...
09:25 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Kia's EV6 pricing will start at $42,115 when it goes on sale in the coming weeks
Kia's EV6, which shares a platform, battery, motors and more with Hyundai's Ioniq 5, will start at $42,115 including the $1,215 destination charge, the company announced. That sum will get you...
08:30 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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The SAT will drop the pencil and go completely digital by 2024
The SAT standardized college admissions tests will be taken exclusively on computers starting in 2024, The New York Times has reported. The new system will spell the end to tests taken on paper with N...
07:36 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Amazon's 'pay-to-quit' program won't cover most US workers this year
Amazon won't be paying most warehouse workers in the US to quit their jobs this year. According to The Information, the e-commerce giant has paused its "pay-to-quit" program for majority...
01:49 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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Facebook-backed Diem Association may be close to dissolving
Its looking more and more likely that Diem, Metas ill-fated cryptocurrency previously known as Libra, will never actually materialize. The Diem Association is reportedly weighing a sale of its assets ...
01:40 am GMT - Wed, January 26, 2022
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'Call of Duty: Warzone' studio will try to unionize without Activision Blizzard's blessing
Activision Blizzard had until 6PM ET on January 25th to voluntarily recognize Game Workers Alliance, a group of Raven Software employees that recently gathered the votes to unionize, backed by Communi...
11:32 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Meta's 'free' internet is costing people money in developing countries
Software glitches in Meta's free internet service are leading to unwanted charges for users, according to documents obtained by whistleblower Francis Haugen and shared with The Wall Street Journal...
11:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Samsung's first Unpacked of 2022 will take place February 9th
After its president TM Roh teased "the most noteworthy S series device we've ever created", Samsung is announcing today when we can learn more. The next Galaxy Unpacked event, which is t...
10:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Why TikTok stars are criticizing its creator fund
Being part of TikToks creator fund is apparently a lot less lucrative than it may seem, even for some of the apps biggest stars. Over the last few days, some high-profile TikTokkers have taken the unu...
10:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Microsoft's profits jump by 21 percent thanks to Office and the cloud
Microsoft's overall business is still going strong, even though it's not seeing the shockingly huge profit growth it saw last year. In its Q2 earnings report today, company reported revenue of...
09:40 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Biden name checks Apple and Microsoft in right to repair speech
President Joe Biden has offered some more backing to right to repair rules, following an executive order he signed last summer. He acknowledged that many companies have made it difficult for consumers...
09:06 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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US warns global chip shortage will likely last through 2022
Don't expect the worldwide chip shortage to end any time soon. Bloomberg and The Washington Post note the US Commerce Department has published a semiconductor supply chain report estimating that t...
08:55 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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NYC's app-based delivery workers can finally use restaurant bathrooms
Back in September, a slate of landmark bills successfully passed through the City Council of New York granting a variety of common sense provisions to the many delivery workers of the five boroughs. W...
08:35 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Life is Strange remasters will join the Stadia Pro lineup on February 1st
Stadia Pro members will be able to claim a couple of notable games at no additional cost next week. Following a delay, Square Enix's Life is Strange Remastered and Life is Strange: Before the Stor...
08:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Blizzard is diving into the survival game genre
Blizzard, the studio behind Overwatch, Diablo and World of Warcraft, is getting into a new genre with the announcement that it's working on a survival game. It seems the project is in the early st...
07:50 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Watch a drag race between Tesla's Model S Plaid and the Lucid Air
Now that the Lucid Air is a practical reality, there's a looming question: how well does it fare in a drag race against the other well-known electric luxury sedan, Tesla's Model S Plaid? You n...
07:34 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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YouTube's head of gaming and two other executives are leaving
Three YouTube executives are moving on from the platform, including head of gaming Ryan Wyatt. Senior director of creator partnerships Jamie Byrne and vice president and global head of product partner...
05:52 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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GM is building EV production and battery factories in Michigan
GM and LG are building a third Ultium factory in the US. The $2.6 billion plant in Lansing, Michigan will make batteries for GMs electric vehicles.Ultium Cells, a joint venture between the companies, ...
05:33 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Bandcamp is bringing back monthly commission-free Fridays
To help support artists during the pandemic in 2020, Bandcamp began waiving commissions for purchases made on the first Friday of every month. And after supporting Bandcamp Fridays throughout 2021, Ba...
05:16 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Sony's HT-S400 soundbar offers virtual surround for $300
Sony's recent soundbars have been tailored to high-end users, but the company now has something aimed more at those who just want an upgrade from their TV's built-in speakers. The company has ...
04:45 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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'Not Tonight 2' launches on Steam February 11th
You won't have to wait long to see how the creators of Not Tonight tackle American politics. PanicBarn and No More Heroes have revealed their "political dark comedy" title Not Tonight 2 ...
04:30 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Substack is testing a native video player
Substack is expanding into video with a native player. The feature is currently in private beta, so only a limited number of creators can upload videos directly to a post for now. The newsletter servi...
03:45 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Amazon buys rights to popular true-crime podcast 'My Favorite Murder'
Amazon is once again racing to buy the rights to major podcasts and the networks that share them. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is buying exclusive distribution and ad rights for the popular true cri...
03:30 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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What we bought: How the Kobo Libra 2 got me out of a reading slump
From time to time Engadget editors take time out to talk about what they've been buying for themselves, with their own money. This week, Commerce Editor Valentina Palladino gives her take on the K...
03:11 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Respawn is making three more Star Wars games
EA has announced that Respawn Entertainment is making three more Star Wars games. The studio also known for Titanfall and Apex Legends is working on a follow up to its hit 2019 action-adventure titl...
03:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Intellidash Pro is an easy way to get CarPlay in older vehicles
There are plenty of cars that lack the technology to leverage CarPlay or Android Auto, including my own 2012 Toyota Scion iM. And there are plenty of people who lack the desire or ability to swap out ...
02:44 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Nintendo Switch is $20 off for Amazon Prime members at Woot
It's not always easy to find deals for the Nintendo Switch, so this latest bargain might be worth a look. Woot is selling the blue-and-red LCD model for $280 to Amazon Prime members, or $20 below ...
02:12 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Amazon's cashierless Go stores are coming to the suburbs
You might not have to venture downtown (or to a grocery chain) to visit an Amazon Go store. USA Todayreports Amazon plans to open a new version of the cashierless store designed for suburban areas. Th...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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YouTube considers jumping on the NFT bandwagon
YouTube is the latest platform eyeing a move into NFTs. In a new letter to creators about YouTubes 2022 priorities, CEO Susan Wojicki said the company is exploring how its creators could benefit from ...
01:57 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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The 2021 Apple TV 4K is on sale for $160 right now
The Apple TV 4K has many things going for it, but its relatively high $179 price tag isn't one of them. We consider it to be the best premium streaming device thanks to its feature set but also it...
01:43 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Neil Young threatens to quit Spotify over Joe Rogan vaccine misinformation
Canadian musician Neil Young is not pleased to be sharing Spotify's platform with podcast star Joe Rogan, according to Rolling Stone. In a now-deleted letter, Young reportedly asked his management...
01:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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'The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners' sequel is on the way
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners is getting a sequel, its developer Skydance Interactive has confirmed. It doesn't come as a surprise the title quickly became one of the most popular games ...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Google is testing a new replacement for third-party cookies
With the demise of third-party cookies on the horizon, advertisers and the internet's gatekeepers are scrambling to come up with better ways to serve users relevant ads. Google launched its Privac...
12:35 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Report suggests NVIDIA is preparing to walk away from its ARM acquisition
NVIDIA has reportedly made little to no progress in gaining regulatory approval for its $40 billion purchase of ARM and is privately preparing to abandon the deal, according to Bloomberg's sources...
12:15 pm GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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The Morning After: Panasonic's higher-capacity Tesla battery could appear next year
Panasonics relationship with Tesla has been a successful one. Last year, the Japanese electronics company was able to spin its $30 million stake in Tesla into $3.6 billion, but the team-up continues. ...
11:42 am GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Amazon is taking up to 40 percent off WD and Sandisk storage for today only
If you're looking to buy new microSD cards, external hard drives or flash drives, you may want to take a look at Amazon's deal of the day sale. You'll be able to get SanDisk and WD storage...
09:24 am GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Samsung built a fingerprint security chip for payment cards, employee IDs and more
Samsung has revealed what it calls the "industry's first" all-in-one fingerprint security chip (IC) for payment cards. The S3B512C chip reads biometric information via a fingerprint sens...
07:28 am GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Twitter's experimental 'Flock' feature will let you share tweets with your closest friends
Twitter is still working on a feature that will give you a way to blast tweets that can only be seen by the friends you choose. In July last year, the social network revealed that it's considering...
02:55 am GMT - Tue, January 25, 2022
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Amazon allegedly retaliates against worker at its Bessemer facility
Isaiah Thomas is a 20-year-old Amazon worker at the company's Bessemer, Alabama facility, BHM1. He is also a vocal supporter of unionizing the warehouse. In a conference with press Monday evening,...
10:20 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Google's new senior VP will explore technology's impact on society
Big Tech has long faced accusations that it's a detriment to society, and Google thinks it can address those criticisms more directly. Axios' Ina Fried says the internet pioneer has hired Jame...
10:05 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Pokmon satire 'Palworld' serves cute creatures for dinner in a new trailer
Last summer we (well, the Engadget staff at least) collectively lost our minds at the announcement of Palworld, a monster catching and battling game in the vein of Pokmon, but with guns. And labor exp...
09:21 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Apple's MacBook Air M1 drops to $850 at Amazon
Don't worry about paying full price for the MacBook Air M1. Amazon is selling Apple's well-known ultraportable laptop in gold and silver for $850 after a $49 automatic discount at checkout. Th...
09:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Googles next Chromecast with Google TV may be a 1080p budget model
Google is said to be developing a new Chromecast aimed at folks who haven't splurged on a 4K TV. According to Protocol, the low-end device will harness the Google TV interface and include a remote...
08:35 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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The James Webb Space Telescope arrives at its final orbit
The James Webb Space Telescope has reached its new home. NASA has confirmed the remote observatory successfully entered its final orbit around the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point (aka L2) after one la...
07:31 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Microsoft finally updates the original Surface Duo to Android 11
Microsoft is finally bringing the original Surface Duo up to date... relatively speaking. As 9to5Googlenotes, the company has finally released its long-promised (and late) Android 11 upgrade for the d...
06:46 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Meta says its new AI supercomputer will be the world's fastest by mid-2022
Meta has completed the first phase of a new AI supercomputer. Once the AI Research SuperCluster (RSC) is fully built out later this year, the company believes it will be the fastest AI supercomputer o...
05:21 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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GOG's New Year Sale includes deals on 'Cyberpunk 2077' and 'The Witcher 3'
PC gamers who are looking for a bargain (or a game or two to keep them going until Elden Ring arrives next month) might wish to take a gander at GOG's New Year Sale. There are many repeat deals fr...
05:01 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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AT&T is rolling out multi-gig fiber internet to more than 70 cities
Following the activation of its C-band 5G network last week, AT&T is now upgrading its fiber-based broadband service with two new plans that top out at 2Gbps and 5Gbps, respectively. The company s...
04:26 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Google's long-rumored smartwatch could arrive on May 26th
There have been rumblings for quite some time that Google has been beavering away on its own smartwatch. Rumors last month suggested a Google-branded watch could arrive sometime in 2022, and now we ha...
03:39 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Panasonic's higher-capacity Tesla battery could enter production in 2023
Panasonic could start mass producing larger-capacity batteries for Tesla as soon as next year. The 4680 cell is said to boost the range of electric vehicles by over 15 percent. As Nikkei notes, that c...
02:31 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Washington DC's AG sues Google for 'deceiving users and invading their privacy'
Google, no stranger to lawsuits about its practices these days, is facing a fresh legal broadside from Washington DC Attorney General Karl Racine. Racine (pictured) has launched an action claiming tha...
01:58 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Google's Nest Hub Max is down to $169 for today only
Those looking to add to their Google home setup can get the biggest Nest smart display for less today. Adorama has a one-day-only sale that knocks $60 off the Nest Hub Max, bringing it down to $169. T...
12:15 pm GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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The Morning After: The Steam Deck will support Epic's anti-cheat software
Cheating is rife across many gaming platforms, but the biggest cheaters are usually found around PC gaming despite games companies banning thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of the scamps. Valve...
11:55 am GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Apple's second-gen AirPods fall back to $100
A number of Apple's sound products are on sale right now at Amazon including the AirPods Max and AirPods Pro, but the best deal is to be found on the second generation AirPods. They're now on ...
10:00 am GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Sony's WH-XB910N ANC headphones are 49 percent off in Amazon's one-day sale
For anyone looking for ANC wireless over-ear headphones at a decent price, Sony's WH-XB910N should be front of mind. If you've been checking them out, now is the time to buy as they're on ...
08:59 am GMT - Mon, January 24, 2022
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Plaid must pay $58 million to users of Venmo, Robinhood and other apps
Even if you've never heard of a company called Plaid, they may owe you part of a multi-million dollar lawsuit settlement, Fast Company has reported. Plaid, which connects consumer bank accounts to...
10:42 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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Samsungs entry Galaxy S22 Ultra may come with less memory than last years model
With Samsung scheduled to announce its next Galaxy S flagships in February, a new leak suggests the company may have a pricing change planned for its high-end phone lineup. Per a tweet spotted by Andr...
08:50 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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PlatinumGames long-awaited shoot em up Sol Cresta arrives February 22nd
PlatinumGames will release Sol Cresta on February 22nd, the studio announced this weekend. The developer had hoped to have the shmup ready by the end of 2021, but made the last-minute decision to dela...
07:45 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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Google claims court ruling would force it to 'censor' the internet
Google has asked the High Court of Australia to overturn a 2020 ruling it warns could have a devastating effect on the wider internet. In a filing the search giant made on Friday, Google claims it wil...
05:40 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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WhatsApp is nearly ready to migrate Android chats to iPhone
WhatsApp may soon release two highly-requested features. The first is one iPhone users have been waiting for since the company made it possible for Samsung Galaxy owners and later those with Pixel pho...
05:17 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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'Billions' is the latest TV show to create a PR problem for Peloton
This post contains spoilers for the sixth season of 'Billions.'Peloton can't quite escape the publicity headaches from TV shows featuring its products. According to The New York Times and ...
04:11 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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Workers at Activision Blizzards Raven Software end strike action following union push
Having announced plans recently to form the first labor union within a North American AAA game developer, workers at Raven Software are ending their weeks-long strike action against publisher Activisi...
03:25 pm GMT - Sun, January 23, 2022
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'Dark Souls 3' security hole lets attackers hijack your PC
You might not want to play a Dark Souls game online for a while not that you necessarily can. As Dexerto and The Verge report, attackers have discovered a security exploit in Dark Souls 3 (and potent...
08:58 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Steam Deck will support games with Epic's Easy Anti-Cheat software
Things are looking brighter for Valves Steam Deck and its potential game library. On Friday, the company announced titles that depend on Epics Easy Anti-Cheat (EAC) software can now run on the portabl...
07:17 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Apple pulls verification requirement for US education shoppers
Earlier this week, Apple began requiring that students and teachers in the US verify their identity through authentication service UNiDAYS before they could take advantage of the companys discounted e...
06:10 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Google may already be making another Chromecast with Google TV
Google tends to release new Chromecast models only sparingly (you can still buy a years-old 1080p unit today), but it may be more aggressive with the Google TV model. 9to5Googlesources claim the compa...
05:47 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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'Dying Light 2' will include free PS5 and Xbox Series X/S upgrades
After multiple delays, Dying Light 2 will finally arrive on February 4th. If you havent had a chance to purchase a PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S yet, developer Techland is making the decision of wh...
05:05 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Sony will release a movie made using the PlayStation game-builder Dreams
Sony Pictures Classics has picked up the rights to an animated movie entitled A Winters Journey, which will be made in part using the PlayStation game-creation tool Dreams. According to Deadline, the ...
04:45 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Federal Reserve study offers no answers on creating a digital dollar
Don't expect the US Federal Reserve to issue a digital dollar any time soon. CNBCreports the Reserve has published its long-in-the-making study of a central bank cryptocurrency, but took no stance...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Hitting the Books: What autonomous vehicles mean for tomorrow's workforce
In the face of daily pandemic-induced upheavals, the notion of "business as usual" can often seem a quaint and distant notion to today's workforce. But even before we all got stuck in ne...
04:10 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Vi from League of Legends arrives in Fortnite
Fans of Riots Arcane have a long wait ahead of them before season two of the animated series arrives. In the meantime, you can at least play a few matches of Fortnite with a new character from th...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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Recommended Reading: Speaking Simlish
Sul SulTwenty Thousand HertzThis podcast chronicles the fascinating story of how Simlish, the language spoken by characters in the popular game franchise The Sims, was created. And not only the how, b...
10:15 am GMT - Sat, January 22, 2022
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US labor board says Amazon illegally fired union organizer in New York
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has determined that Amazon illegally fired former worker Daequan Smith for trying to unionize its warehouses in Staten Island, New York. Smith, who was one of...
11:40 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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'We Met in Virtual Reality finds love in the metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg's vision of a sanitized, hypercapitalist metaverse will likely never be as compelling or idiosyncratic as VRChat, the virtual reality community that's been home to anime fans, ...
10:57 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Robinhood opens cryptocurrency wallet to beta testers
Back in September, Robinhood announced plans to test a cryptocurrency wallet within its app. At the time, the company said it would open the beta to a small number of people before expanding availabil...
09:51 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Switch versions of 'Life is Strange' remaster and 'Dying Light 2' have been delayed
Nintendo Switch owners will have to wait or look elsewhere if they want to play two of Februarys more notable new releases. In separate announcements, Square Enix and Techland shared theyre delaying t...
09:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Meta and Snap sued by mother over alleged role in her daughter's suicide
In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting HOME to 741741 (US), 686868 (Canada), or 85258 (UK). Wikipedia maintains a list of cri...
09:15 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Twitter's security leads are leaving the company
New Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal is continuing to revamp the company's leadership. After removing the chiefs of engineering and design last month, Agrawal is bringing in new leaders for the security ...
08:42 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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The latest 'Star Trek: Picard' season two trailer teases a time-traveling adventure
The wait is over. Following a first-look trailer back in June of last year, ViacomCBS has finally released a new clip from Star Trek: Picard. And theres a lot to unpack here. Through the machinations ...
07:40 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Google files motion to dismiss four charges in antitrust lawsuit
Google has filed a motion to dismiss most of an ad tech-focused antitrust lawsuit brought forward by a group of state attorneys general. It has requested that a federal court dismiss four of the six c...
07:10 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Court orders persistent 'Roblox' troll to stay off the platform
A court in California has ordered Benjamin Robert Simon to pay $150,000 in damages to the creator of Roblox, reports Polygon. Roblox Corporation sued Simon in November, accusing the YouTuber of harass...
06:10 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Godzilla is headed to Apple TV in the MonsterVerses first live-action series
Legendary Pictures has been trying to make the MonsterVerse a thing for a while now, and following Godzilla and King Kongs return to the movie theaters back in 2014, kaiju are now heading to the small...
05:47 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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A group of Activision Blizzard workers is unionizing
Call of Duty: Warzone quality assurance workers at Activision Blizzard studio Raven Software have announced plans to unionize with the Communication Workers of America (CWA). They have asked the compa...
05:26 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Leak offers a glimpse at Microsoft's canceled Andromeda OS for dual-screen devices
Before Microsoft announced the Surface Duo in 2019, the company spent several years working on an operating system codenamed Andromeda. It was envisioned as a reboot of Windows Phone with an emphasis ...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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iRobot's Roomba j7 is $250 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
A bunch of new tech sales cropped up at the start of the week for things like robot vacuums, game controllers and more, and many of them are still around today. A trio of iRobot devices remain discoun...
04:19 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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'The Legend Of Zelda: Majoras Mask' joins Nintendo Switch Online in February
Soon after adding Banjo-Kazooie to Switch Online's Expansion Pack, Nintendo is preparing to bring another classic game to the service. In February, The Legend Of Zelda: Majoras Mask will join the ...
03:20 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman leaves Google
Mustafa Suleyman, a co-founder of artificial intelligence research company DeepMind, has left Google to join venture capital firm Greylock Partners. Suleyman has brought to an end an eight-year run at...
02:05 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Samsung's 1TB T7 Touch SSD is $50 off at Amazon
Samsung's handy T7 Touch portable SSD is cheaper right now than it was during the holiday shopping season just a couple of months ago. The 1TB black model is down to a new low of $140, which is $5...
02:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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German Bionic's connected exoskeleton helps workers lift smarter
Were still quite a ways away from wielding proper Power Loaders but advances in exosuit technology are rapidly changing how people perform physical tasks in their daily lives some designed to help re...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Engadget Podcast: James Webbs eye in the stars, Microsoft buys Activision
Now that the James Webb Space Telescope is safely on the way to its orbital home, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about why its so important with Space.com editor-in-chief Tariq Malik, as well as science a...
01:05 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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YouTube deactivates two Oath Keepers channels after seditious conspiracy charges
Two YouTube channels linked to the far-right extremist group Oath Keepers have been deactivated by the website, the Google subsidiary told Axios. It wasn't exactly due to the content of their vide...
12:35 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Beats Fit Pro earbuds are 23 percent off right now
If you've been looking at a set of AirPods but hesitate due to concerns about fit, don't forget about the Beats Fit Pro earbuds. They have the many of the same perks including ANC and spatial ...
12:15 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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The Morning After: Peloton denies pausing production on its bikes
New Year fitness resolutions aside, many of us are cautiously making our way back to the gym. What about our home workout spaces? What about your Peloton bike? Following reports from CNBC that the com...
12:05 pm GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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US surgeons implant genetically altered pig kidneys in a brain-dead patient
A group of surgeons from the University of Alabama at Birmingham has proven that it's possible to genetically alter a pig so that its kidneys can be used on human transplant patients. The doctors ...
11:17 am GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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The Xbox Series S is 7 percent off at Woot
If you've been trying to buy a next-gen console, you're no doubt aware that it's been quite a challenge due to component shortages. However, Microsoft has done a great job making the Xbox ...
10:22 am GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Blizzard chief promises to 'rebuild trust' ahead of Microsoft takeover
Blizzard Entertainment boss Mike Ybarra has promised in a blog post to "rebuild your trust" in the studio, marking his first comments since Microsoft's proposed $68.7 billion acquisition...
07:36 am GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Intel is spending $20 billion to build a massive chip-making facility in Ohio
Intel has revealed its plans to build a massive semiconductor facility in Ohio to Time one that company CEO Pat Gelsinger is expecting to become "the largest silicon manufacturing location on th...
12:44 am GMT - Fri, January 21, 2022
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Instagram will now reduce the visibility of 'potentially harmful' content
Instagram is taking new steps to make potentially harmful content less visible in its app. The company says that the algorithm powering the way posts are ordered in users feeds and in Stories will now...
11:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Samsung will unveil its next Galaxy S flagship in February
After introducing S Pen support to the Galaxy S21 Ultra and not launching a new version of the Note series last year, Samsung's next Unpacked event would be a timely opportunity to address concern...
10:30 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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New Android game uses a smart vibrator as a controller
In October, roboticist and software engineer Allison Liemhetcharat announced that she had been working on a game that would use a smart vibrator as a controller. Specifically, the Lioness smart vibrat...
09:50 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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NASA's Swift Observatory may have suffered an attitude control failure
NASA's Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has run into difficulties after 17 years of largely smooth service. The orbiting explorer has entered safe mode after detecting a "possible failure"...
08:55 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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All-in-one diabetes devices could take the hassle out of insulin injections
People with diabetes have more than a few hassles, particularly at meals. They not only have to measure their blood glucose levels and inject the right amount of insulin, but carry all the relevant eq...
08:28 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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TikTok joins Instagram in testing creator subscriptions
Soon after Instagram started rolling out paid subscriptions for creators, TikTok says it may be following suit. The service is exploring a feature that would allow influencers to paywall at least some...
08:13 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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NBA games in 4K are coming to YouTube TV
The view from your couch will look a little more like sitting courtside in the days to come, as Streamable reports on Thursday that YouTube TV will begin offering select NBA matchups in 4K. The o...
07:39 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Twitter brings NFTs to profile photos, but only for Twitter Blue subscribers
Twitter is giving NFT enthusiasts a new reason to pay for a Twitter Blue subscription. The company is testing a new feature that allows NFT owners to authenticate NFTs displayed in their profile photo...
07:18 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Airbnb will offer travel insurance this spring
Airbnb knows you might be reluctant to book a stay while the COVID-19 pandemic makes trips risky, so it's planning to offer some protection of its own. The rental service has revealed it will intr...
07:05 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Peloton is reportedly pausing Bike and Tread production amid lower demand
Peloton is reportedly pumping the brakes on Bike and Tread production as demand for the home fitness equipment is said to be slowing.It's said to be putting production of its standard Bike and Tre...
07:05 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Peloton is reportedly pausing Bike and Tread production amid lower demand (update)
Peloton is reportedly pumping the brakes on Bike and Tread production as demand for the home fitness equipment is said to be slowing.It's said to be putting production of its standard Bike and Tre...
07:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Facebook takes down fake Iranian accounts that posed as Scottish locals
Facebook disabled a network of fake accounts that posed as English and Scottish locals, but were actually an Iran-based influence operation. The company detailed the takedowns in its latest report on ...
06:53 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Senator Klobuchar's major tech reform bill advances out of committee
A major tech reform bill that would prevent the industry's biggest players Apple, Amazon, Google, and their ilk from discriminating against smaller businesses that rely on the big platforms'...
06:25 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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New 'Wallace & Gromit' and 'Chicken Run' movies are coming to Netflix
After a hiatus of more than a decade, the worlds favorite fictitious British inventor (or possibly second after Q from James Bond) and his lovable canine sidekick are making a comeback. Today as part ...
06:10 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Casio made a super fun singing keyboard
Casio hasnt been a serious player in the world of synthesizers for some time. Gone are the days of the beloved CZ series, while the current lineup lacks the lo-fi charm of classic keyboards like the S...
05:50 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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AR and VR hardware sales more than doubled in the US this holiday
Virtual (and augmented) reality appear poised to take off after years of modest demand. The NPD Group reports unit sales for AR and VR hardware more than doubled in the US during the 2021 holiday seas...
05:46 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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The first movie studio in space could be attached to the ISS in 2024
A module that hosts a film studio and sports arena could be connected to the International Space Station by December 2024. Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE), which is co-producing a Tom Cruise movi...
05:32 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Google reportedly plans to release an AR headset in 2024
Google might have ditched its Daydream VR headset years ago, but that doesn't mean it gave up on headsets altogether. The Vergesources claim Google is developing an augmented reality headset, nick...
04:31 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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PlayStation's Wrap-Up is back to break down your PS4 and PS5 stats for 2021
Sony has at last flipped the switch on its PlayStation 2021 Wrap-Up, allowing players to delve into their PlayStation 4 and PS5 stats for 2021. After you log into your PSN account, you'll be able ...
04:17 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Peacock adds live local news channels to its streaming lineup
NBCUniversal's Peacock isn't going to let the live news from rivals like CBS go unanswered. The streaming service has added free, around-the-clock local news from NBC stations for all users. T...
03:25 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Instagram now lets you create TikTok-like remixes using any video
You no longer need to dive into Reels to create TikTok-style collaborative videos on Instagram. The social network has expanded its remix feature to let you make collaborations and similar reworks fro...
03:14 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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'Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga' will arrive on April 5th
Two years after the game was initially supposed to debut, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga will finally arrive on April 5th. The long-awaited title from TT Games adapts all nine movies in the S...
03:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Ouras third-generation Ring is more powerful, but not for everybody
The wearables business is hard, especially if youre a small startup with a device you could, perhaps uncharitably, call niche. Oura, which makes activity-tracking rings worn endorsed by a numberof cel...
02:45 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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What we bought: a rice cooker whose greatest trick isn't actually rice
Every month, Engadget features what our editors are currently into, whether it be video games, podcasts or gadgets. These are not official reviews; theyre simply our first-hand experiences. This week,...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Why airlines and telecoms are fighting over the 5G rollout
Rollouts of new wireless technologies and standards have not always gone well. When the GSM system debuted, it caused hearing aids to buzz and pop with static while early cell phone signals would occa...
02:11 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Facebook and Instagram may help you create and sell NFTs
Meta might be the next to hop on the NFT bandwagon. The Financial Timessources claim Meta is developing ways to create, display and sell NFTs on Facebook and Instagram. The company's Novi wallet t...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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'Zero Trust' is the guiding principle of Sikur's latest security-focused smartphone
Security-focused smartphone maker Sikur is back with its latest handset. The Android 11-powered Sikur One, which was developed with the help of Brazilian manufacturer Multilaser, follows the Zero Trus...
12:35 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Amazon one-day sale knocks up to 40 percent off Anker chargers and accessories
You can grab a bunch of Anker accessories from Amazon for up to 40 percent off just for today only. One of the products on sale is the Anker Nano II 30W GAN charger, which is currently listed for its ...
12:27 pm GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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The Morning After: Apple closes education discount loophole
Apple has finally closed a loophole in the US that allowed most buyers to claim education pricing, even if they weren't actually a student or a teacher. First noted on Reddit, the US Apple Store n...
11:05 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Crypto.com loses $34 million in hack that affected 483 accounts
In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Crypto.com's Chief Executive Kris Marszalek has admitted that 400 customer accounts were compromised by hackers. He said his team detected unauthorized transacti...
10:28 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Amazon is opening its first physical clothing store
Amazon is opening its first-ever Amazon Style physical clothing store with the promise of a high-tech shopping experience, confirming a rumor from last year. It will offer brands consumers "know ...
09:08 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Canon's EOS R5C is a hybrid cinema camera with 8K video and 45-megapixel stills
Canon has revealed the EOS R5C, a new member of its cinema camera line that looks like a good choice for photos, too. It strongly resembles Canon's EOS R5 mirrorless camera, but has a big hump in ...
07:30 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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'Shenmue' anime premieres February 5th on Crunchyroll
The Shenmue anime series is almost here, over a year after it was announced at the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo. It will premiere on February 5th 9:30PM PST/February 6th 12:30AM EST, with Crunchyroll offe...
06:00 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Wandercraft's latest exoskeleton lets paraplegics walk with a more natural gait
Paris-based Wandercraft has announced that it's latest "Atalante" exoskeleton has been updated to give paraplegic and other patients a more natural gait during rehabilitation exercises. ...
05:00 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Consumer Reports now rewards driver monitoring, but only Ford and GM pass muster
With more automakers including driver assistance systems in their cars, Consumer Reports is changing how it grades those vehicles. Starting this year, the outlet will add an additional two points to a...
12:00 am GMT - Thu, January 20, 2022
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Google Play Games are available on Windows in a three-country beta
You can now play Google Play Games on Windows if you live in the right country. Google has launched a registration-based beta offering access to "popular" Play Games titles on Windows PCs i...
10:20 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Video reviews will be used in 2022 North and Central American soccer tourneys
Soccer's Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is seemingly here to stay, at least in some parts of the world. CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) has rev...
10:20 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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CONCACAF will use VAR during remaining 2022 World Cup qualifiers
Soccer's Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is seemingly here to stay, at least in some parts of the world. CONCACAF (Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football) has rev...
10:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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'Splitgate' is getting a map builder and new modes on January 27th
Splitgate, the sci-fi portal shooter that transported me back to carefree Quake 3 Arena days, is getting a slew of updates on January 27th with its Beta Season One update. There's a map builder fo...
09:30 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Twitter Communities hits Android four months after its debut
Twitter Communities, a topic-based groups feature that landed on iOS and the web last year, has arrived on Android. In the latest version of Twitter's Android app, you'll be able to find group...
09:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Airstream's concept electric camping trailer propels itself
Even Airstream is getting in on electric vehicles. According to Autoblog, the Thor brand has introduced a pair of EV concepts that include the eStream, a self-propelled camper. The dual-motor trailer ...
08:44 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Nanoleaf has stopped selling its original wall tiles
Nanoleaf is retiring the product that made it into a household name. Starting today, you can no longer purchase Rhythm Light Panels starter kits from the companys website. In a video it uploaded to Yo...
08:25 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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GM aims to use hydrogen fuel cells for mobile power generators
Automakers have been pursuing the dream of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles for decades who wouldn't want a car that runs on renewable hydrogen and only emits water vapor? But many challenges, from de...
07:50 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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President Biden signs memo to help improve military cybersecurity
President Biden is following his executive order on cybersecurity with more concrete action. The leader has signed a memorandum aiming to improve digital security for the Defense Department, the intel...
07:38 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Instagram starts testing creator subscriptions
Instagram creators are getting another way to create income from the platform: subscriptions. A very small number of influencers in the US have access to the feature for now as Instagram tests the fea...
06:55 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Google is discontinuing its legacy free G Suite tier on July 1st
Over the years, Googles productivity suite has had many names. What started as Google Apps became G Suite and is now known as Workspace. Over that same timeframe, the company has offered just as many ...
06:29 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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AT&T and Verizon finally switch on their C-Band 5G networks
Verizon and AT&T have at last switched on their C-Band 5G services after a six-weekdelay. While the networks won't be available near many airports for the time being after the companies' t...
05:35 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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The Weather Channel is coming to YouTube TV later this year
The Weather Channel will come to YouTube TV sometime in 2022. Google and Allen Media Group, the networks owner, announced the move as part of a broader multi-year partnership that sees the media compa...
05:25 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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'Horizon Forbidden West' story trailer teases new characters and machines
Horizon Forbidden West is just under a month away from hitting PlayStation 4 and PS5, and Sony is ramping up its marketing push with a trailer that sheds some light on the sequel's story. The vide...
05:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Cheeky hack-and-slash RPG Nobody Saves the World is available now
After being pushed back from its original 2021 release date, Drinkbox Studios playful shape-shifting RPG is available at last on Xbox and PC.From the makers of Guacamelee and Severed, Nobody Saves the...
04:42 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Apple's WeWork drama 'WeCrashed' premieres March 18th
Apple is nearly ready to release its tale of WeWork's tragic fall. The company has announced that its Apple TV+ limited series WeCrashed will premiere March 18th. The eight-episode drama stars Jar...
03:54 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Amazon gives its Lord of the Rings series a redundant name
Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series is scheduled to debut on Prime Video in September, which might just be far enough away to get used to the unwieldy title. The company revealed the full name o...
03:24 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Tonga's internet may be cut off for weeks following eruption
The southern Pacific nation of Tonga is struggling following the eruption of a volcano, and that includes challenges getting online. According to Reuters and The Verge, the Tonga government has warned...
03:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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'Banjo-Kazooie' hits Nintendo Switch Online's Expansion Pack on January 20th
Those who subscribe to the higher tier of Nintendo Switch Online will be able to play another classic on January 20th. That's when Banjo-Kazooie comes to the service. Nintendo announced last month...
03:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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I tried Silks dairy-inspired Nextmilk and wasnt fooled
Ever since Impossible Foodsstole the show at 2019 with its White-Castle-burger-that-wasn't, Engadget has been following the science of plant-based foods. Nowadays, it's not just patties that c...
02:30 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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The Backbone One made cloud gaming on the iPhone feel natural
Whether its Xbox Cloud gaming, Stadia, PlayStation Remote Play or just a very severe addiction to Apple Arcade, gamepads are a better way to play many games on your smartphone of choice. Normally that...
02:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Netflix's latest mobile games include an open-world card battler
Netflix is still relatively new to mobile gaming, but that isn't stopping it from quickly releasing new titles. What's on Netflixnotes the streaming service has unveiled two new titles for sub...
02:05 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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iRobot's Roomba 694 is back down to a record low of $179
A robot vacuum can help you stick to that New Year's resolution you made to keep your home a bit more tidy and it helps that you don't have to spend a fortune to get one of these gadgets anym...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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'Valorant' will let players mute words they don't want to appear in text chat
If you'd rather not mute certain Valorant players even though they occasionally make sketchy comments in chat, a new update could solve the problem. The latest Valorant patch 4.01 is introducing a...
01:12 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Apple now requires verification for education discounts in the US
Apple has closed a loophole in the US that allowed buyers to take advantage of its education pricing even if they're not actually a student or a teacher. As noticed by a Redditor, the US Apple Sto...
12:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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The Morning After: Microsoft is spending $68.7 billion on the makers of 'Overwatch' and 'Call of Duty'
Microsofts been buying up studios for the last couple of years, adding notable developers and game series to the Xbox, righting the wrongs of previous generations of the companys console namely the l...
12:05 pm GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Microsoft's Xbox Elite Wireless Series 2 controller is $40 off again
If you missed your chance to get Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 controller for $140 on New Year's Day, here's your chance to grab it a discount again. The controller is $40 off its usual ...
11:26 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Opera launches a dedicated crypto browser
Opera has launched its Web3 "Crypto Browser" into beta with features like a built-in crypto wallet, easy access to cryptocurrency/NFT exchanges, support for decentralized apps (dApps) and mo...
10:35 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Anemia could make space travel to Mars a challenge, study finds
A new Canadian study has found that "space anemia" caused by weightlessness is not a temporary issue as once thought, the CBC has reported. "As long as you are in space, you are destroy...
09:50 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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US labor board reconsiders rule that allow gag orders in arbitration agreements
Back in 2020, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled that companies requiring employees to go into arbitration to settle disputes can add a confidentiality clause to the agreement. Now, the a...
08:56 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Amazon sued by family of employee killed in Illinois tornado warehouse collapse
Amazon is being sued by the family of delivery driver Austin McEwan who died in the Edwardsville, Illinois warehouse struck by a tornado last month, CNET has reported. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon ...
07:37 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Tesla driver in fatal California crash first to face felony charges involving Autopilot
A Tesla owner is facing the first felony charges filed against someone using a partially automated driving system in the US, according to AP. The defendant, Kevin George Aziz Riad, was driving a Model...
02:58 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Lyft is spending millions to stop Massachusetts drivers from becoming employees
Lyft has already splashed out $14.4 million towards a likely November ballot measure in Massachusetts which would cement its drivers as contractors, rather than employees and the vast majority of tho...
12:01 am GMT - Wed, January 19, 2022
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Reddit 'revamped' its block feature so blocking actually works
Reddit is revamping its block feature so that blocking on Reddit functions more like other social platforms. With the change, blocking a user on Reddit will not just block that persons posts from your...
10:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Microsoft consolidating the video game industry is bad for everyone
It was cute at first. When Xbox head Phil Spencer took the stage at E3 2018 and announced the acquisition of five notable studios Undead Labs, Playground Games, Ninja Theory, Compulsion Games and The...
10:03 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Apple and Google oppose Senate antitrust efforts, claiming they'd hurt consumer security
With the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled to discuss the American Innovation and Choice Online Act and the Open App Markets Act this week, Apple and Google are stepping up their opposition to both...
09:37 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Work-life balance is a surgical implant away in Apple TV series 'Severance'
Apple's latest TV+ sci-fi series is decidedly stranger than usual but also one of its most star-studded. The tech firm has released the first trailer for Severance, a Black Mirror-like thriller d...
09:01 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Marvel's 'Moon Knight' series premieres March 30th on Disney
Disney+ is finally close to releasing Moon Knight. The Marvel series is now set to debut March 30th, and the trailer shows just how the streaming service will handle the mercenary turned superhero. Os...
08:38 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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AT&T and Verizon delay 5G rollout at some airports after airlines warn of disruptions
AT&T and Verizon say they will voluntarily delay the deployment of their new C-Band 5G services near some US airports after several carriers, including Delta, United and Southwest Airlines, wrote ...
08:30 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Snapchat is limiting friend recommendations for teen accounts
Snapchat is changing up its friend recommendation feature following calls for increased safety on the app. The company is making it harder for adult strangers to find teens in its app by limiting frie...
08:19 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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A health-monitoring app for Olympic attendees reportedly has glaring security issues
Just over two weeks before the 2022 Winter Olympics are set to get underway in Beijing, researchers have issued a report claiming that an app many attendees are using has major security issues. The Ci...
08:07 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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YouTube (mostly) abandons its original content ambitions
YouTube is further backing away from original productions. Business chief Robert Kyncl has revealed that YouTube is shrinking its Originals program. From now on, the unit will only finance projects th...
07:29 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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HP's new Fortis laptops for students are a bit more kid-proof
Giving a computer to a kid is basically putting it through a torture test. So HP is launching its new line of rugged Fortis laptops made to stand up to the abuse of students.Comprised of a range of la...
06:53 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Amazon series starring actors on the autism spectrum debuts this week
A show that stars three actors who all identify as being on the autism spectrum will debut on Amazon Prime Video this week. Rick Glassman, Albert Rutecki and Sue Ann Pien play three 20-something roomm...
06:29 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Israeli police reportedly used Pegasus spyware to conduct domestic surveillance
Israeli police have employed NSO Groups Pegasus spyware to extract data from phones belonging to Israeli citizens, according to an investigation by the countrys Calcalist business publication. Police ...
05:32 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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COVIDTests.gov is accepting orders for free rapid tests a day early
Folks in the US can now order free, at-home COVID-19 tests from a United States Postal Service website, one day earlier than expected. Last week, the Biden administration said people would be able to ...
05:25 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Twitter expands misinformation reporting to three more countries
Twitter's experiment with misinformation reporting is now available in more countries. As TechCrunchreports, Twitter has expanded the "it's misleading" reporting test to Brazil, Spai...
03:55 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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'Cuphead' animated series comes to Netflix February 18th
You won't have to wait as long for Netflix's Cuphead show as you did for the video game. Netflix has revealedThe Cuphead Show premieres February 18th, and has offered a trailer to show just wh...
03:39 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Lenovo made a $329 Snapdragon-powered Windows 11 tablet for students
Lenovo has revealed its latest batch of devices geared toward students. Perhaps the most eye-catching offering is a Snapdragon 7c-powered Windows 11 tablet. The company suggests the 10w Tablet might b...
03:14 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Microsoft Game Pass tops 25 million subscribers
Microsoft's bid for Activision Blizzard may be the highlight of the day, but the company also revealed a major milestone for its Game Pass service in the process. The all-you-can-play offering now...
03:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Roku is making a Weird Al mockumentary starring Daniel Radcliffe
It took more than a decade, but Weird Al is finally about to get the documentary he has always deserved. You may recall back in 2010 Funny Or Die released a trailer for Weird: The Al Yankovic Story. T...
02:33 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Fortnite's latest update adds climbable monsters and brings back Tilted Towers
Fortnite may be on to a new chapter, but Epic Games is keen to bring back the past in more ways than one. To begin with, the developer has added decidedly Toothless-like climbable monsters (Klombos) t...
02:05 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Weber's 2022 smart grill lineup includes gas and pellet options
Grilling season will be here before you know it, so one of the biggest names in backyard cooking is tipping its hand for spring. Today, Weber announced it's 2022 lineup of smart grills with option...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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'OlliOlli World' is a friendly but deceptively difficult skateboarding game
OlliOlli and its sequel, OlliOlli 2: Welcome to Olliwood, are notoriously difficult to master. These side-scrolling skateboarding games start out easily enough, but if you want to complete every chall...
01:36 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion
Microsoft just made one of the largest-ever bids for a game studio. The company has announced plans to acquire Activision Blizzard for $95 per share, valuing the all-cash deal at an enormous $68.7 bil...
01:25 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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UK government announces official crackdown on 'misleading' crypto ads
The UK government has revealed that it plans to update its laws in order "to bring the promotion of cryptoassets within the scope of financial promotions legislation." That will ensure any c...
12:50 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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People are losing sleep after Google replaced the 'white noise' sound on Nest speakers
In case you didn't know, Google Assistant devices like the Nest Hub can play white noise ambient sound to help you or your young ones get to sleep. However, multiple users have noticed that Google...
12:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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The Morning After: Spain sets rules (and fines) for cryptocurrency promotion
Governments are paying more attention to the rise and rise of cryptocurrencies and their tax implications whether its the major players like Bitcoin and Ethereum or newcomers looking to pick up user...
12:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Garmin's new Fenix 7 smartwatches get a touchscreen and a flashlight
If you want a Garmin that screams "adventure" the Fenix line is the one to go for. The premium range of multi-sport GPS watches has come a long way over the last 10 years, and the new 7-seri...
11:10 am GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Logitech's new 'Pen' is a rechargeable stylus for classroom Chromebooks
Logitech has launched a new stylus called the Logitech Pen designed specifically with K-12 students in mind. It will work with touchscreen Chromebooks that support the Universal Stylus Initiative (USI...
10:30 am GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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The Kingdom Hearts trilogy is coming to Nintendo Switch on February 10th
Late last year, Nintendo revealed that the Kingdom Hearts JRPG trilogy would be coming to the Nintendo Switch, with the caveat that they'd be cloud streaming titles only. Now, Square Enix has anno...
08:49 am GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Samsung's Exynos 2200 mobile processor uses an AMD ray tracing GPU
Samsung has revealed the Exynos 2200, its first mobile processor with an AMD RDNA 2-powered GPU that will allow ray-tracing and other gaming features. The system-on-chip (SoC) will likely feature in S...
03:18 am GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Spain sets new rules for influencers who promote cryptocurrency
Spain is establishing rules related to how influencers, their sponsors and others promote cryptocurrencies. Influencers and other advertisers with more than 100,000 followers in the country must notif...
01:24 am GMT - Tue, January 18, 2022
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Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 raised a record $3.4 million for charity
The latest Awesome Games Done Quick speedrunning marathon is in the books. After another week of players showing off their skills and romping through games as quickly as possible, AGDQ 2022 raised $3,...
11:23 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Activision Blizzard continues to remove employees amid misconduct allegations
Since July, 37 Activision Blizzard employees have been fired or forced out and another 44 have been disciplined as the company attempts to address accusations of harassment and misconduct, a spokesper...
09:19 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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US airlines warn C-Band 5G could cause 'catastrophic disruption'
The airline industry claims a catastrophic event could unfold on Wednesday when AT&T and Verizon activate their new C-Band 5G networks. In a letter obtained by Reuters, the CEOs of several promine...
07:27 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Google honors Betty White with a tribute on her 100th birthday
Were she still alive, Betty White would be celebrating her 100th birthday today. In honor of that occasion, Google is celebrating the actor's life. Type White's full name into the company'...
05:20 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Apple's 24-inch 8-core iMac M1 is back down to $1,399
If youve been patiently waiting to pick up the new iMac, now is your chance to do so at a discount. Amazon has reduced the cost of the 8-core GPU model to $1,399, down from $1,499. Thats a price that ...
03:24 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Apple Watch Series 7 models are up to 15 percent off at Amazon
If you've been waiting for a decent deal on an Apple Watch Series 7, now might be the time to take the leap. You can get up to $60 (as much as 15 percent) off the smartwatch at Amazon at the minut...
02:36 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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That time France tried to make decimal time a thing
Though Marie Antoinette would be hard-pressed to care, the French Revolution of 1789 set its sights on more than simply toppling the monarchy. Revolutionaries sought to break the nation free from its ...
12:02 pm GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Amazon UK won't ban Visa credit cards on January 19th after all
Last November, Amazon notified customers that it would stop accepting Visa credit cards in the UK as of January 19th, 2022, blaming the high fees Visa charges for credit card transactions. Now, the co...
11:33 am GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Amazon sale slashes Fire tablet prices by up to 50 percent
If you've been waiting for a sale to buy one of Amazon's Fire HD tablets, today might be the day. You can currently pick up some key products on sale, with the best deals on the Fire HD 8 and ...
10:16 am GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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The UK Government is reportedly preparing a PR blitz against end-to-end encryption
Meta recently said that it would implement end-to-end encryption in Facebook Messenger and Instagram by 2023, despite strong opposition from governments in the UK and elsewhere. However, the UK Home O...
08:34 am GMT - Mon, January 17, 2022
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Apple may have dropped built-in noise cancellation on the iPhone 13
Apple's "Noise Cancellation" accessibility feature has been a staple on past iPhones, but may have been permanently removed from the iPhone 13 series, 9to5Mac has reported. The feature i...
09:36 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Subaru unveils a 1,073HP electric race car
Subaru is still new to EVs, but that isn't stopping it from unveiling more ambitious projects. Electrekreports the automaker has introduced two concept EVs at the Tokyo Auto Salon, including its f...
08:07 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Safari exploit can leak browser histories and Google account info
Apple device users appear to be vulnerable to a significant browser privacy flaw. According to 9to5Mac, FingerprintJS has disclosed an exploit that lets attackers obtain your recent browser history, a...
07:11 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Walmart may offer a cryptocurrency and NFTs
Walmart apparently doesn't want to be left out of the crypto rush. CNBC has learned Walmart filed several trademark applications with the USPTO in late December for selling virtual goods, and in a...
05:57 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Samsung's 14-inch Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra may offer equally massive specs
Samsung's long-rumored 14-inch Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra might be close to launch and could have more to offer than its screen size. WinFuture has obtained what it says are leaked official images and s...
05:21 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Apple's digital car keys may work with Hyundai and Genesis models this summer
Apple's digital car key feature might soon be useful for unlocking more than a handful of BMW models. In his latest newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed Hyundai and its upscale Genesis ...
04:05 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Amazon Kindle is back on sale for $50 today only
Now is a good opportunity to buy one of the best no-frills e-readers available. Amazon is selling the latest generation of its standard Kindle reader for just $50 during a one-day sale, or $70 for a v...
03:12 pm GMT - Sun, January 16, 2022
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Ukraine blames Russia for cyberattack against government websites
Ukraine isn't hesitating to point fingers following a major cyberattack that hobbled dozens of government websites. As The Guardianreports, Ukraine's digital transformation ministry has blamed...
10:15 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Apple faces class action lawsuit over Powerbeats Pro charging issues
Apple is facing another lawsuit over Powerbeats battery trouble. New York resident Alejandro Vivar has filed a potential class action lawsuit over allegations Powerbeats Pro design defects prevents th...
08:52 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Face mask sensor can detect leaks and your heart rate
You might not be thrilled that face masks are a part of daily life during the COVID-19 pandemic, but they could soon be useful for more than protecting others and yourself. Researchers at Northwestern...
07:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Mac and Linux games leave Humble Bundles Trove after January 31st
If you're on Humble Bundle and use a Mac or a Linux computer, you may want to download all the games you can from the service's Trove before the month ends. Starting on February 1st, the Mac a...
07:08 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Apple reportedly requires employees to get COVID-19 vaccine booster shots
Apple employees may have to stay up to date on their COVID-19 vaccines if they want to avoid significant hassles. The Verge says it has seen internal email revealing that Apple will require corporate ...
06:21 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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FedEx wants to equip cargo aircraft with anti-missile lasers
FedEx jets might soon pack defensive weaponry. NBC News and Reuters report FedEx has asked the Federal Aviation Administration for permission to equip an upcoming fleet of Airbus A321-200 aircraft wit...
05:36 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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The next iPad Pro will reportedly offer MagSafe charging and a 'brand new chip'
The murmurs of an iPad Pro with wireless charging are growing louder. 9to5Macsources claim Apple is moving forward with an update to its pro tablet that would include MagSafe wireless charging, but no...
04:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Hitting the Books: The first man to listen to the birth of stars
If the efforts of the 10,000-plus people who developed and assembled the James Webb Space Telescope are any indication, the age of the independent scientist are well and truly over. Newton, Galileo, K...
04:03 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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California judge says Google's non-disclosure agreements violate state law
Google may have to rethink its non-disclosure agreements following a long-running lawsuit from an anonymous worker. According to The Washington Post, a California Superior Court judge has ruled that G...
03:20 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Tesla reportedly delays Cybertruck production to 2023
Tesla has once again quietly pushed back its Cybertruck's release to next year, according to Reuters. The automaker will reportedly begin the electric truck's production by the end of the firs...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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The Roomba j7 poop-detecting robot vacuum is $250 off right now
If you made the resolution to tidy up more regularly in 2022, a robot vacuum can help with that. And for those that hate cleaning, investing in a robot vacuum with self-emptying functionality can make...
02:56 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Apple will let dating apps in the Netherlands offer third-party payments
Apple is once again honoring regulations requiring it to allow alternative payment options in the App Store, although this one is highly specific. As Reutersreports, Apple confirmed it would comply wi...
02:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Recommended Reading: 2022 should be a big year for animated films
The post-Spider-Verse revolution feels alive in 2022s animation slateAlicia Haddick, PolygonSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was a game-changer for animated films. It blended 2D and CG masterfully, c...
01:35 pm GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Fox News host Dan Bongino suspended on YouTube over COVID-19 misinformation
Fox News host and right-wing commentator Dan Bongino won't be able to upload anything to his YouTube channel for a week, according to Forbes and The Hill. The website has temporarily suspended his...
11:47 am GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Link-sharing service Linktree suddenly blocks sex workers
Yet another service has kicked sex workers off its platform. According to Motherboard, Linktree, a tool that allows you to share multiple links with one URL online, has given sex workers the boot over...
01:25 am GMT - Sat, January 15, 2022
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Russia captures hacker likely responsible for Colonial Pipeline cyberattack
The hacker behind the ransomware attack that took down the Colonial Pipeline last year has been apprehended by Russian authorities, according to US officials.Russias FSB intelligence agency said Frida...
11:04 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Google starts rolling out the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro's delayed December update
Google has begun rolling out the Pixel 6 and 6 Pros latest update following a delay in December. As may you recall, the company paused the release of the OTA after there were reports of the software c...
09:19 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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The FTC is reportedly investigating Meta's VR unit for anticompetitive practices
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as well as several states, including New York, Tennesse and North Carolina, are reportedly investigating Metas virtual reality division in relation to potential anti...
08:48 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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US residents can order free, at-home COVID-19 tests starting on January 19th
One year, 10 months and eight days after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 pandemic, Americans will be able to order free, at-home tests from the government. Starting on January 19th...
08:35 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Netflix is about to get more expensive for North American customers
It's that time again: Netflix is raising prices for customers in the US and Canada. Monthly prices are slated to increase a buck or two, depending on your subscription tier. Reuters first rep...
08:05 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Google Meets second-screen Companion Mode is coming to the Nest Hub Max
After updating Workspace (formerly G Suite) with a number of new features last year, Googles previously-announced Companion Mode for the Nest Hub Max and other Google Meet hardware has begun rolling o...
07:40 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Waymo has its first commercial autonomous trucking customer
Last June, Alphabets self-driving unit worked with J.B. Hunt, a trucking and logistics company, to test its Waymo Via technology in Texas. On Friday, the two announced theyre forming a strategic partn...
07:21 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Netflix greenlights a tennis docuseries from the 'Drive to Survive' team
Netflix is making a bigger push into sports docuseries following the success of Formula 1: Drive to Survive. We learned this week that a show covering the 2022 PGA Tour and men's major golf champi...
06:14 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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60 companies say Facebook unfairly rejected their ads for women's health products
Five dozen companies specializing in womens health products and services say Facebook has frequently rejected their ads over objections they contain adult content, according to a report the Center for...
05:01 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Cyberattack hits Ukraine government websites amid tensions with Russia
Hackers have hit around 70 Ukraine government department websites, forcing many of them offline. A message in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish on the country's foreign ministry site reportedly read &...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Nintendo's 'Ring Fit Adventure' falls to $55, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week brought deals on Apple devices, gaming gear and more. The Mac Mini M1 remains on sale for $600 while the 3rd-generation AirPods are back down to a record low of $140. Nintendo's Ring Fit...
03:41 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Facebook's video speed-dating service is shutting down January 20th
Facebooks New Product Experimentation (NPE) team is often quick to abandon apps that dont find traction, and a video speed-dating service it has tested over the last nine months is next for the choppi...
02:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Khadas' Tea DAC is a compelling MagSafe accessory
As more music streaming services introduce lossless or high-definition audio to their offerings, interest in DACs (digital-to-analog converters, or headphone amplifiers) has picked up pace so much so...
02:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Jabra Elite 4 Active review: Checking a lot boxes for $120
I review a lot of true wireless earbuds, so Im always curious what the next trends will be when companies offer their annual refresh for new products. Over the last few years, smaller sizes, bett...
01:31 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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'Final Fantasy XIV' will go back on sale on January 25th
New players will be able to purchase digital copies of Final Fantasy XIV again starting on January 25th, the game's director and producer Naoki Yoshida has announced in a lengthy post. Square Enix...
01:20 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Microsoft opens a third-party review into its harassment and discrimination policies
Microsoft has hired a third -party law firm to review its policies on sexual harassment and gender discrimination policies, The Verge has reported. As part of that, the final report will summarize the...
12:50 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Withings' Body smart scale is 41 percent off for today only
If you're seriously sticking to your New Year's resolution this time around to live a healthier lifestyle and want a digital scale to monitor the changes to your body, Withings has one on sale...
12:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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The Morning After: What is Sonys smartphone plan?
Im not sure whats in Sonys playbook when it comes to selling its phones in the US. Take the Xperia 5 III. After launching in other regions last year, the phone is only now available stateside for $1,0...
11:40 am GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Block is officially building an 'open Bitcoin mining system,' says founder Jack Dorsey
Block founder Jack Dorsey has announced on Twitter that the company is officially building an open bitcoin mining system. Dorsey first announced in October last year that the digital payments provider...
11:08 am GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Tesla now accepts Dogecoin payments for some of its merch
Tesla is allowing customers to buy select merchandise items using Dogecoin, according to the website and a tweet from CEO Elon Musk. You can now pick up the Cyberwhistle for 300 doge ($58), Giga Texas...
09:53 am GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Meta hit with $3.2 billion class action suit over alleged exploitation of UK Facebook users
A legal expert has teamed with a litigation firm to sue Meta on behalf of 44 million Facebook users in the UK, claiming that they had their data exploited in violation of competition laws, TechCrunch ...
07:31 am GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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PayPal faces lawsuit for freezing customer accounts and funds
Three PayPal users who've allegedly had their accounts frozen and funds taken by the company without explanation have filed a federal lawsuit against the online payment service. The plaintiffs tw...
12:19 am GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Meta's Spanish-language moderators have reportedly been working in unsafe conditions
Its no secret Meta employs contract laborers to do much of the hard work of enforcing its content moderation policies. And despite assisting one of the most valuable companies in the world, those work...
12:19 am GMT - Fri, January 14, 2022
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Facebook's Spanish-language moderators have reportedly been working in unsafe conditions
Its no secret Meta employs contract laborers to do much of the hard work of enforcing its content moderation policies on Facebook. And despite assisting one of the most valuable companies in the world...
10:45 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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After 15 years, Local Motors will reportedly cease operations this Friday
Crowdsourcing automaker Local Motors will cease operations this Friday, according to employees, TechCrunch reports. The company has not yet officially announced its imminent demise, though its reactio...
10:23 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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US lawmakers want terms of service to be summarized in plain language
Unless youre a lawyer, theres a pretty good chance youve never read through a websites entire terms of service. Theres a simple reason for that. Far too often, theyre too long and difficult to parse. ...
10:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Now all Twitter Spaces hosts can record audio
You no longer have to be one of the privileged few to record Twitter Spaces. Twitter has announced that all Android and iOS users can record Spaces when they're hosting. As before, you just have t...
09:40 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Sinclair locks down local streaming rights for 16 NBA teams
Sinclair Broadcast Group has reached a deal to stream 16 NBA teams games to fans in local markets. The company, which is aiming to launch a standalone streaming service this year, previously secured l...
09:24 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Facebook, Google, Twitter and Reddit subpoenaed by Jan. 6 committee
Facebook, Google, Twitter and Reddit have been subpoenaed by the Congressional select committee investigating the Jan. 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. In a statement, the committee said the comp...
09:10 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Oath Keepers leader charged with 'seditious conspiracy' for role in US Capitol breach
The far-right extremist group Oath Keepers may soon face particularly serious repercussions for its actions on top of a string of internet bans. A DC federal grand jury has unsealed seditious conspira...
08:48 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Google wants to work with government to secure open-source software
Google has called on the US government to take a more proactive role in identifying and protecting open-source projects that are critical to internet security. In a blog post the company published fol...
08:40 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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'PUBG Mobile' maker sues copycat game and app stores that hosted it
When you're the progenitor of an entire gaming genre and holding the reigns of a billion dollar intellectual property, imitation, it turns out, is not the sincerest form of flattery. It's the ...
07:40 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Woman sentenced to prison for stealing 3,000 iPods intended for students
Its one thing to steal from the government, but stealing from children is a whole lot worse. Sadly, thats precisely what one New Mexico school district employee did. Kristy Stock was sentenced to 18 m...
07:17 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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The Hitman trilogy comes to Game Pass on January 20th
On January 20th, IO Interactive will celebrate the first anniversary of Hitman 3 in a style befitting Agent 47's sharp suit. It will release a bundle of all three World of Assassination games on P...
06:26 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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'Baby Shark' is the first YouTube video to reach 10 billion views
No, you still can't escape "Baby Shark." Billboardreports Pinkfong's so-catchy-it-hurts children's song has become the first video to reach 10 billion views on YouTube. And no on...
05:35 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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A Netflix PGA Tour docuseries is coming from the producers of 'Drive to Survive'
A Netflix docuseries is in the works that will offer viewers a look behind the curtain at the lives of some of the planet's top golfers. The PGA Tour and the governing bodies of the four men's...
05:19 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Ubisoft's 'The Settlers' reboot finally arrives March 17th
Ubisoft's The Settlers revival is finally here... almost. The company has revealed that its reboot of the classic build-up real-time strategy game will be available March 17th for Windows PCs thro...
05:04 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Apple's third-gen AirPods drop to $140 at Amazon
If you missed the holiday-season discounts on Apple's latest AirPods last year, you have another opportunity to get them today. Amazon has the third-generation AirPods for $140 right now, which is...
04:55 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Bandai Namco is making a 'My Hero Academia' battle royale for PS4, Xbox One and Switch
As if the market for battle royale games wasnt crowded enough already, youll soon have another option in the form of My Hero Academia: Ultra Rumble. Based on the popular manga and anime, Bandai Namco ...
04:31 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Sony A7 IV review: A powerhouse of a hybrid camera
Nearly four years after Sony released its highly successful A7 III hybrid full-frame mirrorless camera, it finally launched a follow up. The A7 IV brings a raft of new features and improvements like a...
04:30 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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'Fortnite' is returning to iPhone and iPad via NVIDIA GeForce Now
Fortnite hasn't been available on Apple's App Store or the Google Play Store for 17 months. While the game isn't expected to return to either store anytime soon, it seems players will soon...
04:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Instacart's 'Ready Meals' are a grocery store alternative to take out
After partnering with a number of big chains to help speed up grocery delivery back in 2021, today Instacart is launching Ready Meals so you can now order hot and pre-made meals from local grocers too...
03:44 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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LG is bringing its CLOi service robot to the US
Don't be shocked if a robot serves you the next time you eat out or go on vacation. LG is bringing its CLOi ServeBot to the US, giving hotels, restaurants and stores a semi-autonomous machine that...
03:21 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Microsoft is no longer making Xbox One consoles
Microsoft and Sony are struggling to keep up with demand for the Xbox Series X and PlayStation 5. While Sony plans to keep manufacturing the PlayStation 4 for the time being to make up for its shortfa...
03:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Comcast tests the first multigigabit cable modem
Comcast is now considerably closer to making multigigabit cable internet a reality. The company has successfully tested the first 10G modem capable of multigigabit speeds. The Broadcom-built prototype...
02:30 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Samsung's Galaxy Buds 2 are back on sale for $100
The release of the Galaxy Buds 2 last year showed Samsung's prowess when it comes to making solid wireless earbuds. The $150 buds pack a lot of premium features into a relatively affordable price ...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Arturia unveils 'Noir' editions of its popular MiniBrute synths
Arturia has launched Brute Noir editions of its popular mid-tier monophonic synths, the MiniBrute 2 and MiniBrute 2S. It also launched a limited Brute Noir edition of its DrumBrute Impact analog drum ...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Leica's M11 rangefinder camera features a 60-megapixel, full-frame sensor
Leica first announced its M10 rangefinder camera back in January 2017, and the company has since released multiplevariants of the camera since. Most recently, the M10-R added a 40-megapixel sensor to ...
12:55 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Apple's updated iCloud Private Relay notice clarifies why it might not work for some users
Apple is set to slightly alter the wording on its notice for the iCloud Private Relay error that switched off the VPN-like feature for some users. According to MacRumors, the tech giant will update it...
12:25 pm GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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The Morning After: President Bidens plans for an upgraded, cleaner US power grid
On Wednesday, the White House said it plans to allocate billions of dollars for more wind, solar and geothermal energy projects across the US. That will include moving forward with the lease of six co...
11:25 am GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Google Meet's live translated captions start rolling out widely
Google Meet has started rolling out live translated captions widely after testing the feature last year. It works on web or mobile but is still fairly limited, translating only English meetings to fou...
10:40 am GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Twitter is no longer blocked in Nigeria
Nigerians can now access Twitter again without having to use VPNs or having to fear repercussions for doing so. The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on Twitter on January 13th, 2022, over seven ...
09:59 am GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Sony's $1,000 Xperia 5 III compact finally goes on sale in the US
Sony doesn't sell many smartphones in the US, so it's always big news when a new one arrives particularly a high-end model. After launching in other regions last year, the Xperia 5 III is now...
08:00 am GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Pioneer DJ debuts DDJ-REV series of battle-style controllers
Battle DJs, the turntablists that perfect the art of cutting and scratching music to build new creations on-the-fly are getting some new gear for the mobile digital world. Until now, most devices for ...
07:16 am GMT - Thu, January 13, 2022
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Apple details $30 million settlement for off-the-clock bag search lawsuit
The long-running lawsuit Apple faced over off-the-clock bag searches of its employees in California is almost over. While its final approval hearing won't take place until July, the tech giant has...
11:29 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Twitch will launch an improved reporting and appeals process in 2022
Following a year that saw it struggle to shield its users from abuse and harassment, Twitch has published a retrospective of its 2021 safety efforts that includes a look forward to how the company pla...
10:35 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Archivists have preserved a long-lost McDonald's Nintendo DS training game
Digital sleuths have obtained one of the most elusive video games to date. According to Kotaku, game conservationists Forest of Illusion have obtainedeSmart 2.0, a very rare Nintendo DS training game ...
09:59 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Doctors and scientists call on Spotify to create misinformation policy
Doctors, health experts and scientists battle COVID-19 misinformation on daily basis. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter have adopted policies in an effort to curtail rampant false claims, but some d...
09:29 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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You'll need Apple Music to listen to J. Cole's albums in spatial audio
Artists and technology companies are more determined than ever to use 360-degree audio as a hook to draw you in. J. Cole has made Apple Music the exclusive home for spatial audio mixes (in this case, ...
09:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Wyze introduces a pay-what-you-want security camera plan
Wyze has some of the best budget security cameras around. We recently highlighted the Wyze Cam V3 as our favorite overall home security camera, thanks to its low price and handy selection of features....
08:43 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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FCC proposes stricter requirements for reporting data breaches
The Federal Communications Commission is the next US regulator hoping to hold companies more accountable for data breaches. Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel has shared a rulemaking proposal that would i...
08:11 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Apple releases iOS 15.2.1 to patch a serious HomeKit DDoS vulnerability
Apple has released iOS 15.2.1, its latest software update for recent iPhone and iPad devices. The patch addresses a vulnerability found within the companys HomeKit protocol for connecting disparate sm...
07:45 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Twitch streamers can now give their followers free emotes
Starting today, most Twitch partners and affiliates will be able to dole out emotes to community members just for following them. They can set up to five emotes that followers can use for free by uplo...
07:27 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Magic Leap grants healthcare startups access to its new AR headset ahead of mid-2022 release
Ahead of a planned enterprise release later this year, Magic Leap has provided a group of healthcare companies with early access to its second-generation augmented reality headset. One of the companie...
07:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Netflix and Apple lead SAG Award nominations with 'Squid Game' and 'Ted Lasso'
It's another good year for streaming at the SAG Awards nominations, but who and what got picked is decidedly different this year. Netflix was still the frontrunner with one or more nominations in ...
06:29 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Snapchat adds bitmoji reactions and threaded replies to chats
Snapchat is ringing in the new year with a bunch of new features. In the coming days, Android and iOS users will be able to reply to individual messages in chats. So, if a group chat is getting a litt...
06:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Biden administration announces new measures to upgrade power grid
With its landmark climate legislation in jeopardy, the Biden administration has announced a series of new executive actions to accelerate the USs transition to a clean power grid. On Wednesday, the Wh...
05:54 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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2021 was a very good year for the PC market
If you thought the PC market's pandemic-era renaissance would continue throughout 2021... you guessed correctly. Canalys estimates PC shipments jumped 15 percent year-over-year to 341 million desp...
05:03 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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'Kirby and the Forgotten Land' hits Nintendo Switch on March 25th
Everyone's favorite pink Nintendo mascot, Kirby, is returning to Switch very soon. Nintendo announced that Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the character's first 3D platformer, will arrive on the...
04:17 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Canon forced to ship 'knockoff' ink cartridges due to chip shortage
Printer makers have long used chips to thwart third-party ink cartridge sales and drive you toward their own products, but they're now feeling the sting of those restrictions. The Register and USA...
04:17 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Canon forced to ship 'knockoff' ink cartridges due to chip shortage (updated)
Printer makers have long used chips to thwart third-party ink cartridge sales and drive you toward their own products, but they're now feeling the sting of those restrictions. The Register and USA...
04:07 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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'S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2' is delayed until December 8th
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. fans will need to wait several more months than expected to get their hands on the latest game in the series. Developer GSC Game World has pushed back the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Che...
03:23 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Lime's latest e-bikes are now available in the US
Following some small-scale tests in a number of cities since Lime revealed its latest e-bike in March 2021, the company has started making the Gen4 available to users in the US. The first batch of the...
02:25 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Jack Dorsey proposes a legal defense fund for Bitcoin developers
Lawsuits are weighing heavily on the Bitcoin ecosystem, and former Twitter chief Jack Dorsey thinks he can help fend them off. Coindeskreports Dorsey, Chaincode's Alex Morcos and academic Martin W...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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NVIDIA begins rolling out Android 11 update to all Shield TV models
NVIDIA has started rolling out Software Experience Upgrade 9.0 for Shield TV devices, and it will upgrade their operating system to Android 11. The company says Experience 9.0 will bring the new OS to...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Nuro's third-gen driverless delivery vehicle includes an external airbag
Nuro already has a third driverless delivery vehicle on the way, and this model is focused as much on protecting others as it is hauling goods. The newly introduced version, simply called Nuro, includ...
02:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Keychron's Q2 is a compact take on its popular customizable keyboard
Keychron pleasantly surprised mechanical keyboard fans when it announced the Q1. It was the companys first foray into fully customizable keyboards, and we liked it a lot. Today its the turn of the Q2,...
01:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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The Morning After: Connected dumbbells that Amazon's Alexa can adjust
WFH didnt just mean working from home. For those with the drive, it also stood for workouts from home. Many companies boomed as they adjusted to many of us shifting our training and exercise from gym ...
12:35 pm GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE pre-orders at Amazon come with a $100 gift card
Samsung's Galaxy S21 FE smartphone is still only available as a pre-order, but it's already available with a discount of sorts. If you pre-order the S21 FE from Amazon, with shipping set to st...
11:58 am GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Logitech unveils $60 Litra Glow light for streamers
Good lighting that flatters the subject is an essential element of production for streamers and video creators in general. Logitech (under the Logitech for Creators brand) has just launched a new ligh...
11:12 am GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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The US government spent $1.1 billion on carbon capture projects that mostly failed
Coal should be going obsolete because renewable energy is becoming cheaper, but the US government is keeping it afloat with the promise of capturing carbon emissions and storing them underground. Now,...
09:24 am GMT - Wed, January 12, 2022
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Kim Kardashian and Floyd Mayweather sued over alleged crypto scam
A class action lawsuit has named Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather and basketball star Paul Pierce as defendants for promoting a cryptocurrency called EthereumMax. According to Finbold, the platintiffs...
11:40 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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The latest 'Belle' trailer introduces us to the film's dazzling technicolor virtual world
With Mamoru Hosodas latest movie opening in US theaters this Friday, Studio Chizu and the films distributor have shared a new trailer for Belle. The more than three-minute-long clip shows the movies o...
11:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Wordle' clones are taking over the App Store
If youve spent any time on Twitter in the last week, chances are youve seen the grids of emoji boxes taking over your feed. Thats thanks to Wordle, a new puzzle game thats become somewhat of an obsess...
11:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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'Wordle' clones are taking over the App Store
If youve spent any time on Twitter in the last week, chances are youve seen the grids of emoji boxes taking over your feed. Thats thanks to Wordle, a new puzzle game thats become somewhat of an obsess...
09:49 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Humble Bundle's simplified game subscription will include a members-only library
Humble Bundle hasn't exactly won fans with donation caps and potentially confusing subscription tiers, but it's hoping to make some amends. As of February 1st, the company's monthly Humble...
09:42 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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The FTC's antitrust suit against Facebook is cleared to move forward
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can move forward with its latest antitrust lawsuit against Meta, a US district judge ruled on Tuesday. The decision is a significant win for the regulator, which had...
09:26 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Tumblr adds a sensitive content filter to its iOS app
As part of its ongoing efforts to stay on the right side of App Store rules, Tumblr is adding a Sensitive Content toggle to its iOS app. The setting is enabled by default, and it keeps posts with sens...
08:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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'Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection' heads to Nintendo Switch on February 17th
Assassins Creed: The Ezio Collection will make its way to Nintendo Switch on Feburary 17th, Ubisoft announced on Tuesday. First announced for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016, the compilation bundle...
08:05 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Twitter's Explore tab will begin hiding blocked and muted accounts
Twitter says it's doing more to make sure you don't see anything from accounts you have muted or blocked, as well as any keywords you've muted. It's working on updates to hide those ke...
07:48 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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'Attack on Titan' gear is coming to 'Call of Duty'
The Attack on Titan anime series is winding down, and Activision is determined to capitalize on the renewed interest. A bundle launching January 20th will bring 10 Attack on Titan items to Call of Dut...
07:07 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Lego delays 'Overwatch 2' set amid Activision Blizzard sexual harassment scandal
You can now add Lego to the list of companies re-evaluating their relationship with Activision Blizzard following allegations the company allowed senior employees to create a workplace rife with sexua...
06:55 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Amazon will face a second Alabama union vote in February
It's now clear when Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama will vote in a mandatory second union election. As Motherboard's Lauren Kaori Gurley notes, the National Labor Relations Boar...
06:52 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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'Horizon Forbidden West' has reportedly leaked a month before release
Horizon Forbidden West is one of the biggest PlayStation exclusives of the year. Just over a month before the action RPG arrives on February 18th, it appears an unfinished version of the game has leak...
05:49 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Roku offers easy access to live TV with a new hub
Roku has added a new section that pulls together live TV programming from its own channel guide as well as third-party platforms. The Live TV Zone provides swift access to channels you recently watche...
05:41 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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China's Chang'e-5 probe finds on-site evidence of water on the Moon's surface
Chinas Change-5 lunar lander has found water on the surface of the Moon, marking the first-ever time scientists have found on-site evidence of the substance on Earths satellite. In a study published i...
05:29 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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LAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokmon Go'
The early Pokmon Go frenzy apparently led to poor choices from two police officers. As Axios' Stephen Totilo and BBC News report, the LAPD is now known to have fired officers Louis Lozano and Eric...
04:13 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Beats Fit Pro are coming to Canada, Europe and Japan this month
A couple of months after they debuted in the US, Beats Fit Pro earbuds are on the way to Canada, Europe and Japan. Orders will open in Europe (200/230) and Canada ($250 CAD) on January 24th, and in Ja...
03:34 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Instagram is exploring a customizable profile grid
Your Instagram profile's grid might soon be more than just a snapshot of your most recent posts. Leaker Alessandro Paluzzi has discovered that Instagram has been developing an "edit grid"...
03:18 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Maserati will field a Formula E team in 2023
Some Italian flair is coming to the Formula E grid. Maserati plans to field a team in the electric motor racing series in 2023, becoming the first brand from the country to do so.The automaker is retu...
02:29 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Alexa can change the weight on NordicTrack's adjustable dumbbells
Adjustable dumbbells can be incredibly useful in a home gym, but the need to manually tweak weight can be a pain when you're trying to keep your heart rate up mid-workout. iFit's NordicTrack b...
02:11 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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A Nintendo Switch Online and microSD bundle is half off on Amazon
Hunkering down for the winter months can mean more time to play some new games while you stay inside. For Switch owners that want to play with friends remotely and get access to classic games, a Ninte...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Firefox Focus for Android will offer another way to prevent cross-site tracking
The Android version of the Firefox Focus browser is getting another layer of privacy protection. Mozilla is bringing its Total Cookie Protection feature to the app to tackle cross-site tracking.The fe...
01:40 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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The Associated Press will turn its photojournalism into NFTs
NFTs exploded in popularity during the first two years of the pandemic, and it doesn't look like they're going away anytime soon. One of the latest organizations to jump into the craze is the ...
01:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Rapid COVID tests will soon be fully covered by insurance in the US
With the COVID-19 Omicron variant surging in the US and elsewhere, testing is key to allowing work, school and entertainment activities to continue. With rapid test kits in short supply, though, some ...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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The Morning After: Samsung's next Galaxy flagship is coming soon
So were already over the Galaxy S21 Fan Edition, announced just last week. Lets turn our attention to Samsungs Galaxy S22 family, apparently ready to officially break cover next month. According to S...
11:40 am GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Uber no longer supports ride hailing via the Apple Watch
Did you know that you could hail an Uber using your Apple Watch? No? Well it doesn't really matter anyway, because the Uber Watch app has effectively been discontinued, according to Apple Insider....
10:55 am GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Apple will allow third-party payments for apps in South Korea
Apple will soon allow developers to use alternative payment systems for their apps in South Korea to comply with the country's new law. According to The Korea Herald, the tech giant has turned in ...
10:14 am GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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GM recognizes California's authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards
GM has reversed course on its emissions policy, saying it now recognizes California's authority to set its own vehicle pollution standards, TechCrunch as reported. Previously, the automaker backed...
07:48 am GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike steps down as CEO
Over the past few months, Signal founder Moxie Marlinspike has been talking to candidates who can potentially take over his role as company CEO. That's what Marlinspike has revealed in a post abou...
02:35 am GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Meta delays return to office to an optimistic March 28
Meta, the company that at the beginning of this pandemic was called Facebook, has updated its return-to-office guidance, moving its target date from the end of this month to March 28, CNBC reports. Wi...
02:35 am GMT - Tue, January 11, 2022
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Meta delays return to office to an optimistic March 28th
Meta, the company that at the beginning of this pandemic was called Facebook, has updated its return-to-office guidance, moving its target date from the end of this month to March 28th, CNBC reports. ...
11:44 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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US greenhouse emissions increased by 6.2 percent last year
Over the last year, US greenhouse emissions increased by 6.2 percent compared to 2020 levels, according to a new report from the Rhodium Group. The jump puts the country further behind meeting the red...
11:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Rode's VideoMic Go II changed my opinion on what a shotgun mic can do
Whenever someone asks whats the best microphone the response is usually well it depends what youre recording. Rodes new VideoMic Go II, as the name suggests, wouldnt be suitable for podcasting. Would ...
10:46 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Surgeons successfully transplant genetically modified pig heart into human patient
In a desperate effort to save the life of a 57-year-old man, doctors at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have accomplished a medical first. Per The Associated Press, this past Friday...
08:18 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Razer reneges on its claim the Zephyr mask uses 'N95-grade' filters
Razer has removed any mention of its Zephyr and recently announced Zephyr Pro smart face masks including N95-grade filters from its website and other marketing materials. The wearable by itself is not...
08:12 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Spotify is still working on HiFi streaming, but won't say when it's coming
Almost a year ago, Spotify announced plans to roll out a higher tier of its streaming service with CD-quality music in some markets in 2021. However, Spotify HiFi is still not available and there'...
05:49 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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3D-printed DualSense attachment lets you play PS5 with one hand
Some players have found it difficult to use the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller, in part due to its size and weight. Although Sony hasn't released an official counterpart to Microsoft's Xbo...
05:31 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Peacock's 'Bel-Air' reimagines The Fresh Prince's origin story in first trailer
Bel-Air, Peacocks modern-day reinterpretation of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, will debut on February 13th, the streamer announced on Monday and shared a first-look trailer. Announced back in 2020, Bel...
03:32 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Honor unveils its first foldable smartphone, the Magic V
After teasing its first foldable smartphone in December, Honor has unveiled the Magic V. Honor is joining the likes of Huawei, which is its former parent company, and Xiaomi by stepping into the folda...
02:09 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Apple's AirTags are cheaper than usual in Woot's latest one-day sale
AirTags are some of the most affordable Apple gadgets you can get, which is probably why deep discounts on them are hard to come by. Last week, we saw one of the trackers drop to $24 and a four-pack f...
01:40 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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The 2020 MacBook Pro M1 is $150 off at Amazon
While we consider Apple's MacBook Air M1 to be the best in the company's lineup for most people, there are some who will want a beefier machine. That's where the MacBook Pro M1 comes in, a...
01:17 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Take-Two is acquiring mobile game giant Zynga for $12.7 billion
PC gaming Giant Take-Two has announced that it's making a big move into mobile gaming with the acquisition of Zynga for a total price of approximately $12.7 billion. Take-Two already owns Rockstar...
01:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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The Morning After: The best of CES 2022
Welcome to your Monday morning! CES is a wrap. While we planned to send a small team of Engadget staff to Las Vegas to cover the show in person, Omicron appeared on the horizon, and, well, our plans c...
11:58 am GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Samsung looks set to hold its Galaxy Unpacked 2022 event on February 8th
Samsung may unveil its much anticipated (and leaked) Galaxy S22 at an Unpacked event on February 8th, according to South Korea's Digital Daily. "We have confirmed that the event will be held ...
10:44 am GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Scientists observe a red supergiant going supernova for the first time
Despite the massive number of stars in the sky, spotting one in the throes of a supernova is still an incredibly rare event. Now, astronomers have captured a red supergiant before, during and after a ...
09:19 am GMT - Mon, January 10, 2022
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Tesla 'Full Self-Driving' beta features an 'Assertive' mode with rolling stops
Profiles are back in Tesla's latest "Full Self-Driving" beta 10.3 with an "Assertive Mode" that may perform rolling stops and other borderline maneuvers, The Verge has reported...
10:09 pm GMT - Sun, January 9, 2022
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Breakthrough could help you 3D print OLED screens at home
You might not have to send your devices in (or buy replacement parts) if the display breaks you could just make new screens yourself. University of Minnesota Twin Cities researchers have developed wh...
08:46 pm GMT - Sun, January 9, 2022
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Roblox halts service in China ahead of a major revamp
Roblox may be enjoying success in many parts of the world, but it's currently in limbo in China. TechCrunch has learned Roblox temporarily shut down the Chinese version of its game platform, LuoB...
06:25 pm GMT - Sun, January 9, 2022
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Apple said to have ruled out a metaverse for its mixed reality headset
Don't expect Apple to follow others into the metaverse. According to the latest newsletter from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has rejected the idea of a metaverse (in this case, an all-virtua...
04:53 pm GMT - Sun, January 9, 2022
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UK watchdog to grill Meta over child safety in VR
Meta is facing more scrutiny over its approach to child safety. The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) told The Guardian in a statement that it was planning "further discussions...
03:13 pm GMT - Sun, January 9, 2022
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Apple will reportedly unveil an iPhone SE with 5G this spring
Apple might use its now-customary spring event to update its most affordable smartphone. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman claimed in his latest newsletter that Apple is expected to introduce a third-genera...
09:48 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Mars Perseverance halts rock sample storage due to debris
The Mars Perseverance rover's sample collection has run into a snag. NASA reports the rover stopped caching samples after debris partly blocked the bit carousel (the device that stores drill bits ...
08:39 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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NASA finishes deploying the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA is one large step closer to putting the James Webb Space Telescope into service. The agency has successfully deployed the JWST's signature gold-coated primary mirror, completing all major dep...
07:10 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Ford tries to fight F-150 Lightning scalpers by banning resales
Ford is swamped with F-150 Lightning orders, and it's taking special steps to make sure the electric pickup truck reaches honest-to-goodness buyers. Roadshowreports Ford is now giving dealerships ...
05:38 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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A 'Scott Pilgrim' anime series is coming to Netflix
Scott Pilgrim appears ready for a comeback, and not just in video games. The Hollywood Reporter has learned Netflix and Universal's UCP (the unit behind The Umbrella Academy) are developing a Scot...
04:46 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Google and Ford want to bring small radar to more devices
Radar might soon find its way into more personal technology than Google's phones and smart speakers. 9to5Googlenotes Google, Ford and four other partners have published specs for a Ripple standard...
03:45 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Ford's e-scooter company Spin is leaving markets and laying off staff
Spin, the e-scooter-sharing startup Ford acquired back in 2018, is shifting its focus in its quest to profitability and is exiting nearly all open permit markets globally as a result. In a post by com...
03:15 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Mobile sports betting is now legal in New York state
You can now use your phone to bet on sports if you live in New York. CNBCreports the state has legalized mobile sports betting as of January 8th. Multiple companies are already taking bets as of 9AM E...
03:00 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Recommended Reading: The fate of Apple and Google's contact tracing tech
The US digital-contact-tracing debacleCharlie Warzel, The AtlanticUnless you live in a few specific states, you likely never got the chance to use the contact tracing system that was the result of an ...
01:33 pm GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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FAA reveals 50 airports that will have C-band 5G buffer zones
When AT&T's and Verizon's C-band 5G services go live on January 19th, they'll be implementing buffer zones around 50 airports in the US to reduce to risk of flight disruption. The Fede...
11:01 am GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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PayPal confirms it's exploring the launch of its own stablecoin
PayPal has been expanding its cryptocurrency business since it opened trading to all users in 2020. It allowed US customers to check out with cryptocurrency and increased its crypto buy limit over the...
12:28 am GMT - Sat, January 8, 2022
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Tesla will hike prices on self-driving mode, again
Tesla's "full self-driving" (FSD) feature has had something of a rocky history, to put things generously. It's been implicated in multiple crashes, seemingly persistent software bugs...
10:29 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Pixar's 'Turning Red' will forgo theaters for Disney
Turning Red, Pixars latest feature film, will premiere exclusively on Disney+, the studio announced on Friday. It follows Soul and Luca as the third Pixar movie to skip a theatrical release. Disn...
09:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Amazon cuts paid COVID-19 leave for workers in half
Amazon, the second-largest employer in the US, announced today that it would be slashing its paid leave policies for workers forced to quarantine in half. The policy, instituted in March of 2020, prev...
09:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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New 'Valorant' players will need to grind before they can play competitive games
A new playable character with an aggressive mobility-based kit isnt the only potentially game-changing tweak coming to Valorant with the shooters Episode Four update on January 11th. Once the patch is...
08:32 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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How to watch the Awesome Games Done Quick 2022 speedrunning marathon
Awesome Games Done Quick (AGDQ), an annual week-long celebration of speedrunning, is almost upon us. Between January 9th and 16th, you'll be able to watch one expert gamer after another race throu...
08:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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The best of CES 2022
You all know what they say about the best-laid plans. Though Engadget intended to send a few editors to cover CES in person, we later decided amid surging covid cases that it would be best if our enti...
07:35 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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IKEA and Sonos refresh the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker with a faster processer
Without much fanfare, IKEA and Sonos have released a second-generation version of their Symfonisk bookshelf speaker. First spotted by Dutch publication Tweakers (via The Verge), the new model features...
07:35 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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IKEA and Sonos refresh the Symfonisk bookshelf speaker with a faster processor
Without much fanfare, IKEA and Sonos have released a second-generation version of their Symfonisk bookshelf speaker. First spotted by Dutch publication Tweakers (via The Verge), the new model features...
07:15 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Meta's new Privacy Center explains how the company handles data collection
Meta has announced a new Privacy Center that provides users with information about data collection, sharing, security, data use and ads. The hub includes details on the approach to privacy across apps...
07:02 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Shoddy coding has some Honda cars stuck in the year 2002
Some Honda cars owners have recently found themselves in something of a time loop. Since the start of the year, the automakers forums have been flooded with reports of people complaining that the cloc...
06:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Neon, Valorant's newest agent, brings sprinting and sliding to the game
Valorant is a game of methodical movement. Your weapon is at its most accurate when youre standing still, and pinpoint accuracy is essential if you want to live. Thats what makes Neon, the games lates...
05:59 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Model Brooks Nader says someone used an AirTag to track her
Although Apple's AirTags can be useful for helping find lost belongings, ever since the tracker went on sale last spring, critics have raised concerns that bad actors could use it to stalk people....
05:18 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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GameStop is reportedly developing a marketplace for NFTs of in-game items
Following Ubisoft and Square Enix, GameStop is apparently the latest player in the video game industry that sees NFTs as a way to boost its profitability. According to The Wall Street Journal, the co...
04:45 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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The Mac Mini M1 is up to $150 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
Despite the holidays being behind us, there are still some good tech deals floating around on the internet. While we likely won't see the deep discounts we saw in November and December for some ti...
04:39 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Apple Fitness will add an audio-based running feature on January 10th
Apple isn't slowing down when it comes to new features for Fitness+. It announced several more that will be added on January 10th, including Time to Run. That's a spin on the Time to Walk expe...
03:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Abbott is working on biowearables to measure glucose, lactate and ketones
Health tech company Abbott is working on biowearable devices to track certain elements of ones body, with the idea that theyll provide users with more insights about their general health and help them...
01:45 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Google Doodle pays tribute to Stephen Hawking
Stephen Hawking would've turned 80 on January 8th, 2022 had he still been alive. While he's no longer with us, his contribution to our understanding of the universe remains immense and shouldn...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Engadget Podcast: Everything we loved (and hated) at CES 2022
Its that time of the year again! Cherlynn and Devindra break down some of the best tech theyve seen at CES 2022, as well as a bunch of weird and awful products. Get ready for notebooks with hybrid Int...
01:16 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Mozilla pauses crypto donations following criticism over climate impact
After announcing that it would accept cryptocurrency donations last week, the Mozilla Foundation has put them on hold following critical comments from a Mozilla founder and numerous others, TechCrunch...
01:00 pm GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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The Morning After: Smart beds that adapt as you age
As CES wraps up, were still pulling together our favorite picks of the show. That includes finger-nibbling robots, smart beds and all kinds of TVs, laptops and gadgets. Yes, weve been able to see some...
11:50 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Flexbooker online appointment service breach exposes data of 3.7 million users
A group of hackers is trading a database of stolen information from FlexBooker, a cloud-based tool for scheduling appointments, containing sensitive customer data. According to BleepingComputer, the c...
11:11 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Tinder's upcoming 'Swipe Party' feature lets friends help you choose dates
Tinder is working on a new feature called Swipe Party that will let you invite friends online to help you vet dates, TechCrunch has reported. The feature was first spotted in the app's code by the...
10:07 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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The OnePlus 10 Pro is the first new phone of 2022
First out of the gates in 2022, OnePlus has a new flagship for anyone already looking for a smartphone refresh. The company is holding back from revealing absolutely everything (well, most things), bu...
09:25 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Amazon's 'Fallout' series set to start production this year
The Fallout streaming TV series based on the Bethesda's post-apocalyptic game from Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's Kilter Films is moving along smartly, Deadline has reported. Production is set ...
08:30 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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OrCam's MyEye Pro clips to glasses to help visually impaired people read and identify faces
OrCam, a company that makes products to aid accessibility for the visually impaired, has won a CES innovation award for its glasses-mounted MyEye Pro device. It aids the blind and visually impaired by...
06:24 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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US regulator rules that Google infringed on Sonos speaker patents
The US International Trade Commission has agreed with Sonos' claims that Google had infringed on its speaker and cast patents. It issued its initial decision back in August, and this finalizes its...
01:47 am GMT - Fri, January 7, 2022
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Meta sued for alleged role in extremist-linked murder of federal guard
The surviving sister of Dave Patrick Underwood, a federal security guard who was killed in a drive-by shooting in 2020, has filed a lawsuit against Meta, the parent organization of Facebook. The suit ...
10:52 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Clubhouse finally adds support for web listening
Since its debut in 2020, joining a conversation on Clubhouse has involved opening the app. But thats no longer the case. Starting today, if you live in the US, you can listen to replays and live rooms...
10:31 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Twitter is testing TikTok-style reaction videos
Its only been a few months since Twitter killed Fleets, but the company is already experimenting with a new video format. The company is testing a new Tweet Take feature that allows users to share rea...
10:11 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Samsung's Home Hub is a tablet for controlling SmartThings devices
One of the products Samsung showed off at its CES 2022 presentation was the Home Hub, an 8.4-inch tablet for controlling all the connected home devices in your household. The company has now shared mo...
09:02 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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E3 will be online-only again this year
For the third straight year, the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted E3. The event will once again be an online-only affair amid the Omicron surge.Due to the ongoing health risks surrounding COVID-19 and i...
08:12 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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AMC buys the owner of the anime streaming service Hidive
AMC Networks has acquired anime distributor Sentai. Financial terms of the deal havent been disclosed, but the purchase includes Sentais Hidive streaming service. It will join AMCs stable of targeted ...
07:05 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Snap sues US Patent Office to claim a trademark for Spectacles
Snapchat creator Snap has sued the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for rejecting an application the company had filed to trademark the word spectacles in relation to its wearable of the same na...
06:52 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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The first edition of the Chevy Silverado EV sold out in 12 minutes
Soon after GM formally revealed the Chevrolet Silverado EV at CES, it emerged that the $105,000 RST First Edition has already sold out. In fact, according to GM CEO Mary Barra, all of those vehicles w...
06:12 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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LinkedIn will add Clubhouse-style audio events this month
LinkedIn has been working on a Clubhouse-style live audio room feature since at least last March. It's now set to roll that out this month as part of a new events platform.The plan is to let organ...
05:34 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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VW will reveal its production ID.Buzz microbus EV on March 9th
You won't have to wait much longer to see an honest-to-goodness production version of Volkswagen's ID.Buzz minivan. VW Group chief Herbert Diess has announced that his company will debut the r...
05:05 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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The New York Times is reportedly buying subscription-based sports site The Athletic
It seems The Athletic, which quickly came to prominence for publishing exclusive reporting and high-quality sports journalism, is getting a new owner. According to The Information and Bloomberg, The N...
05:05 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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The New York Times is buying subscription-based sports site The Athletic
The Athletic, which quickly came to prominence for publishing exclusive reporting and high-quality sports journalism, is getting a new owner. As first reported by The Information, The New York Times h...
04:40 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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David Bowie's later albums have been remixed in 360 Reality Audio
The late David Bowie's music is already immersive on many levels, but that's now reflected in the mixes themselves. All of Bowie's post-2000 studio albums (Heathen, Reality, The Next Day ...
04:20 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Sleep Number says its latest smart bed will adapt to your needs as you get older
Sleep Number is back at CES this year with the latest version of its 360 smart bed. The company has packed more features into the product, such as the ability to monitor body temperature. The graphite...
04:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Spotify will show clickable in-app ads when they're mentioned on a podcast
In 2020, Spotify revealed that it was testing an ad setup that would make promo codes and special URLs during podcast ads a thing of the past. Starting today, those in-app advertisements are starting ...
02:35 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Apple's AirPods Max are just $400 at Woot for Amazon Prime members
Apple's AirPods Max might finally be within reach if you were waiting for them to reach a price threshhold. Woot is selling the over-ear headphones in pink for just $400 to Amazon Prime members, o...
02:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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'Prodigy' is becoming a headache for Star Trek's chronology
The following contains minor spoilers for episode six of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'Star Trek: Discovery may have gone on an unexpected hiatus, but the new year does mean the return of its franchise...
01:51 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Apple's iPad Air is back on sale for $539
If the base iPad doesn't have all of the power or bells and whistles you're looking for, your next best bet is the 2020 iPad Air. We gave the tablet a score of 90 when it first came out thanks...
01:00 pm GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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The Morning After: ASUS made a 17-inch foldable OLED tablet
Dual-screens, foldable OLED tablets, curved vertical screens and more. This years CES might be a quieter, more divisive affair, but pretty much everyone had some weird displays to show off.Samsungs ep...
11:55 am GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Illegal movie streaming service Popcorn Time shuts down
Popcorn Time, the app that was once popular for making pirating movies as easy as watching Netflix, has shut down. Its original developers took the service down and abandoned the project merely a few ...
11:25 am GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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French regulator fines Google and Facebook a combined $238 million over cookies
France's data regulator CNIL has fined Google 150 million ($170 million) and Meta/Facebook 60 million ($68 million) for violating EU privacy rules. Both companies failed to allow French users to e...
10:13 am GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Nikola Motors drops its $2 billion lawsuit against Tesla
Nikola Tesla may have been pleased that both of his names were employed by electric car companies, but perhaps less so that Nikola sued Tesla, and vice-versa. Now, Nikola Corp. is reportedly dropping ...
08:15 am GMT - Thu, January 6, 2022
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Nike sues Lululemon over its Mirror home gym product and apps
Back in June 2020, Lululemon got into the flourishing home gym market in the midst of the pandemic by purchasing home fitness startup Mirror for $500 million. Now, Nike has filed a lawsuit against the...
10:39 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Some Facebook moderators can work from home following protests
Meta's in-house staff won't have to return to the office for months, but some of its contracted workers are only now getting a similar reprieve. BuzzFeed News has learned subcontractor Accentu...
09:50 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Samsung's QD Display tech aims to unlock brighter, more colorful OLED TVs
Samsung is best known for its QLED TVs but at CES 2022, after years of building up hype, the companys Display subsidiary unveiled its new QD-OLED technology and it promises to take on the best OLED TV...
09:27 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Watch GM's Silverado EV reveal in 10 minutes
GM had a lot to show off during its virtual CES 2022 keynote, including the Chevrolet Silverado, which is built on the company's Ultium battery platform. The automaker offered an early look at two...
08:59 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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The Sundance Film Festival is going completely virtual again
The Sundance Film Festival was gearing up for an ambitious hybrid event later this month, but those plans are now squashed thanks to the Omicron COVID-19 surge. Sundance is instead planning for a comp...
08:52 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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BMW will use Amazon's Fire TV to power an 8K backseat 'Theatre Screen'
Never mind cars that coddle drivers BMW wants to give rear seat passengers the deluxe treatment. It's previewing a 31-inch, 8K "Theatre Screen" passenger option based on Fire TV for car...
08:47 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Google Fiber workers in Kansas City make a bid to unionize
A supermajority of customer service representatives for Google Fiber, operating out of a store in Kansas City, Missouri, have signed union cards in the hopes of bargaining their first contract with th...
08:28 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Peacock will stream all of NBCUniversal's Winter Olympics coverage
Even though it feels like we were watching skateboarders tear it up at the Summer Games in Tokyo only a few weeks ago, the Winter Olympics are almost upon us. Watching all of the events often requires...
08:13 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Cadillac's new self-driving concept is a luxury loveseat on wheels
After introducing a six-person self-driving box and a frickin' ridable drone concept last year, GM's latest luxury self-driving EV idea is much more grounded. The InnerSpace concept looks like...
07:53 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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HTC Vive reveals a VR wrist tracker for the Focus 3 headset
HTC Vive has revealed a wrist tracker for its Focus 3 headset. The device is 85 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter than the Vive Focus 3 controller.The brand says the wearable can track your arm f...
07:45 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Lyft and Kakao drivers can soon take ride requests through Android Auto
Many ride hailing drivers won't have to mount their phones in the near future. Google is partnering with Lyft and Kakao Mobility to bring their driver apps to Android Auto sometime this summer. If...
07:39 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Walmart orders 5,000 electric delivery vans from GM's BrightDrop
GMs BrightDrop has secured additional orders for its all-electric EV600 and EV410 delivery vans. Walmart has reserved 5,000 of the vehicles from the company, Brightdrop announced on Wednesday. Like Fe...
07:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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BMW's color changing car concept works just like an e-reader
E-Ink technology has proven itself useful in many applications since its advent in 1997 from digital whiteboards to laptop displays, even personal accessories. At CES 2022, that technology finally ma...
06:41 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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GM teases electric versions of its Chevy Blazer and Equinox SUVs
GM's electric vehicle debuts at CES 2022 involve much more than just the Chevy Silverado. The automaker has teased plans for Blazer and Equinox EVs that would respectively arrive in spring and fal...
06:30 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Ubisoft's game subscription service is coming to Xbox consoles
Ubisoft is bringing its game subscription service to Xbox. Ubisoft+ is currently available on PC and cloud gaming services like Google Stadia and Amazon Luna. Subscribers can access more than 100 Ubis...
06:19 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Instagram starts testing the return of chronological feeds
Instagram has started to test the chronological feed it promised last month. The company has started to test the new versions of its feed, which will allow users to switch between chronological and al...
06:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Volvo will debut its 'self-driving' Ride Pilot feature in California
Volvo will debut Ride Pilot, its take on a Tesla-like autonomous driving feature, in California, the automaker announced on Wednesday during CES 2022. Once its approved for use on highways, Volvo says...
06:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Volvo is bringing YouTube and Google Home integration to its vehicles
Volvo says it will be the first automaker to offer direct integration with Google Home in its cars. You'll be able to control certain functions remotely via Google Assistant. You might tell your p...
06:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Google is working to improve Windows and Android integration
Google wants to do for Android and Chrome users what Apple does for people in its ecosystem. It's announcing a set of news today at CES 2022 that are designed to help those using non-Apple devices...
06:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Razers latest absurd concept is a modular workstation with a 65-inch OLED
CES wouldnt be the Consumer Electronics Show without Razer bringing at least one prototype product to the event. This year was no different with the company using the annual trade show to unveil Proje...
06:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Razer's $150 Zephyr Pro smart mask adds voice amplification
Almost exactly one year ago, Razer announced Project Hazel. The smart face mask, which later became Zephyr, went on sale in October for $100 and promptly sold out. No doubt sensing an opportunity, the...
05:17 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Amazon Fire TV is coming to Ford SUVs in 2022
You won't need a Jeep to try Fire TV in your car. Amazon has revealed Fire TV is coming to more vehicles this year, including 2022 Ford Explorer and Lincoln Navigator SUVs. More of Stellantis'...
05:15 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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GM officially reveals its Chevrolet Silverado electric truck
We all knew this was coming. During its CES 2022 keynote address on Wednesday, GM CEO Mary Barra officially unveiled the new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado EV, GM's second fully electric model built on ...
05:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Goodyear unveils a prototype tire made from 70-percent sustainable materials
In 2020, Goodyear pledged to develop a new tire made entirely of sustainable materials within the next decade. Today the company has unveiled a tire with 70 percent sustainable material content, which...
04:45 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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ASUS' ZenBook 14 OLED models get a big redesign and the latest chips
With Intel and AMD announcing new processors this week, many PC manufacturers are also sharing details on their latest laptops. One of those is ASUS, which on Wednesday unveiled its 2022 ZenBook 14 li...
04:45 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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ASUS made a wild 17-inch foldable OLED tablet
ASUS has a lot more to show off at CES than traditional laptops. The ZenBook 17 Fold is a full-screen foldable OLED tablet, which marks an evolution from the dual-screen Project Precog concept the com...
04:36 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Owlet's infant monitoring sock is back on sale in the US
After it was pulled from sale in the US last fall over a warning from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Owlets infant monitoring sock is once again available to purchase. Announced late last yea...
04:20 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Beyond Meat's plant-based 'chicken' is coming to KFC locations across the US
Beyond Meat's plant-based chicken substitute is coming to KFC restaurants across the US. You'll be able to pick up Beyond Fried Chicken la carte or as part of the fast food chain's first ...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Razer x Fossil smartwatch hands-on: Only for hardcore fans
Razer seems to treat each CES as its personal carnival, using the show as a chance to show off things like wild-looking masks and insane triple-screen notebooks. This year, in addition to launching ne...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Lenovo's ultrawide 17-inch laptop has an 8-inch screen next to the keyboard
Lenovo always unveils a cornucopia of gadgets at CES and this year is no different. In addition to smart home products and various laptops, the company is showing off an unconventional approach to PCs...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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KeyMander Nexus Gaming KVM connects your PC to Xbox, Switch and PS4
The KeyMander Nexus Gaming KVM is the next evolution of IOGEAR's connective hardware for PC and consoles, and it's due to come out between April and June 2022 for $200. It specifically support...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Lenovo packs new AMD and Intel CPUs into slimmer Legion gaming laptops
Lenovo is bombarding CES 2022 with a wave of new PCs, and it won't surprise to hear that gaming laptops play an important role. The company has introduced seventh-generation Legion 5 (shown below)...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Razer and Fossil made a limited edition smartwatch for gamers
There's now a more affordable way to wear your devotion to gaming on your wrist. Razer and Fossil have teamed up to release a limited-edition Gen 6 smartwatch built with gamers in mind. The new wr...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Lenovo updates its ThinkPad X1 and Yoga models with Intel's 12th-gen chips
Shortly after Intel tells the world that Alder Lake for laptops has arrived, that all the laptop makers show off the products to take advantage of the new silicon. Today, its Lenovos turn, busting out...
04:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Ring's new Glass Break sensor does exactly what you think
Ring is today beefing up its homesecurity portfolio with a new Glass Break Sensor which does the job you already guessed it does based on the name. Compatible with both the Ring Alarm and Alarm Pro, t...
03:29 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Watch Hyundai's CES 2022 robot show in under 6 minutes
Many companies at CES 2022 have been focused on products you can find on shelves, but Hyundai came to the show with nothing less than a grand vision of the future. The company used its presentation to...
03:08 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Watch Samsung's CES 2022 event in eight minutes
Although many other major tech companies withdrew from having a physical presence at CES 2022, Samsung stayed the course. A t this year's show, it made a bunch of announcements and revealed an arr...
02:35 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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NASA will test Alexa voice control aboard the Artemis I mission
Alexa will be the first voice assistant available beyond Earth. Amazon and Lockheed Martin have revealed NASA will carry Alexa to space aboard the Artemis I mission launching later in 2022. While that...
02:10 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Watch Sony's CES 2022 keynote in under nine minutes
Sony's CES 2022 press conference was jammed with information, as it revealed more details on PlayStation VR2 and plans to launch an electric car company. During the latter announcement, it even br...
01:55 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Apple's 24-inch iMac M1 is cheaper than ever on Amazon right now
Those looking to add a speedy desktop to their household, or upgrade from an old machine, should consider Apple's latest iMac. The sleek machine earned a score of 89 from us thanks in part to its ...
01:28 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Walmart's InHome Delivery service will reach up to 30 million households in 2022
Walmart has big plans for its InHome delivery service in 2022, aiming to expand it from 6 million households to 30 million by the end of the year. To achieve that, it will hire more than 3,000 full-ti...
01:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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512 Audio debuts its first 'studio-inspried' USB mics for creators
Another year of restrictions means the excuses for not starting that podcast are surely drying up. If your last one was I cant find a USB mic I like, then 512 Audio might be about to ruin your (procra...
01:00 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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512 Audio debuts its first 'studio-inspired' USB mics for creators
Another year of restrictions means the excuses for not starting that podcast are surely drying up. If your last one was I cant find a USB mic I like, then 512 Audio might be about to ruin your (procra...
12:55 pm GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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The Morning After: Sony reveals PlayStation VR2 specs
Of course, the year when many media outlets and companies decide to skip on attending CES in person, Sony decides this is the year to make some news at its press conference. While we got more news on ...
10:10 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Watch NVIDIA's CES 2022 conference in under 10 minutes
CES 2022 press conferences aren't always the most informative, but NVIDIA actually unveiled some pretty interesting products this year. Chief among those is the RTX 3090 Ti, its new flagship graph...
09:35 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Watch Intel's CES 2022 event in under 10 minutes
Intel debuted its new chips for laptops and a handful of devices that use them at this year's CES. The chipmaker has announced that it's bringing its hybrid 12th-gen CPUs to laptops a few mo...
08:23 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Samsung's curved 55-inch Odyssey Ark monitor can rotate into a giant portrait display
Samsung has unveiled its largest curved monitor yet, the 55-inch Odyssey Ark, showing its potential for both gaming and productivity. For gamers, it wraps around your field of view so you can see both...
07:13 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Sony reveals its EV market ambitions with the Vision-S 02 electric SUV
At this year's CES, Sony has unveiled a follow up to the electric car it revealed at the same event two years ago. The new prototype is an SUV that the company is calling Vision-S 02. Sony took th...
05:01 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Chrysler's first concept EV could offer up to 400 miles of range
Electrified pickups and SUVs may be all the rage but there's apparently still plenty of room in the EV market for more battery-powered autos and crossovers. At CES 2022 on Wednesday, Chrysler reve...
03:00 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Eargo's latest smart hearing aid adapts to your environment
Eargo has been reliably announcing a new model of its smart, near-invisible hearing aids at CES for the last few years now and 2022 is no exception with the introduction of the Eargo 6. As usual, the ...
03:00 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conduction headphones bump up the bass
Ive been an avid user of bone-conduction headphones for years and can attest to the lackluster low-end in this form factor. Luckily, things are improving. Along with recently changing its name to Shok...
03:00 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Wemo's Smart Video Doorbell is exclusive to the Apple ecosystem
There's no shortage of app-connected, camera-enabled doorbells on the market, and now there's one more, this time from IoT company Wemo, a subsidiary of Belkin International. The Wemo Smart Vi...
02:33 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Let's watch two minutes of the upcoming 'Uncharted' movie
After a give or take a decade in development hell, the film adaptation of the Uncharted series is slated to arrive in theaters next month. And during CES, Tom Holland introduced a small, action-heavy ...
02:31 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Sony reveals more details about PlayStation VR2 and Sense controllers
Sony has revealed some pertinent details about its next-gen virtual reality headset at CES 2022, starting by confirming its name: PlayStation VR2. The new headset will be compatible with the PS5 and w...
02:30 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Samsung's portable Freestyle projector focuses and levels automatically
Samsung's making more moves in the portable projector market with its new Freestyle model. It weighs just 1.83 lbs, and with the help of auto focus and auto leveling features that'll help alig...
02:00 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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Shure's Aonic 40 headphones offer ANC and custom EQ for $249
Following up on its Aonic 50 headphones that debuted at CES 2020, Shure announced a more affordable noise-cancelling option today. With the Aonic 40, the company offers a similar design to its premium...
01:00 am GMT - Wed, January 5, 2022
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The OnePlus 10 Pro is the first new phone of 2022
First out of the gates in 2022, OnePlus has a new flagship for anyone already looking for a smartphone refresh. The company is holding back from revealing absolutely everything (well, most things), bu...
11:01 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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BMW's iX M60 performance EV will arrive with 610 HP and a half century of M edition pedigree
Hot on the (w)heels of our October test drive with BMW's iX, the luxury automaker has unveiled a more powerful but equally-electrified performance edition of the EV flagship at CES 2022 in Las V...
10:07 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Watch LG's CES 2022 event in under five minutes
After many companies dropped out of CES 2022 over health and safety fears related to the new omicron coronavirus strain, LG was one of the first to host a keynote before the trade shows official start...
09:45 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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TikTok is testing a 'repost' button to share clips with friends
TikTok is testing a repost button in its app that allows users to quickly re-share a clip with their followers. The new feature, which the company described as an early test, isnt available to everyon...
09:30 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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NPR's podcast push now includes subscriber-only bonus material
NPR's podcast efforts have increasingly revolved around its paid, ad-free NPR+ service, and now it's offering stronger incentives to spend money. Axiosreports the organization will offer conte...
09:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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MSIs Stealth GS77 cools its 12th-gen Intel CPU with a melting metal pad
Like many other PC manufacturers, MSI is refreshing its gaming laptops this week with the new CPUs and GPUs Intel and NVIDIA announced at CES 2022. Among the models the company is updating are its pop...
08:30 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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John Deere says its autonomous tractor is ready for production
Agricultural hardware giant and scourge of right-to-repair advocates everywhere John Deere is ready to show off its finished, fully-autonomous tractor. Here at CES, the company is saying that this uni...
08:14 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Microsoft and Qualcomm are building custom chips for AR glasses
Qualcomm's involvement with Microsoft is extending past chips for PCs. The two are partnering on a string of initiatives to foster augmented reality and the metaverse, including the development of...
08:02 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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'Death Stranding Director's Cut' arrives on PC this spring
Last July, Hideo Kojima's utterly bonkers animated philosophy movie and busywork simulator, Death Stranding, announced a director's cut edition with some additional goodies, which dropped for ...
08:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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ASUS' ROG Flow Z13 is a gaming tablet with NVIDIA's RTX 3050 Ti
After delivering an ambitious gaming convertible notebook last year, the svelte ROG Flow X13, ASUS is taking that concept even further with the Flow Z13 tablet. Think of it like a souped-up Surface Pr...
08:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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ASUS' ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop finally gets a webcam
ASUS' gaming laptops have caught up to the work-from-home era. The PC maker has unveiled its ROG laptop line for early 2022, and the centerpiece for many is likely an updated Zephyrus G14 (shown a...
07:15 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Volvo says Qualcomm's car chipsets will make its infotainment system twice as fast
Volvo will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon Cockpit Platforms to beef up the infotainment systems in some of its upcoming models. Both the Polestar 3 and an electric SUV will harness the chipsets.Accordi...
07:15 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Qualcomm wants to make it easier to build semi-autonomous cars
Qualcomm believes it can widen the field for semi-autonomous driving features, and it's launching a new platform to make that happen. The company has unveiled a Snapdragon Ride Vision platform tha...
06:57 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has successfully deployed its 70-foot sunshield
The James Webb Space Telescope has completed one of the most challenging tasks involved in its mission to probe the depths of our universe. This week, NASA successfully deployed JWSTs 70-foot sunshiel...
06:45 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Technics boasts 50-hour battery life in its new EAH-A800 ANC headphones
Panasonic has trotted out all sorts of audio gear since reviving the iconic Technics brand in 2014. Recently, that list includes a smattering of true wireless earbuds and headphones, and at CES 2022, ...
06:16 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Intel's 12th-gen KS-series chips will reach 5.5GHz on a single core
Intel is seriously planning to crank things up with its 12th-generation KS-series desktop CPUs. On stage at the company's CES press event today, Intel's Client Computing head Gregory Bryant re...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Acers new, 16-inch Swift X is its first with Intel Arc graphics
Acers flagship line of Swift X notebooks is going to be one of the first to tote around Intels new Arc graphics. The 16-inch model, at least, will be Acers first with Intels attempt at toppling NVIDIA...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Acer updates the Nitro 5 with AMDs Ryzen 6000
Often, the laptops that are announced at CES arent as exciting as the silicon thatll be nestled inside them. Acers Nitro 5 is one such example, where less attention will be paid to the more refined de...
06:15 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Acer's gaming laptops add 12th-gen Intel Core and NVIDIA RTX 30 Ti
Acer is often quick to embrace the latest chips in its gaming laptops, and that's particularly true this year. The brand has updated its Predator Helios and Triton portables to use both Intel'...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HP's super-sized Omen 45L Desktop has a new kind of cooling system
At CES, HP unveiled its latest lineup of gaming systems, including a tower with a new kind of cooling system. The Omen 45L Desktop (which leaked a couple of months ago) has a Cryo Chamber that's p...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HyperXs first game controller is built for your Android phone
For the longest time, console gamers were second-class citizens when it came to gaming accessories. Keyboards and mice are, of course, mainly PC gaming peripherals, and the vast majority of customizat...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HP's super-sized Omen 45L Desktop has a new kind of cooling system
At CES, HP unveiled its latest lineup of gaming systems, including a tower with a new kind of cooling system. The Omen 45L Desktop (which leaked a couple of months ago) has a Cryo Chamber that's p...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Intel Evo PCs will include foldables, offer iPhone integration this year
Intel hasn't forgotten about Evo, its premium branding for PCs that meet its array of performance benchmarks. Now in its third iteration (remember it was originally called Project Athena), the com...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HP's latest Envy desktop PC comes with 12th-gen Intel chips and RTX 3080 Ti graphics
HP has unveiled its latest Envy desktop PC. Instead of an all-in-one like many of the companys past Envy-branded workstations, it adopts a traditional form factor. The design and brushed aluminum exte...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HyperX boasts 300 hours of battery life for its latest gaming headset
If you use a wireless headset for gaming, theres a good chance youve had its battery die on you at the worst possible time. While its latest peripheral wont stop that from happening altogether, HyperX...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HP's 4K gaming monitor is ready for your PS5 or Xbox Series X
How do you help your gaming monitor stand out when it's neither one of the largest nor a huge bargain? Cater to console gamers, apparently. HP has revealed the Omen 27u, a 27-inch monitor with ful...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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HP updates its EliteBook and ZBooks with new Intel chips
Its CES, which means that HP is busting out a whole host of new laptops with upgraded internals to suit the new silicon coming from Intel. That includes a bunch of Elite-branded machines, including th...
06:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Intel's 12th-gen hybrid CPUs bring 14 cores to laptops
After debuting its hybrid 12th-gen CPUs for desktops in October, Intel is ready to bring them to notebooks. To recap, the company's new CPUs (previously codenamed Alder lake) combine performance c...
06:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Dell's XPS 13 Plus is a beautiful ultraportable, but it has no headphone jack
We've practically run out of superlatives for Dell's XPS 13, the company's flagship ultraportable that sparked the slim bezel trend and has remained one of our favorite notebooks for years...
06:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Dell put a 4K webcam in its new 4K video conferencing monitor
With the pandemic now almost in its third year, its fair to say video calling wont become a smaller part of our lives anytime soon. So its surprising we havent seen more monitors like the new U3223QZ ...
06:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Dell gives eGPUs another shot with the Concept Polaris
Dell launched the Alienware Graphics Amplifier way back in 2014 and only recently discontinued it, but now, the company has announced that it's giving eGPUs another shot. A new device called Conce...
06:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Alienware's X14 is its thinnest gaming laptop yet
Alienware isn't going to let rivals' small gaming laptops go unanswered. The brand has revealed the X14, its (and Dell's) thinnest gaming laptop yet. The 14-inch design uses a trick dual-t...
05:43 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Intel's Mobileye unveils a chip that could bring self-driving cars to the masses
Self-driving car technology is currently limited to test programs and specialized vehicles, but Mobileye thinks it can play a key role in making driverless vehicles you can actually buy. The Intel-own...
05:22 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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This portable Bluetooth speaker is powered by light
Last month, Exeger and Mayht announced a partnership to create a portable Bluetooth speaker that's powered by light. At CES, they offered a glimpse at the prototype. Swedish company Exeger ma...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Razers Blade gaming laptops get 12th-gen Intel CPUs and RTX 3080 Ti graphics
It wouldn't be CES without a deluge of new gaming laptops, and so far, the 2022 edition of the annual trade show has delivered. It should come as no surprise then that Razer took the opportunity t...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Hisense's latest Mini LED TVs can hit 120Hz and 2,000 nits of brightness
Hisense is going big into bright Mini LED TVs this year with new models hitting up to 2,000 nits, while also introducing high-refresh 4K 120Hz gaming features like many other manufacturers. It also un...
05:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Formlabs new 3D printers are 40 percent faster
Formlabs, one of the few companies to turn 3D printing into a useful, real-world tool, is here at CES to show off two new printers. The Form 3+ and 3B+ are updates to the models it launched in 2019, w...
04:47 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Panasonic launches new flagship OLED TVs with lower lag and a larger size
Panasonic has a history of courting more exacting viewers with its OLED TVs, and that's truer than ever for 2022. The company has unveiled an LZ2000 line that focuses on areas some of its rivals m...
04:36 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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The RTX 3090 Ti is NVIDIAs new-new flagship GPU
At its CES press conference today, NVIDIA teased a new flagship GPU: the RTX 3090 Ti. It says more details will arrive soon, but handed out a few specs to tide its fans over until then.As a refresher,...
04:33 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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NVIDIA is bringing RTX 3070 Ti and 3080 Ti GPUs to laptops
Companies like Razer, Alienware and Asus ROG have been offering laptops with RTX 3080 and 3070 GPUs inside for a while now, but over the summer NVIDIA launched a pair of upgraded desktop cards: the 30...
04:20 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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NVIDIA plans to make 1440p/360Hz the new esports standard
For basically the entire modern history of esports, 1080p has been the sweet spot for competitive gaming. The wisdom goes that a 1920 x 1080 pixel grid gives enough clarity to follow all of the gamepl...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Chipolo's new credit card-sized tracker features Find My support
Chipolo has bobbed around for a while as one of those companies orbiting inside Tiles universe of Bluetooth-enabled object trackers. But, last year, the companys One Spot tracker was able to access Ap...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Alienware's quantum dot OLED monitor promises color-accurate gaming
A gaming brand probably isn't your first pick for a (mostly) no-compromise PC monitor, but you might want to reconsider after this. Dell has unveiled what it claims is the world's first quantu...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Alienware refreshes its M15 and M17 gaming laptops with the latest CPUs and GPUs
It's CES season, and there are, inevitably, a bunch of new gaming laptops to check out. Dell has joined the party with a refreshed lineup of Alienware laptops, including the AMD Ryzen-powered M15 ...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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AMD unveils its first Ryzen CPU with 3D V-Cache, previews Zen 4 for late 2022
AMD is finally ready to bring 3D V-Cache to its desktop chips. That technology, which essentially lets AMD stack more cache on top of its CPUs, will debut with the Ryzen 7 5800X3D. While the original ...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Lenovo launches a new, AMD-only line of ultraportable ThinkPads
With one eye on sustainability and the other on AMDs high-performance chips, Lenovo is launching a new range of ThinkPads. The ThinkPad Z13 and Z16 (representing their screen sizes) is the result of a...
04:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Lenovo's newest Smart Clock Essential has Alexa and some cute docks
CES might look a little different this year, but that hasn't stopped Lenovo from doing what it does best: using the industry to event to launch many, many new products. In addition to the usual la...
03:46 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Masonite's M-Pwr smart door comes with a built-in Ring doorbell and Yale smart lock
Theres no shortage of smart locks and doorbells you can buy to modernize the entrance to your home, but a complete door that integrates both those devices into its frame is something we havent seen. E...
03:43 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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AMD's Ryzen 6000 mobile CPUs have RDNA2 graphics for 1080p gaming
AMD cemented itself as a serious competitor to Intel's modern Core lineup with its Ryzen 4000 CPUs, and proved it could also offer much more than the Pentium-maker with its Ryzen 5000 Zen 3 chips....
03:43 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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AMD's Radeon RX 6000S GPUs are built for thin-and-light laptops
AMD is starting 2022 by bringing its RX 6000-series graphics to a wider range of laptops. The brand has unveiled an Radeon RX 6000S range of GPUs built specifically for thin-and-light laptops (under 0...
03:10 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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TP-Links new WiFi 6E router has motorized antennas that follow your devices
Optimizing a router for your space can be a pain, but TP-Link is looking to take some of the sting out of that with a wild new router. The Archer AXE200 Omni is a WiFi 6E model with four mechanical an...
03:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Sony's 2022 Quantum Dot OLED TVs can tweak quality settings using a camera
Sony thinks it knows how to counter the latest OLED and mini-LED TVs from its rivals: add a dash of intelligence. Its 2022 A-series 4K OLED TVs, plus its Z- (8K) and X-series (4K) mini-LED and basic L...
03:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Sony is bringing 360-degree sound mapping to its latest soundbars
When Sony debuted its premium home theater gear for 2021, the company's pricey HT-A9 speaker set had a key feature that its soundbars didn't. It's called 360 Spatial Sound Mapping and it c...
02:05 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Apple's Mac Mini M1 is $50 off at Amazon
While we saw the Mac Mini M1 drop in price during the holiday shopping season, you have another chance to grab the desktop for less right now. Amazon has the base model with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of st...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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TCL's affordable 30 Series phones are coming to Verizon and T-Mobile
TCL continues its tradition of launching a barrage of devices at CES, and its a similar story to last year, with two new 30 series smartphones headed to the US later this year.Lets start with the TCL...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Seoul Robotics' autonomous 'Control Tower' remotely manages self-driving vehicle fleets
Despite Tesla's ambitious claims of its vehicles' Full Self-Driving capabilities, today's autonomous navigation technology generally tops out at Level 2. More advanced self-driving systems...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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TCL's Nxtwear Air cinema glasses are lighter and more stylish
TCL has been banging on the Personal Cinema door for quite some time, first with a series ofconcept devices and, last year, with its first commercially-available model. The Nxtwear G, which I reviewed...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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TCL's first laptop is the $349 Book 14 Go
TCL, which is mostly known for its TVs and other electronics, has launched its very first laptop called the Book 14 Go. It's a 14.1-inch Windows 11 laptop that's powered by a Qualcomm Snapdrag...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Schlage's latest smart lock works with Apple's virtual home keys
You won't have to look far to find a smart lock that takes advantage of Apple's virtual house keys. Schlage has introduced an Encode Plus deadbolt lock that is the company's first smart lo...
02:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Skydio's budget-friendly drone gets a battery and range boost
In a few short years, US drone maker Skydio has gone from relative unknown to a legitimate DJI competitor. In 2019, the company took a big step forward with its Skydio 2, releasing a UAV that had one ...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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JBL's first gaming microphone is the USB 'Quantum Stream'
JBL has expanded its Quantum gaming line with new products, including its first USB microphone aimed at streamers and podcasters. The JBL Quantum Stream is a dual-condenser mic with two selectable vo...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Harman would like to sell you some $1,000 headphones
Not so long ago, the internet was debating what the folks at Apple were thinking charging $549 for the AirPods Max. At CES 2022, luxury audio brand Mark Levinson would like a word. The Harman-owned co...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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JBL expands its true wireless lineup with three new ANC models
It wouldn't be CES without a barrage of audio devices from JBL. Part of that annual deluge is a collection of true wireless earbuds, and this year is no different. Today, the company is debuting t...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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The Morning After: Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of defrauding investors
After a months-long trial, and a jury that was eventually deadlocked on several of 11 total charges, Elizabeth Homes, the former CEO and founder of Theranos, has been found guilty on four charges.Holm...
01:00 pm GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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JBL updates its range of portable speakers for 2022
For every friend who turns up to a party without a bottle in hand, theres one that turns up with 10, and thats the friend you should always cherish. JBL is a bit like that, except not at all, but what...
11:21 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Roland's AeroCaster VRC-01 is a wireless video mixer for streamers
Roland has been making inroads into the Pro AV space for a while. The AeroCaster VRC-01 is its latest hardware offering in this space with a focus on streamers and creators. The mini video-switching c...
11:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Ford is doubling F-150 Lightning production to 150,000 vehicles a year
Ford is making new efforts to double production capacity of the F-150 Lightning electric pickup to 150,000 vehicles per year, the company announced. That follows news from December that it capped pre-...
10:25 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Oral-Bs new flagship iO toothbrush puts your brushing stats on its charging base
Oral-Bs iO has marked itself out as the smartest and fanciest of all the fancy smart electric toothbrushes on the market. With a pressure sensor, OLED display and smartphone coaching, the iO Series 9 ...
09:08 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Facebook suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene's account for a day
Marjorie Taylor Greene says she also lost access to Facebook, a day after Twitter banned her personal account. Unlike Twitter's suspension, which is permanent, Facebook's penalty will only las...
06:18 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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AT&T and Verizon will delay 5G expansion over aircraft interference concerns
AT&T and Verizon won't start rolling out their C-band 5G service on January 5th after all. The carriers have agreed to comply with a request from the Federal Aviation Administration and the Tr...
02:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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LG's C2 OLED TV line will include its brighter 'evo' panels in 2022
As is something of an annual tradition for the company, LG is using CES as a venue to share the first details on its 2022 TV lineup. Much like last year, the company is touting improved brightness as ...
02:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Galaxy S21 FE hands-on: Last years flagship without the frills
At CES 2022 today, Samsung has finally unveiled the Galaxy S21 FE (or Fan Edition) phone. This is basically a tweaked version of last years S21 that the company is selling for $700 starting January 11...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Withings' Body Scan scale can measure the composition of different parts of your body
Over five years after the release of the Body Cardio (and one flirtation with Nokia), French company Withings has released its far most technologically advanced connected scale yet, the Body Scan. The...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Moen's latest faucet can be controlled entirely with gestures
Moen has pulled back the curtain on its latest faucet, and it's one that you can control without touching at all. The Smart Faucet with Motion Control allows users to adjust both the temperature a...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Netgear expands WiFi 6E router lineup with two new options for 2022
January has arrived, and with it, new entries to Netgears long list of wireless routers for both gamers and professionals. This year, the major talking point is likely to be the new Nighthawk RAXE300,...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Y-Brush shows off a concept for its second-generation, uh, Y-shaped toothbrush
Its been the better part of two years since Y-Brush started shipping, offering people a different way to clean their teeth. The retainer-shaped device is filled with nylon bristles which you put into ...
01:00 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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The OnePlus 10 Pro is the first new phone of 2022
First out of the gates in 2022, OnePlus has a new flagship for anyone already looking for a smartphone refresh. The company is holding back from revealing absolutely everything (well, most things), bu...
12:17 am GMT - Tue, January 4, 2022
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes is found guilty of defrauding investors
Elizabeth Homes, the former CEO and founder of Theranos, has been found guilty on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Holmes faces up to 20 years in prison for defrauding invest...
11:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Targus made a backpack with a built-in Find My tracker
Apple's Find My tech is making its way into more products, including a backpack from Targus. The Cypress Hero Backpack has a built-in location tracker that could help its rightful owner find it th...
08:12 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Arlo's Security System has a keypad you can activate with a tap of your phone
Many security systems come with sensors you can attach to your homes windows and doors to monitor for break-ins. One of the limitations of those devices is that they typically only include one monitor...
06:55 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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EVs made up 65 percent of car sales in Norway last year
Electric vehicles accounted for nearly two-thirds of all new car sales in Norway this past year, according to newly published data from the countrys Road Federation. In 2021, Norwegian dealerships sol...
06:37 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Mercedes-Benz boasts 620-mile range for its latest EV concept
Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a concept electric vehicle it claims would be able to run for more than 620 miles before needing to recharge. Should it come to fruition and live up to that promise, the Vis...
05:40 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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T-Mobile and Verizon discontinue iPad rebate program that caused customer headaches
T-Mobile and Verizon have seemingly discontinued an iPad rebate program they offered in partnership with Apple. In a change spotted by MacRumors, the companys website no longer lists a promotion that ...
05:25 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Eve's $250 HomeKit-exclusive outdoor camera arrives on April 5th
Following its HomeKit-only indoor camera, Eve has announced a model for the outside of your home. The company claims the Outdoor Cam is the first floodlight camera created exclusively for HomeKit.The ...
05:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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LOral reveals its first at-home hair color device
At CES, LOral is showing off its first hair color device that can be used at home. The handheld Colorsonic can mix and apply product evenly, according to the company. If it works as promised, Colorson...
05:00 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Acer's new Chromebook Spin 513 channels the Pixelbook's tall screen
It wouldn't be CES without new Chromebooks, and Acer has a new trio to announce though two of them aren't expected to arrive until June of 2022. The most intriguing of them is a new version ...
03:58 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Kohler's fog-emitting smart 'Stillness Bath' is yours for $8,000
Kohler has revealed when you'll be able to snag the Stillness Bath it unveiled at CES 2021, as well as a number of other smart home products. The bath, which takes inspiration from Japanese forest...
03:38 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Apple's AirTag is the cheapest it's ever been at Amazon
Apple's AirTags can be a good way to keep track of that new backpack or wallet you were gifted during the holidays, and now you can grab one of the trackers for less. Amazon has a single AirTag fo...
03:29 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Jabra's workout-ready Elite 4 Active earbuds are now available for $120
Back in August, Jabra debuted its ultra affordable Elite 3 earbuds. That model offers all of the core features you'd expect from a set of true wireless earbuds with good sound quality, solid batte...
02:48 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Google's second-gen Nest Hub drops to $60 in New Year's sale
Most of Google's Nest devices went on sale for the holiday shopping season and, while those deep discounts have come and gone, we're already seeing new sales pop up across the web. Both Best B...
01:57 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Nintendo's 'Ring Fit Adventure' is back on sale for $55
If you're looking for a more engaging way to work out in the new year, Nintendo's Ring Fit Adventure could do the trick. The game forces you to do things like squat, jog in place and more to m...
12:15 pm GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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The Morning After: Tech that helps with those New Years resolutions
Welcome to the new year. How are those resolutions coming along? (Don't worry, we can help.)Contrary to my expectations, CES 2022 is still happening. However, the organizers have announced that th...
11:05 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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China's video game regulator hasn't approved any new titles since July 2021
Chinas not-so subtle war against video games has reportedly caused a number of domestic publishers to close their doors. The SCMP says that the National Press and Publication Administration (NPPA) has...
10:15 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Denmark pledges green domestic flights by 2030
The prime minister of Denmark, Mette Frederiksen, is pledging that the European nations domestic flights would be green by 2030. As part of her New Years Address, she said that (translated) by 2025, D...
09:00 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Apple's rumored new monitor could be a lot more affordable than the Pro Display XDR
Even the stand for Apple's 32-inch, $5,000 Pro Display XDR is famously expensive, but its next external monitor might be more reasonable, according to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman. In his latest...
05:01 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Alienware's Concept Nyx is like a Plex server for your PC games
What if you could could start playing Halo Infinite on your TV, continue mowing down grunts during a bathroom break, and finish your session on a laptop when you're supposed to be working? That...
02:08 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Samsung is putting NFTs in its smart TVs
Given that 2021 was a blockbuster year for NFTs, its not particularly surprising that major tech companies are incorporating Non-Fungible Tokens into their CES lineup. The latest comes from Samsung, w...
02:00 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Samsung's 2022 QLED TVs include the first 144Hz 4K and 8K sets
It wouldn't be CES without a new round of Samsung TVs, and the 2022 models promise their share of quality upgrades plus a few new conveniences. To start, the mainstream Neo QLED sets now include ...
02:00 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Samsung's baking its cloud gaming platform into TVs
Samsung is overhauling its TV interface, and it's looking to pull many of your gaming needs together in one place. Via the Gaming Hub, you'll be able to fire up console games directly from TV ...
02:00 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Samsung is baking Stadia and GeForce Now into its TVs
Samsung is overhauling its TV interface, and it's looking to pull many of your gaming needs together in one place. Via the Gaming Hub, you'll be able to fire up console games directly from TV ...
02:00 am GMT - Mon, January 3, 2022
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Samsungs latest remote turns router radio waves into energy
Samsung has revamped the solar-charging remote it debuted at CES 2021. Along with using light to top up the battery, Samsung says the latest Eco Remote can convert routers' radio waves into energy...
09:52 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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Microsoft fixed a Y2K-style bug that broke Exchange email
Microsoft is starting 2022 with a flashback to Y2K bugs. Bleeping Computerreports the company has released a temporary fix for a bug that broke email delivery for on-premises Exchange 2016 and 2019 se...
08:46 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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Samsung's new M8 monitor has a built-in smart home hub
Samsung is coming to CES with two high-end monitors aimed at very different audiences. As The Vergenotes, the company is starting things off with the Smart Monitor M8. The 32-inch 4K display offers TV...
07:16 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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AT&T and Verizon reject US call to delay 5G expansions over interference
AT&T and Verizon aren't delaying their 5G expansions any further after all. Bloombergnotes the two carriers' CEOs have issued a joint letter rejecting a request from the FAA and Transporta...
06:35 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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Tesla delivered nearly 1 million EVs in 2021
Tesla's sales success in 2021 continued right to the very end of the year. The company has revealed that it delivered 936,172 electric cars in 2021, about 308,600 of them in the fourth quarter. Wh...
05:36 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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Square Enix is investing in decentralized blockchain games
Blockchain features in games haven't met with the warmest reception so far, but they just got the support of a major publisher. Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda has published a New Year's ...
04:08 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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Twitter permanently bans Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal account
Twitter isn't shying away from banning more high-profile US politicians. As The New York Timesreports, the social network has permanently banned Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene's...
03:45 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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The Apple Watch Series 7 is on sale for $349 right now
It's not the lowest price we've ever seen on an Apple Watch Series 7, but it's close. Here at Engadget, our sharp-eyed commerce team noticed that Amazon is selling Apple's latest smart...
03:29 pm GMT - Sun, January 2, 2022
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The next AirPods Pro might support lossless audio
Now that the third-generation AirPods offer some of the same features as the AirPods Pro, how will Apple make its higher-end wireless earbuds stand out? By further improving the audio quality, apparen...
10:45 pm GMT - Sat, January 1, 2022
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AT&T and Verizon might delay 5G expansion again over FAA concerns
For the past month, AT&T and Verizon have been holding off on rolling out potentially faster C-band 5G service, due to safety concerns from the Federal Aviation Administration. Now, it looks like ...
07:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 1, 2022
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United States extends ISS operations through 2030
The United States is extending its operations aboard the International Space Station through 2030, NASA confirmed Friday in a blog post. The International Space Station is a beacon of peaceful interna...
05:15 pm GMT - Sat, January 1, 2022
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Apple's AirPods Pro are back down to $180 on Amazon
If you still haven't pulled the trigger on a pair of Apple's AirPods Pro, Amazon has them on sale for the first time since Christmas, as far as we can tell. You can currently get them for $180...
03:30 pm GMT - Sat, January 1, 2022
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Microsoft's Xbox Elite Series 2 controller is $40 off right now
If you're still in the mood for some post-holiday gifts-to-self, Microsoft has cut the price on its high-end Xbox Elite Series 2 controller to $140. That's almost as low as the Black Friday pr...
02:34 pm GMT - Sat, January 1, 2022
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Tech that can help you stick to your New Years resolutions
Regardless of how 2021 went for you, 2022 is another chance for all of us to make the new year better than those that came before it. We set New Years resolutions with the best of intentions, but its ...
02:00 am GMT - Sat, January 1, 2022
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Hyundai built an air purifier out of recycled Ioniq 5 EV parts
Every car is the result of a long development process in which automakers build many pre-production vehicles that never see the light of day. Rather than scrapping one of its Ioniq 5 test vehicles ent...
11:00 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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Netflix will be required to stream 20 state TV channels in Russia
Starting in March, Netflix will have to stream 20 state television channels in Russia. Roskomnadzor, the country's media watchdog, registered the platform as an "audiovisual service" thi...
09:00 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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The tech industry's accessibility report card for 2021
In spite of all the advancements weve seen in tech, the industry as a whole has consistently neglected people with disabilities. There have been some improvements, including video call apps like FaceT...
08:30 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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CES 2022 will end one day early amid COVID-19 surge
After several companies cancelled on-site plans entirely for CES next week, the organization that runs the show announced today that the event will close one day early. The Consumer Technology Associa...
07:30 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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Premier League games will stay on Peacock as NBC Sports Network shuts down
When the clock strikes midnight to ring in 2022 on the east coast, NBC Sports Network will shut down. NBCUniversal will shift much of its sports coverage, including Premier League matches, over to the...
05:30 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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This is a shiatsu hand massager for gamers
Many of us know at least one person who plays games for hours on end, perhaps tiring their hands out in the process. To help soothe their weary mitts, Japanese company Bauhutte has created a hand mass...
03:30 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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And the biggest losers in tech in 2021 are...
It feels like forever since we all were able to look back on the last 12 months and not say good riddance, you garbage fire hellscape of a year. 2021 kicked off with riots at the Capitol and though th...
01:30 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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Engadget Podcast: Quantum Dot OLED and other tech we're expecting at CES 2022
Were back from the holidays and gearing up to (virtually) cover CES 2022. Cherlynn and Devindra chat about some of the most interesting new tech we expect to see, like Quantum Dot OLED displays and ne...
12:20 pm GMT - Fri, December 31, 2021
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The Morning After: 2021's winners in tech
Happy almost new year! Were wrapping up 2021 with some of the big winners of the last twelve months, whether that was NFTs (ugh), the metaverse (double ugh), Apples change of direction on device repai...