OK, it isn't quite that bad, but iTunes does send data back to an Apple related service while you are listening to music in your library and have the 'mini-store' open. Why does it do this? So it can recommend stuff based on what you are currently playing. Boing Boing, that den of privacy loving liberals (warning, some of the stuff on Boing Boing isn't safe for work) has a nice roundup about this.
Pikmin Bloom was released for Android and iOS in 2021 by Pokémon Go developer Niantic as another “go outside and touch grass” app, and I’ve been playing it pretty regularly since then.
The Ninja Creami ice cream maker is $50 off right now, bringing the price down to $149 — the best price we’ve seen for it all year. It normally costs $200. The Ninja Creami can make ice cream, milkshakes, sorbet and more.
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that AI-generated emoji will be among the new features Apple shows off at WWDC. AI integration may also bring smart recaps for notifications, messages and more, according to Gurman.
FlappyBird by Chibisuke is a Flappy Bird tribute game made for the Playdate handheld. You can control the bird using either the up or A button, or the crank to add more difficulty. It's available on itch.io.
These are the best Memorial Day tech deals we could find for 2024, including discounts on headphones, tablets, TVs and more.
Musk recently presented plans for a ‘gigafactory of compute’ to investors, The Information reports. This would power a future, smarter version of Grok and require at least 100,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs.
Resident Evil 6 for Nintendo Switch just got added to Capcom’s Platinum Titles list, meaning it’s crossed the threshold of one million units sold. That's despite it being almost universally panned by fans of the series.
ICQ will stop working on June 26, according to it website.
A lawsuit by the families of the Uvalde school shooting victims accuse Meta and Call of Duty publisher Activision of exposing the shooter to the weapon he used.
Wellbots has the iRobot Roomba Combo J9+, Engadget’s favorite vacuum-mop combo, for $425 off. The machine not only cleans floors and carpets; its redesigned dock can automatically empty debris and refill it with mopping liquid.
A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23.
'73 Yards' offers a darker twist on the Doctor-lite episode.
YouTube Music for Android is releasing a tool that lets you hum a song to search for it. Users can also actually sing the tune or even play it on an instrument.
Russia has reportedly found new, more effective ways to knock out Ukraine’s Starlink service. The increased interference has disrupted communications at critical moments and is posing “a major threat to Ukraine.”
The UK has passed its version of the European Union's Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill aims to keep major companies, including in tech, in check.
Apple built a Tetris clone for the iPod but never released it. It was called Stacker and appeared on a prototype version of the third-generation music player.
The Dogecoin dog has passed away. Kabosu, an adorable shiba inu, was likely around 18 years old.
Nintendo is opening its second official US store in San Francisco next year. The original New York location opened all the way back in 2005.
Lucid Motors has cut six percent of its workforce ahead of a crucial EV SUV launch. That adds up to 400 people.
Fortnite's new Mad Max-inspired season is now live. It includes a Fallout crossover and, later in the season, an X-Men collab.