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The Morning After: AI-generated emoji could soon come to the iPhone
The biggest news stories this morning: ICQ is shutting down on June 26, Doctor Who: 73 Yards review, The best Memorial Day sale tech deals we could find.
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Memorial Day 2024 tech deals you can still get this weekend - Sales from Apple, Samsung, Anker and more
These are the best Memorial Day tech deals we could find for 2024, including discounts on headphones, tablets, TVs and more.
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The best ereaders for 2024
We tested ereaders from Kobo, Amazon, Boox and more to see which one is the best overall, along with a budget pick and the best one with page-turn buttons.
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Pikmin Bloom has been helping me meet my outdoor walking goals for years
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.
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The Ninja Creami ice cream maker is down to $149 for Memorial Day
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.
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iPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18
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.
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Someone made a Flappy Bird tribute for the Playdate that lets you use the crank to fly
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.
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Elon Musk is reportedly planning an xAI supercomputer to power a better version of Grok
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.
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Over a million Switch owners have bought the worst mainline Resident Evil game ever
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.
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Uh-oh: ICQ is shutting down on June 26
ICQ will stop working on June 26, according to it website.
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Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims
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.
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Roomba robot vacuums are up to $425 off for Memorial Day
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.
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SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion
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.
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Doctor Who: 73 Yards review: Don’t stand so close to me
'73 Yards' offers a darker twist on the Doctor-lite episode.
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You can now hum to find a song on YouTube Music for Android
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.
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Russia can reportedly jam Ukraine’s access to Starlink at will
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.”
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The UK passes its version of the EU's Digital Markets Act
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.
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Apple built a Tetris clone for the iPod but never released it
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.
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The 'Doge' dog has died
The Dogecoin dog has passed away. Kabosu, an adorable shiba inu, was likely around 18 years old.
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Nintendo is finally opening a second US store
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.

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The Morning After: AI-generated emoji could soon come to the iPhone

Memorial Day 2024 tech deals you can still get this weekend - Sales from Apple, Samsung, Anker and more

The best ereaders for 2024

Pikmin Bloom has been helping me meet my outdoor walking goals for years

The Ninja Creami ice cream maker is down to $149 for Memorial Day

iPhone users may get AI-generated emoji and more app customization than ever with iOS 18

Someone made a Flappy Bird tribute for the Playdate that lets you use the crank to fly

Elon Musk is reportedly planning an xAI supercomputer to power a better version of Grok

Over a million Switch owners have bought the worst mainline Resident Evil game ever

Uh-oh: ICQ is shutting down on June 26

Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims

Roomba robot vacuums are up to $425 off for Memorial Day

SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion

Doctor Who: 73 Yards review: Don’t stand so close to me

You can now hum to find a song on YouTube Music for Android

Russia can reportedly jam Ukraine’s access to Starlink at will

The UK passes its version of the EU's Digital Markets Act

Apple built a Tetris clone for the iPod but never released it

The 'Doge' dog has died

Nintendo is finally opening a second US store

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