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EngadgetUh-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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Lucid Motors cuts six percent of its workforce ahead of EV SUV launch
Lucid Motors has cut six percent of its workforce ahead of a crucial EV SUV launch. That adds up to 400 people.
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Fortnite's new post-apocalyptic season taps into Fallout, Mad Max and X-Men
Fortnite's new Mad Max-inspired season is now live. It includes a Fallout crossover and, later in the season, an X-Men collab.
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The best gaming monitors in 2024
Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.
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Crow Country is a darkly meditative callback to survival horror’s past
Crow Country, which was released on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox X/S on May 9, just about checks all the boxes for survival horror, but it takes a gentler approach to the genre, making it feel more like a test of mental endurance than a fight for your life.
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'Challengers' VFX artists show how they did that tennis ball POV scene
Challengers, the tennis movie starring Zendaya, Mike Faist and Josh O'Connor, is not the first movie you'd think of for visual effects.
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The best Memorial Day sale tech deals we could find - Save big on Apple, Anker and Ooni gear
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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Engadget Podcast: Microsoft goes Copilot+ crazy
In this episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss Copilot+ and the potential rise of Arm-based Windows systems, and we dive into the new Surface Pro and Surface Laptop.
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The Morning After: Samsung’s secret war on repair
The biggest news stories this morning: Samsung's repair store surveillance, Spotify kills Car Thing and Ticketmaster gets the DOJ's attention.
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The best online resources for cooking at all skill levels
Here's a list of the best online cooking resources available now, as chosen by Engadget editors.