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Extremist militia groups are using Facebook to spread conspiracy theories and organize.
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Apple discounts MLS Season Pass to $69 for the rest of the season
Apple is now selling the pass, which typically costs $99, for $69 for the remainder of the 2024 season
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Bose's SoundLink Max is its largest portable Bluetooth speaker with 20-hour battery life
Bose's largest portable Bluetooth speaker is built for the outdoors.
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Audible is testing book recommendations based on your Prime Video habits
Audible is launching a new recommendation category based on your Prime Video data.
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The best smart home gadgets for your first apartment
The Engadget staff has reviewed many smart home devices and these are the ones we think will work great in a new apartment or for anyone just getting acquainted with having a connected home.
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Google says its secure entry passkeys have been used a billion times
As part of World Password Day, Google is hyping up its achievements in that area and sharing updates on its latest efforts to bolster security
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The Morning After: Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google AI envy
The biggest news stories this morning: TikTok might be trying to circumvent Apple’s in-app purchase rules, Batman: Arkham Shadow is the first big exclusive VR game for the Quest 3, Rabbit denies claims its R1 virtual assistant is a glorified Android app.
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Crunchyroll announces first price hike since Funimation purchase
Crunchyroll, like many other streaming services recently, is raising its subscription prices
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Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and other Universal artists return to TikTok
TikTok and Universal Music Group have signed a deal that will allow Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, The Weeknd and other artists to return to the platform.
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The best budget wireless earbuds for 2024
Here are the best budget wireless earbuds you can get right now, each of which comes in at $100 or less.
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T-Mobile finally owns Ryan Reynolds-backed Mint Mobile
Over a year after announcing it would acquire Mint Mobile for up to $1.35 billion, T-Mobile has closed the deal.
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Anthropic now has a Claude chatbot app for iOS
Anthropic has released a Claude mobile app for iOS that any user can download for free.
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Take-Two is shutting down the studios behind Rollerdrome and Kerbal Space Program 2
This one's a bummer.
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Snapchat will finally let you edit your chats
Snapchat will finally join most of its messaging app peers and allow users to edit their chats.
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A researcher is suing Meta for the right to ‘turn off’ Facebook’s news feed
The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University is suing Meta on behalf of a researcher who wants to release a browser extension that would allow people to “effectively turn off” their algorithmic feeds.
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Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google envy
It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to fear, jealousy and intense capitalist ambition. Emails revealed in the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google show Microsoft executives expressing alarm and envy over Google’s AI lead.
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Explore Starfield's barren planets at 60 fps on Xbox Series X starting this month
Starfield's May update adds the option to target 30, 40, 60 fps or an uncapped frame rate on Xbox Series X.
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PS5 update will let you invite people to multiplayer games through your smartphone's apps
Sony just announced a forthcoming feature for the PS5 that will let users invite friends into a game even when they aren’t at the console or near a keyboard. It works via a shareable link.
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Block reportedly greenlit transactions involving terrorist groups and sanctioned nations
Block appears to be squarely in the government’s sights. Prosecutors from the Southern District of New York are reportedly probing extensive compliance lapses at the parent company of Square and Cash App.
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May's PlayStation Plus games include Ghostrunner 2 and the modern classic Tunic
Sony just announced May’s PlayStation Plus lineup of games. They include Ghostrunner 2, Tunic and EA Sports FC 24.