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The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is back on sale for only $40
Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Max is a solid option for accessing streaming services and playing games on. The device is now on sale for $40.
Apple's M3 iMac is down to a record-low price
Get the newest iMac for $1,149.
AMD delays Ryzen 9000 chip release for up to two weeks to address quality issues
AMD's Ryzen 9000 processors were set to be released on July 31st, but AMD announced that they'll be delayed up to two weeks "out of an abundance of caution."
The Morning After: Reddit is blocking AI search engines that don’t cough up for access
The biggest news stories this morning: Intel has finally figured out its long-standing desktop CPU instability issues, Some police in Arizona will start using drones as first responders, The Engadget guide to the best smartphones.
Meta needs updated rules for sexually explicit deepfakes, Oversight Board says
Meta’s Oversight Board is urging the company to update its rules around sexually explicit deepfakes.
The best Android phones for 2024
If you're looking for a new Android phone, check out our guide to the best handsets on the market from budget to flagship and everything in between.
AI search engines that don’t pay up can’t index Reddit content
When Reddit said last month that it would block unauthorized data scraping from its site, everyone’s (rightful) first reaction was “AI.” However, now that the change has taken effect, search engines that don’t have deals with the website now appear to be locked out.
The US Senate unanimously passes a bill to empower victims of intimate deepfakes
The US Senate unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday designed to hold accountable those who make or share deepfake porn. The DEFIANCE Act would allow victims to sue those who create, share or possess AI-generated sexual images or videos using their likeness.
Police in Scottsdale, AZ will start using drones as first responders
Arizona police departments announced they will use special first responder drones on emergency calls.
Apple Maps is now available on the web in beta
Apple Maps is now available on the web on Mac, iPad and Windows PCs.
Meta takes down 63,000 Instagram accounts linked to extortion scams
Meta has taken down tens of thousands of Instagram accounts from Nigeria as part of a massive crackdown on sextortion scams.
CrowdStrike offered a $10 Uber Eats card to teammates and partners, but it got flagged for fraud
CrowdStrike offered some of its clients a voucher for Uber Eats to apologize for the global shutdown but some found the offer had been pulled when they tried to redeem it.
The Google Pixel Buds A-Series drop to $69
The Pixel Buds A-Series, a budget-friendly set of Google earbuds geared toward Android users, are on sale.
Our favorite budget webcam is on sale for only $48 right now
The Anker PowerConf C200 2K Webcam for PC is discounted by 20 percent.
Google is updating the Play Store with AI-powered app reviews and curated spaces
Google is updating the Play Store with AI-powered app reviews and curated spaces. The company hopes it’ll be a place for people to just hang out.
CrowdStrike blames bug that caused worldwide outage on faulty testing software
CrowdStrike has blamed faulty testing software for a buggy update that crashed 8.5 million Windows machines around the world.
The Morning After: Netflix’s new gaming boss is a former Epic Games exec
The biggest news stories this morning: Lego’s first Fortnite sets are here, Adobe’s Photoshop can now generate AI images, Meta’s latest AI model is great at general knowledge, math and languages.
The best smartphones to buy in 2024
Here's a list of the best smartphones you can buy right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.
Russia-linked hackers cut heat to 600 Ukrainian apartment buildings in the dead of winter, researchers say
Cybersecurity company Dragos has flagged malware that can attack industrial control systems (ICS), tricking them into things like turning off the heat and running cold water in the middle of winter. It was used to do just that in a Ukrainian city early this year.
US and European antitrust regulators agree to do their jobs when it comes to AI
Regulators in the US, UK and EU have agreed on a set of shared principles to bolster competition in the AI space.