Wacom's latest pen display model is called Movink, and it's the company's first with a OLED screen. It's also Wacom's thinnest and lightest option ever, while still offering 13 inches of work space.
Read MoreRoland has a new on-the-go podcasting setup with an eye-catching price. The company's Go:Podcast studio includes a USB condenser mic and a companion app that can set up streaming to platforms like YouTube, Twitch and Facebook.
Read MoreThe Nintendo-inspired 8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard is on sale for a new low of $70 at Amazon subsidiary Woot.
Read MoreDJI is entering the portable power station market in the US and Europe with the launch of the Power 1000 and Power 500 designed for users at home or on the road.
Read MoreNothing has introduced the Ear and the Ear (a) earbuds at an event in Tokyo.
Read MoreLogitech has rolled out a new software tool called Logi AI Prompt Builder, which gives you quick access to ChatGPT's features.
Read MorePanic is still working on the Stereo Dock, and the hold-up is due to unexpected issues in its factory pipeline.
Read MoreArturia just released the 61-key AstroLab synthesizer, which is basically the company's Analog Lab in hardware form. It allows standalone access to the vast majority of the company's software emulations.
Read MoreShure updates its MV7 XLR and USB microphone with a host of new features for podcasters and streamers.
Read MoreLogitech has announced a new mini gaming keyboard, the G Pro X 60. Here are our hands-on impressions.
Read MoreAdding a key light to your setup is an easy way to make yourself look better on video calls and livestreams. Logitech's Litra Beam is a good option and it's currently $10 off at $90.
Read MoreYelp Assistant was trained on datasets from the website itself.
Read MoreGenerative AI is only as good as the training data used to train the models that power it, so AI companies have increasingly been striking deals with news publishers.
Read MoreOpenAI has been hit with a privacy complaint in Europe due to ChatGPT's tendency to hallucinate incorrect data. This information was about a private individual.
Read MoreDrake apparently learned it isn't wise to mess with Tupac Shakur — even nearly three decades after his death. Tthe Canadian hip-hop artist deleted the post with his track "Taylor Made Freestyle," which used an AI-generated recreation of Shakur's voice.
Read MoreSam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai are joining the government's Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Read MoreTupac Shakur's estate isn't pleased with Drake cloning the late hip-hop legend's voice in a Kendrick Lamar diss track. Attorney Howard King, representing Mr. Shakur's estate, sent a cease-and-desist letter calling Drake's use of Shakur's voice "a flagrant violation of Tupac's publicity and the estate's legal rights."
Read MoreAdobe has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature that can upscale video by eight times without the usual artifacts like flickering or distortion.
Read MoreLeading artificial intelligence companies including OpenAI, Microsoft, Google, Meta and others have jointly pledged to prevent their AI tools from being used to exploit children and generate child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
Read MoreResearchers found that GPT-4 outperformed unspecialized junior doctors and trainee ophthalmologists in eye assessments.
Read MoreLast year Adobe launched Firefly and now the company is showing how it'll be used its video editing app, Premiere Pro.
Read MoreBlackmagic Design released its annual NAB 2024 update and announced over a dozen new products, including its latest editing app DaVinci Resolve 19.
Read MorexAI, the OpenAI competitor founded by Elon Musk, has introduced the first version of Grok that can process visual information.
Read MoreOpenAI announced that GPT-4 Turbo is now available for all paid ChatGPT users.
Read MoreA new bill would make AI companies detail which copyrighted materials they took data from.
Read MoreA report by The New York Times claims both OpenAI and Google transcribed videos from YouTube and used these texts to train their AI models, possibly violating copyrights. OpenAI reportedly transcribed more than one million hours of YouTube videos.
Read MoreScammers are using AI tools to create fake law firms used for link-building SEO scams.
Read MoreStability AI just unveiled Stable Audio 2.0, which now creates three minute AI-generated songs via prompt. Musicians, for now, have nothing to worry about.
Read MoreGeorge Carlin's estate sued Dudesy over a comedy special that used a facsimile of the late comedian created by training an AI algorithm on his work.
Read MoreYahoo has bought Artifact, an AI-powered news recommendation app from Instagram's co-founders. The app will no longer be a standalone service and its tech will be folded into products including Yahoo News.
Read MoreThe UK and the US governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in order to create a common approach for independent evaluation on the safety of generative AI models.
Read MoreOn Monday, OpenAI began opening up ChatGPT to users without an account. It described the move as part of its mission to "make tools like ChatGPT broadly available so that people can experience the benefits of AI."
Read MoreAs part of its antitrust suit against Amazon, the FTC accused the company of using Signal's disappearing messages feature to conceal communications.
Read MoreAfter asserting itself as an overshadowing presence in retail, Amazon is still experimenting with ways to leave a similar mark with grocery shopping. The company's latest tweak to the service lowers the minimum price for free grocery deliveries to $35.
Read MoreThe e-commerce company has closed its delivery site in Lockeford, which has been operational since 2022.
Read MoreAmazon appears to have nixed its Prime Video-only plan in the US and UK. Cord Busters reports that the little-known subscription, introduced in 2016, is no longer available to new users in either country.
Read MoreAmazon published a blog post on Wednesday providing an update about its Just Walk Out technology, which it reportedly pulled from its Fresh grocery stores earlier this month. While extolling Just Walk Out's virtues as a sales pitch to potential retail partners, the article lists a startlingly minuscule number of businesses using the tech.
Read MoreAmazon Music has announced a generative AI-powered playlist feature. Enter a prompt (which can include emoji) and Maestro will try to find songs that match it.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: The Fallout TV series is V.A.T.S. (a very awesome TV show), Physicist Peter Higgs, who predicted 'the God particle', has died at 94, US bill proposes AI companies list what copyrighted materials they use.
Read MoreAmazon has decided to cut off paid perks for Alexa developers. The company confirmed to Engadget on Wednesday that it will end the Alexa Developer Rewards Program at the end of June.
Read MoreAmazon is removing its Just Walk Out technology from Fresh grocery stores. This is part of a larger effort to revamp the chain of retail food stores.
Read MoreApple has scheduled an event for May 7 that'll more than likely focus on new iPads. Here's what we expect the company to show off.
Read MoreApple is likely to introduce a new Pencil next week, but the second-gen model is back on sale for an all-time low of $79.
Read MoreApple's iPadOS has been branded a gatekeeper under the EU's DMA legislation, which means the software has to comply with a host of rules. The company has six months to comply to avoid fines.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Apple's OLED iPad Pro may pack an M4 chip and AI tricks, Dell XPS 13 and XPS 14 review, Playing Fire Emblem Engage on easy mode got me back into gaming.
Read MoreAccording to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the much-anticipated OLED iPad Pro may arrive not with the new M3 chip, but the next-gen M4. He also says it may be positioned as Apple's 'first truly AI-powered device.'
Read MoreApple users reported starting Friday night that they were signed out of their Apple IDs and in some cases made to change their passwords. It's unclear yet how many users have been affected or what the underlying cause of the issue is.
Read MoreApple has resumed talks with OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, to build an AI-powered chatbot into the iPhone, according to a new report.
Read MoreThis week, there was a lot of back and forth about Apple Vision Pro production numbers. Here's why they don't matter.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video, BlizzCon 2024 is canceled, The world's biggest 3D printer can make a house in under 80 hours.
Read MoreApple isn't waiting until WWDC to make some announcements. The company will hold a virtual event on May 7 and all signs suggest it'll have new iPads to show off.
Read MoreThe new Mac calculator will reportedly have round buttons and Notes integration.
Read MoreChina's Cyberspace Administration ordered Apple to pull Threads and WhatsApp from its App Store in the country, the company said.
Read MoreApple has renewed For All Mankind for a fifth season. The company also announced a spinoff series that follows the Russian space program.
Read MoreApple is asking a California judge to reject Epic's request to hold the company in contempt for allegedly violating a 2021 injunction relating to its App Store practices. Apple maintains that it has complied with the injunction.
Read MoreApple is reportedly preparing to start releasing M4-powered Macs later this year. The next-gen chips are said to place more focus on artificial intelligence.
Read MoreApple plans to expand its self-repair program by allowing consumers and repair shops to use genuine used parts to fix busted iPhones. As ever, though, there are pros and cons to the company's approach.
Read MoreRetro gaming console emulator apps are now welcome on the Apple App Store and can even offer downloadable games.
Read MoreAccessory manufacturer 8BitDo just announced official support for the Apple Vision Pro. All told, eight controllers and one keyboard are compatible.
Read MoreMost of the people who were laid off worked at Apple's offices in Santa Clara.
Read MoreAccording to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is working on at least two robots at the moment.
Read MoreApple is making the Vision Pro a bit more social with the introduction of Spatial Personas.
Read MoreJon Stewart hosted FTC chair Lina Khan on his weekly Daily Show segment yesterday, but Stewart's own revelations were just as interesting as Khan's.
Read MoreThe popular Arc Browser, which was previously a Mac exclusive, is now fully available for Windows users. It was in beta the past several months.
Read MoreSonos has rebuilt its mobile app from the ground up to make it easier for people to get to their favorite content, regardless of what service it comes from.
Read MoreAdobe will now let you use AI to generate images directly within Photoshop. That's just the beginning.
Read MoreSlack just rolled out its AI tools to all paying customers, after releasing it to just a subset of users. These features include thread summaries and conversational search.
Read MoreThe change will roll out on May 22.
Read MoreWordPress and Tumblr owner Automattic has bought Beeper, the maker of the Beeper Mini app that challenged Apple's iMessage dominion late last year. Although it ultimately lost that battle, the incident gave the DOJ more ammunition in its antitrust suit against the iPhone maker.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Best Buy's Geek Squad agents say they were hit by mass layoffs this week, Meta asks a judge to throw out an FTC antitrust case, OpenAI and Google may have transcribed YouTube videos to train their AI models.
Read MoreSpotify is rolling out a beta feature called AI Playlists that uses prompts to create playlists.
Read MoreApple will make it easier for you to pay for music purchases and subscriptions outside of its payment system, if you're living in a European Union country.
Read MoreTelegram users will get access to the app's new business features for free -- if they have a paid Premium account.
Read MoreA federal judge has sentenced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao to four months in prison. Prosecutors had recommended three years. Zhao pleaded guilty in November to violating the Bank Secrecy Act.
Read MoreTesla has begun laying off more people, starting with two senior executives, with plans for hundreds more. CEO Elon Musk says the company has to get "absolutely hard core about headcount."
Read MoreOn Monday, the US Supreme Court dismissed Elon Musk's appeal about a 2018 SEC settlement regarding a "funding secured" tweet. The conservative-majority court passed on Musk's attempt to throw out the agreement.
Read MoreX just announced a smart TV app for streaming video content. X TV may or may not launch at some point in the near or far future.
Read MoreSony's naming scheme for audio and TV products is a massive headache, but the company has taken the first steps to fix that.
Read MoreSony just launched a new batch of TVs, many of them with powerful processors. The TVs have also ditched the confusing alpha-numeric naming convention in favor of Bravia.
Read MoreSony has bestowed the Bravia Theater name upon all of its home audio gear, starting with two soundbars, a four-speaker system and a neckband speaker.
Read MoreAccording to an internal memo seen by Reuters, Tesla is about to lay off more than 10 percent of its workforce.
Read MoreSony just announced a trio of new speakers in a new line of audio products called the ULT Power Series. These speakers include an ULT button that provides a bass boost.
Read MoreIn Uber's new safety preferences page, users can choose to activate its safety tools for every ride or just for rides after 9PM.
Read MorePresident Biden's CHIPS Act money continues to get doled out. TSMC just snagged $6.6 billion in grants to build three new factories in Arizona.
Read MoreNumerous big tech companies are laying off staff in a tough economy. These are all the tech and gaming layoffs we've noted so far in 2024.
Read MoreApple's AirPods Pro are back down to the lowest price we've seen.
Read MoreThe Apple Watch Series 9 is discounted to $299 at several retailers, including Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Walmart.
Read MoreThis week's best tech deals include a new low on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Apple's MacBook Air M3 for $989 and Anker's Soundcore Space A40 earbuds for $49, among others.
Read MoreAmazon has some of the highest-rated Bose headphones on sale for record-low prices. That includes the Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones, which have best-in-class active noise cancellation (ANC).
Read MoreThe latest Apple MacBook Air with the M3 chip is down to a new low price at Amazon.
Read MoreGoogle's Pixel Buds Pro are on sale for $135 at Wellbots, which is the lowest price we've seen this year.
Read MoreThe Anker PowerConf C200 webcam is 20 percent off right now via Amazon or directly from the company. This brings the price down to $48.
Read MoreSamsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphone is cheaper than ever after a $200 discount.
Read MoreThe Anker Soundcore Space A40 is our favorite budget pair of true wireless earbuds, and it's now on sale for a low of $49 on Amazon.
Read MoreEngadget's weekly deals roundup includes sales on Sonos, Apple, iRobot, Google Nest and more.
Read MoreIf you're looking to automate more of your home cleaning setup, iRobot's flagship Roomba Combo J9+ is on sale for $400 off. The vacuum-mop hybrid robot, which only arrived last fall, has a redesigned dock that automatically empties debris and refills the device's mopping liquid.
Read MoreQuicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off through April 21. This brings the price down to $2 per month, which is billed annually at $24.
Read MoreIf you watch movies and TV on a 1080p screen, the Chromecast with Google TV (HD) provides a rock-solid streaming experience on the cheap. Today, Amazon has it for $10 off, letting you pick up the HDR10-capable streaming stick for only $20.
Read MoreGoogle's second-gen wired Nest security camera has dropped to its lowest price to date. It's $30 off at $70.
Read MoreYou can grab a refurbished Sonos Arc SL for $170 less than the usual price as part of a larger sale on refurbished Sonos gear.
Read MoreAmazon is running a sale on Samsung's Frame TVs. You can save over $1000 during this limited time deal.
Read MoreAn Amazon Echo Pop smart speaker is now down to $23 and comes with a smart bulb thrown in for free.
Read MoreThe four-pack of Kasa Smart Plugs Mini EP25 four-pack is down to $32.50 thanks to a discount and added coupon.
Read MoreThanks to our exclusive discount code, you can save on a two-pack or three-pack of Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 6E routers.
Read MoreGoogle's Pixel 7a smartphone is on sale for a new low of $349.
Read MoreMany of Anker's power banks and chargers are currently on sale through Amazon.
Read MoreThe Blink Mini 2 home security camera is 25 percent off in both colors — black and white — in a deal on Amazon, bringing the already budget-friendly system down to just $30. It can be used indoors or outdoors.
Read MoreSony's WF-1000XM5 earbuds are 23 percent off their normal price of $300, bringing them down to just $230. It's the best price yet for the premium earbud, which offer noise cancellation, adaptive sound and many more features.
Read MoreThis week's best tech deals include the MacBook Air M2 for $849, the Nintendo Switch Lite for $179 and the Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K for $40, among others.
Read More8BitDo's Ultimate Controller with charging dock is currently on sale for $56. That's 20 percent off and a solid deal on one of the best third-party gamepads around.
Read MoreThe Apple Watch Series 9 is more than $100 off right now at Amazon, with some models and color options hitting record-low prices.
Read MoreThe Chipolo One is our favorite Bluetooth tracker. A four-pack is on sale for $60, which is a record low price.
Read MoreThe Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming device is on sale for $40. That's a record low for Amazon's top-of-the-line streaming stick, which usually costs $60.
Read MoreOne of our favorite Anker USB-C hubs is on sale for $40 via Amazon. That's a discount of $10, or 20 percent.
Read MoreAmazon has the Nothing Phone 2 on sale for the first time since its launch. You can grab the offbeat mainstream smartphone alternative for $74 off its usual price.
Read MoreMarshall portable speakers are up to 25 percent off right now. This includes the fetching Middleton speaker, which is available for $237 instead of $300.
Read MoreOur pick for an ultra budget robot vacuum is currently 44 percent off.
Read MoreAmazon is running a sale on Apple's 10th-generation iPad that cuts its price by $100.
Read MoreAmazon has discounted the Razer Stream Controller down to $200 — it's all-time low price.
Read MoreAmazon is running a sale on Apple's 2022 M2 Macbook Air, bringing the device down from $999 to $849 — an all-time low price.
Read MoreA GoPro Hero 12 bundle that includes a battery grip is on sale for $499. That's $100 off and a record low price.
Read MoreWalmart has discounted the Nintendo Switch Lite and 'Animal Crossing" New Horizons' bundle by $21.
Read MoreApple's AirPods Pro (second-generation) are $60 off in a deal on Amazon, bringing the price down to just $190. The AirPods Pro normally cost $250. They come with active noise cancellation, adaptive audio, and personalized spatial audio.
Read MoreHere are all the best deals we found this week on the tech we've tested and recommend.
Read MoreThe Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is our favorite budget Android tablet for most people, and it's now on sale for an all-time low of $170.
Read MoreAmazon is running a sale on AirPods with the second-gen model down to $89.
Read MoreOur pick for the best cheap phone is on sale, making it an even better deal. The OnePlus Nord N30 5G is now $50 off.
Read MoreWalmart and Amazon have the Meta Quest 2 on sale for $199. The former is also offering a $50 Meta Quest store credit with purchase.
Read MoreYour phone's camera is probably the one you'll use the most on a regular basis. These are the best camera phones you can buy right now.
Read MoreShark's AI Robot Vacuum and Mop is on sale for $270 — a 44 percent discount. The robovac is on sale alongside other Shark devices.
Read MoreThe base model of our favorite Android tablet is currently $130 off at Amazon, Best Buy and Samsung.
Read MoreA new sale on Lexar storage devices has brought the 1TB Lexar Professional 1066x microSD card down to a new low of $76.49.
Read MoreThe Apple Watch Series 9 is back to its record low price of $299. It debuted last fall with a score of 92 from us.
Read MoreThe Avata 2 improves just about everything from the very popular original while shaving some dollars off the cost.
Read MoreThe US government is selling the Cheyenne Supercomputer at auction for a fraction of the list price right now.
Read MoreTSMC has warned customers such as Apple and NVIDIA that the prices of chips it makes outside of its Taiwan home base will be more expensive. That could result in devices the company's customers make becoming more expensive.
Read MoreFormlabs says its new printers can crank out a prototype in under two hours.
Read MoreEken Group has issued a firmware update to resolve major security issues with its doorbell cameras that were uncovered by Consumer Reports. The cameras are sold under the brands Eken, Tuck, Fishbot, Rakeblue, Andoe, Gemee and Luckwolf.
Read MoreGrindr is facing a class action-style lawsuit after allegedly sharing sensitive user data such as HIV statuses with advertising companies.
Read MoreProton Mail has introduced Dark Web Monitoring, which will keep them informed of breaches or leaks they may have been affected by. The feature is only available to paying users at this time.
Read MorePresident Biden this weekend signed into law a bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), a controversial spying program. It'll now be good for another two years.
Read MoreA data scraper is selling information on what it claims to be 600 million Discord users. A report from 404 Media details Spy Pet, an online service that gathers, stores and sells troves of information from the social platform.
Read MoreRoku has disclosed a second data breach in as many months. The company says that, this time around, 576,000 accounts were compromised.
Read MoreApple notified individuals in 92 countries of possible mercenary spyware attacks on their systems.
Read MoreAt CinemaCon this year, the Motion Picture Association Chairman and CEO Charles Rivkin said the organization is going to work with Congress to establish and enforce a site-blocking legislation in the United States.
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just announced new safety standards for US cars. All new cars must have automatic braking systems installed by 2029.
Read MoreThe Mini 4K is priced substantially less than its Mini Pro iterations, and it's actually only $20 more than the non-4K Mini 2 SE.
Read MoreThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concluded a lengthy investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system. It found 13 fatal crashes due to misuse and software that doesn't prioritize driver attentiveness.
Read MoreFor the first time, all-wheel drive will be available on a Formula E car, which will unlock 0-60 MPH times under two seconds.
Read MoreThe Biden administration is tackling the monumental task of making America's industrial freight system more environmentally friendly. The White House said on Wednesday that it aims to have 30 percent of industrial truck sales produce zero emissions by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz G-Class has been in regular production since 1979. It's changed a lot since then, but it's never seen a change quite like this. Meet the Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology.
Read MoreThe Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology is the first fully electric variant of the G-Class vehicle.
Read MoreTesla has shown off a preview of an upcoming ride-hailing feature in its app ahead of an August robotaxi unveiling.
Read MoreRivian will give you up to around $5,470 in discount if you trade in an eligible gas-powered truck or SUV when you purchase or lease a qualifying R1 electric vehicle package in the US and Canada.
Read MoreTesla shared on X this weekend that it's reduced the price of its Full Self-Driving software in the US and Canada. It now costs $8,000 in the US (or $11,000 for buyers in Canada) to add Full Self-Driving Capability.
Read MoreTesla has slashed the prices of its Model Y, X and S vehicles by $2,000 each. The company announced the price cut for US buyers on X. It also said it's ending its referral program benefits in all markets.
Read MoreTesla has issued a recall for around 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice has revealed.
Read MoreStarting today, the Uber app will remind you to put on your seatbelt shortly after your ride starts.
Read MoreTesla has halted Cybertruck deliveries, telling owners that there has been an "unexpected delay regarding the preparation of your vehicle."
Read MoreTesla's Full Self Driving (Supervised) subscription now costs $99 per month.
Read MoreThe 2025 Mercedes-Benz EQS will look more like the S-Class than its predecessor does
Read MoreCruise will start re-deploying its autonomous vehicles in Phoenix, Arizona after a major upheaval last year that led to a pause in its operations. However, the robotaxis will have human drivers behind the wheel.
Read MoreFormula E has killed off its latest junior series just days before the first scheduled race. Reports suggest the cancellation was due to issues with an investor.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Google's long-awaited Find My Device network launches today, Nintendo's Wii U and 3DS online servers are gone, Play Tekken, get free Chipotle.
Read MoreThe family of Apple engineer Wei Lun Huang (aka Walter Huang) sued Tesla a year after he was killed when his Model X crashed into a median in Mountain View while Autopilot was engaged.
Read MoreTesla is introducing a robotaxi on August 8, Elon Musk has announced on X a few hours after Reuters published a report that the automaker is scrapping its plans to produce a low-cost EV.
Read MoreTesla has scrapped plans to make an affordable electric vehicle (EV), according to Reuters. CEO Elon Musk said as recently as January that he was "optimistic" the low-cost EV would arrive in the second half of 2025.
Read MoreFord just announced some delays for electric vehicles, including the long-awaited three-row SUV. Additionally, the company is placing a renewed focus on hybrids.
Read MoreUber and Waymo have officially launched the next part of their ongoing multi-year partnership, which also includes offering robotaxi rides to the ride-hailing service's customers in the area.
Read MoreI headed to Korea to take the new Hyundai Ioniq 5 N eN1 Cup car for a drive. It's a lightweight, caged, and big-winged version of Hyundai's EV rocket ship.
Read MoreTesla delivered far fewer EVs than expected in the first three months of 2024.
Read MoreThe biggest stories of the morning include Polestar's new rear window-free car and twenty years of Gmail.
Read MoreThe newest Assassin's Creed game will soon arrive on iPhone and iPad. Assassin's Creed Mirage, the 2023 installment that takes you to ninth-century Baghdad, will be available on June 6 for the iPhone 15 Pro series and iPads with an M-series chip.
Read MoreStarting this week, Walmart is expanding its partnership with Roblox by allowing teens to buy IRL goods from inside the game's virtual stores.
Read MoreDeveloper Riley Testut shared an update on Threads this weekend revealing that an iPad app for the Delta emulator has been in the works and is "near completion." The emulator supports a slew of Nintendo systems.
Read MoreBlizzard has canceled this year's edition of BlizzCon. It plans to bring back the event in the future.
Read MorePUBG: Battlegrounds is somehow old enough to evoke nostalgia. The pioneering battle royale game will recreate the old-school battlefield from the game's inception for a limited two-week run in May and June.
Read MoreFortnite's Rock Band-style Festival mode now supports Rock Band 4 guitars. Meanwhile, Billie Eilish has joined the game as its latest music icon.
Read MoreA new Konami Code has been discovered hidden inside Castlevania's code, and it changes gameplay so drastically that it aficionados will want to give it a fresh try.
Read MoreMetaphor: ReFantazio is coming out on October 11, and you can pre-order it right now.
Read MoreStar Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming to Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass and EA Play on April 25.
Read MoreWeta Workshop and Private Division have released the first trailer for Tales of The Shire. You play as a Hobbit in this Lord of the Rings cozy life sim.
Read MoreEmbracer Group has announced plans to split into three separate, publicly listed entities, following an epic losing streak.
Read MoreDouble Eleven and publisher Paradox Interactive have delayed Prison Architect 2 by four moths to work on technical issues.
Read MoreThe developer behind the popular, award-winning and slightly bawdy Baldur's Gate 3 may not be doing a sequel, but it does have other irons in the fire.
Read MoreBlizzard is targeting Overwatch 2 cheaters who use a keyboard and mouse on consoles to gain an advantage over controller users.
Read MoreThough it feels like Children of the Sun popped into existence over the span of two months, it took Rother a lifetime to get here.
Read MoreRazer just released the Kishi Ultra mobile gaming controller. It works with some foldable phones, in addition to Android devices, iPhones and iPads.
Read MoreCities: Skylines 2 developer Colossal Order is unlisting and refunding purchases of its controversial Beach Properties asset pack less than a month after its release.
Read MorePanic is celebrating Playdate's second birthday this month, and the party favors include some piping-hot statistics about Catalog game sales.
Read MoreSupergiant Games just treated Hades fans to an extensive look at the game's upcoming sequel.
Read MoreCheaper versions of Evercade's retro game consoles are on the way. The first three Tomb Raider games will be bundled with the EXP-R and VS-R.
Read MoreLorelei and the Laser Eyes, by Sayonara Wild Hearts devs, releases on May 19. It'll be available for the Switch and PC via Steam.
Read MoreYars Rising is a forthcoming Metroidvania with an interesting pedigree. It's a sequel to an Atari 2600 game from 1982.
Read MoreSchim is an indie platformer that sees you playing as a creature that moves by jumping between shadows. It's coming to PC and consoles on July 18.
Read MoreThe cozy cat sim Little Kitty, Big City releases for the Nintendo Switch and other consoles on May 9. Preorders are available now and it costs $25.
Read MoreTake-Two Interactive plans to lay off 5 percent of its workforce, or about 600 employees, by the end of the year.
Read MorePossibility Space, an independent game studio with employees distributed across the globe, was abruptly shut down today.
Read MoreOver 100 staffers at Avalanche Studios have successfully unionized, as they just formed a bargaining agreement with a Swedish union. The agreement goes into effect during the second quarter of 2025.
Read MoreUbisoft is pulling licenses from people's The Crew accounts, essentially taking away a game they paid real money to own. This happens after it stopped being operable on April 1.
Read MoreFallout games are having a moment in the wake of its new TV series adaptation. Amazon has added two of the series' best games to Luna, its cloud streaming service, and a current-gen console update is arriving for Fallout 4.
Read MoreLeaving 10 out of 20 competitive games will get you banned for the rest of the season.
Read MoreThere's a new Prince of Persia game coming from the studio behind Dead Cells. The Rogue Prince of Persia will be available in early access on May 14.
Read MorePalworld is set to add a PvP Arena mode, which won't do much to help the game get rid of those pesky Pokémon comparisons.
Read MoreE-line Media has revealed the first teaser for Never Alone 2, a long-awaited sequel to a classic indie game.
Read MoreThe closed beta for 33 Immortals will kick off on May 24 and run through June 2.
Read MoreEA is raising the price for its EA Play subscription service. The monthly cost is going up to $6 and the yearly price is shooting up to $40.
Read MoreThe creators of many hit indie games (including Vampire Survivors, Dead Cells and Spiritfarer) have come together to run their own showcase. You can watch The Triple-i Initiative here at 1PM ET.
Read MoreBlizzard games including World of Warcraft and Overwatch 2 are returning to China after the publisher reached a new licensing deal with NetEase. The games vanished from the country in January 2023 after a previous agreement expired.
Read MoreUbisoft just dropped another trailer for its upcoming open world Star Wars game. The new trailer focuses on the story for Star Wars Outlaws.
Read MoreCrypt of the Necrodancer just won't die — and that's a good thing. The nearly decade-old game received new content on Thursday, bringing anime pop star Hatsune Miku into the fold as a playable character.
Read MoreAmazon is offering another decent batch of games to Prime members at no extra cost for the month of April. Leading the bunch is Fallout 76, a multiplayer take on the post-apocalyptic franchise.
Read MoreThe next Ubisoft Forward showcase is set for June 10. We'll likely learn more about the future of Assassin's Creed and probably get another look at Star Wars Outlaws.
Read MoreGoogle filed a motion on Friday in a Virginia federal court seeking summary judgment for the Department of Justice's antitrust case against it. The DOJ sued Google at the beginning of 2023 for alleged monopolistic practices.
Read MoreManhattan's District Attorney wants to meet with YouTube's CEO to discuss why the website allows the posting of videos on how to manufacture "ghost guns" and why its algorithm is pushing them to underage viewers who watch video game content.
Read MoreGoogle has once again delayed the phasing out of third-party cookies from Chrome. Now the company says it'll happen in 2025.
Read MoreGoogle has fired 28 employees involved in protests against the company's "Project Nimbus" cloud contract with the Israeli government.
Read MoreThe News/Media Alliance asked US federal agencies to investigate Google's removal of links to California news media outlets. Google's tactic is in response to the proposed California Journalism Preservation Act, which would require it to pay for links to California-based publishers' news content.
Read MoreAfter winning an antitrust case against Google, Epic Games has revealed what it wants as a result. In short, it's looking to blow the Play Store wide open.
Read MoreGoogle is beginning a "short-term test" that will block links to local California news sources for a "small percentage" of users in California.
Read MoreGoogle is opening up its enhanced editing photo tools to unpaid users.
Read MoreGoogle has announced Axion, its first Arm-based CPU for data centers.
Read MoreAt the ongoing Google Cloud Next conference in Las Vegas, the company has revealed the Gemini-powered chatbots its partners are working on, some of which you could end up interacting with.
Read MoreGoogle Vids is not a replacement for AI-powered video generation tools like OpenAI's Sora. Instead, it uses stock footage and personal documents and media to spit out videos that office workers would be proud of.
Read MoreGoogle has finally rolled out its long-awaited Find My Device network. This tool helps to locate lost gadgets and works similarly to related technology offered from Apple and Tile.
Read MoreCherlynn and Devindra chat with 404 Media co-founder Jason Koebler about his experience moving away from Google and towards Kagi.
Read MoreYouTube CEO Neal Mohan stated that OpenAI using its videos to train AI tool Sora would violate its terms of use.
Read MoreThe first details emerged Monday from Google's settlement of a class-action lawsuit over Chrome's tracking of Incognito users. Filed in 2020, the suit could have required the company to pay $5 billion in damages.
Read MoreIf Gmail proved anything, it was that people would, for the most part, accept any terms of service. Or at least not care enough to read the fine-print closely.
Read MoreThe company also announced a new line of chips for handheld gaming devices.
Read MoreAhead of the Snapdragon X Elite's arrival later this year, today Qualcomm announced a second laptop processor based on its Oryon CPU architecture.
Read MoreAcer's midrange gaming laptop line has four new arrivals today following the company's refresh of its flagship models at CES 2024. On Tuesday, the company unveiled a pair of new 14-inch entries alongside two refreshes of existing 16-inch models.
Read MoreThe latest Razer Blade 18 is now available. You can choose to kit it out with a 4K 200 Hz display, but that'll set you back an extra $1,700.
Read MoreThe EU has officially opened a significant investigation into Meta for election disinformation. While the European Commission's statement doesn't explicitly mention Russia, Meta told Engadget the EU probe targets the country's Doppelganger campaign.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: The DJI Mini 4K is a $299 drone for beginners, OpenAI will train its AI models on the Financial Times' journalism, Gadgets that make great Mother's Day gifts.
Read MoreMeta is offering some creators thousands of dollars if they go viral on Threads.
Read MoreThe European Union is getting ready to launch a new investigation into Meta over its handling of election-related content.
Read MoreThe Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses have adopted multimodal AI features. This allows the glasses to describe the world around you and translate languages.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Grindr sued for allegedly sharing users' HIV status and other info with ad companies, What we watched: Bluey's joyful finales, Amazon halts drone deliveries in California, but kicks off tests in Phoenix
Read MoreA Russian court has sentenced a Meta spokesperson in absentia to six years in prison. It claims that Andy Stone was "publicly defending terrorism."
Read MoreIn a huge move for the mixed reality industry, Meta announced today that it's opening the Quest's operating system to third-party companies, allowing them to build headsets of their own.
Read MoreMeta has given the base Quest 2 a permanent price cut for the second time this year. A headset with 128GB of storage is now $199.
Read MoreMeta has begun rolling out its new AI assistant, which was built using the long-awaited Llama 3 LLM. You can use Meta AI on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger, with support for the Quest platform coming soon.
Read MoreThe European Data Protection Board states Meta and other big players should forego "consent or pay" models.
Read MoreMeta's Oversight Board has accepted two cases that deal with AI-made explicit images of public figures.
Read MoreMeta is temporarily shutting down Threads in Turkey on April 29. This follows an injunction against data-sharing with Instagram.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Our favorite Sony wireless earbuds are on sale for a record-low price, Interstellar is coming back to theaters in September for its 10-year anniversary, Playdate revisited: Two years later.
Read MoreMeta's chatbot in Instagram isn't doing anything Instagram-specific, however. It's the same bot available in all other Meta apps.
Read MoreMeta is starting to test messaging features for Threads that rely on Instagram's inbox but allow new messages to be initiated from the Threads app.
Read MoreMeta is rolling out the latest update for Meta Quest headsets. Among the new features is the ability to lie down while using a Quest 3.
Read MoreMeta has asked a court to throw out an FTC lawsuit that aims to force the company to unwind its purchases of Instagram and WhatsApp. It argued that the agency "has failed to provide evidence to support its claims."
Read MoreMets says it will more broadly apply labels to AI-generated content across its platforms. The company claimed its existing policy was "too narrow," concurring with an Oversight Board recommendation.
Read MoreMeta's AI image generator seems to be biased toward creating images of people of the same race, even when explicitly prompted otherwise.
Read MoreMeta has announced a new video players and controls on the Facebook app. These include 10-second time jumps and full-screen viewing.
Read MoreIt used to be that you could pay for a retail version of Windows 11 and expect it to be ad-free, but those days are apparently finito.
Read MoreMicrosoft has unveiled its latest light AI model called the Phi-3 Mini designed to run smartphones and other devices.
Read MoreMicrosoft Research Asia has unveiled a new experimental AI tool called VASA-1 that can take a still image of a person — or the drawing of one — and an existing audio file to create a lifelike talking face out of them in real time.
Read MoreMicrosoft is exploring the idea of putting ads in your Windows 11 Start menu.
Read MoreMicrosoft and Quantinuum say they've developed the most error-free quantum computing system yet.
Read MoreMicrosoft is now selling Teams as a separate entity from Office 365 to customers worldwide.
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission has slapped the largest mobile carriers in the US with a collective fine worth $200 million for selling access to their customers' location information without consent.
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission has voted to restore net neutrality protections. Under those rules, ISPs are not allowed to throttle access to specific sites or charge streaming services for faster service.
Read MoreAccording to the Wall Street Journal, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has ordered state-owned mobile operators, including the two biggest carriers in the country, to phase out foreign processors.
Read MoreStarting today, big ISPs with more than 100,000 subscribers will be required to display "nutrition labels" both in store and online under a new FCC rule.
Read MoreThe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote to restore net neutrality later this month. With the Democrats finally holding an FCC majority in the final year of President Biden's first term.
Read MoreWith a matte black finish, the Insta mini 99 looks more professional than most of its predecessors. While there are no hybrid digital camera features, it delivers far more versatility than pretty much any other instant camera.
Read MoreGetir is getting out of most markets. On Monday, the "instant delivery" startup said it would exit the US, UK, Germany and the Netherlands to serve its Turkish home market exclusively.
Read MoreThe US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has banned noncompete clauses in a move to "drive innovation" and protect workers' rights and wages.
Read MoreThe European Union's parliament has adopted a new right-to-repair directive that forces manufacturers to repair goods.
Read MoreLG's S95TR Dolby Atmos soundbar isn't cheap, but at least it includes a subwoofer and rear surround speakers in the box.
Read MoreOoni's largest pizza oven yet can accommodate a 20-inch pie. It also offers dual-zone cooking, upgraded gas burners and Bluetooth connectivity.
Read MoreInsta360's new action camera improves on 2022's X3 in every way, with substantial battery improvements, higher-resolution video and even more tricks.
Read MoreYale has unveiled its first smart lock and keypad system that can be retrofitted onto most standard deadbolts.
Read MoreRakuten has a trio of new Kobo ereaders, including the company's first two with color displays. On Wednesday, the company revealed the $220 Kobo Libra Colour and $150 Clara Colour alongside the monochrome $130 Clara BW.
Read MoreStarlink internet terminals are reportedly being widely used in Ukraine by Russian forces. There's a thriving black market for the devices which stretches beyond Ukraine into Sudan.
Read MoreThe RS4 and RS4 Pro gimbals aren't groundbreaking but come with numerous small improvements over the previous RS3 models.
Read MoreFormer Geek Squad workers who lost their jobs this week told 404 Media that Best Buy is conducting mass layoffs, though no numbers have yet been confirmed. Many have posted on Reddit to say they're "going sleeper."
Read MoreThe new Roomba Combo Essential is a 2-in-1 robot vacuum and mop that's said to outperform the Roomba 600 series. It arrives this month and it costs $275.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Tesla sees EV deliveries drop year-over-year for the first time since 2020 England's NHS will provide artificial pancreas to thousands of diabetes patients, X names its third head of safety in less than two years.
Read MoreA California assemblyman has introduced a new bill that would give employees the "right to disconnect."
Read More"Sure, winning battles and matches in more difficult modes will feel more rewarding, but not every gaming experience has to be a challenge."
Read MoreFacepunch Studios has announced on Steam that it's removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related workshop items for its sandbox game Garry's Mod to comply with the Japanese company's demands. But fans say the takedown notices came from trolls, not from Nintendo itself.
Read MoreWho hasn't spent sleepless nights pondering what would happen if we applied the theories of Vilfredo Pareto, the early 20th-century Italian economist, to Mario, the Mushroom Kingdom's Italian high-jump champion and part-time elephant cosplayer? Data scientist Antoine Mayerowitz, PhD, tackled that age-old question.
Read MoreDelta (a successor to GBA4iOS) is one of the best-known Nintendo emulators on iOS. Now, you can download Delta for free from the App Store without having to sideload it.
Read MoreWatch the latest Nintendo Indie World stream here at 10AM ET.
Read MoreNintendo has announced an Indie World showcase for April 17. Might it finally, at long last be time for Hollow Knight: Silksong news?
Read MoreThe Pretendo Network, an open-source Nintendo Network alternative, no longer requires a hacked Wii U console. With Nintendo's servers for the obsolete console shutting down on Monday, the Pretendo Network shared a new workaround that provides limited access to its homebrew servers.
Read MoreNintendo just shut down the online servers for both the Wii U and 3DS. Games like the original Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon are no longer playable online.
Read MoreValve has closed a loophole in its refund policy that let users play many hours of a game before its official release and still get their money back.
Read MoreThis week, Engadget Senior Editor Jessica Conditt joins Cherlynn and Devindra to chat about the PS5 Pro, as well as her piece on the PlayDate two years after its release.
Read MoreVampire Survivors is due to hit PlayStation 4 and PS5 in summer 2024. Yep, the summer that starts in just a few months.
Read MoreSony has revealed that three games will be hitting the PS Plus Catalog on their PlayStation release this month: Dave the Diver, Tales of Kenzera: Zau and Animal Well.
Read MoreThe Chipotle Challenger Series featuring Tekken 8 will kick off on PS5 Tournaments with a qualifier round from April 15 to 26.
Read MoreDave the Diver is heading to PlayStation Plus on April 16. Also, Godzilla is somehow entering the game's world in May.
Read MoreBeats made significant updates to audio quality and battery life on the Solo 4, but the design is in need of a refresh.
Read MoreSimogo knows how to make a damn fine puzzle game.
Read MoreNikon's Z8 is one of the highest resolution full-frame cameras with 45 megapixels, but is also one of the fastest and has incredible video capabilities too.
Read MoreDell's XPS 13 and 14 are stylish, portable and powerful. You'll have to get used to some of its design quirks, though, and it's far pricier than older models.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: TikTok Lite axes 'addictive as cigarettes' reward-to-watch feature, Joe Biden signs the bill that could ban TikTok, JetBlue's in-flight entertainment system just got a watch party feature.
Read MoreAt the Rabbit R1 pickup party, we were able to check out the adorable AI device that costs $200. It has a screen, scroll wheel and works with some third-party apps.
Read MoreRazer has announced the Viper V3 Pro, its latest premium wireless gaming mouse. Here are our hands-on impressions.
Read MoreAcer's latest Chromebook Plus 514 sounds like it hits the sweet spot of price and performance.
Read MoreAnalogue's most expensive console in years and its first system with a CD-ROM drive is the ultimate ode to a forgotten gem. It's not quite perfect, but it's a great addition to any serious game collector's arsenal.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories of the day include Nintendo emulators on the App Store, silly AI bots and Sony's change of heart.
Read MoreLike its smaller sibling, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 combines a great display with a super sleek build but with better connectivity and even longer battery life.
Read MoreAfter years of customer requests, Fellow is finally announcing its first coffee machine in the Aiden, which delivers a high-quality pour-over experience with a single touch.
Read MorePlaydate has only gotten cuter and more relevant with age.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Repair your iPhones with used components, The best laptops, Taylor Swift's music is back on TikTok.
Read MoreHumane's hyped up AI Pin is finally here and, unfortunately, it stinks.
Read MoreSony's ULT Wear headphones are a better implementation of bass boost than previous models along with considerable updates to ANC, features and overall design.
Read MoreEngadget's in-depth review of the Humane AI Pin wearable.
Read MoreFor anyone who wants strong performance in a portable design, the ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 is both pound for pound and dollar for dollar the best choice around.
Read MoreI've had the Vision Pro for two months, but it hasn't transformed the way I live.
Read MoreThe HP Spectre x360 14 has everything you'd want in a 14-inch convertible notebook. It's fast, features a gorgeous screen and can rotate to suit your needs.
Read MoreOpen Roads tells a twisting tale about generational trauma with all the comfort and warmth of an early 2000s network drama like Gilmore Girls or Charmed.
Read MoreBoston Dynamics has revealed an all-electric version of its Atlas robot that looks even more dexterous and agile than previous models.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: NASA confirms its space trash pierced Florida man's roof, A Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person, Insta360's X4 camera is the first 8K 360-degree video.
Read MoreMenteebot is a human-sized robot that's stuffed with AI bells and whistles. Users can command the bot to do their bidding via natural language prompts and it can learn new tasks.
Read MoreBoston Dynamics is retiring its dancing, search-and-rescue robot Atlas.
Read MoreA company called Garner Products has invented a machine that can shake traditional hard drives apart to help recover useful components. The DiskMantler can seemingly dismantle an HDD in as little as eight seconds.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Congress looks into blocking piracy sites in the US, Starlink terminals are reportedly being used by Russian forces in Ukraine, Apple Vision Pro, two months later.
Read MoreScientists have developed a system that lets drones autonomously charge by hooking onto power lines, potentially allowing them to remain in operation indefinitely.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Threads is testing real-time search results Tesla is reportedly laying off more than 10 percent of its workforce, Keanu Reeves' latest iconic role is Shadow the Hedgehog.
Read MoreThe Biden administration has awarded Samsung up to $6.4 billion in grants as part of CHIPS Act funding. This will help the company build out various factories in Texas.
Read MoreThe 98-inch Crystal UHD TV Samsung revealed at CES is now available. This model will run you $4,000 and it uses AI to optimize picture quality.
Read MoreSamsung reclaimed the title for most global smartphone shipments from Apple in the first quarter of 2024.
Read MoreSamsung is reportedly doubling its chip investment in Texas to $44 billion. This will take the form of a new chip manufacturing plant and a packaging hub.
Read MoreThe University of Maine has beat its own world record by creating the largest polymer 3D printer. This new model can print up to 500 pounds each hour.
Read MorePeter Higgs, the famous physicist who predicted the Higgs boson particle, has passed away at the age of 94. He won the Nobel Prize in 2013 for his research.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Hatsune Miku in Crypt of the Necrodancer feels like the perfect crossover, The chaos of YouTube's multicam Coachella stream, Apple cuts over 700 jobs as it closes car and display projects.
Read MoreA new report found that just 57 companies produced 80 percent of carbon dioxide emissions worldwide between 2016 and 2022.
Read MoreEngland's National Health Service (NHS) said on Tuesday that "tens of thousands of children and adults" with type 1 diabetes will receive an "artificial pancreas" to help manage their insulin levels.
Read MoreSamsung's Galaxy A35 smartphone will be released in the US on for a price of. Ths midrange handheld is already available in the UK.
Read MoreMotorola has announced its next generation Edge smartphones.
Read MoreRode just released a MagSafe mount for attaching pro lights and microphones to iPhones for video recording. The company also released a phone cage that offers more connection points.
Read MoreRumor has it that Google's Pixel 9 and next-gen Fold are getting emergency satellite messaging.
Read MoreBoost Mobile will soon offer a limited-edition, Deion Sanders-themed Moto Razr. Among other things, you'll get weekly motivational messages from Sanders (aka Coach Prime).
Read MoreOnePlus has announced a new tool called AI Eraser, which removes unwanted objects from photos.
Read MoreThe latest iOS 17.4 release now allows third-party Qi2 chargers to charge the iPhone 12 at the maximum rated 15 watts of power.
Read MoreInstagram is overhauling its recommendation algorithm for Reels to boost "original content" in a move that will have significant implications for aggregator accounts and others that primarily repost other users' work.
Read MoreBiden passed the TikTok divestment bill -- now what?
Read MoreReddit is currently down. The company is working on a fix.
Read MoreThreads is launching the Hidden Words feature for users, hiding offensive words, phrases or emojis.
Read MoreMeta's Threads app now has more than 150 million monthly users, an increase of about 20 million new users since February
Read MoreThe EU has effectively vanquished a TikTok feature that Europe's digital commissioner described as "toxic" and "addictive as cigarettes." TikTok owner ByteDance said on Wednesday that TikTok Lite's reward-to-watch feature would be suspended.
Read MoreThreads is testing a new archive feature that can be used to manually archive individual posts or automatically hide posts after a set period of time, Adam Mosseri shared.
Read MoreWhatsApp users on iOS will soon have a more secure way to log in. Meta is rolling out passkey support for that version of the app, several months after it did so for Android.
Read MoreThe bill that will force a sale or ban of TikTok in the United States is now law.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: X, for some reason, has a TV app now, The best travel gear for graduates, Adobe Photoshop's latest beta makes AI-generated images from simple text prompts.
Read MoreA bill that could ban TikTok is now all but certain to become law. The Senate approved a measure that requires ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban.
Read MoreNewsletter platform Ghost is the latest service to pledge support for ActivityPub, the open source protocol powering the fediverse.
Read MoreSocial media companies like Meta, YouTube and TikTok, have promised to protect the integrity of those elections, at least as far as discourse and factual claims being made on their platforms are concerned. Missing from the conversation, however, is closed messaging app WhatsApp, which now rivals public social media platforms in both scope and reach.
Read MoreThe EU has opened a second investigation into TikTok, regarding the addictive nature of TikTok Lite. The governing body could force a ban on the app while the investigation continues.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: The best Mario Kart racer, according to science, Apple's next innovation: The calculator? Engadget Podcast: PlayStation 5 Pro rumors and a look back at the Playdate.
Read MoreTinder is looking to make it easier for users to share details of their dates with loved ones. They can share a link to a page with details about the person they're meeting, along with the time and place of the rendezvous.
Read MoreThe US House of Representatives on Saturday passed a revised version of the bill that could ban TikTok. The bill was included with a package on foreign aid. It'll now go on to Senate, which is likely to vote on it very soon.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning include US vs China in the form of TikTok vs WhatsApp, and did you know Taylor Swift has a new album out?
Read MoreTaylor's Threads account, and her first post, are going live around midnight.
Read MoreThe bill that could lead to a ban of TikTok in the United States appears to be much closer to becoming law.
Read MoreThere's a new invite-only app going semi-viral among VCs, tech execs and other Silicon Valley personalities: Airchat.
Read MoreTikTok is ramping up penalties for creators who post potentially "problematic" content and tightening its rules around what can be recommended in the app.
Read MoreAfter misinterpreting user posts about Klay Thompson's poor shooting during an NBA game, X's AI bot Grok created a fictitious story on the social media platform's trending section.
Read MoreTikTok is experimenting with an all-new app that's just for sharing photos with text updates. It's called TikTok Notes, and it's available now in Australia and Canada.
Read MoreAI-created content that leaves Snapchat will get a sparkly ghost watermark.
Read MoreWhatsApp has announced All, Groups and Unread Chat Filters for users.
Read MoreThreads is testing a new search feature that will allow users to filter results by recency, Adam Mosseri confirmed.
Read MoreA post from the official Bluesky account on Friday notified users that it's lifted its ban on heads of state. The policy has been in place for the last year. Bluesky recently opened itself up to public signups after previously requiring invite codes.
Read MoreX will no longer allow users to hide their blue checks, regardless of whether they paid for premium or not.
Read MoreTaylor Swift's music is back on TikTok after a ten-week hiatus. There's no specifics regarding the deal, but it doesn't extend to other Universal artists.
Read MoreInstagram's status update feature, Notes, will soon be more prominent in the app.
Read MoreMeta is bringing nudity protection tests to Instagram and restricting messages from potential abusers.
Read MoreX has expanded its support for passkey logins and has made the option available to users around the world, as long as they're accessing the app on an iPhone.
Read MoreLast night, several prominent journalists posted (complained in many cases) about unexpectedly regaining their verified blue checks on Elon Musk's X platform.
Read MoreX has named a new head of safety nearly a year after the last executive in the position resigned.
Read MoreSpaceHopper, as the robot is called, could provide us the information to know more about the history of the universe.
Read MoreGaia BH3 is 33 times the size of our sun and is relatively close to our planet.
Read MoreOn March 8, a piece of space debris plunged through a roof in Naples, FL, ripped through two floors and (fortunately) barely missed the son of homeowner Alejandro Otero. On Tuesday, NASA confirmed the results of its analysis of the incident.
Read MoreTo find out all the details of watching and recording the total solar eclipse on April 8, read on.
Read MoreNASA announced this week that it's chosen Intuitive Machines, Lunar Outpost and Venturi Astrolab to develop their lunar terrain vehicles (LTV) in a feasibility study over the next year. One will eventually be chosen for a demonstration mission.
Read MoreOn Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will be visible across a swath of North America, from Mexico's Pacific coast to the easternmost reaches of Canada. NASA has sponsored a handful of citizen science projects that anyone can participate in.
Read MoreThe biggest news stories this morning: Our favorite cheap smartphone is on sale for $250 right now, OnePlus rolls out its own version of Google's Magic Eraser, How to watch (and record) the solar eclipse on April 8.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, The White House published a policy memo directing NASA to create a new time standard for the Moon by 2026. Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) will establish an official time reference to help guide future lunar missions.
Read MorePeacock is raising its subscription prices for the second time in a year. Starting in July, subscriptions will cost $8 to $14 per month.
Read MoreSpotify submitted a new update for Apple's approval that would display pricing right in the app.
Read MoreJetBlue's in-flight entertainment system just got a watch party feature. The company's Blueprint system also offers content recommendations.
Read MorePBS just launched a new FAST channel called PBS Retro. It's available on Roku and shows stuff like Reading Rainbow and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.
Read MoreNorth Korean animators may have helped create popular cartoons for Amazon Prime Video, Max and other streaming services. Researchers allegedly discovered files on a North Korean internet server that included animations, written instructions and comments regarding the shows.
Read MoreReviews Editor Cherlynn Low dives into new releases from Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande, and explores what music means to us when songs are consumed more like books and journal entries.
Read MoreAlthough subscriber metrics are an important signal to Wall Street that show how quickly a company is growing, Netflix isn't the first company to do this.
Read MoreNetflix has renewed The Witcher for a fifth season, but that will be the show's last. Liam Hemsworth is taking over as Geralt of Rivia for the final two seasons.
Read MoreThe feed will first appear as a new tab in the mobile app.
Read MoreThe Google-owned video platform has announced that it's "strengthening [its] enforcement on third-party apps that violate" its Terms of Service, "specifically ad-blocking apps."
Read MoreNetflix has been accused of using AI-manipulated imagery in the true crime documentary 'What Jennifer Did.'
Read MoreDisney+ may soon have cable-style channels that stream the likes of Marvel and Star Wars shows and movies 24/7. Disney reportedly sees the channels as a way to help it increase engagement and revenue.
Read MoreSubstack shows are coming to Spotify. The partnership lets Substack podcast creators add Spotify distribution for their programs with only "a few clicks."
Read MoreDan Clancy said that Twitch is working on a "structure," wherein DJs and the platform "are gonna have to share money with the labels."
Read MoreThis is your last day to snag a decent deal on a subscription to Max. Annual subscriptions are up to 42 percent off, depending on the tier.
Read MoreRoku has filed a patent to be able to serve you ads even though you're watching a show or playing a game through a third-party streaming device or console.
Read MoreDisney+ will start restricting password sharing on a larger scale, following the lead of Netflix.
Read MoreThere's a new Star Wars show coming on May 4. The animated Tales of the Empire is a companion piece to 2022's Tales of the Jedi.
Read MoreYouTube is hyping its exclusive Coachella streaming coverage starting next week. The headlining feature is the platform's multiview experience for the two-weekend festival. Our question from this announcement is, who needs that?
Read MoreHere we go again. Spotify is reportedly preparing to make Premium more expensive in some markets, including the US, UK, and Australia.
Read MoreSpotify Premium subscribers in Canada, Ireland and New Zealand will soon get 15 hours of audiobook listening each month at no extra cost. Users in the US, UK and Australia have had access to this perk since late last year.
Read MoreNew (and some existing) customers can save 40 percent on annual subscriptions to Max.
Read MoreAaron Sorkin has announced that he's currently writing a followup script to The Social Network. The original was his take on the initial years of Facebook.
Read MoreThe hit indie game El Paso, Elsewhere is getting turned into a movie, with Academy Award nominee LaKeith Stanfield attached to both star and produce. Di Bonaventura Pictures and Colin Stark will also produce.
Read MoreBluey closed out its third season with two episodes of joyful highs and weepy lows.
Read MoreRebel Moon: Part 2 - The Scargiver is an empty feast, a relentless onslaught of explosions, sci-fi tropes and meaningless exposition that amounts to nothing.
Read MoreAmazon MGM just set a March 20, 2026 release date for Project Hail Mary, an adaptation of the Andy Weir novel. The film stars Ryan Gosling and is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller.
Read MoreAmazon has renewed the hit show for a second season.
Read MoreComedy Central just greenlit a cartoon based on the classic Sega arcade game Golden Axe. It stars Danny Pudi, Carl Tart, Lisa Gilroy and Matthew Rhys, among others.
Read MoreKeanu Reeves will play the broody, tortured Shadow the Hedgehog, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Variety.
Read MoreParamount announced at CinemaCon this week that Interstellar will be re-released on September 27, 2024 in IMAX 70mm and digital, according to Variety. Christopher Nolan's sci-fi odyssey was first released in fall 2014.
Read MoreTCL is getting into original content and its first project is a short romance movie made with generative AI.
Read MoreApple just dropped a trailer for a new sci-fi series. Dark Matter stars Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Connelly and premieres on May 8.
Read MoreRoku has officially released its line of premium TVs, the Pro Series. These smart televisions start at $900 for the 55" version.
Read MoreWhile fans of the franchise will get extra value, the Fallout TV show on Prime Video is a great watch in its own right.
Read MoreThe Fallout TV series is hitting Prime Video earlier than expected. You'll be able to watch all eight episodes starting on April 10.
Read MoreFly Me To The Moon is an upcoming comedy movie that sees a PR expert (Scarlett Johansson) tasked with faking the Apollo 11 Moon landing -— just in case something goes wrong.
Read MoreWarner Bros. just greenlit a fifth Matrix movie after 2021's The Matrix Resurrections. Drew Goddard, who made The Cabin in the Woods, is directing.
Read MoreGoogle is killing the VPN service that comes with One subscriptions, because nobody's using it.
Read MoreDuckDuckGo has announced a Privacy Pro service that includes a VPN, personal information removal and identity theft restoration service. The offering is US-only for now and costs $10 per month.
Read MoreBeats' latest earbuds have the longest battery life of any it has ever made. Plus, they're budget friendly at $80.
Read MoreRazer didn't even submit its Zephyr masks for N95 certification testing, according to the FTC.
Read MoreSamsung is building a smart ring, Apple might join in too, but neither are likely to succeed.
Read MoreFairbuds are true wireless earbuds with replaceable batteries. Your move, Apple.
Read MoreThe Smart Swim 2 is smaller, has optical heart rate monitoring and a live compass.
Read MoreMicrosoft has officially announced the next Xbox Games Showcase. In a blog post, the company said the summer version will be on Sunday, June 9, at 10AM PT / 1PM ET.
Read MoreApril's new Xbox Game Pass arrivals include Lego racing, Lara Croft and a Lil Gator. Subscribers can play Lego 2K Drive starting on Wednesday, Shadow of the Tomb Raider on April 11 and Harold Halibut on April 16.
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