Senate bill would stop Apple and Google’s complete control over in-app payments
A bipartisan group of US senators has introduced legislation that seeks to reshape how app marketplaces operate in the US. Penned by Senators Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and Marsha Blackburn of...
View ArticleGerman animal shelter is posting profiles of adoptable pets on Tinder
The Munich Animal Welfare Association has taken a unique approach to matching its resident adoptable pets with their new forever homes: putting their profiles on popular dating app, Tinder. The shelter...
View Article'Nerf Legends' arena shooter brings the iconic blasters to console and PC
While we wait for Nerf to come to Oculus VR, Hasbro has unveiled a new game featuring its toy blasters. Nerf Legends is a first-person arena shooter with a sci-fi twist that sees players battling...
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The Morning After: Samsung unveils the more durable Galaxy Z Fold 3 with S...
I’m not sold on foldable phones. They’re expensive, have questionable durability and — at least so far — don’t offer a compelling reason for the form factor. Having said all that, the Galaxy Z Flip 3,...
View ArticleFacebook may be forced to sell Giphy following UK regulator findings
The UK's competition regulator has found that Facebook's acquisition of GIF-sharing platform Giphy will harm competition within social media and digital advertising. As part of its provisional...
View ArticleActivision Blizzard loses three senior designers amid sexual harassment lawsuit
Three senior designers pivotal to Diablo 4 and World of Warcraft are no longer at Activision Blizzard. Kotaku confirmed the trio of abrupt departures after initially learning about them from internal...
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Honor’s new Magic3 heralds the company’s glorious return
Honor, the smartphone manufacturer that was, until late last year, Huawei’s budget division, is back. Not that it ever really went away, you understand, since it’s already released the View 40 and...
View ArticleTikTok limits the visibility of teens' videos amid safety push
TikTok's determination to clean up its feeds now includes significant limits on its app for the teenage crowd. The social video service is limiting the visibility of teens' videos, with the most...
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The best VR headsets you can buy
If you’ve been holding out for VR hardware to mature, you chose wisely. Headsets have come a long way since the launch of the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive five years ago. Standalone devices like the Oculus...
View ArticleFoxconn plans to build EV factories in the US and Thailand in 2022
Foxconn is getting more serious about its electric vehicle ambitions. The company told investors during an earnings call that it plans to build EV factories in the US and Thailand in 2022 and start...
View Article'Hades' is coming to Xbox and PlayStation on August 13th
Zagreus might struggle to escape the Underworld, but he's no longer bound by the confines of PC and Nintendo Switch. Hades, widely regarded as one of the best games of 2020, is coming to Xbox One, Xbox...
View ArticleVerizon offers subscribers up to a year of 'free' AMC+ streaming
Verizon (currently Engadget's parent company) is still betting on streaming bonuses to win over new subscribers. The carrier has launched a promo that gives Fios and wireless subscribers up to a year...
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'Not Tonight 2' tackles capitalism and political greed in an 'alternative' US
Three years after taking on Brexit in Not Tonight, publisher No More Robots and developer PanicBarn are working on a sequel to the satirical political RPG. Not Tonight 2 takes place in a supposedly...
View ArticleThe entry-level Polestar 2 with a single motor will start at $45,900
Polestar is finally ready to confirm pricing and details for its more affordable single-motor Polestar 2. As Autoblogreports, the 2022 "entry-level" EV will start at $45,900 before incentives, or a...
View ArticleHome Alone reboot debuts on Disney+ on November 12th
Disney’s upcoming Home Alone reboot will arrive just in time for the holidays. 20th Century Studios announced today Home Sweet Home Alone will debut on November 12th. There's no trailer yet, but the...
View ArticleGoogle banned a location-tracking company that sold users' data
Google has banned SafeGraph, a company that captured and sold Android users' location data. Android developers who used the company's software development kit (SDK) were given seven days to remove...
View ArticleAmazon may monitor employee keystrokes to protect customer data
According to an internal company document obtained by Motherboard, Amazon plans to monitor how its employees use their keyboards and mice to prevent customer data leaks. The retailer is reportedly...
View Article‘Spelunky’ and ‘Spelunky 2’ hit Nintendo Switch on August 26th
We learned all the way back in December that the terrific Spelunky and Spelunky 2 were coming to Nintendo Switch sometime this summer, and the wait's almost over — at least in a few regions. The two...
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Why Apple's child safety updates are so controversial
Last week, Apple previewed a number of updates meant to beef up child safety features on its devices. Among them: a new technology that can scan the photos on users’ devices in order to detect child...
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Microsoft rolls out updated Mail, Calendar and Calculator apps to Windows 11...
Microsoft is updating some of the apps that come preloaded with Windows 11. To start, you’ll find a new version of the Snipping Tool that borrows a handful of features from Microsoft’s Snip &...
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