Apple has a new app for collecting feedback on Siri
While Apple may have released Siri before Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, in many ways its voice-activated assistant is the least advanced of the three. A lot of that has to do with the amount of...
View ArticleStunning 'Black Myth: Wukong' trailer shows off Unreal Engine 5 gameplay with...
A year after it wowed many with its first gameplay video, Chinese developer Game Science Studio is back with an even more impressive look at Black Myth: Wukong. The studio has switched from Unreal...
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The best SSD for your PlayStation 5
Sony, arguably nine months too late, is finally unlocking the 10 million PlayStation 5s around the world to accept expandable SSD storage. At launch, the next-gen console offered only 667GB of space...
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Apple's AirPods Pro fall to $180, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
The internet was awash with tech deals this week, with some of the best coming from Apple and Amazon. Apple's AirPods Pro dropped to $180 while the MacBook Pro M1 received at $200 discount. Amazon...
View ArticleT-Mobile says data for 6 million additional customers was compromised in breach
T-Mobile says millions more people have been impacted by its recent data breach than initially believed. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, the company said an additional 6 million or so...
View ArticleResearchers say they built a CSAM detection system like Apple's and...
Since Apple announced it was working on a technology for detecting child sexual abuse material (CSAM), the system has been a lightning rod for controversy. Now, two Princeton University academics say...
View ArticleOnlyFans’ policy switch is the latest victory in Big Banking’s war on sex
OnlyFans, the platform that allows creators to sell material directly to customers, will soon implement new restrictions on the publication of adult content. Starting in October, the company will ban...
View ArticleSpotify and WWE are tag-teaming on podcasts
It's a big weekend in the world of pro wrestling. WWE has two major shows lined up, including one of its marquee events, SummerSlam, which takes place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday. The...
View ArticleChina's new user data protection law goes into effect on November 1st
China has passed a new data protection law, according to the country’s Xinhua state media outlet. The newly enacted Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) lays out a comprehensive set of rules...
View Article'Halo Infinite' won't have campaign co-op or Forge modes at launch
Halo Infinite is on track to hit Xbox consoles, PC and Xbox Cloud Gaming sometime this holiday season, but some key modes will be missing at the outset. In a development update, 343 Industries said...
View ArticlePeloton's Android app hints at long-rumored rowing machine
Conducting an APK teardown of the latest version of the Peloton Android app, 9to5Google found evidence the company is preparing the software to support a rowing machine in the near future. The outlet...
View ArticleDuolingo is adding a family plan and five more languages
At its annual Duocon conference on Friday, Duolingo announced several updates for the language-learning app. Among them is a family plan, which gives up to six people access to Duolingo Plus with a...
View ArticlePeacock's 'Frogger' looks equal parts 'Wipeout' and 'The Floor is Lava' in...
NBC has shared the first trailer for Frogger. As expected, the show is a mix of Takeshi’s Castle and Wipeout. The clip offers a look at some of the whimsical sets contestants will need to traverse in...
View ArticleRhythm game 'Tetris Beat' is now available on Apple Arcade
In the nearly 40 years since Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris, the game has inspired many permutations. The latest example is Tetris Beat, an Apple Arcade exclusive that adds rhythm elements to the...
View ArticleCalifornia judge finds Prop 22 gig worker measure unconstitutional
A California judge has ruled that Proposition 22, the measure that allows companies like Uber and Lyft to keep classifying app-based drivers in the state as independent contractors, is unenforceable...
View ArticleGM expands fire risk recall to cover all Chevy Bolts sold worldwide
Back in November 2020, GM recalled over 68,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs after five of the vehicles caught fire between 2017 and 2019. Now, the automaker has expanded the recall to cover all Bolt EVs and Bolt...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: Apple's inside man with the leakers
Apple’s double agentLorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, MotherboardAndrey Shumeyko, known as YRH04E and JVHResearch in online circles, spent years trading secrets in the leak and jailbreak community. He was...
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Hitting the Books: How Tesla engineers solved the problem of exploding EV...
Between CEO Elon Musk's often erratic antics, strident competition from existing industry titans, and a public that is still not fully sold on the idea of traveling via electrical charge, Tesla's road...
View ArticleGoogle has already discontinued the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a with 5G
Google just released the excellent and relatively inexpensive Pixel 5a, and the company has also already given us a look at the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro. So you could easily guess that the...
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ICYMI: We open (and close) the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3
This week was all about smartphones at Engadget. Cherlynn Low spent some time with the Galaxy Z Flip 3 to determine who it’s really for. Terrence O’Brien compared and contrasted the Pixel 5a against...
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