The Morning After: Did Microsoft just neg Activision Blizzard?
In a recent filing, Microsoft told New Zealand’s Commerce Commission that Activision Blizzard produces no “must-have” games. Weird thing to say when the company plans to spend $68.7 billion to buy the...
View ArticleAmazon offers same-day Prime delivery for select retail chains
Amazon is giving some Prime members access to another perk they can take advantage of if they'd like to buy from a store nearby but can't be bothered to put on outside clothes. The e-commerce giant has...
View ArticleSheryl Sandberg officially steps down as COO of Meta
It's the end of an era at the company formerly known as Facebook. Sheryl Sandberg has officially stepped down as Chief Operating Officer on August 1st, as revealed by a SEC filing noticed by...
View ArticleUber receipts are crashing Microsoft Outlook
You might not want to check your Uber trip emails at your work computer in the near future. BleepingComputernotes Microsoft has identified a formatting bug that freezes Outlook whenever you open some...
View ArticleThe best PC games for 2022
So how do you categorize a beast like gaming on the PC? With decades of titles to pluck from (and the first port of call for most indie titles, too), there's so much to choose from. Gaming on your PC...
View ArticleInsta360's gimbal webcam is a DJI Pocket without a body
Insta360 is known for its 360 cameras and action cams, so call us surprised when it unveiled its first-ever dedicated webcam product today. The Insta360 Link is a 4K webcam with a 3-axis gimbal, so...
View ArticleSamsung and iFixit now offer self-repair parts and tools for Galaxy devices
It took nearly half a year, but Samsung's self-repair program is finally available. The iFixit team-up helps you fix your Galaxy S20, Galaxy S21 or Galaxy Tab S7+ by purchasing officially sanctioned...
View ArticleThe Engadget guide to the best midrange smartphones
A great smartphone doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Years of commoditization have brought features once exclusive to high-end devices – including big batteries, multi-camera arrays and high refresh rate...
View ArticleLogitech and Tencent are making a cloud gaming handheld
Logitech and Tencent have announced that they're working on a handheld cloud gaming device. They're blending the Logitech G brand's hardware knowhow with Tencent's software prowess. According to a...
View ArticleLG's newest 4K CineBeam projectors start at $6,000
LG's newest CineBeam projectors are ready for your living room, and it's clear you'll pay a premium for their image quality. The company has announced that the laser-based lineup is available starting...
View ArticleTaiwan's presidential website hit by cyberattack ahead of Nancy Pelosi's visit
As more than 300,000 people anxiously watched the flight path of SPAR19, the US Air Force plane carrying Nancy Pelosi on her tour of Asia, Taiwan’s presidential website went down to an apparent...
View ArticleMeta faces lawsuit for allegedly collecting patient health data without consent
Meta may have scooped up sensitive medical information without consent. The Vergereports that two proposed class-action lawsuits accuse the company and hospitals of violating HIPAA, the California...
View ArticleJames Webb Space Telescope depicts Cartwheel Galaxy in stunning detail
NASA and its partners on the James Webb Space Telescope have shared more spectacular images from the observatory. This time around, they provided a fresh look at the Cartwheel Galaxy, which Hubble and...
View ArticleShaun the Sheep will join NASA’s Artemis 1 flight to the Moon
NASA’s Artemis 1 test flight dummy will have company on its flight to the Moon. On Tuesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced that Shaun the Sheep will join the unmanned mission when it...
View ArticleSEC charges 11 people over 'textbook' $300 million crypto Ponzi scheme
It's a day of the week ending in the letter "y," which inevitably means there's news of anothermessysaga in the cryptocurrency world. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 11 people who...
View ArticleOutlook Lite for Android brings Microsoft's email app to budget phones
Microsoft quietly announced the launch of Outlook Lite for Android, a streamlined version of the company's email service designed to use less battery and storage space than the default Outlook app...
View ArticleChevy Bolt owners must choose between rebates and battery defect lawsuits
Chevy offered rebates to Bolt EV owners who bought their cars just before a 2023 model price drop, but that discount comes with a large catch. Jalopnik and Autoblog note the rebate application requires...
View ArticleHere's what embedded tweets could look like after they're edited
One of Twitter’s most anticipated features — the edit button — is still in development. But thanks to app researcher Jane Manchun Wong, we have an idea of how edits to embedded tweets on a website will...
View ArticleRobinhood lays off almost a quarter of its staff
For the second time this year, Robinhood is cutting its headcount. On Tuesday, the company announced it would lay off 23 percent of its workforce. According to CEO Vlad Tenev, the cuts will affect...
View ArticleNew York regulators slap Robinhood's crypto business with $30 million fine
In the latest in what seems to be a string of challenges the company has to grapple with, Robinhood's crypto division has been slapped with a $30 million fine by the New York State Department of...
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