Quicken Simplifi subscriptions are half off right now
Quicken Simplifi, one of Engadget’s favorite budgeting apps, is on sale for half off right now. The user-friendly money management service is on sale for $2 per month, billed annually at $24. The...
View ArticleParadox Interactive closes Life By You’s studio after canceling the life sim...
Paradox Tectonic, the Berkeley, California studio behind the unreleased life simulator game Life By You, has been shuttered by its parent company Paradox Interactive. All 24 employees have lost their...
View ArticleHabbo Hotel Origins brings the original PC game back to life
Finnish developer Sulake has officially launched Habbo Hotel: Origins on Mac today, reviving the 2005 PC game in all its nostalgic glory. If you never played Habbo Hotel 20 years ago, the game is an...
View ArticleThe FTC has referred its child privacy case against TikTok to the Justice...
The Federal Trade Commission has referred its complaint against TikTok to the Justice Department after a long-running investigation into the company’s privacy and security practices. “Our investigation...
View ArticleNetflix House will open two locations in Texas and Pennsylvania in 2025
Netflix announced that Dalla and King of Prussia, Pennsylvania will host the first incarnations of its Netflix House entertainment complex concept. The Netflix blog Tudum posted the announcement...
View ArticleAmazon faces nearly $6 million in fines over California labor law violations
The California Labor Commissioner's office has fined Amazon $5,901,700 for infractions related to a law designed to protect warehouse workers. Under the state's AB-701 law, large companies are required...
View ArticleMore than 1,000 students pledge not to work at Google and Amazon due to...
No Tech for Apartheid (NOTA), a coalition of tech workers demanding big tech companies to drop their contracts with the Israeli government, is close to reaching its goal for a campaign asking students...
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The best power banks and portable chargers for 2024
Finding yourself far from an outlet when your phone hits five percent can make you feel a little shaky — which is why stashing a portable charger in your bag is never a bad idea. People who travel or...
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The Morning After: The biggest announcements from Nintendo Direct
Nintendo sidestepped sharing the spotlight with all the other gaming companies at Summer Game Fest last week, promising its own Direct later in June. And that happened yesterday, teasing a lot of new...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Gavin Newsom wants to restrict phone use in schools
Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, has issued a statement in support of efforts aiming to restrict the use of smartphones in schools within the state. As The New York Times reports, the governor...
View ArticleAmazon's Throne and Liberty MMO is coming to the west in September
Amazon Games has revealed when it will bring free-to-play MMO Throne and Liberty to the Americas, Europe and Japan. The company will release the NCSoft-developed title in those regions on PC,...
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Tales of the Shire is a cozy village sim where you can’t run, but you can skip
The march of big-budget Tolkien fantasy has hit gaming yet again. While ignoring Gollum’s misadventures, another game, Tales of the Shire, offers a gentler, low-stakes way to play in the universe of...
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Sennheiser Momentum Sport review: Fitness earbuds that lack finesse
Sennheiser could have just trotted out a set of wireless earbuds that were rated IP55 and called it the Momentum Sport ($330), but it went further, adding heart-rate and body-temperature sensors to the...
View ArticleCongress passes sweeping pro-nuclear energy bill
The United States has taken a significant step towards becoming a nuclear reactor hub. On Tuesday, June 18, the Senate passed the Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy...
View ArticlePornhub to leave five more states over age-verification laws
Pornhub will cease operating in five more states this summer due to new legislation that requires age verification on adult entertainment websites. The move is in response to a wave of recently-passed...
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The best SSDs in 2024
The best SSDs allow you to upgrade your PC or console with fast, reliable storage. Whether you’re looking to add more storage space to your gaming PC so you can install more of your favorite games, or...
View ArticleProton can now back up photos and videos on your iPhone
If your iPhone is digitally bulging at the seams from all those photos on it, Proton has a new way to back them up with Photo Backup for iOS. Photo Backup has been available for Android users since...
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The Morning After: Congress’ clean energy bill passes with major focus on...
The Senate has passed a sweeping bill that includes a lot of incentives for nuclear energy. The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advanced Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act passed in a vote,...
View ArticleSnap will pay $15 million to settle California lawsuit alleging sexual...
The California Civil Rights Department has revealed that Snap Inc. has agreed to pay $15 million to settle the lawsuit it filed "over alleged discrimination, harassment, and retaliation against women...
View ArticleInstagram is reportedly recommending sexual Reels to teens as young as 13
Instagram is recommending Reels with sexual content to teenagers as young as 13 even if they aren't specifically looking for racy videos, according to separate tests conducted by The Wall Street...
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