Donald Trump claims he will ban TikTok in the US

Earlier today a report surfaced indicating the Trump administration may force TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance to sell the app to a US company.This evening, reporters in the White House press pool have said via Twitter, that the president told them o...

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Where do you stand on the Nintendo Switch Pro Controller?

If you’re serious about Nintendo Switch gaming, chances are you probably own a Pro Controller. It’s been our favorite Switch controller here at Engadget pretty much from the start, with senior editor Devindra Hardawar calling it “a solid alternative...

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Oppo's new smartwatch runs Wear OS but with better health tracking

Oppo officially unveiled its second smartwatch, simply called the Oppo Watch. Just like the original version which launched in China in March, this thing is an almost exact replica of the Apple Watch. But this time around, Oppo is launching the watch...

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YouTube is removing its community captions feature in September

YouTube users will have to say goodbye to Community Contributions soon. Google announced that it will be shutting down the feature on September 28th this year, citing a lack of use and reports of “spam and abuse.” The tool was predominantly used to l...

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IFS CEO Darren Roos: Customer investment in cloud and digital has held up during Covid

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Parents accuse Amazon of inaction in combatting child abuse material online

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Google makes it easier to find Black-owned businesses in Maps and Search

Google is making it easier for buyers and customers to find Black-owned businesses to support. The tech giant has introduced a Black-owned attribute merchants based in the US can add to their profile, so long as they’re verified. Google will then put...

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New high-capacity embedded memory uses half as much silicon #wanitaxigo

PayPal and Venmo QR payments are coming to CVS Pharmacies

CVS pharmacies will soon let you do touch-free payments using your PayPal or Venmo accounts by using PayPal’s QR code payment system, PayPal has announced. The system will let shoppers “securely pay for their items without needing to touch a keypad o...

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Engadget Podcast: Big tech goes to Washington

This week on the show, Devindra and Cherlynn chat about Facebook, Apple, Google and Amazon’s congressional long-awaited antitrust hearing. Are they too big to compete fairly? Or is the tech industry being overly criticized? (It’s most likely the form...

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Labour Party is latest victim of Blackbaud ransomware attack

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iPhone AR tech can improve amateur CGI

Match Moving is the process of anchoring a CGI object inside a real-world space, so that the camera treats it as if it was really there. If you’ve seen anything where a camera flies past a movie’s title like it was a road sign, then you’re familiar w...

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The Morning After: Apple's next iPhone will arrive a little late

Huawei’s had it rough in 2020 — and 2019, for that matter. But somehow, well thanks to sales in China, it’s shipped more phones than anyone else. More than Apple, more than Samsung. That’s in the face of US bans, its own conservative sales estimates...

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Amazon reports Q2 profit and revenue surge as Covid-19-induced uptick in online sales continues

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US lawmakers grill big tech chiefs over market power

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Leak suggests 'Halo Infinite' multiplayer will be free-to-play

Halo Infinite could follow Call of Duty’s lead with a multiplayer component that is free-to-play. As The Verge reports, a webpage on the Irish version of Smyths — a popular toy and video game retailer in the UK — momentarily referenced a “groundbreak...

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'Halo Infinite' team on graphics criticism: 'we do have work to do'

343 Industries has responded to fan concerns that Halo Infinite, the next instalment in the beloved shooter franchise, doesn’t look particularly ‘next-gen.’ In a blog post, community manager John Junyszek said the team in Redmond had “heard the feedb...

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Twitter confirms it was hit by targeted spearphishing attack

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Twitter enforces its new hate policy by banning David Duke

Twitter has banned notorious white supremacist David Duke, enforcing a new policy against hate speech links it introduced earlier this month. “The account you referenced has been permanently suspended for repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on h...

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EU sanctions China and Russia over cyber attacks

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Google tightens Chrome's autofill security with biometric checks

Google has rolled out a couple of security tools to protect the financial info and passwords you saved with Chrome’s autofill feature. One of them will allow you to verify your identity using biometric information, such as your fingerprint, whenever...

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Amazon gets FCC approval for its Project Kuiper broadband satellites

The FCC has unanimously approved Amazon’s Project Kuiper, giving the tech giant the go-ahead to deploy and operate a constellation of 3,236 satellites. Amazon asked the FCC for permission to launch thousands of Low Earth Orbit satellites in July 2019...

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After Starship test fire Elon Musk expects 150m hop 'soon'

Elon Musk’s hopes for Starship to reach orbit before this spring didn’t quite pan out, but a recent test firing has the SpaceX CEO expecting to see the company’s new vehicle take flight shortly. On Thursday he tweeted that its new SN5 build completed...

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Twitter pins its July 15th breach on a phone spear phishing attack

Two weeks after a massive breach saw hackers take over some of the most prominent accounts on Twitter — including Barack Obama, Elon Musk, Joe Biden and Bill Gates — the company has published more details about how it happened. While a number of peop...

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Amazon knocks $200 off the latest 13-inch MacBook Pro

You’re in luck if you’ve been holding out for a better price on the latest MacBook Pro. Amazon has both the 512GB and the 1TB models of the 2020 13-inch MacBook Pro for $200 off right now, dropping their prices to $1,600 and $1,800, respectively. Thi...

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Riot ends Saudi Arabian esports deal following fan and caster backlash

One of the biggest esports leagues in Europe has quickly reversed its decision to enter a sponsorship agreement with Neom, a divisive smart city project in Saudi Arabia, following widespread backlash from its own commentators and fans. Riot Games, th...

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Diversity in cyber improving but inclusion needs work, says NCSC

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The Motorola Edge is a solid 5G phone with a catch

The Motorola Edge is a lot of things. It's a handsome phone, one that looks good enough to pass for something much more expensive. It's the more modest sibling of Motorola's first flagship device in years. And for now, at least, it's a very good deal...

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HMD's Nokia 8.3 5G 'flagship' is coming to the US this fall

HMD Global will soon offer a 5G-ready smartphone in the US. Today, the Finnish company — which has been making handsets with the Nokia name since 2016 — confirmed that its Nokia 8.3 5G ‘flagship’ will be offered Stateside sometime “this autumn.” For...

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Epic Games Store adds in-game achievements

Early last year, Epic published a public roadmap listing all the features coming to its Games Store. Now, the video game publisher has finally started rolling out one of the feature additions it promised back then: achievements. The company has annou...

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Huawei tops the worldwide smartphone market for the first time

Despite bans in the US and its own dire predictions, Hauwei shipped more smartphones last quarter than any other company, according to research firm Canalys. The Chinese company took over from previous world leader Samsung, as Huawei’s sales declined...

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How Broxbourne is evolving digital transformation beyond Covid-19

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Watch NASA launch its Perseverance Mars rover mission at 7:50AM ET

Following an eight-day delay NASA is set to launch the Perseverance rover at 7:50 AM ET today. The lander, orbiter and rover will launch aboard United Launch Alliance’s highly reliable Atlas V rocket to kick off what should be a very exciting mission...

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The Morning After: Finding some peace playing 'Microsoft Flight Simulator'

Why is Konami making low- to midrange gaming PCs? I do not have the answer, and I can’t tell you why they’re in these bulging grater-style cases. But here it is, the Arespear lineup that’s ready to go on sale in Japan. Konami There’s no indication t...

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Telegram is the latest company to file an EU antitrust complaint against Apple

If big tech thought that its antitrust reckoning would end with yesterday’s hearings, it’ll have its optimism sorely dented by what’s likely to follow. A number of smaller players are lobbing grenades over the fence in the hope of forcing regulators...

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Tech sector calls on government to 'urgently' resolve delays in digital identity policy

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BASF partnership develops AI-powered smart mining

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Finland government funds work on potential quantum leap

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold2 leak shows improved hinge design

Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold2 has leaked out in full, high-resolution glory with a more sophisticated design and robust-looking hinge. The renders, found by MySmartPrice (via Android Police) show that Z Fold2 has completely lost the original Fold...

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Apple Store app's 'For You' tab shows personalized shopping suggestions

Apple has updated its Store app for iOS and iPadOS with a new tab that shows all the devices linked to your Apple ID along with shopping suggestions based on that list. As 9to5Mac notes, tapping on the tab shows an overview of the iPhones, iPads and...

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List of Blackbaud breach victims tops 120

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Qualcomm results suggest the 5G iPhone will be slightly delayed

Qualcomm reported its Q3 2020 earnings on Wednesday (PDF), and of course the company informed investors about how the transition to 5G may boost its business. Also, it’s signed a global patent licensing deal with Huawei that apparently isn’t affected...

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Playing 'Flight Simulator' at home feels like meditation

Hummm. That sound has been playing on a quiet loop at the base of my brain for the past few days, propping up all of my other thoughts with soothing white noise. It’s the background tone of Microsoft Flight Simulator, which I’ve been playing in previ...

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'Microsoft Flight Simulator' will support one VR headset this fall

Microsoft Flight Simulator is heading to VR devices, starting with a launch on the HP Reverb G2 this fall. The VR version will be free for anyone who owns the game and it’ll come to additional headsets in the future, but Microsoft hasn’t shared an ex...

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Samsung's unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 5G is now available for pre-order

The unlocked 5G version of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip is now available for pre-order on the company’s website, and you could score a pretty nice discount. For a limited time, you can get a credit worth up to $650 — instead of just up to $410 — towards a...

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GMC teases its 1,000HP electric Hummer truck and SUV

Just as LeBron James is getting ready to take the court again for NBA games in Orlando, GMC has released a new advertisement featuring the basketball star teasing its upcoming EV. The video reveals both truck and SUV versions of the Hummer, which has...

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Samsung looks forward to quantum dot TVs, new game systems and phones

Samsung released its earnings results for between April and June and despite the pandemic, the company’s operating profit jumped 23 percent from the same time last year, reaching $6.81 billion even as its revenue dropped. As more people shifted to wo...

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Amazon to create 1,000 skilled tech roles in Ireland

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Amazon to create 1,000 skilled tech roles in Ireland

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Majority of organisations at risk of cloud data exposure

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IBM joins Google, Microsoft and Oracle in signing preferential cloud pricing deal with UK government

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MIT algorithm finds subtle connections between art pieces

A new system developed by MIT researchers called “MosAIc” is finding hard-to-spot similarities between art pieces at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum. MosAIc scans an image, then uses deep networks to find similarities in pi...

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Schrems steps up pressure on Irish data protection commissioner on Facebook’s data sharing with US

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Cove neckband massages behind your ears to reduce stress

There are a number of devices that promise to work magic on our brains, reducing stress and helping us get to sleep each night. The latest on the scene is Cove, from Feelmore Labs, a neckband that hooks over your ears to deliver vibration to your mas...

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Dolby and Avid make it easier for indie artists to use immersive Atmos tech

Music tracks encoded with Dolby’s immersive Atmos Music tech recently started appearing on Tidal and other streaming services, but most are from artists backed by major labels. Now, Dolby and Pro Tools developer Avid are making it easier for independ...

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Konami is making gaming PCs now

Konami, the Japanese developer of games like the Metal Gear and Silent Hill series, has decided to enter the very crowded gaming PC hardware market. The company has unveiled three low-to-mid-range PCs with new “Arespear” branding, along with two gami...

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Campaigners urge government to resist big tech lobbying pressure

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Google reportedly offers Samsung a lucrative deal to prioritize Assistant and Play Store

Google is reportedly in the midst of convincing Samsung to prioritize Assistant and the Play Store over Bixby and the Korean company’s own app store. According to Bloomberg and Reuters, the tech giants are discussing a new global revenue-sharing deal...

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The Morning After: CES 2021 is going entirely online

Like so many other things, Engadget’s annual trip to Las Vegas will skip a year as CES 2021’s in-person element is canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. As CTA Chief Gary Shapiro said in a statement: “It’s just not possible to safely convene tens...

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Five on-premise and cloud options for network-attached storage

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Form's smart swim goggles now track open water excursions

Form’s Smart Swim Goggles are now useful for more than tracking laps in the pool. The company has updated the goggles’ firmware to add support for open water data. Any swimmer can see their stroke rate, elapsed time and other vital info while swimmin...

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Spotify says listener habits are almost back to pre-pandemic levels

Spotify’s second-quarter earnings report doesn’t just tell us how many people are using the service, and how much money it lost. The documents also reveal how far people have gone back to living their normal lives after some of the COVID-19 lockdowns...

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OKCupid security flaws could have given hackers access to user accounts

The data contained in dating apps is both very personal and valuable to hackers, who can use it to make highly convincing cyberattacks. So it’s always disturbing to learn about dating app security flaws. In a report released today, security research...

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Cosmetics firm Avon faces new cyber security incident

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Spotify experiments with shareable podcast quotes for social media

The Michelle Obama Podcast’s first episode is now live on Spotify, and it has debuted alongside an experimental feature that makes it much easier to share tidbits from the show on social media. Spotify has started testing a quote-sharing feature for...

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Coronavirus: How Trainline can tell if trains are safe to travel on

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BMW's update with wireless Android Auto is rolling out

At the end of last year BMW announced plans to add wireless Android Auto support on several of its vehicles, and according to Android Police, the update is now available. BMW announced it would arrive in July for vehicles using version 7.0 of its ope...

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Space Camp needs to raise $1.5 million to survive the pandemic

Space Camp and its home, the US Space and Rocket Center museum in Alabama, are in danger of shutting down permanently due to the coronavirus pandemic. To save both, center officials have launched a “Save Space Camp” campaign that’s seeking to raise $...

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Big tech CEOs release opening statements before antitrust hearing

The big tech antitrust hearing with the House Judiciary Committee is set to occur tomorrow, July 29th at 12PM ET. But all four CEOs -- Jeff Bezos of Amazon, Sundar Pichai of Google, Tim Cook of Apple, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook -- have released thei...

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Twitter will block links promoting hate speech and violence

Twitter is closing a loophole in its rules to make it harder for users to spread hate speech and violent content. The company is updating its policies to ban links to content that promotes violence and hateful conduct.Twitter already had rules in pla...

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Lucid Motors' first EV will come with LIDAR driving assistance as standard

Lucid may not have been able to unveil the production version of its luxury electric sedan just yet, but it’s hoping some explanation of its features will get your appetite whetted. Today, the company is teasing the various Advanced Driver Assistance...

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Volkswagen paid $9.5 billion to US 'dieselgate' drivers

It feels like we’ve been writing about Volkswagen’s emissions scandal, better known as ‘Dieselgate,’ for years. That’s because we have — almost half a decade, in fact. To round off the whole saga, the US’ Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published...

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