AirPods Pro drop to $180, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week was a good one for those holding out for discounts on Apple gadgets. Most AirPods models remain on sale at Amazon, so you can grab the second-gen earbuds for only $100 or the latest AirPods...
View ArticleRiding along in Ford’s F-150 Lightning
Ahead of being able to actually drive it, Ford offered us a chance to check out a prototype of the fleet version of the upcoming F-150 Lightning. While we don’t know what it’s like to be behind the...
View ArticleTesla is selling a microphone for in-car karaoke, but only in China
Tesla is selling a new accessory: a microphone for in-car karaoke. The TeslaMic is only available in China for the time being. The company introduced it amid the rollout of a Chinese New Year software...
View ArticleNew York's Obie Awards will consider streaming theater for the first time
For the first time in its storied history, New York City’s annual Obie Awards will consider virtual, digital and audio productions, the event’s organizer, the American Theater Wing, announced on...
View Article'NHL 22' adds women's teams for the first time
A week before the Winter Olympics get underway, EA has added women's teams to its NHL games for the first time. You can now select one of 10 women's International Ice Hockey Federation national squads...
View ArticleThe FAA has reached a deal with Verizon and AT&T for C-Band 5G at airports
The Federal Aviation Administration says it has reached an agreement with AT&T and Verizon (Engadget's former parent company) regarding the rollout of their C-Band 5G networks at and around...
View ArticleHopper wants to challenge Airbnb with short-term vacation rentals
Despite an already crowded market featuring big names like Airbnb and Vrbo, travel app Hopper is now expanding its services to include short-term home rentals.Featuring more than two million properties...
View ArticleWaymo sues to keep autonomous vehicle emergency protocols secret
Waymo has sued the California Department of Motor Vehicles. In a case first reported by The Los Angeles Times, the Alphabet subsidiary filed a complaint with the Sacramento County Superior Court on...
View ArticleUS lawmakers want to make sure pandemic telehealth coverage doesn't lapse
The pandemic pushed US lawmakers to provide provisions to expand medical coverage for telehealth in 2020, speeding up a process that would otherwise have taken years. Since then, there have been...
View ArticleNeil Young was fed up with Spotify’s ‘shitty’ sound quality anyway
Neil Young's frustrations with Spotify go far beyond COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. A day after his music was removed from the platform, he said he "felt better" after leaving and slammed Spotify for...
View ArticleNetflix will have to face 'Queens Gambit' defamation suit, judge rules
Netflix is learning that careless dialogue in its fictional shows can have serious implications. Its bid to get a recent defamation suit dismissed has been rejected, meaning it will have to face the...
View ArticleOver 80 percent of NFTs minted for free on OpenSea are fake or plagiarized
One of the largest online marketplaces for non-fungible tokens is once again the center of controversy. Mere months after one of its employees resigned for using insider information to profit on NFT...
View ArticleFox News host Dan Bongino earned himself a Google Ads ban too
Days after he was permanently banned from YouTube, Dan Bongino has also lost his ability to earn revenue from Google ads. On Friday, the Bongino Report Twitter account sent out a tweet suggesting...
View ArticleJoni Mitchell will remove her music from Spotify over 'lies' that cost...
Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell has announced that she's removing all her music from Spotify. On her website, she published a short statement saying "irresponsible people are spreading lies...
View ArticleTwitter's misinformation policy doesn't cover the 2020 elections anymore
Twitter is no longer taking action on tweets spreading misinformation about the 2020 US elections, the website has revealed to CNN. Elizabeth Busby, the company's spokesperson, told the news...
View Article'After Yang' explores the meaning of life through a broken android
In the film After Yang, which streamed at this year's Sundance Film Festival, a father goes to great lengths to save his daughter's best friend. It just so happens this bestie is a humanoid robot, or...
View ArticleRecommended Reading: The soccer insider who dominates the internet
Behind the curtain with soccer’s prophet of the dealRory Smith, The New York TimesNBA fans have Adrian Wojnarowski. Soccer fans have Fabrizio Romano. When transfer season kicks into high gear, Romano...
View ArticleEpic gains support from Microsoft, 35 states in antitrust fight with Apple
Epic Games has some important allies in its bid to overturn a court ruling that cleared Apple of violating antitrust laws. CNET and FOSS Patents report Microsoft, the Electronic Frontier Foundation and...
View ArticleFederal appeals court upholds California net neutrality law
A federal appeals court voted unanimously on Friday to uphold California’s SB-822 net neutrality law, reports The Verge. One year after the Federal Communications Commission repealed net neutrality...
View ArticleHitting the Books: The decades-long fight to bring live television to deaf...
The Silent Era of cinema was perhaps its most equitable with both hearing and hearing-impaired viewers able to enjoy productions alongside one another, but with the advent of "talkies," deaf and...
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