I’m really not sure how but suddenly Christmas is only eight days away and the window to order presents online is getting really small. So, if, like me, you’ve procrastinated a bit this year (ok, every year) then it’s time to take action and buy those amazing holiday presents. Fortunately, there are great deals on … Read more
Rupnow was identified as the suspect in the shooting at the Madison, Wisconsin, school. Learn about Rupnow. Rupnow was identified as the suspect in the shooting at the Madison, Wisconsin, school. Learn about Rupnow.
The stench of Cambridge Analytica is still hovering over Facebook, as parent Meta just agreed to pay 311,000 Australian users AUD $50 million ($31.7 million) over the scandal. The settlement with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) comes after a four-year dispute with Meta and follows a $725 million award in the US, … Read more
It’s an expensive day for Meta. First, Australia announced a $50 million AUD ($31.7 million USD) settlement with the company over the Cambridge Analytica scandal and now the Irish Data Protection Committee (IDPC) has issued Meta a €251 million ($263 million) fine. The IRDC’s fine stems from a personal data breach on Facebook in 2018. … Read more
Today’s ‘Wordle’ answer rhymes with the word ‘owl.’ See our hints and the answer for the December 17 word! Today’s ‘Wordle’ answer rhymes with the word ‘owl.’ See our hints and the answer for the December 17 word!
The holidays haven’t even kicked off, but we’re already looking to next year when, almost immediately, some of the Engadget team will head to Las Vegas for tech’s biggest annual conference. The pitches from companies, both legit and unhinged, are already filling our inboxes and spam tabs, so what are we excited about? Getty Images … Read more
Waymo will deploy its driverless cars in Japan and will test its technology in another country for the first time. According to CNBC, the company will begin testing its Jaguar I-PACE vehicles in Tokyo in early 2025 and expects to remain in the country for an “extended period.” During the vehicles’ experimental phase, which will … Read more
Meta’s Threads app has now grown to 300 million users, with more than 100 million people using the service each day. Mark Zuckerberg announced the new milestone in a post on Threads, saying “Threads strong momentum continues.” Zuckerberg has repeatedly speculated that Threads has a “good chance” of becoming the company’s next billion-user app. Though … Read more
Watching videos on the Apple Vision Pro is one of the few use-cases early adopters have found for the VR headset, but Apple’s produced only a handful of immersive videos to watch on it. Blackmagic’s new camera could change that. The Blackmagic URSA Cine Immersive is the first camera that can shoot in Apple’s Immersive … Read more
Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery suffered an injury during his team’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Learn more about his injury and health updates here. Detroit Lions running back David Montgomery suffered an injury during his team’s game against the Buffalo Bills. Learn more about his injury and health updates here.