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Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale and everything we know so far

Since 2022, Amazon has held a fall Prime Day of sorts in October and that sale event is coming back this year, too. Prime Big Deal Days returns on October 8 and 9, but we’re already starting to see some decent deals pop up across Amazon’s site. As per usual, most of the deals we… Continue reading Amazon Prime Day 2024: The best deals ahead of the October Big Deal Days sale and everything we know so far

Engadget review recap: iPhones, AirPods, Pixel Buds and an early look at the PlayStation 5 Pro

I don’t know how many more times I can say what an intense two weeks it’s been since the last time I posted an Engadget review recap without sounding repetitive. Ever since we launched the first of these roundups last month, companies have relentlessly launched new hardware each week, contributing to a growing pile of… Continue reading Engadget review recap: iPhones, AirPods, Pixel Buds and an early look at the PlayStation 5 Pro

X can be ‘immediately’ unblocked in Brazil after it pays a $1.9 million fine

X only has to pay one last fine in Brazil to get its services reinstated, according to Bloomberg and CNBC. Supreme Court R has ordered the company to pay 10 million Reais, or around $1.9 million, for its non-compliance with Brazil’s court order for two days. Moraes added that the company’s return “depends solely on… Continue reading X can be ‘immediately’ unblocked in Brazil after it pays a $1.9 million fine

OpenAI reportedly plans to increase ChatGPT’s price to $44 within five years

OpenAI is reportedly telling investors that it plans on charging $22 a month to use ChatGPT by the end of the year. The company also plans to aggressively increase the monthly price over the next five years up to $44. The documents obtained by The New York Times shows that OpenAI took in $300 million… Continue reading OpenAI reportedly plans to increase ChatGPT’s price to $44 within five years

Threads is adding location sharing to posts

Threads seems to be rolling out a new location tagging feature that allows users to add a location to their posts. Some users have reported seeing the change in Threads’ app, though it doesn’t seem to be available to everyone just yet. The feature is similar to location tagging on Instagram. When you give Threads… Continue reading Threads is adding location sharing to posts

VR hit Walkabout Mini Golf is getting a mobile edition

Walkabout Mini Golf has been filled with players ever since it launched around the same time as the Meta Quest 2. Now the multiplayer mini-golf game is making the jump to iOS devices. The developer Mighty Coconut is currently beta testing its mobile mini-golf game Walkabout Mini Golf: Pocket Edition and plans to release a full… Continue reading VR hit Walkabout Mini Golf is getting a mobile edition

Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack

The US Department of Justice charged three Iranian nationals as part of an effort to hack into the emails and computers used by President Donald Trump’s campaign staff and other political connections. The Washington Post reported that DOJ officials filed charges against Masoud Jalili, Seyyed Ali Aghamiri and Yasar Balaghi in an indictment filed Thursday… Continue reading Three men charged in connection with the Trump campaign hack

X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier

X suspended journalist Ken Klippenstein’s account earlier this afternoon. X’s Safety account says they issued the temporary suspension “for violating our rules on posting unredacted private personal information, specifically Sen. [J.D.] Vance’s physical address and the majority of his social security number.” Several news outlets that received the vetting dossier of the Republican vice presidential… Continue reading X suspends journalist Ken Klippenstein after he published J.D. Vance dossier

Valve cuts binding arbitration from its Steam user agreement

If you booted up Steam in the last 24 hours, then you probably saw the pop up window asking you to agree to a new Steam Subscriber Agreement (SSA). Valve laid out the changes in an official blog post on the Steam Community forum, and notably, binding arbitration is no longer part of the SSA.… Continue reading Valve cuts binding arbitration from its Steam user agreement