Confidence is good. Confidence is great! But a scroll through new Twitter owner Elon Musk’s “favorite” posts on the app is like having a front row seat to someone who may well have too much. In between a few sparse Twitter-unrelated memes and the occasional not-quite-porn-but-porn-adjacent fantasy art, Musk’s favs are pretty much all self-validating… Continue reading Elon Musk Is Faving Posts on Twitter That Are Making Our Skin Crawl With Embarrassment
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The firm that bought my car for more than I paid new has lost 98 percent of its value
/ Carvana investors are fleeing because there’s no obvious end in sight to the company’s cash bleeding. E. Jason Wambsgans / Chicago Tribune via Getty Carvana, the used car dealer that trusts robotic algorithms to buy your car practically sight unseen, was the third-fastest company to ever make it onto the Fortune 500 — only… Continue reading The firm that bought my car for more than I paid new has lost 98 percent of its value
16 Best Tech Gifts for Kids (2022): Tablets, Speakers, Smartwatches
No matter how much they’re begging for one, your kid probably doesn’t need a smartphone. The official advice of the American Academy of Pediatrics is that young children need hands-on social interaction and exploration with peers and caregivers to learn. That doesn’t mean you don’t need a digital device to locate them, entertain them, or… Continue reading 16 Best Tech Gifts for Kids (2022): Tablets, Speakers, Smartwatches
Musk ‘killed’ Twitter’s official checkmarks after only a few hours
So much for a smooth rollout of Twitter’s “official” verification badges. Elon Musk claims he “just killed” the deployment hours after it began. The gray checkmarks have vanished from those accounts that only just got them, including Engadget’s and The New York Times. With that said, this isn’t necessarily a complete about-face. Twitter VP Esther… Continue reading Musk ‘killed’ Twitter’s official checkmarks after only a few hours
The best 60 percent keyboards you can buy
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. Gaming keyboards are plentiful and diverse right now.… Continue reading The best 60 percent keyboards you can buy
Modders thought it would be fun to make a folding iPhone
You don’t have wait for Apple to see what a foldable iPhone would look like in practice. China-based The Aesthetics of Science and Technology (AST) claims to have built a folding iPhone through heavy modifications. The engineers say they created the one-off with spare Motorola RAZR parts, their own 3D-printed elements and an iPhone X… Continue reading Modders thought it would be fun to make a folding iPhone
Google One’s VPN comes to Mac and Windows
You no longer need to pull out your phone to use Google One’s virtual private network. Google has released One VPN apps for Mac and Windows systems. As on mobile, the VPN encrypts and otherwise masks your internet traffic. You can’t use it to access content from other regions like you can with some VPNs,… Continue reading Google One’s VPN comes to Mac and Windows
Google starts issuing Stadia refunds
If you’ve ever bought a game on Stadia, Google’s soon-to-be-defunct cloud gaming service, it’s worth keeping an eye on your bank balance and credit card statements. As of today, Google is starting to process refunds for Stadia purchases. The first wave of refunds will include those for purchases of games, add-on content and subscriptions made… Continue reading Google starts issuing Stadia refunds
Germany blocks Chinese investment in two chipmakers over security concernsConcerns over national security and the flow of sensitive technological know…
The German government on Wednesday blocked prospective Chinese investment in two domestic semiconductor producers after the moves raised concerns over national security and the flow of sensitive technological know-how to Beijing. The government said it had vetoed the takeover of the chip factory of the Dortmund-based company Elmos by Silex, a Swedish company that is a subsidiary of Chinese group Sai Microelectronics. Berlin also blocked investment in ERS Electronic, which is based in the… Continue reading Germany blocks Chinese investment in two chipmakers over security concernsConcerns over national security and the flow of sensitive technological know…
India Digest: SirionLabs buys US-based Zendoc; ZikZuk acquires TaxSpanner.com
SirionLabs has acquired Kenzai Intelligent Systems (Zendoc), while ZikZuk Technologies has acquired SPANACROSS IT Solutions (TaxSpanner.com). SirionLabs buys US-based Zendoc SirionLabs, a company that provides software applications for enterprise contract management, on Wednesday said it has acquired Kenzai Intelligent Systems (Zendoc). DealStreetAsia had reported in August that SirionLabs was in the process of acquiring Zendoc… Continue reading India Digest: SirionLabs buys US-based Zendoc; ZikZuk acquires TaxSpanner.com