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Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter

Funny how that works. Up, Up & Away Dogecoin and related meme coins favored by Elon Musk have seen huge gains over the weekend after the mercurial entrepreneur added Twitter to his portfolio. Per analyses from the CryptoMarketCap firm, Dogecoin — you know, the only cryptocurrency Musk actually likes — has seen an appreciable 110… Continue reading Dogecoin Surges in Value as Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter

Electric Bikes Have a Small Problem: They Keep Bursting Into Flames

Electric bicycles are meant to be a boon for green transit — but their occasionally volatile batteries are causing issues both in terms of actual safety and the realm of public perception. As NPR notes in a gutting new story about the risk of e-bike battery fires, the Fire Department of New York has investigated 174… Continue reading Electric Bikes Have a Small Problem: They Keep Bursting Into Flames

Chinese Workers Jump Fence After Being Locked Inside World’s Largest iPhone Factory

Image by Stephen McDonell via Twitter Videos circulating on social media show what appear to be workers at Foxconn’s iPhone manufacturing plant in China jumping a fence, reportedly to escape a lockdown stemming from the country’s strict zero-COVID policies. As the BBC reports, the footage allegedly shows roughly a dozen workers getting away after Chinese… Continue reading Chinese Workers Jump Fence After Being Locked Inside World’s Largest iPhone Factory

Elon Musk reportedly wants Twitter to bring back Vine

Elon Musk’s vision for Twitter may include bringing back Vine, the short-form video app the company shuttered in 2016. According to Axios, Twitter’s new “Chief Twit” told a group of engineers to work on a reboot that could be ready by the end of the year. The Verge’s Alex Heath, who was among the first… Continue reading Elon Musk reportedly wants Twitter to bring back Vine

Bose’s QuietComfort 45 headphones are $80 off right now

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. When it comes to noise cancellation, few over-the-ear… Continue reading Bose’s QuietComfort 45 headphones are $80 off right now

Amazon’s latest tablet sale brings the Fire HD 10 back down to $75

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. Amazon’s Fire HD tablets are still worthy options… Continue reading Amazon’s latest tablet sale brings the Fire HD 10 back down to $75

HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook review: The best of ChromeOS, but not worth the price

Google has been making high-end Chromebooks for almost a decade now, dating back to the $1,300 Chromebook Pixel in 2013. At the time, many people saw it as a beautiful but strange device. In the years that followed, both Google and its hardware partners have made premium Chromebooks more and more commonplace. Though, a still-unconfirmed… Continue reading HP Elite Dragonfly Chromebook review: The best of ChromeOS, but not worth the price

FTC says ed tech company Chegg exposed data belonging to 40 million users

You may trust Chegg with your textbooks or tutoring, but regulators aren’t quite so confident. The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint accusing education tech provider Chegg of “careless” security practices that compromised personal data since 2017. Among the violations, the company reportedly exposed sensitive info for roughly 40 million customers in 2018 after… Continue reading FTC says ed tech company Chegg exposed data belonging to 40 million users

Kuwait’s state-backed Wafra raises $1.5b for fourth fund; to buy stakes in PEsWafra raised the fund from a consortium of investors that include CPPIB,…

Wafra Inc, an investment firm backed by Kuwait’s public pension fund, said on Monday it has raised $1.5 billion for its fourth flagship fund that will acquire minority stakes in alternative asset managers such as private equity firms. The new fund, Capital Generation IV, will seek to acquire minority stakes in “lower middle-market” firms with less… Continue reading Kuwait’s state-backed Wafra raises $1.5b for fourth fund; to buy stakes in PEsWafra raised the fund from a consortium of investors that include CPPIB,…