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Engadget

The UK may expand the BBC license fee, charging residents to watch streaming services

If the proposal is enacted, it could cost $240 a year to watch YouTube in the UK.

Oct 15, 21:35
NY congressman to introduce bill protecting video game ownership

Representative Ritchie Torres wants the FTC to establish regulations ensuring you can play the games you've purchase...

Oct 15, 20:15
FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic following safety failures

The FTC is investigating possible consumer harms at two major AI companies.

Oct 15, 19:28
E Ink's new Kaleido 4 could inch us closer to the perfect color e-reader

E Ink's new display tech offers improved color reproduction and refresh rates.

Oct 15, 18:41
Riot will sunset League of Legends Classic in January 2027

The throwback League of Legends Classic mode may reappear as a limited-time event in the future.

Oct 15, 18:30
Alexa Tablet 12 Pro review: Amazon's premium tablet gets almost everything right

This tablet is a great value, even if Android apps still aren't great on a big screen.

Oct 15, 18:30
Trump ballroom's biggest donors were overwelmingly tech and telecom companies

Not that anyone's terribly surprised.

Oct 15, 17:48
Meta built a huge open-weight AI model for Macs, but you'll need 1TB of RAM to run it

Muse Spark Open is "the most capable US open-weight model to date," the company says.

Oct 15, 17:02
GuliKit TT Max review: The granddaddy of Switch 2 controllers

This is the Switch 2 gamepad for big hands.

Oct 15, 16:30
Microsoft says it made Windows 11 zippier, especially on PCs with less RAM

The whole RAM price thing is partly Microsoft's fault so it's the least it can do.

Oct 15, 16:01

TechCrunch

Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it 

Panay said that it's possible to recover and learn from all sorts of failures, even catastrophic ones, when building pro...

Oct 15, 20:38
Meta launches an open-weight AI model that runs on Macs

Meta and Apple have teamed up for the launch of the social media giant's newest model, Muse Spark Open, which will run l...

Oct 15, 20:04
Amazon devices chief Panos Panay sees a future where AI devices replace the need to use apps

Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Amazon devices chief Panos Panay described a future where ambient AI devices work in the...

Oct 15, 19:55
Bluesky wants to make it easier to buy, sell, and fundraise on the network

The executives argued that advertising isn’t the only path to monetization, and that there are alternative models that...

Oct 15, 19:29
Anthropic is letting METR researchers look under the hood with employee-level access

METR will publish its own assessments of Anthropic’s risks, incidents, and practices, and the frontier AI model maker ...

Oct 15, 19:14
Bluesky expands its AI-powered Attie app to let anyone build websites, games, and more

Bluesky is bringing “social vibe coding” to its experimental Attie platform, allowing users to create interactive ex...

Oct 15, 18:56
Last chance to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass: Early booking ends October 16

Savings of up to $200 end October 16 for TechCrunch Founder Summit. These savings for Founder and Investor Passes vanish...

Oct 15, 18:00
Volvo makes a bigger bet on Nvidia for hands-free automated driving

Volvo is leveling up its automated driving system through an expansion of its nearly decade-long partnership with Nvidia...

Oct 15, 17:34
SK Hynix bargains for chip equipment exports to its China facility in return for building a factory in US

SK Hynix’s Solidigm is reportedly seeking U.S. approval to send more chipmaking equipment to China as it weighs buildi...

Oct 15, 16:45
AI agents are coming to Rivian’s cars

We'll likely learn more about how this will work at the company's upcoming "AI & Autonomy Day" event in December.

Oct 15, 15:02

The Verge

ChatGPT can peek at your Chrome tabs now

OpenAI's ChatGPT Atlas browser is gone, but now ChatGPT's Google Chrome extension is getting some upgrades that allow it...

Oct 15, 22:43
Sega pulls Total War: Shogun 2 remaster from sale following disastrous launch

Sega is removing Total War: Shogun 2 - Complete Edition from storefronts following a disastrous launch where users compl...

Oct 15, 22:35
The tech backlash is now in theaters

Though movies about disruptive tech founders are nothing new, 2026 has been unusually stacked with features that take a ...

Oct 15, 21:39
Trump posts AI-edited photo to brag about White House restoration work

President Donald Trump posted a series of photos on Truth Social showing off renovations to the White House - but one of...

Oct 15, 21:32
Bluesky’s AI tool now lets you make games and apps to share on social

Bluesky's Attie AI tool, which initially launched earlier this year as a way to use AI to build your own feeds, now lets...

Oct 15, 19:57
Withings now charges $100 per year to sync your data to other apps

If you're a new user of Withings' fitness-tracking smartwatches or smart scales and want to sync and access your health ...

Oct 15, 19:52
Meta and Apple team up to make Muse AI models run better on Macs

Meta announced the Muse Spark Open AI model today, claiming that it's the "most capable US open-weight model to date." B...

Oct 15, 18:15
Sony made a $5,900 gold-plated Walkman MP3 player

Sony has announced a trio of new Walkman portable media players that start at an already absurd $1,899.99 for the NW-ZX9...

Oct 15, 17:48
Volvo will use Nvidia’s tech for hands-free, point-to-point driving

Volvo plans to launch hands-free, point-to-point driving by 2030, powered by Nvidia's latest AI technology. The Chinese-...

Oct 15, 16:39
Alienware’s latest 34-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor is $50 off

The Alienware AW3426DW is discounted to $742.22 at Amazon, just over $50 off its usual price of $799.99. It’s not quit...

Oct 15, 17:11

Ars Technica

Plex now helps sell movie theater tickets

Discovery data from Plex users will help studios, advertisers.

Oct 15, 21:22
Hegseth’s dubious low-T screening may flag up to 25 percent of the Army

Medical experts explicitly recommend against blanket screenings.

Oct 15, 21:09
Targeted ads delivered 0-click exploits to install mercenary malware

The incident is likely 1st confirmation of mercenary spyware delivered by targeted ads. ...

Oct 15, 20:32
Above the 911? Porsche previews a new mid-engined supercar.

Porsche’s turnaround plan for 2035 involves less volume but more expensive cars. ...

Oct 15, 20:30
What did the Liberty Bell sound like? Science is on the case.

Researchers hunted for clues in modal analysis of 20th-century replica bell at Penn State Behre...

Oct 15, 19:10
Black Sea drone attacks enter NATO country's territorial waters for first time

Suspected Russian drones attack chemical tanker within Romanian waters.

Oct 15, 18:48
Microplastics in water aren’t inert and make damaging chemicals on their own

Its effect on people remains an ongoing question.

Oct 15, 18:39
Trump cancels Pentagon plans to livestream firing squad execution

8 in 10 Americans opposed the Pentagon's plans, a Thursday poll showed.

Oct 15, 18:16
Neutron's first launch slips again amid trouble with carbon composites

Rocket Lab announced the Neutron rocket in 2021, aiming for a first flight in 2024. ...

Oct 15, 16:57
Report: FTC probes Anthropic, OpenAI after Trump dismissed AI fears as “hoax”

FTC may fine AI firms on par with companies that delay data breach reports. ...

Oct 15, 15:43