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Billy Steele @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 09:00 EDT

Klipsch's latest soundbar is the first to come with Dirac Live room calibration

Soundbars may not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Klipsch, but the company has a lot of experience with the living room devices. The company already has two models in its Flexus Core lineup and now it's adding a third, flagship-level option to its stable. The Flexus Core 300 is a 5.1.2-channel soundbar that will offer more immersive sound than the 3.1.2-channel Flexus Core... Read more

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Sarah Fielding @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 08:45 EDT

Clearview faces a €30.5 million for violating the GDPR

Clearview AI is back in hot — and expensive — water, with the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) fining the company €30.5 million ($33.6 million) for violating the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The release explains that Clearview created "an illegal database with billions of photos of faces," including Dutch individuals, and has failed to properly inform people that it's using their data. In early 2023, Clearview's CEO claimed the... Read more

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Mariella Moon @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 08:30 EDT

Valve hires key employees from Risk of Rain developer

It sounds like Hopoo Games, the developer of cult hit and roguelike platformer Risk of Rain, is going on a hiatus. In an announcement on X/Twitter, the company has announced that its co-founders Paul Morse and Duncan Drummond, "alongside many other talented members at Hopoo Games," will now be working for Valve. The company is stopping the production of an unannounced game called Snail as a result, and it's not... Read more

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Sarah Fielding @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 08:00 EDT

HP is seeking up to $4 billion from Mike Lynch’s estate

British tech billionaire Mike Lynch died in August after the yacht he was on capsized off the coast of Sicily. Yet, Hewlett-Packard is continuing its UK lawsuit, seeking up to $4 billion in damages — just against his estate instead. In a statement, HP said it intended "to follow the proceedings through to their conclusion." Lynch and HP have been at odds since the entrepreneur sold his company, Autonomy, to... Read more

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Katie Teague @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 07:30 EDT

How to watch the new iPhone 16 unveiling at the September Apple event

Planning to upgrade your iPhone this week? Hold off because Apple's iPhone 16 event is just days away, which means you can buy the newest iPhone or score last year's model at a cheaper price. The Apple event takes place on Monday, Sept. 9 at 1PM EST (10AM PST) at the Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park in Cupertino. You can stream Apple's It's Glowtime event live on Youtube (which... Read more

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Mat Smith @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 07:14 EDT

The Morning After: Bang & Olufsen’s new headphones cost over $1,500

No stranger to heady prices, Bang & Olufsen is taking its high-end design (and price multiplier) to headphones with the Beoplay H100. Following the $999 Beoplay H95, the H100 is over 50 percent more expensive, at $1,549. In B&O tradition, the Beoplay H100 is made of premium materials, with lambskin leather pads and a scratch-resistant glass touch interface on the outside of the ear cups. The company says it was... Read more

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Dana Wollman @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 05:01 EDT

The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down

It's been a few months since Intuit shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. I was a Mint user for many years; millions of other users like me enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all accounts in one place and monitor credit scores. I also used it regularly to help me track spending, set goals like pay my mortgage down faster and with general money management.Ahead of Mint’s... Read more

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Billy Steele @ Engadget · 09/03/2024 03:00 EDT

Bang & Olufsen debuts the $1,549 Beoplay H100 headphones

Luxury audio brand Bang & Olufsen is know for its high-end design and equally exorbitant prices. Typically the company's earbuds and headphones are more expensive than most competitors, but not astronomically so. That's changed with the company's flagship noise-cancelling headphones though. Following the $999 Beoplay H95, B&O has announced the Beoplay H100 that will cost you $1,549. The company says the H95 have been its "most successful headphones to date,"... Read more

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Karissa Bell @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 18:13 EDT

Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of content from teens. The ruling will prevent some aspects of a controversial social media law in Texas from going into effect. The ruling came as the result of tech industry groups’ challenge to the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, a Texas law that imposes age verification requirements and other policies... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 15:54 EDT

The UK government will investigate Ticketmaster's dynamic pricing model after Oasis chaos

It's not only Taylor Swift fans and the US government who aren't happy about Ticketmaster. The UK government is set to look into the company's dynamic pricing model after millions of Oasis fans scrambled for tickets to the band's reunion tour over the weekend. Once fans got through hours-long queues to make their purchase, some found that the price of a standing ticket was suddenly 2.5 times more expensive —... Read more

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Cheyenne MacDonald @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 14:31 EDT

A creepy, sonar-like sound coming through Starliner’s speaker posed a brief mystery on the ISS

Starliner is scheduled to undock from the International Space Station and make its return trip to Earth uncrewed in just a matter of days, but it apparently still has a few new mysteries left in it to throw at the team before it departs. On Saturday, astronaut Butch Wilmore alerted NASA’s Mission Control about an unexplained “strange noise” coming from a speaker in the spacecraft, which you can hear in... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 14:11 EDT

Starlink is refusing to comply with Brazil's X ban

After the country’s Supreme Court ordered internet service providers to block access to X, the platform was largely unavailable in the country by Sunday night. The only ways to access X since then have been through VPNs (for those willing to risk huge fines) and Starlink, the satellite internet service that’s also run by X owner Elon Musk. The president of Brazil’s telecom agency, Anatel, said that Starlink refused to... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 12:11 EDT

Resident Evil mobile ports now require an online check-in before you can play

Capcom has updated the mobile ports of several Resident Evil games to now require an internet connection when the apps are opened. As noted by Eurogamer, patch notes for the latest Resident Evil 7, Resident Evil 4 and Resident Evil Village updates read, "Due to changes to the startup process, an internet connection is now required when starting this app." It's unclear why Capcom added this requirement, but it stinks.... Read more

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Lawrence Bonk @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 11:20 EDT

Apple event 2024: What to expect at the iPhone 16  keynote in September

The biggest day of the tech world’s autumn calendar is nearly here: Apple’s iPhone 16 event will take place on September 9 at 1PM ET. We'll be live-blogging the news, and you can watch it live via the company’s website or on YouTube. The biggest news from the Apple event will almost definitely involve the forthcoming lineup of iPhone 16 handsets. As with all recent Septembers, we also expect to... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 10:52 EDT

NYT Connections bot uses AI to highlight each day’s top mistakes

Connections, the daily word game from The New York Times, isn’t exactly easy. In fact, the solve rate dips below 50 percent some days. To help highlight where players are going wrong, a new bot is employing AI to guess the thought process they’re using for the most common mistakes every day. For the uninitiated, Connections is a word/logic game that the paper of record debuted last year. Every day,... Read more

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Valentina Palladino @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 10:18 EDT

Labor Day tech sales from Apple, Amazon and more: All of the best deals to shop now

Amidst enjoying the last long weekend of the summer, it’s worth turning to the interwebs occasionally to check out the Labor Day sales available. Truth be told, Labor Day isn’t usually a boon for tech deals, but every year, a handful of quality discount pop up across Amazon, Walmart and other retailers. Labor Day also lands at the tail-end of the back-to-school shopping period, which means there are often overlapping... Read more

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Mat Smith @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 09:30 EDT

Thank Goodness You’re here is a vibrant, funny, unashamedly silly game

Thank Goodness You’re Here is here; a gravy-flavored palate cleanser from all the action-adventures, Souls-likes and Metroidvanias I’ve played the last few months. Published by Panic Inc., the same company that unleashed Untitled Goose Game into the world, there’s a certain throughline, even if the aesthetic and tone is very different. Presented in cartoon style somewhere between Cartoon Network and educational ‘toons for preschoolers, it’s an aggressively English, charmingly northern... Read more

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Sarah Fielding @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 08:30 EDT

Disney cuts DirecTV customers' access to ABC, ESPN and more

ESPN's broadcast of the US Open was cut short for DirecTV users on Sunday after Disney issued a blackout midway through on all of its networks. It occurred after a 2019 deal expired without a new agreement for a licensing deal between the two companies. Unsurprisingly, DirecTV and Disney disagree on which company is to blame. "The Walt Disney Co. is once again refusing any accountability to consumers, distribution partners,... Read more

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Mat Smith @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 07:15 EDT

The Morning After: A Tamagotchi made with real egg

It’s Labor Day, so tech news typically slows down. We’ve still got some intriguing headlines to share, though, like, er, a new Tamagotchi. Bandai’s newest digital pet is made with recycled eggshells. The Original Tamagotchi Celebration digital pet is even colored like a tan/brown egg, with green and white designs with pink accents and buttons. In ways, it’s a bit of a throwback compared to the recently released Tamagotchis. In... Read more

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Katie Malone @ Engadget · 09/02/2024 05:00 EDT

The best password manager for 2024

In recent years, we saw all the ways password reuse can harm your security posture. The 23andMe attack comes to mind, but generally credential stuffing has been on the rise. Hackers can buy or find your reused passwords to access some of your most sensitive accounts. To prevent yourself from falling victim, password managers can help. They encourage you to switch to unique, strong passwords by removing the burden of... Read more

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