The US government is bringing up Starlink adoption in the midst of tariff trade talks with other countries, according to a report from The Washington Post. In recent weeks, several countries have moved forward with licensing the Elon Musk-owned satellite internet company, including India, Somalia, Lesotho, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Vietnam. [âŠ] Read more âș
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Todayâs robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, itâs easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us from point A to point B. Yes, some bots blow hot air on their bums (mop pads), deftly navigate dog poop, [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Senate has voted to end a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that used federal funding to cover Wi-Fi hotspots that could be used outside of school and libraries. The program, first implemented by former FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, applied funds from the $2.6 billion federal E-Rate program to a program that enabled schools and [âŠ] Read more âș
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If youâve been harboring complaints about Ticketmaster, nowâs the time to let it all out. The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are inviting the public to submit comments about harmful practices in live ticketing as part of efforts to âidentify unfair and anticompetitiveâ behavior in the industry. In March, President Donald Trump [âŠ] Read more âș
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We live in a golden age of controllers. The gamepads on the market now are of higher quality, more versatile, and more customizable than anything from even one console generation ago. If you play games on an Xbox Series X or Series S (or a Windows PC), you have the unenviable task of choosing between [âŠ] Read more âș
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Ecobee has announced an update to its Smart Doorbell Camera that finally adds integration with Googleâs Home app and smart displays. The companyâs video doorbell debuted with support for both Apple Home and Amazon Alexa when it launched in late 2023, but integration with Googleâs smart home ecosystem was promised as a future update arriving [âŠ] Read more âș
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Apple has âmade progressâ on a chip for potential smart glasses that would be competitors to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, according to Bloomberg. The chip is apparently based on the chips Apple uses for the Apple Watch, though the company has removed parts and is being designed in such a way that it can [âŠ] Read more âș
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If youâre tired of spending your weekends cleaning, you might want to check out todayâs deal on Roborockâs S8 MaxV Ultra. Itâll take care of the vacuuming and mopping for you so you can reclaim your free time, and is currently available at an all-time low price of $999.99 ($800 off) from Amazon, Best Buy, [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, the new LOTR movie that will feature Andy Serkis as both its star and director, will premiere in theaters on December 17th, 2027, Deadline reports. Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, who were all key to the original film trilogy and The Hobbit trilogy, will [âŠ] Read more âș
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A federal judge in Florida dismissed most claims against athletes, actors, YouTubers, and other celebrities who endorsed Sam Bankman-Friedâs crypto exchange, ruling that there isnât sufficient proof that they knew about FTX or Bankman-Friedâs fraudulent acts. The high-profile defendants, sued by a group of FTX investors, include Tom Brady and his ex-wife, the model Gisele [âŠ] Read more âș
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Kickstarterâs new Pledge Manager, featuring tools that âsimplify logistics and fulfillmentâ after funds have been successfully raised, is now available to all creators. It was first announced last February as part of a sneak peek at Kickstarterâs 2025 Product Roadmap. Initially only available through the platformâs beta program, the Pledge Manager includes Kickstarterâs new Tariff [âŠ] Read more âș
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Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is on the stand today in Metaâs antitrust trial. In trying to prove the social network is not a monopoly, he shared that the Threads app could have been just a feature inside of Instagram. Meta was working on built-in Threads features for Instagram first to compete with Twitter, which pioneered [âŠ] Read more âș
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OpenAI has hired Fidji Simo, the CEO of Instacart and former Facebook app chief, as the head of the companyâs apps business. In a post on X, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says introducing the new role will allow him to âfocus on research, compute, and safety.â After joining Facebook in 2011, the company appointed Simo [âŠ] Read more âș
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The non-profit Wikimedia Foundation is challenging the United Kingdomâs online safety rules in court over concerns they may enable âvandalism, disinformation, or abuseâ to go unchecked on its Wikipedia platform. Wikimedia announced on Thursday that its legal challenge specifically targets the Online Safety Actâs (OSA) categorization regulations, which the foundation says are written broadly enough [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Old Guard was one of Netflixâs more memorable action flicks, and if the first trailer is anything to go on, the same will be true of its sequel. The streamer just released the first proper look at The Old Guard 2, which continues to follow Andromache (Charlize Theron) as the leader of a squad [âŠ] Read more âș
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Apple asked a judge to halt an order forcing it to give up control over App Store payments while it appeals the decision. In a filing on Wednesday, Apple says the order contains âextraordinary intrusionsâ that could result in âgrave irreparable harmâ to the company. Last week, California District Court Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers found [âŠ] Read more âș
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Today, Iâm talking with Paul Bascobert, who is the president of Reuters, the news and information service you have undoubtedly heard of. This is part of a special Thursday series weâre running this month to explore how leaders at some of the worldâs biggest companies make decisions in such a rapidly changing environment. You know, [âŠ] Read more âș
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The long-awaited antitrust trial between Meta and the Federal Trade Commission kicked off on April 14th. Over about two months, DC District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg is hearing arguments about whether then-Facebook illegally monopolized the market for âpersonal social networking servicesâ through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC first brought the case [âŠ] Read more âș
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Bill Gates took aim at President Donald Trump and Elon Musk during an interview with The New York Times, saying funding cuts to USAID will cause childhood deaths to increase. âOn childhood deaths, which over the next few years should have gone from five million to four million â now, unless thereâs a big reversal, [âŠ] Read more âș
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Following companies like Amazon and Spotify, the Delta emulator is the latest iOS app to take advantage of last monthâs ruling by Epic Games v. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Although it has appealed the decision, Apple has complied with the ruling that it can no longer restrict developers from directing users to alternate payment [âŠ] Read more âș
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