Valorant is now out of beta on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S
After a couple of months of beta testing on consoles to iron out some bugs, Valorant is now properly available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S in some regions. You can dive into the free-to-play...
View ArticleWatch THQ Nordic's digital showcase at 3PM ET
THQ Nordic is holding a livestream showcase event at 3PM ET and you can watch it live via the YouTube embed placed below. If YouTube isn’t your bag, the event will also stream on the company’s Twitch...
View ArticleTesla sued over fatal Autopilot crash
Tesla is facing yet more legal action over Autopilot after the parents of a motorcyclist who was killed in a crash involving a Model 3 sued the company. The plaintiffs, who also sued the driver of the...
View ArticleThe PlayStation 5 is $50 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
It's Friday, which means it's time for another roundup of good tech deals. Our latest edition is headed up by a few notable discounts from the PlayStation Store's Summer Sale. Both the standard and...
View ArticleTurkey has blocked Instagram amid a dispute over Hamas-related content
Instagram is blocked in Turkey amid a dispute over Hamas-related content on the platform. The app has been inaccessible in the country since Friday morning. Netblocks, an organization that tracks...
View ArticleGame Informer magazine is shutting down after 33 years
Another giant name in the gaming press is shutting down its operations. Game Informer announced today that it’s been shut down by its parent company GameStop after 33 years in the business. The entire...
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Say goodbye to Boomerang, the streaming service dedicated to classic cartoons
Warner Bros. Discovery is shuttering Boomerang, a streaming service dedicated to classic cartoons, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The platform started as a digital cable channel back in 2000...
View ArticleThe Justice Department sues TikTok for breaking child privacy laws
The US Department of Justice is suing TikTok for violating a child privacy law and violating a 2019 agreement with the Federal Trade Commission for previous privacy violations. The lawsuit stems from...
View ArticleGoogle will no longer air an Olympics ad that showed a child using AI to...
Google is phasing out an Olympics ad for its AI-powered chatbot, Gemini, after receiving widespread criticism for showing a father using AI to help his daughter write a fan letter to her favorite...
View ArticleHack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a...
A guest who appeared on the No Jumper podcast to boast about a hack and payback scheme involving his victims’ social media accounts could face federal charges. Idriss Qibaa, also known as “Dani” and...
View ArticleApple apologizes for another ad that missed the mark
Apple pulled the latest short film in its The Underdogs: OOO (Out of Office) series set in Thailand. The tech giant scrubbed it over complaints about stereotypical portrayals of Thailand and its people...
View ArticleMeta is reportedly offering millions to use Hollywood voices in AI projects
A future artificial intelligence product by Meta could have you chatting with celebrities. According to Bloomberg and The New York Times, the company is in talks with Awkwafina, Judi Dench and...
View ArticleNVIDIA’s Blackwell AI chips have reportedly hit a snag and may arrive months...
NVIDIA has discovered “design flaws” in its upcoming series of AI chips that may push their release back at least three months, The Information reports. The company has reportedly started notifying...
View ArticlePrison Architect 2 is delayed indefinitely
Prison Architect 2, the sequel to the 2015 cult hit, isn't coming out this year as its creators had planned. The prison construction simulator's publisher, Paradox Interactive, has announced that its...
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What to read this weekend: Existential sci-fi, a repair manual for the...
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. Toward Eternity by Anton Hur Toward Eternity does not waste any time in getting to the drama. The novel by Anton Hur begins in...
View ArticleApple has finally started sending out payments from its butterfly keyboard...
Payments relating to a class action lawsuit filed in 2018 over Apple’s butterfly MacBook keyboards have reportedly begun to arrive. The settlement website now states that payments for approved claims...
View ArticleA four-pack of Apple AirTags is back on sale for $76
Apple’s AirTags are the best item trackers an iPhone user can get, and they’re going for cheap right now in a deal on Amazon. A four pack of AirTags — normally $100 — is 23 percent off, making it just...
View ArticleThe Eternal Life of Goldman is a gorgeous platformer that looks like a...
There’s a new hand-drawn platformer coming to PC and consoles, and it looks absolutely breathtaking. The Eternal Life of Goldman, announced on Friday during THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase, is an...
View ArticleWhat we’re listening to: I Dreamt I Found a Red Ruby, Stampede and more
In this installment of What We're Listening To, Engadget's Weekend Editor Cheyenne MacDonald dives into the new releases she's been enjoying lately. Francesca Wexler - I Dreamt I Found a Red Ruby Every...
View ArticleOpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could...
Following a report from The Wall Street Journal that claims OpenAI has been sitting on a tool that can spot essays written by ChatGPT with a high degree of accuracy, the company has shared a bit of...
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