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Engadget

At least one UK government department is reportedly done with X

UK attorney general Richard Hermer told his staff his office was quitting X, according to The Guardian and The Observer. [...]

Are you prepared to wait until 2027 for a Steam Controller?

In an update, Valve says it may not ship some Steam Controller orders until next year. [...]

2028 Mercedes-Benz VLE first drive: Your 8K living room on wheels has arrived

With 416 horsepower, a 31-inch 8K screen and Dolby Atmos, Benz's electric "Grand Limousine" might just make minivans cool. [...]

Rivian faces a class action lawsuit over self-driving in its early vehicles

Rivian is being sued over the self-driving capabilities of its early vehicles, or lack thereof. [...]

Instagram now lets you add a unique caption to each carousel slide

Instagram carousels can now be up to 20 slides with 20 unique captions. [...]

How to pay with Google Wallet using your Samsung Galaxy Watch

You don't have to have a Pixel Watch to use Google Wallet. Here's how to set it up on your Galaxy Watch. [...]

Apple opens up third-party app stores in Brazil

Third-party iOS app stores are coming to Brazil. [...]

Apple TV will broadcast the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix for free

Apple TV will show Formula 1's Australia Grand Prix for free, even to non-subscribers. [...]

Google Calendar lets you use any color you want for your events

Your Google Calendar is about to get a lot more colorful. [...]

Mashable Tech

Score Amazons 65-inch Ember Artline 4K QLED TV for a record-low price — save $200 before Prime Day

As of June 19, the Amazon Ember Artline 65-inch 4K QLED TV has dropped to $899.99 at Amazon exclusively for Prime members. This is $200 off its full price of [...]

The Samsung Odyssey G5 gaming monitor is down to its best-ever price on Amazon — save $140

Amazon has the Samsung 32-inch Odyssey G5 QHD gaming monitor for $189.99, its lowest price ever. [...]

BMWs new i3 is so hot, the company opened preorders months ahead of schedule

BMW's new electric sedan is about to start selling like hotcakes, or so it seems. [...]

10 settings and tools every AirPods Pro 3 user needs to know

From pro-level sound to smarter controls, the AirPods Pro 3 have a lot to offer. Here’s how to get the most out of your Apple earbuds. [...]

The 6 most comfortable headphones are like small hugs for your ears

After reviewing dozens of options, we picked the most comfortable headphones we've ever tested — and you can grab them on sale during Prime Day. [...]

The results are in: See the most-loved headphone and speaker brands

Mashable's Readers' Choice Audio survey results are in. You named Bose, Sony, and Apple among the best brands. [...]

We tested 75+ laptops to find the best Windows laptops of the year

We tested 75+ laptops before deciding the 2026 Asus Zenbook A14 is the best Windows laptop for most people. See what other PCs made the cut. [...]

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and other AI tools for life — for a one-time $70 payment

Get lifetime access to 1min.AI's Advanced Business Plan for just $69.97 during Deal Days and access leading AI models, image tools, document features, and more in one platform. [...]

Turn information overload into clarity with this AI mind map tool for $49.99

GitMind is an AI-powered tool that turns videos, PDFs, and ideas into clear mind maps and summaries for easier understanding and organization. [...]

PowerPoint recording tools alone make this $90 Office 2024 offer worth it

Get Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC for just $89.97 through June 19 and unlock lifetime access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and AI-powered productivity tools. [...]

Mac Rumors

Report: iPhone 18 Pro Could Start at $1,399 Amid Price Hikes

Apple this week confirmed that price increases are coming across its lineup due to rising memory chip costs, and now The Wall Street Journal has published its own analysis estimating [...]

OLED iPad Mini: Release Date, Pricing, and What to Expect

According to the latest rumors, Apple is close to launching its next-generation iPad mini. So what should we expect from the successor to the iPad mini 7 that Apple released [...]

Everything New in Calendar and Reminders in iOS 27

The Calendar and Reminders apps look about the same as they did in iOS 26, but there are a couple of useful new Apple Intelligence features that make both apps [...]

Apple Music Reveals Top 20 Most-Streamed Artists of All Time

Apple today teamed up with Chart Data to share the top 20 most-streamed artists of all time. Chart Data says this is the first time that Apple has shared the [...]

watchOS 27 is the new version of watchOS that's coming to the Apple Watch this fall. It's a little light on features, but there are some useful new additions, including [...]

Signify today announced two new Philips Hue devices to expand its Hue Entertainment lineup, debuting the Philips Hue Play Table Lamp and the Philips Hue Play Floor Lamp Large. There [...]

You Can Watch All of F1's 2026 Austrian Grand Prix For Free on Apple TV

Apple today announced that every part of Formula 1's 2026 Austrian Grand Prix (June 26-28) will be streamed live on the Apple TV streaming service for free. U.S. viewers can [...]

Apple's A12 and A13 Chips Facing New Unpatchable Exploit

Security research firm Paradigm Shift today published details of a new BootROM vulnerability affecting Apple's A12 and A13 chips, along with a working proof-of-concept exploit named "usbliter8." The BootROM, or [...]

Apple Announces Major App Store Changes on iOS in Brazil

Apple today announced that developers in Brazil will be allowed to distribute iPhone apps through alternative app marketplaces on iOS, and accept payments through third-party platforms. In other words, developers [...]

iOS 27 Adds These New Features to Find My, Including 'Hide Location'

The upcoming iOS 27 update that Apple unveiled last week includes some new features and enhancements for Apple's Find My app on the iPhone. iOS 27 is currently available as [...]

The Next Web

General Atlantic wants to back China’s Kling AI at $18bn. Beijing is telling its AI firms to refuse US money.

A US investor wants to buy into China’s most successful AI-video company. The timing could hardly be more awkward. General Atlantic is in talks to lead the first outside funding [...]

Rejected by 180 investors, Bland just raised $50M to prove voice AI is the future

Isaiah Granet spent three weeks at Y Combinator getting turned down by 180 investors. Their reason was always the same: phone calls would not exist in a year. He has [...]

The AI bubble didn’t pop. It sent the bill

Until last week, about 200 organisations could use a preview of Anthropic’s most capable model, Mythos. They got in through a programme called Glasswing, after the system flagged thousands of [...]

Retailers want AI-generated ads exempt from EU transparency rules

Europe’s retailers would like the law to make an exception for them. AI-generated advertising should be carved out of the European Union’s incoming transparency rules, a retail association has argued, [...]

Early users of Anthropic’s Mythos still have access after US order

When Washington ordered Anthropic to shut off access to its most advanced AI model, it did not shut off everyone. Some of the organisations Anthropic had chosen early to test [...]

Meta signs new AI computing deals with data-centre firm Crusoe

Meta has signed new deals to draw computing power from Crusoe, the data-centre developer, adding to the vast and growing pile of infrastructure the company is assembling for its AI [...]

Higgsfield launches enterprise marketing agents built on NVIDIA, claiming 78 per cent of Fortune 500 as clients

Higgsfield, the AI video startup valued at $1.3 billion, on Wednesday launched what it calls the first enterprise-ready autonomous agent framework for marketing automation. Supercomputer 2.0, built on NVIDIA’s Agent Toolkit [...]

Turkey clears Uber’s acquisition of Getir’s delivery business

Uber has cleared the last regulatory hurdle to buying Getir’s delivery business in Turkey. The country’s Competition Board approved the US company’s acquisition of the delivery arm from Getir’s Emirati [...]

Hyundai to buy SoftBank’s last Boston Dynamics stake for $325m

Hyundai is preparing to buy out the last piece of Boston Dynamics it does not already own. The South Korean carmaker plans to acquire SoftBank’s remaining 9.65% stake in the [...]

China tightens indium phosphide checks as AI demand climbs

The bottleneck in the AI buildout is turning out to be a metal most people have never heard of. China has tightened its scrutiny of exports of indium phosphide, a [...]

The Verge

Valve is so behind on Steam Controller orders that some won’t ship until 2027

Valve has some good news and bad news about Steam Controllers. The good news: If you make a reservation for a Steam Controller, the company will now show you one [...]

You can now use the Game Boy Camera with your phone

The $50 GB Operator is an accessory that lets you connect, play, and authenticate Game Boy, Game Boy Color, and Game Boy Advance cartridges on PCs and other devices. Now [...]

HBO Max’s annual plans are 28 percent off right now

The easiest way to save on a streaming service is often to pay for a year upfront, which HBO Max is currently making a lot cheaper. Through July 15, 2026, [...]

Snap’s Specs look good on nobody

Snap's new smart glasses are probably the most impressive bit of face-computer technology we've seen. They're not VR-headset huge; they don't have a big charging puck; thanks to Snap's many [...]

The best early Amazon Prime Day deals so far

Amazon’s earlier-than-usual Prime Day doesn’t begin until June 23rd, but there are several even earlier deals on must-have products that you can check out right now. To name some examples, [...]

This robotic self-driving toilet comes to you

During a recent expo in Shanghai that focuses on elderly care, assistive devices, and rehabilitation medicine, a Chinese company called Yueban debuted a smart toilet that does something we haven't [...]

A year of Walmart Plus is half off ahead of Prime Day

Do you often find yourself shopping at the big blue, or perhaps you’re just looking for an alternative to Amazon? Either way, Walmart is currently offering a year of its [...]

Firefox’s new home page widgets are helping me focus

I launched Firefox this morning to find some new blocks on my home page. The widgets that are currently rolling out add sports scores, time zones, a focus timer, and [...]

The Onion’s rebooted InfoWars is coming July 2nd

The Onion's InfoWars officially has a launch date: On July 2nd, the conspiracy network previously run by Alex Jones will return as a comedy and media platform. The reboot comes [...]

Amazon employees say they’re facing termination for backing data center limits

When three Amazon software engineers testified earlier this month at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, they started their testimony by citing a city law barring employment discrimination over [...]

Ars Technica

A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?

"I consider this a success already, just from the fact that we're even going to try this." [...]

Microsoft discovers new lightweight backdoor that steals cryptocurrency

Crypto Clipper spreads over USB and communicates over Tor. [...]

FDA advisors unanimously vote to approve Moderna's mRNA after agency drama

In February, a Trump official refused to review the vaccine. [...]

As China looms, Taiwan makes more drones for defense and the US military

Taiwan's drone spending plans for defense could also boost business overseas. [...]

NASA asks Northrop Grumman to stop working on lunar HALO module

"We are reassigning most affected employees across existing opportunities and programs." [...]

Android verification is coming: Google confirms timeline and supported app stores

A new system service will roll out this month ahead of big changes starting in September. [...]

Apple patches high-severity eavesdropping vulnerability in Beats Studio Buds

The vulnerability, disclosed 12 months ago, affects multiple manufacturers. [...]

After Senate vote, Trump admin backs off plans to kill ocean monitoring

It's unclear whether the system is currently intact. [...]

Before SpaceX IPO, investors in China secretly acquired stakes

One previously unreported SpaceX investor has ties to Chinese military contractors. [...]

Bernie Sanders unveils $7 trillion plan to give Americans control of AI industry

Biggest AI firms will likely recoil at Bernie Sanders' AI wealth fund. [...]

Tech Crunch

There's a commercial logic that cuts against the idea that ASML would risk its export license to arm a Chinese customer. [...]

Telegram argues India should block specific content, not an entire platform used by millions. [...]

DeductiveAI, a startup that uses AI to catch and resolve bugs in software, was founded just three years ago. [...]

Startup Baseten is reportedly close to finalizing a $1.5 billion round at a $13 billion as the “inference gold rush" marches on. [...]

The Snapchat maker is spinning off yet another internal unit. Dotmo will be composed of current Snap staff who are leaving the social media company to focus on AI video [...]

OpenAI is bulking up before its IPO, landing Transformer co-inventor Noam Shazeer from Google DeepMind and former Trump AI policy official Dean Ball in the same week. [...]

TechCrunch spoke to investors to find the hottest startups in the Spring 2026 YC batch. Some of them commanded valuations of over $175 million, VCs said. [...]

Plaintiffs in the class -action complaint allege Rivian falsely promised for years it would bring hands-free driving to its first-generation R1 vehicles. [...]

About 47% of singles look negatively at the use of AI in dating -- but many dating app users are open to AI helping with profile punch-ups and conversation starters. [...]

AWS is in talks to sell its chips to other data centers. CEO Andy Jassy has said this represents a $50 billion opportunity for the company. [...]

Slash Dot

NASA Picks Eric Schmidt's Rocket Company For Mars Mission

NASA has selected Relativity Space to build and launch Aeolus, a 2028 Mars orbiter that would provide daily global measurements of dust, winds, and atmospheric temperatures to support future robotic [...]

Rolls-Royce Secures Deal To Build Small Nuclear Reactors For Sweden

Rolls-Royce SMR has secured a multibillion-pound agreement to build three small modular reactors on Sweden's west coast, "marking a major step in the British engineering group's ambition to become a [...]

Trump Admin Backs Off Plans To Kill Ocean Monitoring

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: In May, the federal government announced without warning that it would take apart a network of ocean monitoring systems that it [...]

Adobe Adds Its AI Assistant To Premiere, Illustrator and InDesign

Adobe is expanding its Firefly AI assistant into Premiere, Illustrator, InDesign, and Frame.io, where it can automate all sorts of tasks such as organizing clips, renaming assets, adding interview markers, [...]

California 'Billionaire Tax' Makes Ballot Despite Opposition From Tech Moguls

California's proposed "billionaire tax" has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot, setting up a major fight between labor unions and some of Silicon Valley's richest figures. From [...]

Midjourney Pivots From AI Image Generation To Body Scanning Medical Spa

Midjourney is expanding beyond AI image generation with plans for a medical-imaging business built around a water-based, full-body ultrasound scanner that uses hundreds of thousands of sensors and AI to [...]

Bernie Sanders Unveils $7 Trillion Plan To Give Americans Control of AI Industry

An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: As artificial intelligence companies reshape the economy and race toward trillion-dollar valuations, Sen. Bernie Sanders is proposing a sweeping transfer [...]

Apple Announces Major App Store Changes on iOS in Brazil

Apple is allowing iPhone developers in Brazil to distribute apps through authorized alternative marketplaces and use third-party payment systems following action by the country's competition regulator. "In other words, developers [...]

Android 17 Drops For Pixel Phones and Watch

Google has begun rolling out Android 17, the June Pixel Feature Drop, and Wear OS 7 simultaneously across supported Pixel phones and watches. Highlights include floating app bubbles, improved foldable [...]

Google Told Researcher 'Nice Catch!' Then Denied Bug Bounty For Flaw It Still Hasn't Fixed

Security researcher Justin O'Leary says Google initially accepted his Config Connector privilege-escalation report as a high-priority, high-severity bug, then denied a bounty by declaring the behavior "working as intended." According [...]

Tech Republic

Australian enterprises remain dependent on foreign technology infrastructure, while major economies treat that dependency as a strategic liability. The post As the World Claims Tech Sovereignty, Where Does Australia Stand? [...]

Learning to program in C on an online platform can provide structured learning and a certification to show along with your resume. The post The 5 Best Online C Programming [...]

Cybernews researchers found an exposed database with 24 billion credential records, raising fresh risks from password reuse and credential stuffing. The post 24B Records Exposed in Massive Leak of Emails, [...]

Google’s Gemini-powered Home Speaker brings conversational AI, 360-degree sound, smart home controls, and Premium features to homes starting June 25. The post Google Launches $99 Gemini-Powered Home Speaker appeared first [...]

These prompt engineering courses can help you refine and structure natural language requests to get the most out of generative AI. The post Top 5 Prompt Engineering Certifications That Are [...]

Have I Been Pwned has added 124 million passwords and 56 million email addresses from infostealer logs tied to infected devices. The post 124M Passwords Exposed as Infostealer Malware Hits [...]

Samsung Galaxy Watch blood sugar tracking is still a rumor, not reality. Here’s the timeline, research, current options, and what users can do today. The post Samsung Galaxy Watch Blood [...]

See what you missed in Daily Tech Insider from June 15–18. The post AI Crackdowns, Mega Mergers, and Security Chaos Define This Week in Tech appeared first on TechRepublic. [...]

Alibaba Cloud opened two Paris availability zones as European enterprises weigh data sovereignty, resilience, and AI infrastructure needs. The post Alibaba Cloud Bets on France as Europe Seeks More Control [...]

Blue Origin aims to fly New Glenn again in 2026 after a launchpad explosion, amid competition from NASA, Amazon, and SpaceX, raising the stakes. The post Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin [...]

CNET Tech

This Is the First FDA-Approved OTC Continuous Glucose Monitor for Children

This popular CGM can now be marketed for children 2 years of age and older who do not use insulin. [...]

Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 19 #838

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for June 19, No. 838. [...]

Today's NYT Connections: Sports Edition Hints and Answers for June 19, #634

Here are hints and the answers for the NYT Connections: Sports Edition puzzle for June 19, No. 634. [...]

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for June 19, #1104

Here are some hints and the answers for the NYT Connections puzzle for June 19, No. 1,104. [...]

Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for June 19, #1826

Here are hints and the answer for today's Wordle for June 19, No. 1,826. [...]

6 Reasons Weber Grills Keep Winning Our Tests, Year After Year

Few grill brands command more respect from seasoned pitmasters and backyard cooks alike. Here's what sets Weber apart, and why it keeps earning our recommendation year after year. [...]

27 Black-Owned Beauty Brands You Can Shop Year-Round

It’s an excellent time to stock up on your essential beauty products and support Black businesses with these brands. [...]

Grave Seasons Lets You Date the Serial Killer Plaguing Your Cute Town

At Summer Game Fest, the mechanics of the cozy horror game become more clear -- both in murder and in love. [...]

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Friday, June 19

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for June 19. [...]

Older Macs and iPhones Could Lose Major Office 365 Features in a Few Weeks

Still using Microsoft Office 2019 for MacOS and iOS? Your files may soon become read-only. [...]

Tech Radar

Canon is tipped to unveil multiple world-first lenses this year — these are the rumored RF lenses to look out for, and your chance to vote for your favorite

Canon is being tipped to release several pro primes and zoom lenses in 2026. These are the lenses to look out for, and how to have your say on which [...]

AI traffic to travel sites is booming as shoppers look for the best holiday deal without doing any research

Planning itineraries, finding more personalized recommendations and uncovering discounts – those are what consumers are using AI for in travel. [...]

New Google Health 5.02 update gets praise from Fitbit fans for being ‘solid work’, but some still say that ‘nobody wants' the AI coach

Google Health 5.02 is appearing on devices now, and looks to be getting frustrated users back on side. [...]

Shadow AI – a step too far, or an opportunity?

Businesses are facing a new challenge - shadow AI. Teams are unleashing the potential of AI, but IT isn’t always aware and that’s creating a real risk related to ‘shadow [...]

AI exposes the M&A integration gaps that governance must fix

Nine in ten companies now use AI, but M&A keeps revealing what’s broken underneath. [...]

The Vimeo breach and the dangers of delegated trust

One compromised analytics vendor gave hackers a passport to dozens of major customer environments. [...]

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 director says making the game four-player is a 'challenge' because there's now 'four times the amount of things that you need to put on screen' — But it 'works better in a PVE game'

Aliens: Fireteam Elite 2 game director Chris Cross has explained why the team at Cold Iron Studios decided to make the sequel four-player co-op. [...]

I know it's basic, but this new Google Calendar feature makes me very happy — and organized

Google Calendar will now offer a wider range of coloring options to personalize your events. [...]

Rivals season 2 star on why 'curveball' episode 6 death had to happen — 'it feels into dramatic things happening in the second half of the series'

I'm still furious about the shock death in Rivals season 2 episode 6 — but according to one star, there's a good reason why it had to happen. [...]

GigaOm

Work Week | How Not To Connect

| Slack Steps In It | Staffbase Raises $145M | Airtable Valued at $5.7B | Box on the Block | CoScreen Launches |:::Photo by Stephen Phillips — Hostreviews.co.uk on UnsplashIn Slack is becoming a [...]

Circling Back To Dropbox Spaces

How is the beta test proceeding?Continue reading on GigaOm » [...]

Work Week | Ahren’s Challenge

| LinkedIn Marketplaces | Virtual Events Are Hot: Hopin and Hubilo | Asynch Video: Weet | Microsoft Viva |Photo by Philipp Berndt on UnsplashQuote of the MomentIt is a huge misunderstanding that the [...]

Work Week | Focus and Asynchronous Communication

The pandemic is leading people away from endless video meetingsPhoto by Stefan Cosma on UnsplashI came upon Complish a few months ago and thought I might fool with it before writing it [...]

Work Week | Trello Goes Overboard

Trello is becoming more like a spreadbase, like Notion, Airtable, or CodaTrello has announced the availability of a variety of new views, so users are no longer limited to the now-familiar [...]

Work Week | Microsoft Viva Changes Everything

Employee experience platforms, not intranetsContinue reading on GigaOm » [...]

Work Week | One Step Beyond Logic

| Citrix buys Wrike | Personio raises $125M | SalesLoft raises $100M | Softr raises $2.2M | Divvy raises $165M |Photo by Shane on UnsplashToday’s Work Week is inspired by Frank Herbert:Deep in [...]

Work Week | Execution Versus Innovation

| Virtual Events: Hopin buys Streamyard | PPM: Planview buys Clarizen, Changepoint | OKR: Gtmhub raises $30M | Work Chat: Channel Calendars |Photo by Ian Schneider on UnsplashI took some time [...]

Working in Notion | Part 2

The intersection of journaling and work managementContinue reading on GigaOm » [...]

Enterprise-Ready-As-A-Service: WorkOS

Crossing the enterprise-readiness chasmContinue reading on GigaOm » [...]

Tech Viral

Download Codex App for PC (Windows & MacOS)

OpenAI recently launched a new app named Codex. It’s a desktop program that is helpful if you’re into AI-assisted coding and agent workflows. In this article, we will discuss OpenAI’s [...]

7 Ways to Fix PDF Thumbnails Not Showing on Windows

When Windows stops showing the PDF thumbnails, the file’s name becomes the only differentiating factor. If PDF thumbnails aren’t appearing on your PC, here are a few fixes worth trying. [...]

How to Delete DirectX Shader Cache in Windows 11

DirectX Shader Cache files were meant to reduce application loading times and improve overall graphics performance. Although it is considered important, it’s safe to delete those files to free up [...]

7 Best Ways to Increase qBittorrent Download Speed

If you’re a qBittorrent user and have been experiencing slow download speeds recently, you can make a few changes to speed up the download speed. Here are the changes you [...]

How to Access Claude Opus 4.6 (Thinking) For Free

Claude Opus 4.6 is Anthropic’s flagship AI model. While newer Claude models have already been released, many users still prefer Opus 4.6 Thinking for its strong reasoning and problem-solving abilities. [...]

How to Set Default Audio Device On Windows 11

You might have several different audio output devices, such as speakers, headsets, headphones, and more, on your PC. If you want to play audio from a specific device, you must [...]

How to Create Restart iPhone Shortcut

You have an option to restart your iPhone with a shortcut. Not only that, but you can even add a ‘Restart iPhone’ shortcut directly to your iPhone’s control center. Here’s [...]

How to Change the BitLocker Password in Windows 11

If you use BitLocker to secure your drive, changing its password periodically is one of the best things you can do to secure accounts and protect drives. Here’s how to [...]

8 Ways to Fix Graphics Device Error Code 43

If you just got Error Code 43, it simply means that Windows 11 failed to establish communication with the device, and the necessary drivers have crashed. This error has much [...]

How To Fix Windows Time Keeps Changing Problem

Windows time keeps changing? This can be a very frustrating issue to deal with. If you’ve been facing the same problem, here’s what you should do. 1. Check Your Time [...]