Qualcomm plans to produce net-zero greenhouse emissions by 2040
With the UN’s COP26 climate summit now underway, Qualcomm has become the latest company to announce a sustainability pledge. The chipmaker says it will achieve net-zero emissions by 2040. Here’s the...
View ArticleChevrolet's 1957 Project X car is now an EV
One of the most famous cars Chevrolet ever built is now an electric vehicle. The company teamed up with Cagnazzi Racing and Hot Rod publisher MotorTrend to electrify the 1957 Chevy Project X...
View ArticleAmazon’s Project Kuiper will launch two prototype satellites by the end of 2022
Amazon has hit another milestone on the way to its goal of putting 3,236 low Earth orbit to blanket most of the planet with internet access. On Monday, the company filed a license application with the...
View ArticleWhat’s in the Facebook Papers and what it means for the company
Facebook (and now, Meta) might just be experiencing its most sustained and intense bout of bad press ever, thanks to whistleblower Frances Haugen and the thousands of documents she spirited out of the...
View ArticleInstagram is letting people publicly participate in Stories for the first time
Following last week’s rollout of link stickers, Instagram is introducing a new sticker called “Add Yours.” The company describes it as a way to create public threads in Stories. It also notes it’s the...
View ArticleSega partners with Microsoft on its 'Super Game' project
Sega is partnering with Microsoft to use the company’s Azure cloud platform to produce “large-scale, global games” as part of its recently announced Super Game project. The publisher first teased the...
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Facebook verified a Bitcoin scammer pretending to be Elon Musk
Despite Facebook’s attempts at verifying suspiciously popular accounts, it isn’t perfect (to say the least). The Verge has reported that the company has mistakenly verified a Facebook fan page for Elon...
View ArticleTesla launches Supercharger pilot program to charge other EVs
As promised earlier in the year, Tesla is expanding access to its Supercharger charger network. Starting today, the company is opening 10 locations in the Netherlands to non-Tesla EVs as part of a...
View ArticleTesla issues recall of 11,704 EVs over braking software glitch
Tesla has issued its second recall in as many weeks, although this may be more strategic than it is urgent. As the APnoted, The new recall covers 11,704 Tesla EVs from 2017 or newer (including the...
View ArticleApple's 512GB Mac Mini M1 returns to a record low of $750 at Amazon
While we did not get an updated Mac Mini this year, the existing M1 desktop remains a good option if you want a compact machine with one of Apple's latest chips. Amazon often discounts the machine, and...
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The McPlant tastes just like any McDonald's burger
McDonald’s first plant-based burger (ignoring the veggie “burgers” that have come before it) finally goes on limited sale in the US later this week.Following a brief trial in Canada in 2019, the...
View ArticleLogitech puts NVIDIA Broadcast features directly into its headsets and Blue mics
If you stream or do videoconferencing and own certain GeForce RTX GPUs, NVIDIA's Broadcast app can be a magical helper. It uses a streamlined, AI-powered toolset to remove background noise, add virtual...
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NVIDIA Broadcast is kinda underrated
What if I told you that a graphics card could be the quickest way to improve your livestream or podcast audio? It sounds counterintuitive, but think about it: A GPU often has an extreme amount of...
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The home theater gear worth gifting this year (even if the giftee is you)
So you've got all the gifts you need for the kids, your family and the friends who really matter. But it's been a tough year, surely you deserve some joy as well. Maybe it's time to upgrade that HDTV...
View ArticleZoom starts showing ads to free users in limited test
Zoom users on the free Basic plan may start seeing ads starting today. At the outset, ads will only appear on the browser page after a call ends, and you'll only see them following meetings hosted by...
View ArticleVideo editing and audio recording are coming to Microsoft Office apps
Microsoft is boosting Office with some (arguably overdue) media creation tools. As part of a sweeping set of updates, the company is adding Clipchamp video editing to the Office suite. The recently...
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Microsoft Loop is a new Office app built for collaborative work
Microsoft Loop, a new Office collaboration app announced today, takes the company's Fluid Framework vision one step further. You might remember that technology from Microsoft's recent developer events:...
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Microsoft's Mesh for Teams brings mixed reality to work
Meta may be grabbing most of the metaverse headlines for now, but it's far from the only company exploring how we can experience virtual events across a variety of devices. Microsoft gave us a glimpse...
View ArticleSony's budget WH-CH710N ANC headphones drop back down to $78
More and more early Black Friday deals are popping up, and if you're looking to snag an entry-level set of active noise cancellation (ANC) headphones, you can't go too far wrong with Sony's WH-CH710N....
View ArticleSamsung's 1TB T7 Touch portable drive drops to $150 at Amazon
At Engadget, we’ve long been fans of Samsung’s T7 portable SSDs for their fast performance and compact design. They tend to be more expensive than some competing options, but if you’re patient, you can...
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