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NASA’s 47-year-old Voyager 1 probe is back in action after months of technical issues
NASA engineers have managed to get the long-running Voyager 1 space probe fully back in working order after some seven months of technical difficulties. In November 2023, the spacecraft started sending back unreadable data.
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Apple reportedly has plans for a thinner iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch
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Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems
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US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
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The Google Pixel Tablet with charging speaker dock is $130 off right now
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Apple's MacBook Air M3 hits a new low, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Deals to shop ahead of Prime Day and everything we know about the sale in July
Apple reportedly has plans for a thinner iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning to release a slew of slimmed-down products, including a thinner MacBook Pro, Apple Watch and iPhone. It follows earlier reports of a slimmer iPhone coming with the iPhone 17 in 2025.
Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems
Tesla hasn’t publicly confirmed any such problems, but commenters on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum and Reddit said they were notified that deliveries have been halted and their pickup dates were pushed back a week
US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
The US military used fake social media accounts to spread propaganda that was designed to discredit China’s COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines during the height of the pandemic, according to a bombshell report from Reuters.
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Sonos Ace headphones review: An impressive but incomplete debut
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Marvel's "What If...?" for Apple Vision Pro looks incredible, but plays terribly
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NASA’s 47-year-old Voyager 1 probe is back in action after months of technical issues
NASA engineers have managed to get the long-running Voyager 1 space probe fully back in working order after some seven months of technical difficulties. In November 2023, the spacecraft started sending back unreadable data.
Apple reportedly has plans for a thinner iPhone, MacBook Pro and Apple Watch
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is planning to release a slew of slimmed-down products, including a thinner MacBook Pro, Apple Watch and iPhone. It follows earlier reports of a slimmer iPhone coming with the iPhone 17 in 2025.
Cybertruck buyers say they’ve been told deliveries are paused due windshield wiper problems
Tesla hasn’t publicly confirmed any such problems, but commenters on the Cybertruck Owners Club forum and Reddit said they were notified that deliveries have been halted and their pickup dates were pushed back a week
US military reportedly used social media to spread anti-vax propaganda in the Philippines
The US military used fake social media accounts to spread propaganda that was designed to discredit China’s COVID-19 vaccine in the Philippines during the height of the pandemic, according to a bombshell report from Reuters.
The Google Pixel Tablet with charging speaker dock is $130 off right now
The Google Pixel Tablet with charging speaker dock is $130 off right now. That’s a discount of more than 25 percent.
Apple's MacBook Air M3 hits a new low, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
This week's best tech deals include several discounts on the M3 MacBook Air, the Beats Solo 4 for $130, the Amazon Echo Buds for $35 and more.
Amazon Prime Day 2024: Deals to shop ahead of Prime Day and everything we know about the sale in July
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Picsart and Getty are making an AI image generator entirely trained on licensed content
Picsart and Getty are making an AI image generator entirely trained on licensed content. The manufactured pictures will have full commercial rights.
What is RCS and how is it different from SMS and iMessage?
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If Clearview AI scanned your face, you may get equity in the company
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Engadget Podcast: The fallout from Apple’s WWDC 2024 and Summer Game Fest
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The best Bluetooth speaker for 2024: 15 portable options for every price range
The Bluetooth speaker space is oversaturated at this point. We set out to find the best portable Bluetooth speakers across a number of different price ranges and uses cases. These are our favorites.
Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature
Recall will initially be available to testers in the Windows Insider Program.
Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s 'unfathomable' pay package
Tesla shareholders have again approved Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar pay package several months after a Delaware court invalidated it.
Apple hit with lawsuit for allegedly underpaying female employees
A class action lawsuit filed by two women against Apple seeks damages for 12,000 current and former female employees for allegedly underpaying them.
If AI is going to take over the world, why can't it solve the Spelling Bee?
AI can now create images, video and audio as fast as you can type in descriptions of what you want. It can write poetry, essays and term papers. So why does it suck so hard at solving a simple word puzzle?
Music publishers accuse Spotify of 'bait-and-switch subscription scheme'
The National Music Publishers' Association has called on the Federal Trade Commission to examine Spotify's addition of audiobook content into all of its paid subscription plans.
WhatsApp rolls out enhanced video calling
WhatsApp is upgrading its video-calling chops. The Meta-owned platform is enhancing its calls with screen sharing, a higher participant count and a speaker spotlight to make it a more viable competitor to Zoom, FaceTime and Google Meet.
So long, Jabra earbuds, it's not your fault
Jabra isn't making earbuds anymore, but the company still built a respectable legacy.