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Meta’s Oversight Board made just 53 decisions in 2023
29 Jun

Meta’s Oversight Board made just 53 decisions in 2023

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The Oversight Board has published its latest looking at its influence on Meta and ability to shift the policies that govern Facebook and Instagram. The board says that in 2023 it received 398,597 appeals, the vast majority of which came from Facebook users. But it took on only a tiny fraction of those cases, issuing a total of 53 decisions.The board suggests, however, that the cases it selects can have an outsize impact on Meta’s users. For example, it credits its work for influencing improvements to Meta’s strike system and the “account status” feature that helps users check if their…
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Steam Deck gets a built-in game recorder
29 Jun

Steam Deck gets a built-in game recorder

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While there's a bunch of third-party apps and services you can use to record your Steam games, you now have a native option that's built right into the Steam client. Valve has launched its own game recorder in beta, and yes, it also serves as a native recorder on the Steam Deck. You can either set the feature to start recording in the background the moment you keep playing or set it to only start (and stop) recording when you press a hotkey. If you choose to record in the background, you can specify the maximum of amount of storage…
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Google uses AI to add 110 new languages to Translate
29 Jun

Google uses AI to add 110 new languages to Translate

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While Google Translate is far from perfect, it's still a helpful way to gain information or engage in conversation. Now, that option is expanding as Google uses AI to give Translate 110 new languages, such as Cantonese, Punjabi (Shahmukhi) and NKo. About a quarter of the languages come from Africa and Google claims that all the new ones together represent 614 million speakers — about eight percent of the global population.Google credits its LLM, PaLM 2, as "a key piece to the puzzle, helping Translate more efficiently learn languages that are closely related to each other, including languages close to…
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Get a Blink Outdoor 4 system with a Blink Mini 2 for $50 in an early Prime Day deal
29 Jun

Get a Blink Outdoor 4 system with a Blink Mini 2 for $50 in an early Prime Day deal

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Prime Day isn't until next month but Amazon is already discounting a lot of great items for Prime members. The latest steal comes courtesy of a 64 percent discount on the Blink Outdoor 4 and Blink Mini 2 bundle. It normally costs $140 for the duo but, right now, you can pick them up for $50.BlinkThe combination of the Blink Outdoor 4 and the Blink Mini 2 keeps you covered inside and outside your home. We named the Outdoor 4 one of the best smart home gadgets for 2024. The wireless device offers two-way audio, Alexa integration and 1080HD video.…
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Samsung Unpacked 2024: Galaxy Z Fold 6, Watch Ultra, Galaxy Ring and everything else to expect
29 Jun

Samsung Unpacked 2024: Galaxy Z Fold 6, Watch Ultra, Galaxy Ring and everything else to expect

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The summer is usually a quiet time for tech news but Samsung is about to shake things up a bit. The next Samsung Unpacked event is set for July 10. It will take place in Paris at 3PM local time, which is 9AM ET.The company released its Galaxy S24 devices earlier this year after its first Unpacked of 2024, so it’s highly unlikely that we’ll see new versions of the traditional smartphone format here (perhaps save for Olympics-branded models given Samsung's sponsorship of that event). However, there’s a decent chance that Samsung will show off its latest set of foldables.…
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Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI’s gaping maw
29 Jun

Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI’s gaping maw

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Time has a growing number of publications to sign a licensing deal with . The creator will legally be able to train its large language models on 101 years worth of the storied publication's journalism, as first reported.OpenAI will also have access to real-time content from Time, with the apparent aim of answering user queries about breaking news. In return, OpenAI will cite Time and link back to source material on the publication's website.Perhaps Time will get a monetary kickback too, like other publishers that have with a ragged cap in hand and an eye on one a new revenue…
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NASA gives SpaceX the privilege of crashing the ISS into the sea
29 Jun

NASA gives SpaceX the privilege of crashing the ISS into the sea

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SpaceX to, basically, crash the International Space Station (ISS) into the sea. It’s part of a NASA program to safely deorbit the ISS within the next ten years.The ISS has been continuously operating since 1998 and, like all things, has been aging. The space station is due to end its orbital tenure in or around 2030. However, NASA doesn’t want the whole thing just careening into Earth’s atmosphere, throwing dangerous junk everywhere like season two of Breaking Bad. The agency wants a nice and controlled re-entry. That’s where SpaceX comes in.According to the terms of the contract, SpaceX will develop…
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Images of unannounced Samsung watches and earbuds appear to have leaked
29 Jun

Images of unannounced Samsung watches and earbuds appear to have leaked

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Samsung has an , with plenty of hardware announcements expected. A reliable leaker, however, of many of the big hitters, including the Galaxy Watch 7, Galaxy Watch Ultra, Galaxy Buds 3 and Galaxy Buds 3 Pro. It’s like Christmas for Samsung fans!First, a caveat. These are leaked images obtained by Evan Blass and published on his Substack . Blass has a very good track record with this kind of thing, but of course, nothing will be certain until Samsung itself confirms it. (Disclosure, Blass was a contributor and editor for Engadget from 2005 until 2008.) Evan BlassThere are glorious images…
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Xbox Gaming coming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July
29 Jun

Xbox Gaming coming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July

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Soon you’ll have another means of playing Game Pass titles without breaking the bank for an Xbox Series X|S console. Microsoft and Amazon are teaming up to bring Xbox Gaming to select Amazon Fire TV devices in July. According to , Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers in over 25 countries will be able to access the Xbox app with the and Fire TV Stick 4K..Once the new functionality goes live you can sign in to your Microsoft account, connect a compatible Bluetooth controller and start playing hundreds of games, including Fallout 76, Fallout 4, Starfield and Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2.…
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Engadget Podcast: Motorola’s 2024 Razrs make a compelling case for foldables
28 Jun

Engadget Podcast: Motorola’s 2024 Razrs make a compelling case for foldables

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Motorola is still trying to reclaim the glory of its original Razr phone with its latest foldables. The new Razr and Razr+ are more stylish than the previous models, and at $700 and $1,000 respectively, they're surprisingly affordable for devices with massive folding OLED screens. In other news, we chat about Wikileaks' founder Julian Assange being freed from prison, Rabbit's massive security hole in the R1 AI gadget, and a horrific Sora AI commercial from Toys "R" Us.Listen below or subscribe on your podcast app of choice. If you've got suggestions or topics you'd like covered on the show, be…
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