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Yahoo News gets an AI-powered overhaul
14 Jun

Yahoo News gets an AI-powered overhaul

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The Yahoo News app is now AI-assisted, thanks to the company’s purchase of Artifact. Yahoo rolled out an update to its news aggregation app on Thursday with AI-powered personal feeds, key takeaways and the ability to flag clickbait headlines.In April, Yahoo (Engadget’s parent company) bought the remains of Artifact, the AI-fueled news and recommendation app from Instagram’s co-founders that shut down earlier this year. Today’s update showcases how the technology can improve Yahoo’s news feed, which brings in over 180 million unique visitors every month in the US.The new Yahoo News, available now on mobile and later on desktop, starts…
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Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything to know and Amazon deals to shop ahead of the sale in July
14 Jun

Amazon Prime Day 2024: Everything to know and Amazon deals to shop ahead of the sale in July

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Amazon Prime Day 2024 is coming soon, and if history is any indication, it will bring a swath of discounts on everything from gadgets to clothes to household necessities. If you’re a Prime member, you’ll have access to all of the Amazon Prime Day deals, which is great in theory, but it will undoubtedly make Amazon's website overwhelming during the shopping event. Engadget will be surfacing all of the best tech deals we can find – both on Amazon and elsewhere – during Prime Day, but there are some important things to know ahead of time so you can get…
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Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature
14 Jun

Microsoft postpones the launch of its controversial Recall AI feature

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Microsoft's Recall AI feature won't be launching with the first batch of Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs on June 18. In an update on the Windows Blog, the company said that Recall will shift from being a "preview experience broadly available for Copilot+ PCs" next week to a preview that's only available in the Windows Insider Program. It will only release the feature for all Copilot+ PCs after it receives feedback from its Insider Community of testers.The company added that it's adjusting Recall's release to "ensure the experience meets [its] high standards for quality and security." Microsoft has faced a lot…
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If AI is going to take over the world, why can’t it solve the Spelling Bee?
14 Jun

If AI is going to take over the world, why can’t it solve the Spelling Bee?

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My task for our AI overlords was simple: help me crack the New York Times Spelling Bee.I had spent a large chunk of a Saturday evening trying to shape the letters G, Y, A, L, P, O and N into as many words as possible. But three hours, 141 points and 37 words — including “nonapology”, “lagoon” and “analogy” — later, I had hit a wall. A few more words was all I needed to propel myself into Spelling Bee’s "genius" echelon, the title reserved for those who unscramble 70 percent of all possible words using the given letters, and…
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Apple hit with lawsuit for allegedly underpaying female employees
14 Jun

Apple hit with lawsuit for allegedly underpaying female employees

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A class action lawsuit filed by two women against Apple seeks damages for 12,000 current and former female employees for allegedly underpaying them. The complaint says the tech giant “systematically” paid them a lower wage than their male employees over a four-year period.The lawsuit filed in a California state court in San Francisco County on Thursday claims Apple’s systematic behavior of sexual discrimination stems from a policy that set employees’ salaries based on their previous employment, according to the Wall Street Journal.Prior to fall of 2017, the complaint states that Apple used job applicants’ provided prior pay rates to set…
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Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s ‘unfathomable’ pay package
14 Jun

Tesla shareholders have approved Elon Musk’s ‘unfathomable’ pay package

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Tesla shareholders have again approved Elon Musk’s multi-billion dollar pay package several months after a Delaware court it. During the electric car maker’s annual shareholder meeting, the company's stockholders signed off on a proposal to reinstate Musk’s pay package, currently worth about $48 billion, according to .Judge Kathaleen McCormick of Delaware’s Chancery Court previously called the Tesla CEO’s pay, worth $56 billion when it was first approved in 2018, an "unfathomable sum.” Musk responded by threatening to move the company’s state of incorporation to Texas. During Tesla’s meeting, shareholders officially signed off on the move.The approval of Musk’s compensation doesn’t…
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Overwatch 2 resurrects Pink Mercy cosmetic for a charity fundraiser
13 Jun

Overwatch 2 resurrects Pink Mercy cosmetic for a charity fundraiser

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Finally, something the whole Overwatch community can get behind! For a limited time in 2018, Blizzard sold the Pink Mercy skin as a fundraiser in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. That was back in the day when Overwatch cosmetics only came in loot boxes, so the chance to directly purchase a skin while supporting a worthy cause was a big deal for the player base. Sales of the legendary look during that drive generated $12.7 million for the BCRF. And later this month, you can be pretty in pink once again.The original Pink Mercy skin will be available…
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House of the Dragon renewed for season 3 ahead of season 2 premiere
13 Jun

House of the Dragon renewed for season 3 ahead of season 2 premiere

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HBO has announced that House of the Dragon will be back for a third season. The network confirmed the renewal of the Game of Thrones spinoff series in a just three days ahead of its Season 2 premiere.“George [R.R. Martin], Ryan [Condal] and the rest of our incredible executive producers, cast and crew have reached new heights with the phenomenal second season of House of the Dragon,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming and head of HBO Drama Series and Films, said in the press release.HBO hasn’t revealed any details about the third season of House of the…
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WhatsApp rolls out enhanced video calling
13 Jun

WhatsApp rolls out enhanced video calling

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WhatsApp is upgrading its video-calling chops. The Meta-owned platform is enhancing its calls with a new screen-sharing feature, a higher participant count and a speaker spotlight to try to make the platform a more viable competitor to Zoom, FaceTime and Google Meet.Screen sharing could be handy for watching videos together, sharing content that isn’t easily shareable or troubleshooting your parents’ devices. It also allows for audio sharing, so you can easily chat with others while looking at their screen.WhatsApp also expanded its participant count to 32 people on video calls. The new cap applies to all platforms. It’s a significant…
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Discord calls on PS5 will soon be far less convoluted
13 Jun

Discord calls on PS5 will soon be far less convoluted

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Discord and Sony have that they’re rolling out the ability for PlayStation 5 owners to start Discord voice chats directly from their consoles. Discord was available on next-gen Sony consoles previously, albeit through a somewhat clunky process that .When you want to start a Discord call, go to the Game Base in your PS5 Control Center and select the Discord tab. Once you’re in, you’ll see a list of servers you’re a part of, see who’s in a voice channel and join it straightaway. Likewise, if someone else is trying to start a Discord call with you, you can join…
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