'Axie Infinity' CEO moved $3 million in crypto tokens before disclosing...
On March 23rd, hackers broke into Axie Infinity's Ronin network to steal Ethereum and USDC stablecoins that were then worth over $600 million. In response to the massive theft, Axie developer Sky Mavis...
View ArticleEngadget Podcast: Who owns Dall-E's AI art?
This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into the world of AI art with Senior Editor Dan Cooper and Creative Futurist John LePore. We know Dall-E and Midjourney can create some truly compelling images...
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Z Fold 4 revealed in leaked renders
Samsung vowed to make foldable phones mainstream last year, and so far, more and more people have been embracing the form factor. In fact, the tech giant previously said that more people switched...
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YouTube's new tool makes any video a TikTok-like Short
YouTube has introduced a new tool that makes it easier for creators to turn regular videos into Shorts, it announced in a community update. If you have any of your own videos loaded up, you'll see a...
View ArticleNike Training Club adds adaptive workouts to make exercise more accessible
Nike wants to make fitness apps accessible to more people with disabilities. The athletics gear maker has introduced adaptive workouts to the Nike Training Club app (available for Android and iOS) that...
View ArticleSnapchat will pay indie musicians up to $100,000 per month for popular songs
Snap has set up a new grant program to pay indie musicians behind popular songs on Snapchat. It created the Snapchat Sounds Creator Fund to "recognize emerging, independent artists for the critical...
View ArticleSenate bill aims to restore net neutrality, including throttling safeguards
Politicians are making another attempt to restore net neutrality rules. Democrat Senators Ed Markey and Ron Wyden have introduced a Net Neutrality and Broadband Justice Act that would classify...
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Analogue Pocket's first major update should finally unlock its potential
It’s been a longer wait than we’d hoped, but the first major software update for the Analogue Pocket is finally here. It’s still a beta version so not everything is fully fleshed out, but you’ll at...
View ArticleTwitter trial against Elon Musk begins October 17th
Twitter now has an exact start date for its trial against Elon Musk over his attempt to withdraw from his $44 billion purchase offer. The Vergenotes Delaware Court of Chancery Judge Kathaleen McCormick...
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Amazon's Echo drops to $60, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
We saw a number of gadgets go on sale this week as July comes to a close. Both Amazon's Echo smart speaker and the Echo Show 5 have been discounted, with the Echo now down to the same price as it was...
View ArticleHow easy is it to upgrade a Framework laptop?
Framework sold its eponymous laptop on the promise that end users should feel comfortable enough to fix almost any hardware problem themselves. Replacing a component shouldn’t be the reserve of...
View ArticleTwitter's latest test lets people cram video, images and GIFs into one tweet
Twitter has been testing out a few experimental features lately, including tweets that can be co-authored by two accounts and an AIM- or MySpace-style status label. For its latest trick, Twitter is...
View ArticleTwitter warns of 'record highs' in account data requests
Twitter has published its 20th transparency report, and the details still aren't reassuring to those concerned about abuses of personal info. The social network saw "record highs" in the number of...
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Blue Origin's next crewed spaceflight is scheduled for August 4th
Blue Origin has revealed when New Shepard's sixth crewed flight will take place. The NS-22 mission (New Shepard's 22nd launch overall) is set for August 4th, which is two months to the day after its...
View ArticleValve says it will ship all current Steam Deck reservations by the end of 2022
If you’ve been patiently waiting for Valve to ship that Steam Deck you reserved months ago, you may not have to wait too much longer to get your hands on the device. The company claims it will be able...
View ArticleTim Hortons wants to settle location-tracking lawsuits with coffee and doughnuts
Tim Hortons has agreed to settle multiple class action lawsuits that accused the company of tracking customers' locations through its app without consent. Under the proposed settlement, which requires...
View ArticleDeepMind's AI has now catalogued every protein known to science
In late 2020, Alphabet's DeepMind division unveiled its novel protein fold prediction algorithm, AlphaFold, and helped solve a scientific quandary that had stumped researchers for half a century. In...
View ArticleFree AI tool restores old photos by creating slightly new loved ones
You can find AI that creates new images, but what if you want to fix an old family photo? You might have a no-charge option. Louis Bouchard and PetaPixel have drawn attention to a free tool recently...
View ArticleTikTok is testing more mini-games, including one from Aim Lab
TikTok is conducting a broader test of games in its all-conquering app. The company recently added a way for creators in some markets (including the US) to append one of nine mini-games to a video by...
View ArticleFacebook faces suspension in Kenya over ethnic-based hate speech
Kenya's National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), a government agency that aims to eradicate ethnic or racial discrimination among the country's 45 tribes, has given Facebook seven days to...
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