Apple TV+ will offer shows from women’s rights advocate Malala Yousafzai

Posted on 08/03/2021 by Engadget

Apple is using International Women's Day to expand its slate of influential TV+ programming. The company has struck a "multiyear" deal with female education rights advocate and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai to produce original content...

Russia is using online disinformation to trash rival COVID-19 vaccines

Posted on 07/03/2021 by Engadget

Russia's internet disinformation efforts extend well beyond election interference. State Department officials talking to the Wall Street Journal say Russia is running a disinformation campaign using at least four online publications and a host of...

Xbox test brings Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser to consoles

Posted on 07/03/2021 by Engadget

You might finally have a good reason to use the web browser on your console for more than the bare necessities. The Verge reports that Microsoft has started testing a version of its Chromium-based Edge browser on the Xbox One and Series X/S. Particip...

Russian, Chinese hackers may have stolen European vaccine data

Posted on 07/03/2021 by Engadget

State-backed hackers' attempts to steal COVID-19 vaccine data might be farther-reaching than you think. According to Reuters, sources for Dutch newspaper De Volkskrant claim (subscription required) that Russia and China both launched cyberattacks...

Facebook reportedly investigated over ‘systemic’ racism in hiring

Posted on 06/03/2021 by Engadget

Facebook has publicly committed to fighting racism, but there are concerns that isn't translating to its recruitment practices. Reuters sources say the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating possible "systemic&quo...

iCloud allegedly locked out a user over her last name

Posted on 06/03/2021 by Engadget

iCloud has had the occasional service issue, but its latest problem appears to be highly... specific. Actor and author Rachel True claims iCloud has effectively locked her out of her account due to the way her last name was written. Reportedly, her M...

Tesla ditches forums and pushes fans to take political action with Engage

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Engadget

Tesla has created a new website for its fans, one mainly designed to spur them to political action on its behalf. Dubbed Tesla Engage, it was spotted by CNBC and Electrek. The company says it made the platform “to create a digital home base for all o...

Google makes it easier to test experimental features in Chrome

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Engadget

It turns out increasing the cadence of Chrome updates isn’t the only change Google has planned for its web browser. In a tweet spotted by 9to5Google (via XDA Developers), Chrome design head Alex Ainslie detailed a new feature that makes it easier to...

Big Tech critic and net neutrality advocate Tim Wu is joining the White House

Posted on 05/03/2021 by Engadget

The man who coined net neutrality is heading back to work for the government. President Joe Biden has appointed Columbia law professor Tim Wu to the White House's National Economic Council. According to The New York Times, he'll serve as a sp...

Google Chrome update cycles are about to get even shorter

Posted on 04/03/2021 by Engadget

Google is moving Chrome to a more frequent release schedule. The company announced on Thursday it will push future milestone releases that add new features every four weeks. Those updates come about every six weeks at the moment. Google said you can...

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Apple TV+ will offer shows from women’s rights advocate Malala Yousafzai

Russia is using online disinformation to trash rival COVID-19 vaccines

Xbox test brings Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser to consoles

Russian, Chinese hackers may have stolen European vaccine data

iCloud allegedly locked out a user over her last name

Tesla ditches forums and pushes fans to take political action with Engage

Google makes it easier to test experimental features in Chrome

Big Tech critic and net neutrality advocate Tim Wu is joining the White House

Google Chrome update cycles are about to get even shorter