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AI companies pledge to protect children, Rivian offering discounts, and Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote Apr 24, 2024

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The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online … Rivian offers (up to) $5,000 discount if you trade in your gas-powered truck … and Elon Musk says X will launch a smart TV app that will most definitely actually happen. It's Wednesday, April 24th and this is Engadget News.

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Biden signs bill to reauthorize FISA warrantless surveillance program for two more years Apr 23, 2024

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The Senate voted on Friday to approve the renewal of Section 702.

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Amazon halts drone deliveries in California, but kicks off tests in Phoenix, Ghost could bring millions into the fediverse, and a Meta spokesperson sentenced in absentia Apr 23, 2024

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Amazon halts drone deliveries in California, but kicks off tests in Phoenix … Newsletter service Ghost will support the fediverse protocol ActivityPub … and a Russian court sentences a Meta spokesperson in absentia to six years in prison. It's Tuesday, April 23rd and this is Engadget News.

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Microsoft's AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing Apr 22, 2024

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But the creators themselves admit that it has the potential to be misused.

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Share your Tinder date details with family and friends, Full Self-Driving cheaper, and Apple’s genre-defining calculator app Apr 22, 2024

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Tinder is making it easier to share date details with family and friends … Tesla made its Full Self-Driving software cheaper by $4,000 … and Apple will reportedly unveil a genre-defining calculator app. It's Monday, April 22nd and this is Engadget News.

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The 4 best smartphone cameras for 2024 Apr 20, 2024

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Hardware isn’t the only thing to consider.

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ESA's Gaia mission discovers the biggest stellar black hole in our galaxy yet Apr 19, 2024

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It's 33 times the size of our sun and 'only' 1,926 light-years away.

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The bill to ban TikTok is barreling ahead, Apple ordered to remove apps from China App Store, and TSMC chips will cost more Apr 19, 2024

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The bill that could ban TikTok is barreling ahead … Apple says it was ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from China’s App Store … TSMC will charge more for chips made outside of Taiwan, possibly making devices more expensive. It's Friday, April 19th and this is Engadget News.

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Boston Dynamics unveils an all-electric version of its Atlas robot Apr 18, 2024

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A brief video shows off the bipedal machine's dexterity and agility.

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TikTok is cleaning up its ‘For You’ recommendations, Menteebot is a human-sized AI robot, X’s AI bot is so dumb Apr 18, 2024

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TikTok is trying to clean up its ‘For You’ recommendations … Command your human-sized AI robot with natural language … and X’s AI bot is so dumb it can’t tell the difference between a bad game and vandalism. It's Thursday, April 18th and this is Engadget News.

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