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Google's Gemini Deep Research is now available to everyone Mar 14, 2025

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The tool is now powered by Gemini 2.0 Flash.

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Facebook creators can now monetize their Stories, Apple planning to add a live-translation feature to AirPods, and Jeff Strain is suing investor NetEase Mar 14, 2025

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Facebook creators can now monetize their Stories, Apple reportedly plans to add a live-translation feature to AirPods, and Jeff Strain is suing investor NetEase, claiming internal gossip caused his game company to shut down. It's Friday, March 14th and this is Engadget News.

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DeepMind's latest AI model can help robots fold origami and close Ziploc bags Mar 13, 2025

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Gemini Robotics will "lay the foundation for a new generation of helpful robots."

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Meta is trying to stop a former employee's book about Facebook, Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's age verification bill, and iRobot has new Roombas Mar 13, 2025

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Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook, Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill, and iRobot has new Roombas, but it doesn't sound confident it'll be around to sell them. It's Thursday, March 13th and this is Engadget News.

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Ford says it's done sending out all its complimentary NACS charging adapters Mar 12, 2025

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Those who need the adapter will now have to buy it for $200.

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Security researchers aren't buying Musk's spin on the cyberattack, Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates, and TikTok instituting a 10pm curfew on most teens Mar 12, 2025

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Security researchers aren't buying Musk's spin on the cyberattack that took down X, Spotify tries to defend its artist payout rates, and TikTok will try instituting a 10pm curfew on most teens. It's Wednesday, March 12th and this is Engadget News.

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The first private asteroid mission probe is probably lost in deep space Mar 11, 2025

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AstroForge lost contact with Odin, but is still optimistic about the effort.

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Bluesky added 3-minute video uploads, Musk said a 'massive cyberattack' was to blame for X outages, and Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots Mar 11, 2025

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Bluesky added 3-minute video uploads, Elon Musk said a 'massive cyberattack' was to blame for yesterday’s X outages, and Volunteer photographers are fixing Wikipedia's terrible celebrity headshots. It's Tuesday, March 11th and this is Engadget News.

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Intuitive Machines' second Moon mission seems to have gone as well as the first Mar 10, 2025

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It looks like the Athena lander has toppled sideways on the lunar surface.

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According to a Whistleblower, Facebook once built a censorship tool to win over China, Apple’s rumored smart home hub delayed, and DOGE rolled out a custom chatbot to automate some government tasks Mar 10, 2025

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According to a Whistleblower, Facebook once built a censorship tool to win over China, Apple’s rumored smart home hub has reportedly been delayed, and DOGE has reportedly started rolling out a custom chatbot to automate some government tasks. It's Monday, March 10th and this is Engadget News.

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