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Margrethe Vestager, Big Tech’s European nemesis, reportedly steps down later this year
16 Aug

Margrethe Vestager, Big Tech’s European nemesis, reportedly steps down later this year

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Margrethe Vestager, the European Union's commissioner for competition, won't be back for a third term and will be stepping down this year. According to the Financial Times, the Danish government will be nominating a different candidate as EU commissioner after Vestager's political party didn't do well in the previous election. Vestager is known for being one of Europe's top antitrust…
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The Morning After: Congress asks Zuckerberg why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram
16 Aug

The Morning After: Congress asks Zuckerberg why drug dealers are advertising on Facebook and Instagram

John RoutledgeLatest News
Congress can’t get enough of the Meta boss. Nineteen members of Congress are now pressing Mark Zuckerberg to explain why Meta has allowed ads for cocaine, ecstasy and other drugs on both Facebook and Instagram. It comes after the Tech Transparency Project (TTP) used Meta’s ad library to find 450 Instagram and Facebook ads that included “photos of prescription drug…
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Engadget Podcast: Pixel 9 Pro Fold hands-on thoughts
16 Aug

Engadget Podcast: Pixel 9 Pro Fold hands-on thoughts

John RoutledgeLatest News
Is the second time the charm for Google's foldable? In this episode, Devindra chats with Senior Writer Sam Rutherford about his hands-on impressions of the new Pixel 9 Pro Fold. It has bigger screens and a sleeker design than its predecessor, but how does it compare to the other foldables out there? And why isn't it called the Pixel Fold…
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Fortnite’s second Marvel season puts Doctor Doom center stage
16 Aug

Fortnite’s second Marvel season puts Doctor Doom center stage

John RoutledgeLatest News
Marvel supervillain and Fantastic 4 foil Doctor Doom is everywhere these days. After appearing at Comic Con as Robert Downey Jr.'s latest role, the green-caped menace will be heavily featured in Fortnite's Chapter 5 Season 4 as part of the Absolute Doom battle pass, Epic announced."Wielding the ancient power of Pandora’s Box, Marvel's armored despot Doctor Doom has transplanted his…
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US Homeland Security will reportedly collect face scans of migrant kids
16 Aug

US Homeland Security will reportedly collect face scans of migrant kids

John RoutledgeLatest News
Update, August 15, 5:50PM ET: The US Department of Homeland Security has issued a statement disputing some of MIT Technology Review's reporting. A spokesperson told Engadget that "DHS does not collect facial images from minors under 14, and has no current plans to do so for either operational or research purposes."The story as originally published follows.The US Department of Homeland…
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Trombone Champ is coming to VR headsets this fall
15 Aug

Trombone Champ is coming to VR headsets this fall

John RoutledgeLatest News
[embedded content]Trombone Champ, a ridiculous rhythm game that gets funnier the worse you are at it, is coming to virtual reality headsets. You won't have to wait an incredibly long time to try Trombone Champ: Unflattened either: it's coming to Meta Quest, Steam VR and PlayStation VR2 this fall.Flat2VR Studios worked on the "reimiagining" of Holy Wow Studios' original game.…
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