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Your favorite Insta celebs aren't following FTC ad guidelines
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 07:31
In April, the FTC reminded a bunch of celebrities, brands and influencers about how to properly post sponsored content on social media. But a study done by the marketing firm Mediakix found that 93 percent of ads posted ...
Netflix, HBO and 28 other companies form anti-piracy alliance
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 22:20
Today, 30 content creators and entertainment companies announced that they have teamed up to fight piracy. The coalition, called ACE -- Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment -- includes the likes of Amazon, HBO, Netf...
Russia's Attack on the US Election Was Apparently Much Worse Than We Thought
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 16:50
If you had any doubt that Russian hackers attempted to meddle with the United States electoral system, a new report from Bloomberg is here to scare the shit out of you. Not only did Russia go after a voting software supp...
This worm grew a second head after a trip to space
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 15:21
There are all kinds of experiments going on aboard the International Space Station, but they all probably don't produce results as strange as this one. An article published today in the journal Regeneration details a rec...
Seagate's new PS4 hard drive tacks on 2TB of extra storage
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 14:00
Back in March, Sony released a PS4 update that finally let owners use external hard drives of up to 8TB with their consoles -- and any extra space is great when the average installed game takes up 40 to 50GB. Hot on the ...
Egypt bans dozens of independent news websites
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 05:44
Egypt didn't retire its ban hammer the moment it blocked 21 independent news websites back in May. According to Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, an Egyptian government watchdog, the country's government...
'Monster Hunter World' heads to PlayStation in early 2018
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 03:33
If you're a Monster Hunter from way back, you'll likely be excited to know that Capcom's latest iteration, Monster Hunter World, is set to release in early 2018. The trailer came onstage at Sony's PlayStation Live experi...
Adequate Man Should You Ask People Their Politics Before Dating Them?
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 23:52
Adequate Man Should You Ask People Their Politics Before Dating Them? | Fusion I Bet the President Doesn't Have the Balls to Fire Robert Mueller, He's Probably Scared | The Slot Jeff Sessions, Before and After Stonewalli...
Watch Nintendo's E3 2017 event in under 7 minutes
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 23:45
The E3 Nintendo Spotlight earlier today delivered a load of announcements in about half an hour. We're all busy people, and you might not have time to watch the entire event to catch up on the news. Now you don't have to...
Pigeons Are Misunderstood Mermaids
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 23:36
Most city dwellers would agree that pigeons are sentient garbage. They eat pizza off the ground and defecate with abandon, sometimes on pedestrians' heads. Worst of all, they don't seem terribly bothered by humans--they'...
Virtual nation Asgardia will launch itself into space
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 23:30
Asgardia, also known as "The Space Nation," will launch a small satellite later this year. According to Asgardia's leader, Russian scientist Igor Ashurbeyli, the satellite will carry the nation's constitution, its flag a...
Microsoft rolls out space-saving Files on Demand to Windows Insiders
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 23:12
Storing your files in the cloud is a great thing for managing them across devices, but if you want to work on them on your own or with others, you either need to let them sync to your local computer or launch a web app. ...
US Blames North Korea for Series of DDoS Attacks
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 23:10
The Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a rare cybersecurity bulletin linking North Korea to a series of attacks that have targeted US businesses and critical infrastructure sin...
The Six Biggest Announcements Of E3 2017
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 23:00
The major E3 press conferences are over, and the rain of game announcements has abated. EA, Microsoft, Bethesda, Ubisoft, Sony, and Nintendo all did their thing. It's up to us to sort through the rubble.
The Dark, Painful Inspiration Behind the Horror Movie It Comes at Night
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 23:00
Three weeks ago, I got on a school bus just as the sun was setting and was driven into the woods 20 minutes south of one of Austin's Alamo Drafthouse theaters. At a campsite tucked away off a walking trail, I saw one of ...
Pokemon GO event tricks [fire and ice UPDATE]
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2017 22:58
This afternoon the Pokemon GO Solstice Event – AKA Fire and Ice event – launched with a set of secrets. While Niantic did suggest certain XP bonuses would be appearing during this event, they did not get super specif...
Google gives its Local Guides more perks and higher levels
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 22:55
Google's Local Guides program has grown to more than 30 million members in the three years since its inception. Participants earn points towards rewards from the company for leaving Yelp-like reviews at their favorite lo...
Anova Precision Cooker Nano brings sous-vide to a sub-$100 budget
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2017 22:46
Sous-vide is getting cheaper, with Anova throwing open pre-orders for its Precision Cooker Nano, a sub-$100 version of its kitchen gadget. Intended to unlock sous-vide cooking for an audience that might blanch at spendin...
Sony E3 2017: The biggest PlayStation 4 announcements
Slash Gear - 13 Jun 2017 22:44
Unlike its closest competitor, Microsoft, Sony didn’t have any new hardware to present at E3, which means that it was all about the games for the PlayStation 4. There were plenty to talk about too, with headliners like...
Action-RPG 'Code Vein' hits Xbox One, PS4 and PCs next year
Engadget - 13 Jun 2017 22:37
Bandai Namco released the first trailer for its upcoming action-RPG game Code Vein just last month, but it couldn't exactly let E3 come and go without spilling a few more beans now, could it? We're no closer to a concret...
Someone Please Tell Microsoft Why People Buy Gaming Consoles
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 22:24
Even though E3 has only just gotten underway, most of the biggest companies have already made their biggest announcements, and amazingly, Microsoft's offering already feels like a miss. I say "amazingly" because Microsof...
These $78 Sony Bluetooth Headphones Run For Up to 30 Hours On a Charge
Gizmodo - 13 Jun 2017 22:07
If you want to cut the cord, but can't abide earbuds, Sony's popular on-ear MDRXB650BTs are on sale for $78 right now, within $10 of the all-time low we saw around Black Friday. These include NFC pairing, a built-in micr...