Engadgetflipped into GearNowApple Intelligence reportedly may not arrive until October with iOS 18.1Engadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldIt won’t be ready for the initial iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 releases, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Apple Intelligence isn’t likely to be ready in time for the public releases of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 in September, but you might not have to wait too long for it after that. According to Bloomberg’s …
Engadgetflipped into Gear4 hours agoElon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fakeEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldThe video uses a clone of the VP’s voice to make it seem as though she’s saying disparaging things about herself and Joe Biden. As spotted by The New York Times, Elon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris’ campaign video on Friday night that uses a deepfake voiceover to say things like, “I …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News1 day agoApple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first timeEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldWorkers in Towson, Maryland will vote on the tentative agreement next month. Apple and the unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland retail store have reached a tentative agreement that could secure them better pay, job protections, scheduling improvements to support a work-life balance and a more …
Engadgetflipped into Gear1 day agoDOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religionEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldThe Justice Department asked the court to reject TikTok’s bid to escape the law that will force its sale or ban it. The Department of Justice on Friday night asked a federal court to reject TikTok’s bid to have the law that could ban it overturned, citing national security concerns that include its …
Engadgetflipped into Entertainment1 day agoWhat to read this weekend: Keanu Reeves wrote a book with ‘weird fiction’ author China MiévilleEngadget - Cheyenne MacDonaldPlus: The math and history behind modern AI, and a new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville A few years ago, Keanu Reeves took a dive into the world of comics with a …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News1 day agoWebsites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocolEngadget - Mariella MooniFixit and Freelancer said Anthropic's bot aggressively crawled their websites. Freelancer has accused Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude large language models, of ignoring its "do not crawl" robots.txt protocol to scrape its websites' data. Meanwhile, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens said Anthropic …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News1 day agoAmazon drops the first teaser for its upcoming Yakuza adaptationEngadget - Mariella MoonThe series will premiere on Prime Video on October 24. Amazon has released its first teaser video for Like A Dragon: Yakuza, its live action adaptation of SEGA's Yakuza games, at San Diego Comic-Con. There's a lot of focus on the inking process of Kazuma Kiryu's iconic dragon tattoo, but you'll also …
Engadgetflipped into Tomorrow2 days agoISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadbandEngadget - Danny GallagherThey want government money, but argue $30 broadband is impossible. A new government program is trying to encourage Internet service providers (ISPs) to offer lower rates for lower income customers by distributing federal funds through states. The only problem is the ISPs don’t want to offer the …
Engadgetflipped into Entertainment2 days agoAmazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatmentEngadget - Danny GallagherVought Rising will take the superhero satire back to its twisted 1950s roots. The Boys may be one season away from ending but it’s not done caking your screens with blood and torn muscle tissue. Cast member Jensen Ackles who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News2 days agoYou can date everything in Date Everything!Engadget - Danny GallagherTeam17 and Sassy Chap Games’ dating sim game turns household objects to very dateable mates. Have you ever looked at something in your home like a dining room table or an adjustable height desk and wondered what it would be like to go on a date with it? Also, were you sober at the time? A new dating …
Engadgetflipped into Tech News2 days agoThe Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budgetEngadget - Lawrence BonkIt’s being reconfigured into a ‘more personal’ film. We haven't had an update on Netflix’s Bioshock movie in a couple of years, leading some to wonder if it was quietly canned. The good news? The movie’s still coming. The (potential) bad news? The budget has been slashed, according to reporting by …
Engadgetflipped into Entertainment2 days agoWarner Bros. Discovery sues the NBA in a last-ditch effort to block Amazon’s new streaming packageEngadget - Will ShanklinIt may be fans’ final hope for the beloved Inside the NBA to continue after next season. Warner Bros. Discovery followed through on its threat to “take appropriate action” against the NBA for rejecting its broadcasting rights offer. Variety reported on Friday that the media company sued the league in …