[ad_1] Sports leagues and teams around the world have been filling stadiums with stuffed toys and cardboard cutouts to stand in for fans who can’t watch in person due to the coronavirus pandemic. SoftBank, however, is taking things a step further in an effort to make its Japanese baseball team’s games a lot livelier. The […]
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TikTok will exit Hong Kong because of China’s new security law
[ad_1] All those efforts aren’t necessarily helping, though. When asked about it by Fox News, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the US is “certainly looking at” banning Chinese social media apps like TikTok. In addition, the US Senate recently asked intelligence services to probe TikTok to see if it presents any kind […]
Google Fiber’s first expansion in four years is in West Des Moines
[ad_1] About ten years after starting its high speed internet quest, Google Fiber is expanding again. Availability in the city of West Des Moines, IA adds its first new market in four years. It will be a tenant, leasing space in an open conduit network that the city is building, with plans to offer service […]
Curiosity rover starts its ‘summer trip’ to next Martian destination
[ad_1] In just a few weeks’ time, the Perseverance rover and its helicopter companion might blast off to space and make their way to Mars. That doesn’t mean Curiosity will no longer be in the picture, though — in fact, the older rover has just started its mile-long summer journey towards its next destination. The […]
What’s on TV this week: ‘The Old Guard’ and ‘Trolls World Tour’
[ad_1] This week Trolls World Tour comes home for the second time. It was one of the first major movies to make a video on-demand debut instead of being released in theaters, but now the Dance Party Edition will be available on Blu-ray with 4K and 3D versions. Netflix has a number of new series […]
A VR retelling of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ is coming to Oculus headsets
[ad_1] Interestingly, while you and a friend can buy tickets for the same time slot, there’s no guarantee the two of you will get the chance to take part in the same performance. Tender Claws plans to match each ticket holder with five to seven other audience members and a single actor. They’ll be multiple […]
A number of first-party Nintendo Switch games are on sale at GameStop
[ad_1] All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. If you buy something through one of the links on this page, we may earn an affiliate commission. If you own a Nintendo Switch and are bored staying home, you’re in luck — almost 40 Switch games are […]
Supreme Court rules against law allowing debt-collection robocalls to cell phones
[ad_1] The American Association of Political Consultants and three other organizations filed a suit aimed to invalidate the entirety of the TCPA so as to make it possible to make political robocalls to cell phones. But six of the nine justices have decided to invalidate the 2015 exception instead, stating that the 2015 update “impermissibly […]
An Ubisoft VP has resigned following assault and misconduct allegations
[ad_1] Save for a short stint at Epic Games, Béland had worked for Ubisoft for 20 years. He worked on the original Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist and Far Cry 4, among other games. A dozen current and former Ubisoft Toronto employees spoke with Kotaku, which published a detailed report about alleged misconduct […]
Gmail finally works with the iPad’s split-view multitasking
[ad_1] Gmail just made it a little easier to multitask on your iPad. You can now use the app in Split View, alongside Google Calendar or other iOS apps. That should make it easier to, for instance, check you schedule before you reply to an email or choose photos to drag into a message. The […]