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Big tech antitrust hearing with Apple and Google rescheduled to July 29th

MelinaMara/TheWashingtonPostviaGettyImages TheHouseJudiciaryCommittee’sbigtechantitrusthearinghasanewdateafteradelaytohonorthelateRep.JohnLewis.InthewakeofanAxiosreport,thecommitteehasconfirme
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Amazon, Google and Wish pull racist products after investigation

BeataZawrzel/NurPhotoviaGettyImages Majorinternetretailersstillhaveanissuewithracistproductsintheirstores.Amazon,GoogleandWishhaveremovedwhitesupremacistproductsonsalethroughtheirplatformsafteraBBCCl
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Comcast is bringing back G4TV in some form

NBCUniversal LongdefunctcabletelevisionnetworkG4isreturningsometimein2021,accordingtoateaserpostedonFridayafternoon(viaVariety).Theone-minutevideodoesn'tprovidemanydetailsofwhatwecanexpectfromth
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Instagram will fix bug that mistakenly shows camera as 'on' in iOS 14

WachiwitviaGettyImages Apple’siOS14betaisstillcatchingmisbehavingapps.InstagramhaspromisedTheVergeitwillfixarecentlyreportedbugthatliststhecameraasonwhenyou’resimplybrowsingyourfeed,not
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Recommended Reading: The case for a 'Tenet' online premiere

WarnerBros.Entertainment ChristopherNolanshouldreleaseTenetonlineChaimGartenberg,TheVerge ThispiecefromTheVergewaspublishedbeforeAT&TCEOJohnStankeyannouncedChristopherNolan’supcomingblockbuste
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Apple may be developing Face ID for Macs

Apple YoumaybeabletounlockfutureMacswithyourface,accordingto9to5Mac.Thepublicationhasuncoveredreferencestothecompany’sTrueDepthcamera,whichmakesApple’sFaceIDtechnologypossible,inmacOSBi
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Samsung's Galaxy Watch 3 will let you answer calls by clenching your fist

Samsung Itcanbeapaintoansweracallwithasmartwatchwhenthehandyou’duseisbusy,butSamsung’supcomingGalaxyWatch3couldmakeitrelativelyeasy.XDAreportsthatSamsung’snewlyreleasedGalaxyWatc
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Rockstar previews major updates for Red Dead Online and GTA V Online

Rockstar Rockstarplanstoreleasemajorupdatesfortheonlinecomponentsofboth GrandTheftAutoV and RedDeadRedemptionII thissummer.Thecontentstreamstartswitha"massive"updateforR
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Epic Games CEO speaks out against Apple, Google app store 'monopoly'

JoshuaHoehneonUnsplash TimSweeney,CEOofFortnitedeveloperEpicGames,criticizedAppleandGoogleforhavingan“absolutemonopoly”onappstoresinaFridayinterviewwithCNBC.Therearen’tmanyviable
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Save $120 on Segway's ES2 foldable electric scooter at Wellbots

Segway AllproductsrecommendedbyEngadgetareselectedbyoureditorialteam,independentofourparentcompany.Ifyoubuysomethingthroughoneofthelinksonthispage,wemayearnanaffiliatecommission.
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Google will replace Nest thermostats affected by 'w5' WiFi error

Nest GoogleisverymuchawarethatsomeNestthermostatsaresufferingfroma“w5error”thatpreventsthemfromconnectingtoWiFi,accordingtoAndroidPolice.Inastatementsenttothepublication,thetechgiantcal
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The Morning After: Deadpool's animatronic head is haunting our dreams

Hasbro Thisweekfeltlikeathrowback,withHalolookingprettymuchthesameasbeforeandOnePluspromisingapowerfulmidrangephone.AndthatwasbeforeFriday’ssurpriseannouncementthatG4iscomingback.
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Hitting the Books: America needs a new public data system

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Apple TV+ acquires Werner Herzog's meteorite documentary 'Fireball'

ChristianCharisius/Reuters WhenAppleTV+launched,thespacedramaForAllMankindwasimmediatelywell-received,andnowApplehasacquiredaspacedocumentary.DirectedbyWernerHerzog—takingabreakfromhisMandalor
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TikTok blocks QAnon hashtags amid larger crackdown

JensKalaene/pictureallianceviaGettyImages TikTokisjoiningFacebookandTwitterincrackingdownonQAnonposts,atleasttoadegree.ThesocialnetworktoldBBCNewsthathadblockedmultiplehashtagsrelatedtotheunsupported
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