Huawei’s networking equipment is to be be phased out of the UK’s 5G networks, the government announced today.

Google is turning on new security features in its Google Meet video chat service for meetings held by education subscribers, the company has announced.

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Amazon is expanding its real-world footprint with another unconventional physical product: a shopping cart.

If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the day when self-flying drone startup Skydio becomes a true competitor to DJI, you might taken today’s announcement poorly.

Employees at the Center for Disease Control and Prevention are calling for the federal agency to address what they say are “ongoing and recurring acts of racism and discrimination” against its Black employees, NPR reported.

Over 60 women and nonbinary people have accused influential comics author Warren Ellis of manipulative and predatory behavior toward female fans and creatives.

Skydio, a startup that makes autonomous drones that fly themselves with little human intervention, is entering the commercial drone market with its new X2 model.

Ubisoft will let you redeem a free copy of open-world hacking simulator Watch Dogs 2 for PC right now just by logging in to your Uplay account.

Seventeen states and Washington, DC have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s policy that would prevent international students who are taking online courses from remaining in the US.

The iPhone “batterygate” saga was one of the bigger controversies that Apple has ever faced.

Twitch has unbanned President Donald Trump, two weeks after suspending his account for “hateful conduct.

EV startup Fisker Inc. wants to power its first SUV with Volkswagen’s mass-manufactured modular electric vehicle platform, or “MEB,” and it says it is in talks with the German automaker to do just that.

Disney Plus is getting a new animated Star Wars series called Star Wars: The Bad Batch, which is set to debut on the streaming service in 2021.

With coronavirus cases spiking across the US, public health officials are urging the population to wear masks in all public areas, a simple measure that could limit the spread of the disease.

Google announced on Monday that its second-generation Pixel Buds are now available in more countries, including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Singapore, Spain, and the UK.

Where is Google’s Pixel 4A? Sitting right on the company’s online store, as it turns out.

The camera system is new and intriguing, but the phone is overpriced.

Workers for grocery delivery platform Shipt are planning to walk off the job and not accept new orders on Wednesday, July 15th, saying the company’s move toward an algorithm-based pay structure will reduce their pay by at least 30 percent.

Apple’s AirPods Pro have dropped to their lowest price yet at Woot, an online store owned by Amazon.

Arevo is not a well-known name in the cycling world. But the Silicon Valley-based company is using its expertise in composites manufacturing and 3D printing to produce the “world’s first” 3D-printed unibody electric bike.

OnePlus will reveal its first pair of true wireless earbuds on July 21st, the company confirmed today.

Microsoft Flight Simulator will launch on August 18th for PC. Microsoft has been holding private alpha testing of the new game in recent months, and it’s ready for preorder and preinstall today.

SiriusXM, a company most well-known for its satellite radio channels, is buying the podcasting company Stitcher from E.

The upcoming OnePlus Nord will have a selfie camera with an ultra-wide 105-degree field of view.

California has reportedly opened its own antitrust investigation into Google, Politico reports, which would mean the search giant is now facing antitrust probes from every state in the US bar one.

Ubisoft, like many other video game companies, was unable to host its typical in-person press conference at E3 in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ubisoft debuted the first trailer for Far Cry 6 as part of its Ubisoft Forward digital conference today.

Ubisoft has announced that the open beta for its upcoming battle royale shooter Hyper Scape kicks off on PC today.

This week’s list of original streaming shows has a little something for everyone, I think: Tom Hanks as a heroic Navy captain fleeing Nazis, a new series from the creator of Regular Show, a twist on the King Arthur legend that focuses on the Lady of the Lake, and Zac Efron who is traveling the world for some reason.

Tesla has lowered the purchase price of its Model Y by $3,000, so its Long Range AWD will now cost $49,990, Electrek reported.

President Trump told The Washington Post that he authorized a 2018 cyberattack on the Russian Internet Research Agency (IRA), the first time he’s acknowledged doing so.

Ubisoft is hosting a digital press conference to show off what would have been its slate of E3 game announcements.

Paris-based video game company Ubisoft announced Saturday that several high-level company officers are leaving amid allegations of abuse and harassment.

The latest software update to the Fitbit Charge 4 gives two big upgrades including dynamic GPS, and a “smart wake” option.

As it tries to catch up with the popular features offered by some of its younger competitors, Cisco’s Webex has unveiled virtual backgrounds for its videoconferences.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said Saturday that drugs and a future vaccine to treat COVID-19 should go where they are most needed, not just to “the highest bidder,” Reuters reported.

Wells Fargo has reportedly instructed employees who installed TikTok on company devices to remove the app, The Information reported.

This weekend, you can still get the biggest discount we’ve seen yet on Apple’s AirPods Pro truly wireless earbuds.

Makeup retailer Morphe has parted with YouTuber Jeffree Star, after weeks of public acrimony in the YouTube beauty community.

We knew a 5G variant of Samsung’s vertically folding Galaxy Z Flip clamshell was on the way, after the first images leaked earlier this month.

Tesla has finally settled on a date for its delayed annual shareholder meeting and “battery day” for investors: September 22nd.

Amazon has delayed its upcoming open-world MMO New World, one of two tentpole games from its burgeoning games studio, from August 25th to an undefined spring 2021 date.

Though it might strike some people as obvious advice, Apple has published a support page that warns MacBook owners not to close their laptop with a camera cover in place.

Instagram on Thursday announced a new ban on all forms of content, including posts and videos, promoting the widely discredited practice known as conversion therapy, which attempts to forcefully change an individual's sexual orientation.

Facebook is reportedly considering a ban on political ads before the US elections this year.

If you, like me, find yourself writing the same email over and over again, or copying and pasting the same message multiple times, Gmail gives you an easier option.

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Facebook’s defense after an appeals court determined it violated anti-robocalling rules.

All of those obnoxious marketing emails that crowd your inbox aren’t just pushing a product.

Amazon asked employees to remove the popular social video-sharing app TikTok from their mobile devices on Friday, multiple reporters say.

HBO Max has announced a new TV series focused on the Gotham City Police Department, which will be a spinoff of Matt Reeves’ upcoming The Batman film (which is set to star Robert Pattinson at Bruce Wayne / Batman).

Google’s 2020 Pixel lineup may look a bit different than usual if the latest product names found in the company’s Google search app are any indication.

YouTube creators in the company’s Partner Program can earn money a bunch of different ways — through advertising, subscriptions, donations, live-streaming features, and YouTube Premium revenue.

Staying on top of your email can be overwhelming, time-consuming, and tedious.

Apple’s beta versions of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 were released to the public this week, and The Verge’s Dieter Bohn was able to preview the new features, which you can now try for yourself.

The best laptop under $1,000.

Amazon’s Echo Show 8, its 8-inch smart display, is $90 at Best Buy and Amazon.

El-P and Tim Saccenti break down the art of Run The Jewels.

EV startup Rivian has raised $2. 5 billion, bringing its total funding to date to around $6 billion ahead of the launch of its all-electric pickup truck and SUV in early 2021.

Etsy sellers have been a top source for stylish masks since the start of the pandemic — but some of them, it turns out, are barely masks at all.

And with or without 5G, this isn’t a great laptop for $1,399.

Facebook’s iOS SDK is causing a number of popular iPhone apps to crash today, including Spotify, Pinterest, and Tinder.

A number of popular apps and services including TikTok, Spotify, Pinterest, and Tinder are currently broken on iOS devices.

Apple’s first Macs based on its own ARM-based silicon will include a new MacBook Air, as well as MacBook Pros with 13.

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has made it more difficult to buy a new laptop recently, and we’re now starting to see how PC shipments have been affected.

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Samsung’s upcoming bean-shaped earbuds have leaked again in a series of new images that also include its charging case for the first time.

Google has responded to the inadvertent reveal of a new Nest smart speaker through regulatory filings by, well, confirming its existence.

Dell is adding a new color option to its popular XPS 15 laptop for the first time ever, and it’s a huge visual upgrade to the usual silver aluminum and black carbon fiber of the standard model.

Fisker Inc. and Karma Automotive, two electric vehicle startups with a long shared history, each announced this week that they’ve raised millions of dollars.

Google has long struggled with getting device manufacturers to update older devices to the latest version of Android, but the company announced today that it’s starting to see some success, with Android 10 seeing the fastest adoption rates of any version of Android.

For a few hours on Thursday afternoon, videos that appeared on TikTok user pages, following feeds, and the For You Page all displayed broken Like totals for some users across the globe.

An advocacy group is urging lawmakers to make sure hospitals can repair their own equipment — citing a survey of over 200 medical professionals.

Sony has made a $250 million investment in Epic Games, the two companies announced on Thursday, giving Sony a minority interest in the game development studio.

Sony revealed what the physical boxes for PlayStation 5 games will look like in a blog post on Thursday, using the upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales as an example.

iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are now available in public beta, and you can download and install them.

You might not be getting much use out of GoPro’s outdoor action cameras during the coronavirus pandemic, so GoPro is making it a lot easier for you to repurpose its flagship Hero 8 camera for use indoors as a macOS webcam.

The public betas for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are rolling out today, and they bring a laundry list of new features, including the biggest changes to the iOS home screen that we’ve seen in years.

There are so many new features that it’s hard to keep track.

A mysterious new Samsung wearable device has been revealed in FCC filings made public today.

We live in the era of streaming entertainment, and it’s easier than ever to start watching whatever new Netflix, Prime Video, or Hulu show that your friends and co-workers are raving about.

Logitech’s Harmony brand tried to reinvent the wheel with its Harmony Express remote control, and it didn’t work.

Razer has announced a miniature version of the DeathAdder V2 gaming mouse, expanding its lineup of shrunken peripherals beyond the Razer Viper Mini.

The Trump administration is apparently considering a ban on Chinese social media apps, including the popular video app TikTok.

Dell has given a facelift to its XPS desktop, resulting in a smaller and far more appealing chassis than the previous iteration.

A new smart speaker from Google has been spotted as part of a regulatory filing in Japan.

A Japanese chain of sushi restaurants is using an AI-powered app to assess the quality of tuna — a key step in the preparation of sushi that traditionally requires years of training from experienced human buyers.

Candy Crush Saga creator King has revealed a new free-to-play mobile game for Android and iOS featuring the goofy orange marsupial Crash Bandicoot.

TikTok took down more than 49 million videos from users across the globe during the second half of 2019, the company revealed in a transparency report released this morning.

Canon has announced the EOS R5, by far the highest-end mirrorless camera it’s ever made.

A newly released iOS app from Epic Games lets developers record facial expressions that can be imported directly into the Unreal Engine, using little more than an iPhone’s front-facing camera.

A robotic helping hand in a crisis.

In a new test, Google Maps is showing the location of traffic lights in cities around the US in its Android app.

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Apple’s Independent Repair Provider Program, which allows businesses to purchase genuine Apple parts to perform iPhone repairs without having to become a full-fledged Apple Authorized Service Provide (AASP), is expanding to Canada and 32 countries across Europe, the company has announced.

Fujifilm has released its software that lets you use X-series mirrorless cameras as a webcam for your Mac.

Streaming service Quibi only managed to convert a little under 10 percent of its early wave of users into paying subscribers, says mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower.

Employees inside Ford have asked the company’s leadership to stop making and selling police vehicles, according to Jalopnik.

Amazon is making a small tweak to the Alexa companion app on iOS and Android; in a few days you’ll no longer need to tap the blue Alexa button on your screen to say a voice command, TechCrunch reports.

Apple is moving away from Intel’s chipsets in favor of its new, custom-designed ARM chips — but the company is promising that it’ll still support Intel’s Thunderbolt USB-C connectivity standard on new Apple silicon computers, despite the lack of Intel processors.