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GitHub takes down YouTube video download tools after an RIAA notice

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 03:35 PM PDT

You won't find the source code for YouTube-DL, a popular tool that can be used to download videos from YouTube, and for some of its forks and copies on GitHub anymore. When you visit their pages, you'll find a notice that says the "[r]epository [is]...

DoorDash teams up to open a restaurant in California

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 02:40 PM PDT

DoorDash is no stranger to offering help to restaurants, but now it's taking a direct stake in their success. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (via The Verge) that DoorDash is investing in Burma Bites, a spin-off restaurant of Oakland's Burma Supe...

Redbox's Free Live TV comes to Xbox One consoles

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 02:00 PM PDT

Want a free TV option on your console for those moments between gaming sessions? You now have another major choice. Redbox's Free Live TV has arrived on consoles for the first time with an app for Xbox One systems. As before, you don't have to sign i...

'Gears 5' Xbox Series X update brings Dave Bautista to the story mode

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 01:26 PM PDT

The Xbox Series X and S update to Gears 5 won't just make the game prettier — it'll also put a familiar face in more places. The Coalition told IGN in an interview that the game will give you the option of swapping in Dave Bautista (or rather, his WW...

Google pulls popular Android apps that collected kids' device data

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 12:39 PM PDT

It's not always easy for app creators to avoid violating kids' privacy, and a few of those developers are learning this first-hand. TechCrunch reports that Google has removed Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats & Cosplay, Android apps with a...

'Sekiro' GOTY Edition trailer offers a peek at fresh challenges

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 11:23 AM PDT

FromSoftware is eager to boast about the success of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice with a Game of the Year Edition, and it's now clearer just what you'll get when the new version arrives. The studio has posted a trailer for the GOTY Edition that shows wha...

HAL 9000 replica's crowdfunding project goes bust

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 10:18 AM PDT

Another high-profile crowdfunding project appears to have imploded, and supporters are paying the price. An Engadget reader and others who backed Master Replicas Group's functional HAL 9000 prop on Indiegogo has receive a notice from the company indi...

This lightweight cordless vacuum is now 42 percent off

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 10:00 AM PDT

At the end-of-the-day, no one wants to vacuum voluntarily. Regardless, it needs to get done. That's where the Jashen V18 350W Cordless Vacuum Cleaner comes into play—no more struggling with annoying cables or hard to maneuver machines. The Jashen fea...

Patreon is the next tech giant to crack down on QAnon

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:45 AM PDT

Patreon is joining the ranks of tech companies cracking down on QAnon. Bloomberg reports the crowdfunding site is banning accounts "dedicated" to promoting the discredited conspiracy theory, while others that have pushed some QAnon content (but aren'...

Hitting the Books: Widespread DNA testing could intensify American racism

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 08:00 AM PDT

In the modern digital media landscape, we are not the customers — or even the audience — we are the product. Every time we log on, our personal data including where we go, what we search for, who we interact with and what we buy is scraped, siphoned,...

Recommended Reading: The challenge of remastering 'Blade Runner'

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 07:00 AM PDT

Replicating Blade Runner: Why the adventure game classic is so tough to remasterWesley Yin-Poole, EurogamerNightdive Studios announced earlier this year that it planned to remaster the 1997 Blade Runner game for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Ninten...

The Morning After: Apple enters the 5G era with the iPhone 12

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:42 AM PDT

New iPhones have arrived, so as you would expect, while we reviewed the iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, the team at iFixit pulled out their tools and pried them open. Inside, shockingly, they found phone parts, plus a few new magnets to support the MagS...

US judge stands firm in decision to block ban on WeChat

Posted: 24 Oct 2020 06:29 AM PDT

The judge who blocked the Commerce Department's order to remove WeChat from US app stores was unmoved by the new evidence the government presented. Last month, US Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler issued a preliminary injunction blocking the order that...
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