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• Microsoft launches a cross-platform password autofill feature
• 'Final Fantasy XIV' PS5 beta starts on April 13th
• Bloomberg: Apple car talks with Hyundai/Kia are 'paused'
• Trump negotiations to join Parler reportedly involved an ownership stake
• Microsoft will uninstall its old Edge browser from Windows PCs on April 13th
• SoundCloud may let fans support artists directly
• Nevada governor wants to allow tech companies to create local governments
• This Animal Crossing remake of 'Too Many Cooks' is an adorable nightmare
• An unborn baby recorded an album through biosonic MIDI
• ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake’ has been delayed indefinitely
• Universal Music pulls its catalog from music video app Triller
• Senate Democrats introduce a bill to limit Section 230
• NASA approves $93 million mission to study the Moon ahead of Artemis
• Xiaomi's latest concept phone has a quad waterfall display and no ports
• SpaceX will launch a NASA mission to study the history of the universe
• 'Cyberpunk 2077' update fixes a save file exploit on PC
• The best deals we found this week: $100 off the MacBook Pro M1 and more
• These Bluetooth earbuds can deliver 50 hours of battery life
• Revel plans to build a network of EV fast-charging stations in NYC
• Disney+ offers 'Raya and the Last Dragon' pre-orders before its debut
• 'A Glitch in the Matrix' and the obsession of simulation theory
• Apple's iPad Air is $40 cheaper at Amazon
• Google union files first complaint over alleged labor abuses
• Denmark will build a wind-generating artificial island in the North Sea
• Engadget Podcast: Virtual Sundance, Bezos leaves Amazon and the Apple Car

Microsoft launches a cross-platform password autofill feature Posted: 06 Feb 2021 02:04 AM PST Microsoft has rolled out a big update for its Authenticator app, which gives it the capability to automatically fill log ins with your usernames and passwords. The tech giant has launched a new autofill feature that works across devices and platforms...

'Final Fantasy XIV' PS5 beta starts on April 13th Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:45 PM PST More than ten years after its troubled PC and PS3 launch, Final Fantasy XIV is coming to yet another PlayStation console. During a reveal event Friday night, Square-Enix announced an open beta for PS5 will start April 13th. On the new system, the MMO...

Bloomberg: Apple car talks with Hyundai/Kia are 'paused' Posted: 05 Feb 2021 05:05 PM PST Ready for another wrinkle in the rumors around Apple's Project Titan automotive efforts? A report by Bloomberg says that despite (or perhaps because of) all the information leaking out about a possible deal between Apple and Hyundai/Kia, talks have "...

Trump negotiations to join Parler reportedly involved an ownership stake Posted: 05 Feb 2021 03:53 PM PST Parler, the "free speech" focused social network that attracted many right wing and extremist voices, remains offline several days after the company's board canceled its CEO. The site is staying in the news, however, as a BuzzFeed News report cites d...

Microsoft will uninstall its old Edge browser from Windows PCs on April 13th Posted: 05 Feb 2021 03:21 PM PST It may have taken Microsoft the better part of a decade to get people off of Internet Explorer, but the company has a more decisive retirement plan for the previous version of its Edge browser. On April 13th, Microsoft will release a cumulative month...

SoundCloud may let fans support artists directly Posted: 05 Feb 2021 02:02 PM PST SoundCloud could soon implement a new payment model that would allow you to pay your favorite musicians directly, according to Billboard. The company is reportedly in the process of exploring several alternative business models, one of which is the o...

Nevada governor wants to allow tech companies to create local governments Posted: 05 Feb 2021 12:51 PM PST The Governor of Nevada plans to introduce new legislation that would effectively allow tech companies to form separate local governments within the state. In a draft proposal obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Governor Steve Sisolak calls for...

This Animal Crossing remake of 'Too Many Cooks' is an adorable nightmare Posted: 05 Feb 2021 12:11 PM PST Cast your mind back, if you can, to 2014. It was a simpler time, when we could go about our lives with more peace of mind than we can these days. It was also the year that Adult Swim induced countless nightmares with "Too Many Cooks," a masterful spo...

An unborn baby recorded an album through biosonic MIDI Posted: 05 Feb 2021 11:29 AM PST Luca Yupanqui is about to release an album she'll certainly have no memory of recording. Her parents, musicians Elizabeth Hart and Iván Diaz Mathé, used biosonic MIDI to turn her in-utero movements into audio. Sacred Bones Records, which also has Dav...

‘Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake’ has been delayed indefinitely Posted: 05 Feb 2021 11:11 AM PST Ubisoft has delayed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake once again, this time indefinitely. "We have made the decision to shift the release for Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake to a later date," Ubisoft said in a statement attributed...

Universal Music pulls its catalog from music video app Triller Posted: 05 Feb 2021 10:29 AM PST Universal Music Group (UMG) has pulled its entire song catalog from music video app Triller, according to Billboard. The publisher claims the app withheld payments from its artists and refuses to negotiate a new licensing deal. "We will not work with...

Senate Democrats introduce a bill to limit Section 230 Posted: 05 Feb 2021 10:12 AM PST A trio of Democratic senators have introduced a bill that would make online platforms more liable for the content that their users post, particularly if those posts lead to harm. The SAFE TECH Act aims to limit the protections that social media compa...

NASA approves $93 million mission to study the Moon ahead of Artemis Posted: 05 Feb 2021 09:51 AM PST NASA has awarded Firefly Aerospace, a company based in Cedar Park, Texas, a $93.3 million contract to carry out a mission to conduct experiments and test new technologies on the Moon. In 2023, the company's Blue Ghost lander will touch down in Mare C...

Xiaomi's latest concept phone has a quad waterfall display and no ports Posted: 05 Feb 2021 09:15 AM PST Xiaomi might be best known for its extremely affordable, competent smartphones, but it also loves flexing with its some truly ambitious designs. (Case in point: this foldable prototype, or this phone that's almost 100 percent screen.) The company's l...

SpaceX will launch a NASA mission to study the history of the universe Posted: 05 Feb 2021 08:57 AM PST One of NASA's more important science missions now has a ride. The agency has awarded SpaceX a contract to launch its SPHEREx astrophysics project. The mission won't blast off using a Falcon 9 rocket until June 2024 at the earliest, but it promises to...

'Cyberpunk 2077' update fixes a save file exploit on PC Posted: 05 Feb 2021 08:30 AM PST Another day, another Cyberpunk 2077 update to fix a critical issue. Earlier this week, it emerged there was a vulnerability that could have allowed hackers to take over players' PCs through malicious code injected into mods and custom save files. CD...

The best deals we found this week: $100 off the MacBook Pro M1 and more Posted: 05 Feb 2021 08:17 AM PST We saw a smattering of good deals on tech this week, including sales on Apple devices and OLED TVs. A few of the latest MacBooks with Apple's new M1 chips are on sale while a couple of Vizio OLED TVs are hundreds of dollars off at Best Buy. You may n...

These Bluetooth earbuds can deliver 50 hours of battery life Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:55 AM PST Everyone but the most fervent Apple fans thought the company was crazy when it got rid of the headphone jack in the iPhone 7 in favor of the AirPods, essentially creating a solution to their own problem. And yet, five years later, Bluetooth earbuds o...

Revel plans to build a network of EV fast-charging stations in NYC Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:42 AM PST Electric scooter company Revel is moving into EV charging. It's building its first universal fast charging site in Bedford–Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, which it claims will be the largest such hub in North America with 30 chargers. The station will be ope...

Disney+ offers 'Raya and the Last Dragon' pre-orders before its debut Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:29 AM PST Disney+ has previously offered early access to movies with theatrical releases, but now it's hoping you'll pay in advance. The streaming service has started taking pre-orders for Premier Access to Raya and the Last Dragon ahead of its digital debut o...

'A Glitch in the Matrix' and the obsession of simulation theory Posted: 05 Feb 2021 07:00 AM PST If you've heard of simulation theory -- the idea that our entire universe could be running inside of some sort of extra-dimensional computer -- there's a good chance you encountered it from a high profile believer like Elon Musk. But how would an ave...

Apple's iPad Air is $40 cheaper at Amazon Posted: 05 Feb 2021 06:36 AM PST The best price we've seen on Apple's latest iPad Air is back again. Amazon's selling the silver and green versions of the iPad Air for $559, which is $40 off their normal price. The rose gold and space gray models are also discounted, though not as h...

Google union files first complaint over alleged labor abuses Posted: 05 Feb 2021 06:14 AM PST The newly formed Alphabet Workers Union isn't wasting time challenging the tech giant on alleged labor abuses. Bloomberg reports the union has filed a National Labor Relations Board complaint accusing Google partner Adecco of illegally silencing cont...

Denmark will build a wind-generating artificial island in the North Sea Posted: 05 Feb 2021 06:00 AM PST The Danish Energy Agency has today formally announced that, as expected, it will build an artificial island in the North Sea, 50 miles off the coast of the Jutland Peninsula. This green energy hub will, when complete, be expected to supply 10GW: roug...

Engadget Podcast: Virtual Sundance, Bezos leaves Amazon and the Apple Car Posted: 05 Feb 2021 05:30 AM PST We didn't have to travel to Utah to drown ourselves in content from the Sundance Film Festival. This week, Devindra and Engadget's Managing Editor, Terrence O'Brien, chat about all of the wild movies, VR experiences and new media projects they saw at...

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