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Ford is adding 'hands-free' Alexa to new cars with an OTA update

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Starting this fall, Ford will begin rolling out an improved implementation of Alexa to Sync 4-equipped cars in the US and Canada.

The Morning After: Tesla just stopped taking Bitcoin

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Tesla presses pause on its Bitcoin program, and ASUS is bringing back the small smartphone.

Facebook's Diem Association shifts its focus to the US

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Diem has withdrawn its application for a Swiss payment license from Switzerland's FINMA financial regulator.

Italy fines Google $123 million for blocking an EV app from Android Auto

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Italy's competition watchdog has fined Google for blocking an electric vehicle charging app from its Android Auto platform.

Microsoft is testing Xbox party chat accessibility features

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Microsoft has announced that speech transcription and text-to-speech synthesis is coming to Xbox Party Chat, starting today for Xbox Insiders.

Amazon will stream WNBA games in 2021 as part of a multi-year deal

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Amazon has signed a multi-year deal with the Women's National Basketball Association that will see it stream games live on Prime Video.

Colonial Pipeline restarts operations after ransomware attack

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Colonial Pipeline will soon resume its normal operations after being forced to shut down due to a ransomware attack.

TCL's $1,600 85-inch 4K TV is now available

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TCL's 85-inch TVs offer two choices, a cheap one for $1,600 or a full-featured 4K TV with Dolby Vision and VRR for $3,000.

Biden signs cybersecurity executive order in the wake of pipeline shutdown

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A new executive order from the White House is supposed to help prevent future incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack.

Tesla suspends Bitcoin car purchases citing environmental impact

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You can't buy a Tesla with Bitcoin anymore.

TikTok's Green Screen Duet feature lets you use other TikToks as a backdrop

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TikTok is adding another way for people to remix videos by letting them add their favorite TikToks to the background of their own clips.

Nintendo's Switch Pro Controller drops back down to $59 at Amazon

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Amazon knocked $11 off Nintendo's Switch Pro Controller, bringing it down to $59.

'Fall Guys' cross-play features arrive tomorrow

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PC and PS4 players can dive into matches and custom lobbies with each other.

Sonos Arc update adds Dolby Atmos height channel volume adjustment

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Sonos has added a Dolby Atmos height volume adjustment option for Arc speakers.

Facebook is under new scrutiny for its moderation practices in Europe

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Facebook is again facing questions about content moderators after a moderator told an Irish parliamentary committee the company isn't protecting reviewers.

ASUS' Zenfone 8 series includes a compact flagship and a flip camera

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ASUS is keeping its flip camera on the new Zenfone 8 Flip, but it's also trying a new compact flagship smartphone strategy with the smaller Zenfone 8.

Dax Shepard's 'Armchair Expert' becomes a Spotify exclusive on July 1st

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You can add Armchair Expert to the pile of Spotify exclusive podcasts.

Peacock delves deeper into live sports with the Premier Lacrosse League

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NBC and NBC Sports will air some games, but Peacock will stream 44 matches this season.

Motorola wants to bring remote wireless charging tech to its phones

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Motorola is partnering with a company called Guru Wireless to bring proprietary remote wireless charging technology to its phones.

Intel says it has solved a key bottleneck in quantum computing

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Intel has overcome a quantum computing bottleneck by controlling two qubits with a cryogenic control chip.

Snap suspends two anonymous Q&A apps following lawsuit over teen's death

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Yolo and LMK no longer work on the platform.

Talk to a vet online when your pet needs one with Pawp

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This pet insurance alternative gives you 24/7 remote vet access and a $3,000 emergency safety net.

'Battlefield 6' will be available for last-gen game consoles

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EA is building 'Battlefield 6' with PS5 and Xbox Series X in mind, but it will still play on last-generation consoles.

Sony SRS-RA5000 review: 360 Reality Audio is only part of the story

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One of Sony's first 360 Reality Audio speakers shows the hardware — much like the platform itself — is still a work in progress.

Amazon's new Echo Show 8 has a camera that can track you around a room

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There's also an updated Show 5 with a kids version.
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