2025-01-09

How the US TikTok Ban Would Actually Work

The fate of TikTok now rests in the hands of the US Supreme Court. If a law banning the social video app this month is upheld, it won’t disappear from your phone—but it will get messy fast. [...]

2025-01-09

Social Security Recipients Need a Benefit Statement for Tax Season: Here's Where to Find It

Tax season is almost here. If you receive Social Security benefits, you'll need your benefit statement to find out if you need to file taxes this year. [...]

2025-01-09

Rumble Among 15 Targets of Texas Attorney General’s Child Privacy Probe

Texas has become a leading enforcer of internet rules. Its latest probe includes some platforms that privacy experts describe as unusual suspects. [...]

2025-01-09

X's Grok AI assistant is now a standalone app

Grok, the AI assistant that's for some reason baked into X, is now available as a standalone app. Like the version that exists as a tab on the social media platform, the Grok app can be used to g [...]

2025-01-09

The best gaming laptops for 2025

When it comes to gaming, laptops have come a long way. Once seen as the lesser cousin to gaming PCs, today’s gaming laptops pack a serious punch, offering remarkable power and portability in sleek p [...]

2025-01-08

Venezuela restricts TikTok – leaving citizens turning to VPNs

Restrictions come as TikTok failed to meet authorities' request to appoint a local representative. It isn't the first time, however, that Venezuela blocked a social media app. [...]

2025-01-08

T-Mobile is under fire again over its 2021 data breach

T-Mobile is once again being sued by Washington state over the 2021 data breach which exposed sensitive information for over 79 million people, The Verge reports. The lawsuit filed on Monday alleges t [...]

2025-01-08

Sony's immersive The Last of Us experience at CES 2025 dropped me into a subway filled with zombies

As Engadget's chief The Last of Us correspondent, I was pretty pumped to find out during Sony's CES 2025 press conference that season two of the HBO show would come out in April. But Naughty [...]

2025-01-08

Meta test will bring eBay listings to Facebook Marketplace

Meta is expanding Facebook Marketplace to include eBay listings. A test will launch in the US, France and Germany, allowing users to browse eBay offerings on Marketplace. Sellers on eBay can list prod [...]