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Engadget Podcast: Instagram on trial and the RAMaggedon rages on
This week, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a landmark social media trial, claiming the company only wanted to make Instagram "useful" and not addictive. In this episode, we chat...
The pro-gun case liberals don’t want to hear
The Second Amendment appears on a US flag above a display of firearms for sale in a gun store in Arizona in 2025. | Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images The Gray Area is now publishing twice a...
Meta will ruin its smart glasses by being Meta
Facial recognition has been a requested feature for smart glasses, but the risks are high. Whenever I write about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, I already know the comments I'm going to get. Cool...
US website 'freedom.gov' will allow Europeans to view hate speech and other blocked content
The US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments, according to Reuters. It was supposed to be launched at Munich...
Tesla’s cheaper $60,000 Cybertruck is still a Cybertruck
Tesla has announced a new all-wheel drive Cybertruck that starts at $59,990, the cheapest the controversial truck has been sold for yet - though still well above the $40,000 price tag Elon Musk had...
LA County lawsuit accuses Roblox of exposing children to 'grooming and exploitation'
Los Angeles County has sued Roblox for "unfair and deceptive business practices," claiming the platform's moderation and age-verification systems are inadequate. "Roblox portrays...
Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen are coming to Switch next week for the series’ 30th anniversary
It’s a big month for Pokémon, with February 27 marking 30 years since the world’s highest-grossing media franchise first introduced itself in the shape of two Game Boy games. Pocket Monsters Red and...
The Morning After: What to expect from Apple’s March 4 hardware event
Apple has lined up its first event of the year. Already! It’s taking place in New York City on March 4 at 9AM ET, but the company hasn’t confirmed if it will stream the media event. It seems likely...
Ari Borod joins Polymarket after legal fight with Fanatics over noncompete
Aron Borod, also known as Ari, is now officially at Polymarket, and the once-sealed court fight over his departure from Fanatics is coming into sharper focus. On Thursday (February 19), Polymarket...
Hitchcock Mayor arrested after sweeping gambling investigation targets City Hall operations
A wide-ranging gambling investigation in Hitchcock, Texas, has led to the arrest of the city’s mayor after authorities fanned out across town with dozens of search warrants. Investigators with the...