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Waymo receives permission to offer rides in Sacramento and San Diego

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:50:04 +0000

The company will also be able to expand its fleet across more of the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles.

Kia's EV3 will start under $31,000 in the US

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:39:20 +0000

That makes it the cheapest EV in Kia's lineup.

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermarks from AI content

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:04:42 +0000

The invisible SynthID will remain.

Google must make it easier to install alternative app stores, judge orders

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:38:40 +0000

Google has a week to make it easier to find third-party app stores.

The Mandalorian and Grogu will hit Disney+ on September 2

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:05:23 +0000

If you didn't catch it in theaters, here's when you can watch it on Disney+.

Your car's dash cam might be illegal in some states — Here's how to check

staff@engadget.com (Christine Persaud) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Dash cam laws vary from one state to the next. Check the laws of states you'll be driving through.

France's top court strikes down social media ban for children under 15

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:48:38 +0000

President Macron has asked the government to rewrite France's proposed social media ban for children.

Get the best battery life for your MacBook by changing these settings

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Laptop batteries don't last forever, but there are some things that you can do today that may affect the lifespan of your MacBook's battery.

DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:58:24 +0000

DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models.

Apple proposes taking a 5-to-15 percent cut from external App Store payments

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:24:21 +0000

Apple and Google still aren't done facing Epic Games in court.

Trump slaps a 100 percent tariff on heavy and 'sensitive' drones

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:12:39 +0000

President Trump has imposed tariffs up to 100 percent on drones that are "particularly sensitive" for national security.

Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:27:46 +0000

Apple has recently sent out notifications, warning users that they'd been targeted by mercenary spyware attack.

Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:51:31 +0000

The amorphous corporate mascot will no longer haunt Copilot Voice.

Cloud storage is great until your vendor goes out of business

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:04:16 +0000

A St. Louis PBS station is suing a data center provider to rescue a 70-year archive.

Netflix shuts down Oxenfree studio Night School weeks after praising its 'really solid numbers'

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:24:22 +0000

Execs praised Night School's latest game, Unhinged, before pulling the rug.

X is testing a tool that will let users see if their posts have been 'shadowbanned'

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:10:21 +0000

The feature is rolling out as the company open-sources more of its ranking algorithm.

Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:01:57 +0000

Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure.

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:52:06 +0000

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf.

The best Spotify alternatives to ease your conscience

staff@engadget.com (Nathan Ingraham) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

There are loads of options for getting new music into your ears if you're fed up with Spotify.

Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:25:34 +0000

Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse.