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Spotify Premium redesign borrows one of Pandora’s best features Spotify’s been busy announcing a bunch of new features this week, including an app for Google’s Wear OS and better direct uploads for artists — and it’s made some changes to Spotify Premium,…
Canelo Álvarez signs $365 million contract with streaming service DAZN Multiple world champion Canelo Álvarez has signed a staggering 11-fight, five year, $365 million contract with DAZN, a streaming service dedicated to sports. This beats out the previous record holder, Giancarlo Stanton,…
Zoov launches an ebike sharing system that fits in with existing roads Whether they take the form of scooters or bikes, pedestrian mobility programs have sprung up quickly around the globe, occasionally angering people and governments in cities that hadn’t asked for…
Hacked, scammed and on your own: navigating cryptocurrency ‘wild west’ NEW YORK (Reuters) – When Peggy and Marco Lachmann-Anke learned in January that hackers cracked a 40-character password and cleaned out their cryptocurrency wallet, they did not go to the police or…
Swarm’s latest update brings it closer to its Foursquare roots Jon Fingas/Engadget The line between the Swarm and Foursquare City Guide apps just blurred a little more. Foursquare has released Swarm 6.0 for Android and iOS, and its tentpole features will feel…
Adobe’s ‘Fast Mask’ can edit one object across an entire video clip Adobe Last night at Adobe Max’s Sneaks session, a showcase unveiling potential software features, comedian Tiffany Haddish and Adobe evangelist Paul Trani announced ten new tools that the company is…
Dad dating sim ‘Dream Daddy’ arrives on PS4 October 30th Game Grumps If you slept on Dream Daddy, one of Engadget’s best games of 2017, you’ll soon have another way to play the charming dating sim as the “Dadrector’s Cut” is headed…
Letting the sunshine in may kill dust-dwelling bacteria Allowing sunlight in through windows can kill bacteria that live in dust, according to a study published in the open access journal Microbiome. Researchers at the University of Oregon found that in dark rooms…
WSJ: Facebook believes spammers were behind its massive data breach MANDEL NGAN via Getty Images More than two weeks after Facebook revealed a massive data breach, we still don’t know who was using the flaw in its site to access information on…
Ancient Andean genomes show distinct adaptations to farming and altitude Ancient populations in the Andes of Peru adapted to their high-altitude environment and the introduction of agriculture in ways distinct from other global populations that faced similar circumstances, according to findings presented…
Netflix’s ‘Orange is the New Black’ will end with season seven Jojo Whilden/Netflix The time has come to say goodbye to another Netflix series. This time, it’s Orange is the New Black. The show announced in a tweet that the upcoming seventh…
Helm’s personal email server helps you avoid data breaches Helm Are you uncomfortable with the thought that some of your sensitive data is sitting on a remote server that represents a big, juicy target for hackers? Helm thinks it has a solution:…
T-Mobile is giving you 36 months to pay off select phones Kim Kirby via Getty Images T-Mobile is giving people more time to pay off their phones. On Friday, the mobile carrier will launch a new 36-month installment plan that will stretch…
GOAT sneaker marketplace partners with NBA player Kyle Kuzma SIPA USA/PA Images Online sneaker marketplace GOAT announced that Los Angeles Lakers forward Kyle Kuzma will serve as the company’s brand ambassador. Today’s announcement marks the first partnership between a sneaker reselling platform…
US tornado frequency shifting eastward from Great Plains: Tornado Alley is still tops, but more vulnerable regions are catching up A new study finds that over the past four decades, tornado frequency has increased over a large swath of the Midwest and…