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Facebook has a new policy for fighting ‘coordinated social harm’ | Engadget Karissa Bell Facebook has announced a new policy that allows it to take out networks of accounts engaging in “coordinated social harm.” The company said the change could help the platform fight harmful behavior it wouldn’t otherwise be able to fully address under…
Stop Torturing Animals in the Name of Science Hope Ferdowsian Perhaps no one has been more vilified for his sentiments about and actions toward animals than René Descartes. Many scholars attribute the 17th-century belief that animals were mere machines devoid of fear, pain or pleasure to the French mathematician, philosopher and scientist. Animals’ feelings, even…
Democrats Seek ‘Historic’ Changes to U.S. Flood Program Thomas Frank, E&E News Congressional Democrats are moving toward enacting two measures that could vastly expand access to flood insurance and give communities a more accurate picture of their flood risk through better maps. Two provisions in a budget reconciliation bill the House Financial Services Committee approved…
Microsoft Office 2021 will be available on October 5th | Engadget Igor Bonifacic Microsoft will release Office 2021, the next consumer version of its productivity suite, on October 5th. That’s the same day the company will launch Windows 11. Much like Office 2019 before it, Office 2021 is a one-time purchase that will be available…
Ford will spend $250 million to boost F-150 Lightning production | Engadget Jon Fingas Ford’s electric F-150 Lightning is clearly in high demand, and the company is determined to keep up. The automaker has paired news of pre-production work with a promise to invest an extra $250 million and create 450 new jobs to increase…
Boss’ SY-200 is a powerful guitar synth | Engadget Terrence O'Brien Boss is certainly no stranger to the world of guitar synths. In fact, Roland and Boss have been at the forefront of guitar synths and MIDI controllers since the ’70s. After launching the absolutely epic SY-1000 in 2019, then cramming a bunch of synth…
Cadillac Lyriq EV reservations open on September 18th | Engadget Kris Holt Cadillac is preparing to leap into the electric vehicle market with the Lyriq, and now the automaker has revealed when you’ll be able to lock in your reservation. You’ll get your first chance to lay claim to a 2023 Lyriq this Saturday (September…
WhatsApp starts testing local business directories | Engadget Igor Bonifacic WhatsApp already allows you to chat with businesses, but you may soon also have the ability to find them through the app as well. This week, the company started testing a directory feature that allows users to scan through local shops and services that have…
T-Mobile will start offering in-store phone repairs on November 1st | Engadget Jon Fingas In-store repairs are becoming increasingly commonplace, and T-Mobile is finally ready to catch up on that trend. The carrier now plans to offer in-store repairs to Protection subscribers in 500 stores starting November 1st. Pay $7 or more per month and…
SpaceX’s Starship Could Rocket-Boost Research in Space Maddie Bender On Wednesday Elon Musk’s commercial space company SpaceX launched four astronauts into orbit as part of Inspiration4, the first all-civilian spaceflight mission. They will return to Earth three days later, having made history. Yet apart from collecting data to add to a robust body of research…