Digg is back again, this time to aggregate AI news - Engadget
…Digg wasn't ready to fight off bots at the scale and the speed that they flooded the website, and the tools the team deployed weren't enough. Justin Mezzell, the company…
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Google's AI search results will now turn to Reddit for expert advice - Engadget
…Google plans to add more context to these links, too, showing "a creator's name, handle or community name," so you can judge what you might want to click through and read…
Big Walk is an oddball blend of Peak and Escape Academy, and it's out August 4 - Engadget
…and it offers a smattering of tools like walkie-talkies, megaphones and laser pointers. Just like in real life, these can be lost or broken. Communication is key in Big Walk , and…
Google pledges to replenish more water than it uses at data centers by 2030 - Engadget
…And, yes, its data centers also power its increasing number of AI features and tools. The company, like many others, uses water to cool down servers, as it uses less energy than…
Meta will "substantially reduce" describing Instagram teen accounts as PG-13 - Engadget
…connection so explicitly in its communications going forward. "Today's agreement clearly distinguishes the MPA's film ratings from Instagram's Teen Account content moderation tools," said Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO…
Meta took down over a million scam accounts in joint operation with Microsoft, SpaceX and DOJ - Engadget
…Just this March, Meta also rolled out AI tools to identify brand and celebrity impersonators, as well as alerts to warn users if they're potentially communicating with fraudulent accounts.
Android will now warn you if a caller is impersonating someone you know - Engadget
…Google is also updating existing tools like Circle to Search and Quick Share. Like the company demoed on Samsung phones in February, Circle to Search can now identify and search for multiple…
Hey Meta workers, are you getting paid for those keystrokes? - Engadget
…A report in Reuters alleged that the keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks of Meta's workforce are to be captured for the purposes of training AI — something the company's communications department…
Theos: Cities of Myth is the spiritual successor to the one of the great city builders of the early 2000s - Engadget
…In the very early build I played, only the Athens campaign was ready for playtesting, and even then most of the game's tooltips and assets were populated by placeholders. I began…
Microsoft Build 2026: Live updates on Project Solara, Copilot AI, Windows, agents and more - Engadget
…That all sounds nice, but historically all of these datacenter have been damaging to their communities. Nadella is now talking about getting permission from local communities to build data centers, which is…