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Rivian was supposed to start deliveries of its R1T Launch Edition electric pickup truck this month, but that won’t be the case. The automaker has delayed the initial shipments to September. Customers will also have to wait longer to get their hands on the R1S electric SUV, as the first deliveries won’t take place until…
It wouldn’t be World Emoji Day without an update from Google on its next Android emoji, and there will be plenty of updates to the special characters for Android 12. Google has previewed updates to “hundreds” of characters for the new OS that will also make them more accessible across apps and platforms. In many…
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Amazon kicked off this week with a sale on its kids-focused tablets, speakers and other devices. Parents…
Xiaomi is now a true heavyweight in the smartphone arena. Canalys estimates that the Chinese tech giant became the world’s second-largest phone brand in the second quarter of 2021, surging 83 percent year-over-yer to claim 17 percent of the market. The company not only overtook Apple (14 percent) to claim the second spot, but blew…
This week, editor-in-chief of Space.com Tariq Malik joins Cherlynn and Devindra to break down what led to the ongoing billionaire space race and what’s happening now. Was Richard Branson really in space? What’s the difference between Virgin Galactic, Blue Origin and Space X’s vehicles? Plus, what are these billionaires trying to achieve, and at what…
Valve just surprised us all with a handheld console. The $399 Steam Deck will arrive in December, with availability expanding to more regions later. Looking like some unholy alliance of Sega’s Game Gear and the Nintendo Switch, the hardware includes a seven-inch touchscreen at 1,280 x 800 resolution at 60Hz refresh rate. There is no…
Those who find Alexa’s default voice too cold can have the digital assistant mimic celebs. Though, in the past, the only A-list impression the AI could do was everyone’s fave badass Samuel L. Jackson. Turns out, people liked the idea of ordering a weather report from a superstar, because Amazon is adding two more famous…
The White House all but circled back to the Cold War on Thursday as President Biden and his press secretary separately condemned communism as a failed system, laying the current suffering of the Cuban people directly at the feet of the collectivist regime there. Jen Psaki offered the first rebuke in the briefing room. “I…
One way fintechs have set themselves apart from traditional banks is by embracing crypto trading. For some of the biggest names in the sector, the expansion has been a success. Take PayPal. Following in the footsteps of Square’s Cash App, the company began allowing US members to buy, hold and sell Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ethereum and…
