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The Department of Justice is reportedly planning to make Google sell its Chrome browser to address its search monopoly. Its in response to a 2020 lawsuit filed by the DOJ and several US states that was finally ruled upon in August. Google has, naturally, said such a sale would be a terrible idea and would harm American competitiveness in the tech industry. Im more curious about how much inherent value Chrome has without the backing of its parent company. Dan Cooper Get this delivered daily direct to your inbox. Subscribe right here! News in Brief The Oura Ring Gen 3 drops to a record low of $249 for Black FridayIts a good deal if you dont wear a smartwatch. Meta wants its Llama AI in Britains public healthcare systemHow do you reduce wait times? More staff members AI, somehow. Bluesky hits 20 million usersIts the new home for the soul of old Twitter. Minecraft is getting its own theme parks And view a new trailer for its forthcoming movie. Merlin Entertainments The company behind Legoland is teaming up with Mojang to build Minecraft theme parks in the US and UK. Both locations will have interactive attractions based on the game, as well as rides, gift shops and restaurants designed to milk cash out of weary parents. The announcement came on the same day as the first full trailer for A Minecraft Movie, another sign of the games growing cultural dominance. Given I cant move in my own home without hearing famous Minecraft YouTuber Aphmau screech-shouting at the top of her lungs, I cant wait to grind my teeth into powder taking my kids to enjoy both. Continue Reading (Theme Parks) Continue Reading (Trailer) Sony will trial cloud streaming for the PS5 Portal i.e. The thing it should have had from the start. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Someone at Sony has finally noticed the PlayStation Portal was shipped without its raison dtre: cloud streaming. The company is pushing a software update for users to test the feature with more than 120 PS5 Plus games. It only took them a whole damn year to get around to it. Continue Reading. Germany says cut undersea data cables were sabotaged Finger pointing is happening. Over the weekend, two undersea data cables in Europe were cut, with one German politician claiming sabotage. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has gone public with his belief the two lines were deliberately cut, but admits he has no proof to support his claim. Both Germany and Finland, two of the countries affected, say a thorough investigation is in progress. Continue Reading. What is Sonos Sound Motion technology? A guide for the perplexed. Sonos Sonos hasnt had a great year, but one highlight has been the Arc Ultra soundbar, the first model to debut its Sound Motion technology. Now, I bet youre wondering what that tech is and what it does, which is why Engadgets audio expert Billy Steele has cooked up this guide. Hell talk you through what its good for, why Sonos spent $100 million to own it and what it means for the future of your home audio. Continue Reading. I wish Blizzard loved Warcraft as much as I do These games deserve better than this. Blizzard Entertainment Ive got fond memories of playing Warcraft II as a kid, with Theyre destroying our city! a regular rallying cry in me and my friend Shanes playground games. Engadgets Igor Bonifacic has a similar love for the series and leapt in to play the recently released remaster. Sadly, it looks like Blizzard phoned this one in, prompting Igor to look a little closer at whats going on. Continue Reading. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-121538152.html?src=rss
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Uber is rolling out some new features for the holiday travel season. On Wednesday, it announced a new, super-duper-sized option with extra trunk space for airport travel. In addition, there will be a third shuttle route for NYC travelers. UberXXL is the companys new extra-spacious rideshare option. These airport-only rides offer more trunk space and plenty of comfortable seating room for you and your group. Uber says pricing for the new jumbo-sized service will fall somewhere between UberXL and Uber Black. Upfront pricing will be available in the app. The service is launching at 40 airports in the US and Canada, including New Yorks Kennedy, LaGuardia and Newark. Other participating UberXXL airports include (among others) LAX, SFO, Reagan National, OHare, DFW, Miami and Atlanta. It will be available at over 60 airports globally. Uber Holiday travelers will also have new ways to save a few bucks on their trips this year. UberX Share is launching at eight US airports and two international ones. The service lets you book a trip with just one other airport traveler to save up to 25 percent compared to UberX fares. The company says the cheaper rates will apply even if you arent matched with a random stranger. UberX Share for flights will launch at Austin, Denver, Newark, Dulles, Miami, New Orleans and Phoenix airports. Uber Reserve, the companys schedule-ahead feature, is adding Flight Capture, which lets you enter your flight info and schedule your trip around it. The app will recommend the best time to leave and ask if you want to adjust your drop-off if your flight is delayed. In addition, Uber Reserve will now give you the option of adding multiple stops when setting up your ride. After launching in New York City last month, Uber Shuttle has added an extra stop to and from LaGuardia. The $18 shuttle service, which lets you save some money on its preset routes, will now include a third stop at the World Trade Center site at 198 Fulton St. It joins the previous two shuttle pickup and drop-off points: Midtown Manhattan (with stops at Port Authority Terminal and Grand Central) and Penn Station. Finally, the Uber app for iPhone has added a widget that could shave a few seconds off the time it takes to schedule a pickup. Starting today, the iOS app has a new Home Screen widget that lets you request a ride in as little as two taps. You can check the App Store for the update today. The company added a ride-tracking Live Activities feature last year.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/ubers-new-xxl-rides-will-have-extra-room-for-your-big-ass-suitcase-110027241.html?src=rss
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Dutch secondhand marketplace Marktplaats has launched a childrens book aimed at normalizing used toys as holiday gifts, addressing an apparent disconnect between childrens and adults attitudes toward pre-loved playthings. While research shows that 66.6% of (grand)parents acknowledge children are just as happy with secondhand toys as new ones, only 9.7% of Dutch adults plan to give pre-owned gifts this holiday season. The hesitation stems largely from ingrained habits and social pressure, with 26.6% of parents feeling uncomfortable giving secondhand presents and 20.1% worried about judgments from friends and family.To help shift these preconceptions, Marktplaats collaborated with children's author Lisa Maschhaupt to create De kraam van Billy (Billys Stall), a storybook about a child who opens a market stall to help friends find their dream toys without buying new ones. According to Florence Schmit, General Manager at Marktplaats, the book targets parents as much as it does children, using storytelling to challenge consumption habits and nudge people towards more sustainable gift-giving. The initiative comes as research reveals that 56.7% of parents would consider secondhand toys as gifts if it became more socially acceptable, suggesting that shifting social norms could significantly impact buying habits.
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