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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Friday, January 22nd. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Even if you use a password manager and two-factor authentication, there’s a good chance some of your login credentials have been exposed in the past thanks to hacks and leaks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Thursday, January 21st. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. TikTok has started a new feature that makes it easier for some of its most popular creators to host Q&A sessions with their fans. The feature was first spotted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, who shared images of it to their Twitter account. Learn mo...

Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Wednesday, January 20th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Elon Musk wears many hats, but it seems that Twitter customer support may no longer be one of them. The company is hiring remote support staff to, along with other duties, handle complaints people tweet at him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Tuesday, January 19th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. When Mt. Gox went bankrupt in 2014, it was the world’s largest Bitcoin exchange, holding 850,000 Bitcoins from thousands of users. Now, creditors might finally be able to get a portion of those riches back. One of Mt. Gox’s largest creditors, CoinLab, said an...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Monday, January 18th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. More car subscription services are running into trouble. According to Autoblog, Automotive News has learned that Audi and BMW are respectively ending and pausing their services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Friday, January 15th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night is taking its Castlevania inspirations to another level with its new Classic Mode. You'll only have a Sword-whip with which to fend off enemies as you guide Miriam through a castle, including five stages and sub-bosses, on her way...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Thursday, January 14th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. There are some wild stats about Microsoft Flight Simulator. In the sim, all 117 million lakes in the world are rendered in their appropriate places. Each plane has more than 1,000 points that respond to a variety of conditions at any given time, including win...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Wednesday, January 13th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Visa has abandoned its $5.3 billion bid to acquire fintech startup Plaid. In an announcement on Tuesday, the US Department of Justice said the two companies have agreed to call off their merger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adch...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Tuesday, January 12th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Dolby is looking to help your audio and video calls sound as clear as possible by optimizing microphone and speaker performance. It has announced a tool called Dolby Voice for PCs, which it says removes unwanted background noise and echoes, while automatically...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Monday, January 11th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. You might not have to wait much longer to get a taste of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 30 series in your laptop. Tom’s Guide points out that NVIDIA has shared a not-so-subtle teaser for its mobile RTX 30 graphics ahead of its January 12th CES event. Learn more about your ad...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Friday, January 8th. I’m Imran Sheikh and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Yet another tech platform has taken action against President Donald Trump in connection to Wednesday’s riot at the US Capitol. On Thursday, Twitch disabled the president’s account, meaning he can no longer use the platform to stream to his followers. Learn more abou...

Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Thursday, January 7th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Facebook and YouTube both removed a video posted by Donald Trump, in which he addressed the rioters who descended on Washington D.C as Congress convened to certify the results of the November election. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Wednesday, January 6th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. YouTube has taken down a channel run by talkRadio, a British radio station owned by a subsidiary of News Corporation. The only information left on the page at time of publication is that talkRadio was “terminated for violating YouTube’s community guidelines....

Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Tuesday, January 5th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. It might have taken more than 20 years, but a game intended for the original PlayStation has at last made its way into the world. A group of Japanese developers worked on Magic Castle for eight months in the late '90s. They used Sony’s Net Yaroze, a system with...