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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Thursday, November 19th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. The Apple Silicon version of Google Chrome is once again available to download. On Tuesday, you could briefly download it before Google pulled the release later in the day due to a bug that caused the browser to crash. You can download the new and hopefully...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Wednesday, November 18th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Several days ago, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency — a section of the Department of Homeland Security that, among other things, works on election security — issued a statement saying “The November 3rd election was the most secure in Ame...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Tuesday, November 17th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Zoom has added some more tools to help users tackle trolls. Hosts and co-hosts can pause meetings while they deal with someone who's being disruptive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Monday, November 16th. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Google is facing yet another fine for allegedly abusing its search ad clout, although the financial punishment this time is less serious than its implications. Arab News reports that Turkey’s Competition Board has given Google six months to change its ad strategy...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Friday, November 13th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. A little more than a week after the election, Twitter is giving some additional insight into the effectiveness of its efforts to curb the spread of election misinformation. Between October 27, and November 11, the company labeled about 300,000 tweets for “dis...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Thursday, November 12th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Conversations with your Amazon-brand digital assistant could soon be far less stilted. Following the introduction of the natural conversation feature in September, Amazon announced on Tuesday that Alexa can now infer a user’s “latent goals” based on what th...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Wednesday, November 11th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. You don’t have to look far to find a capable MIDI controller in 2020, but most aren’t as small as the Noise Machine. The diminutive device measures in at 2.1 x 2.3 x 0.4 inches, making it compact enough to fit inside of a jean pocket. Learn more about your...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Tuesday, November 10th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. A Philadelphia landscaping business carved out its place in history over the weekend after a Trump campaign press conference was held there. President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other campaign supporters spoke to the press outside Four Seasons T...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Monday, November 9th. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Apple’s AirPods Pro finally appear to have cracked the $199 price barrier. Amazon is selling the true wireless earbuds for $194, an all-time low and well below the official $250 sticker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Friday, November 6th. I’m Imran Sheikh, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. Facebook has taken down a viral group with hundreds of thousands of members after “worrying calls for violence” and efforts to organize offline events in states where votes are still being counted. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoic...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Thursday, November 5th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. For much of Wednesday, Facebook and Instagram have been displaying a notice at the top of their apps reminding US users that the winner of the 2020 election has yet to be decided (via TechCrunch). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/ad...

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Hey, good afternoon from Engadget! It's Wednesday, November 4th. I’m Kyle Sauerhoefer, and here’s what’s happening in the world of technology. After a three year run, the latest chapter in the Jason Voorhees story is coming to something of an end (via IGN). Publisher Gun Media says it will release one final update for Friday the 13th: The Game before shutting the multiplayer slasher fest’s dedicat...

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