Elon Musk cannot leave DogeCoin alone. After Musk hosted last week's Saturday Night Live, the price of Dogecoin crashed by just under a third at the start of the show, bouncing back a little before falling even more later. Robinhood warned of delays — a good sign that trading was particularly … vigorous.
The self-described Dogefather called the virtual currency a "hustle" at one point during SNL's Weekend Update (while playing a character, for the record), and it could be the case that some long-time Dogecoin holders would want to pull out investments anyway, when interest had piqued during a nationwide TV show.
Even if cryptocurrency — and DogeCoin — remains a high-risk investment, serious business transactions are going down, and the latest involves, surprise, Musk's SpaceX.
It and Canadian engineering company Geometric Energy Corporation will launch its DOGE-1 cubesat to the Moon in the first quarter of 2022. As the name implies, it's funded entirely by Dogecoin.
US officials have criticized the uncontrolled reentry.
China's large Long March 5b rocket has fallen to Earth, mostly as expected. Chinese media reported that debris from the uncontrolled reentry splashed into the Indian Ocean just west of the Maldives at 10:24PM ET. It's unclear if anything hit land, but harm to people or property was unlikely, given the location.
US officials blasted China for its handling of the reentry. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson accused China of "failing to meet responsible standards" for space debris. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin echoed the statement. China's state-backed press treated American concerns as "hype." Continue reading.
Security researcher Thomas Roth has cracked the microcontroller for Apple's new item tracker, dumping its firmware and discovering you can reflash it for your own purposes. Roth could modify the NFC web address (the one that appears when you tap an AirTag) to his personal site. The practical security threat to users is likely small, as an attacker would have to get your existing AirTag, modify it and place it so an unsuspecting victim would find it and want to tap it. And that's all presuming that Apple doesn't have a way to block modified AirTags in the future. Continue reading.
Flurry Analytics has determined that just 4 percent of American iPhone users running the new software opted in to app tracking in the first 12 days after it arrived. That opt-in rate climbed to 12 percent worldwide, but it's still clear that most people are turning down the requests when they receive prompts.
The study was a comprehensive one: It followed about 2.5 million daily active users in the US, and 5.3 million worldwide. Facebook's concerns about iOS 14.5 might have been justified. Continue reading.
It's meant to help with multitasking, but other apps can't use it.
Wondering why you can multitask during a Zoom video call on your iPad when you can't with other apps? Zoom isn't being sneaky — it's just taking advantage of a good relationship. As 9to5Mac reports, developer Jeremy Provost has learned that Zoom has special permission from Apple to use the iPad's camera during Split View multitasking. This isn't to say Apple reserves every special feature for itself. As 9to5Mac notes, the M1 iPad Pro's Center Stage camera panning feature will be available to third-party apps in the future. Continue reading.
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. The human body is made up of protein and amino acids are the building blocks of protein. There are 20 amino acids that our bodies require in order to survive and thrive. However, there are 8 essential amino acids that our bodies cannot make and that we must get from our diet.
Amino Acid
Amino acids are found in many foods, including protein foods such as fish, meat, eggs, nuts, beans, and soy. However, these foods are not the only source of amino acids. Amino acids are also available as supplements. In fact, amino acids are the most popular supplements, with over 1 million Americans taking them every day.
Benefits of Amino Acid Supplements
They are what make up the structure of our muscles. When we exercise, we break down our muscles and then they need to be rebuilt. If we do not get enough amino acids in our diet, our muscles cannot rebuild themselves as fast as we need them to. This can lead to injuries and muscle loss. Sports Supplement has developed an amino acid supplement that is designed to help the body rebuild its muscles faster and more efficiently.
For me, the Sony name will always conjure up an image of a Trinitron TV. There was one in my parent's living room while I was growing up, and when I got my own place the first thing I bought was the biggest WEGA model I could afford, which led to writing for Engadget.
Sony celebrated its 75th anniversary this week, following the spring day in 1946 when Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita founded 'Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo', the company that would later become Sony. To mark the occasion, we've put together a series of articles about our experiences with some of its more interesting and unusual products.
It's about to get easier to find Tile tracking tags, as they'll work with Amazon's network of devices starting on June 14th. Amazon Sidewalk keeps low-power, low-bandwidth devices connected even if they're out of your typical WiFi range. It uses the 900 MHz spectrum and Bluetooth, as well as hotspots like Echo products and Ring security devices to extend the network. Sidewalk will be enabled on all compatible Echo devices by default starting on June 8th, but you can opt out. Continue reading.
Woot has the AirPods Pro for $190 right now, or $60 off their normal price. While not as low as we saw them during Black Friday, it remains one of the best prices we've seen. If you're not comfortable with Woot's return policy, you can grab the AirPods Pro for $197 at Amazon. Also, there are May the 4th deals still going, like these 6-quart Star Wars Instant Pots at Williams Sonoma, a trio of which are down to $60 each.
Amazon's latest device sale knocks the price of the Echo Show 5 down to $50 and the Kindle Paperwhite down to $95. Plus, there are still some Mother's Day sales you can take advantage of, like Fitbit's which discounts almost all of its wearables.
Here are all the best deals from the week that you can still snag today, and remember to follow @EngadgetDeals on Twitter for more updates. Continue reading.
This week, Facebook's Oversight Board upheld the company's decision to ban Donald Trump… with some caveats. Cherlynn and Devindra chat with Senior Editor Karissa Bell about the long-awaited decision, and what it means for the future of Facebook's "Supreme Court." Also they dive into Peloton's very very bad week, and Google's upcoming entertainment updates for Android tablets.
Verizon has agreed a deal to sell its Verizon Media unit — including Engadget — to the investment firm Apollo Global Management for $5 billion. Through the deal, Verizon Media, which was once called Oath, which was once called AOL, will be renamed once again, as... Yahoo.
It'll include not only media sites and brands like ourselves but also big Yahoo properties like Mail, Finance and Sport, with Verizon Media's ad tech assets also included. The deal is expected to conclude in the second half of 2021. Continue reading.
