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The bill that could ban TikTok is barreling ahead … Apple says it was ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from China’s App Store … TSMC will charge more for chips made outside of Taiwan, possibly making devices more expensive. It's Friday, April 19th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A brief video shows off the bipedal machine's dexterity and agility. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok is trying to clean up its ‘For You’ recommendations … Command your human-sized AI robot with natural language … and X’s AI bot is so dumb it can’t tell the difference between a bad game and vandalism. It's Thursday, April 18th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The humanoid robot is going out to pasture 11 years after its debut. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Meta’s Oversight Board will rule on AI-generated sexual images … a Netflix true crime documentary may have used AI-generated images of a real person … and NASA confirmed its space trash pierced a Florida man’s roof. It's Wednesday, April 17th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He made the announcement shortly after Reuters reported that Tesla is no longer making a $25,000 EV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries due to 'unexpected delay … 'Threads is testing real-time search results … and Adobe previews AI object addition and removal for Premiere Pro. It's Tuesday, April 16th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grok-1.5V is the company's first-generation multimodal AI model. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apple claims Epic is ‘micromanaging’ its business operations … Meta is stuffing its AI chatbot into your Instagram DMs … and Bluesky now allows heads of state to join the platform. It's Monday, April 15th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These top Windows laptops are all under $700. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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X won’t let users hide their blue checks anymore … Taylor Swift’s music is back on TikTok … and Apple may start releasing AI-centric, M4-powered Macs later this year. It's Friday, April 12th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

He won the Nobel Prize in 2013. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mandatory broadband 'nutrition' labels for ISPs just rolled out … Twitch DJs will have to share some of what they earn … and The EA Play subscription service is getting more expensive. It's Thursday, April 11th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NASA selected three companies to develop their lunar terrain vehicles over the next year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Motion Picture Association will work with Congress to start blocking piracy sites in the US … Formula E killed its latest junior series just days before the first scheduled race … and the owner of WordPress bought Beeper, you know, that app that flipped the bird to Apple’s iMessage supremacy. It's Wednesday, April 10th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A quadcopter was able to inspect and charge from power lines for five cycles over two hours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Google's long-awaited Find My Device network is finally here… Tesla settled its lawsuit over the fatal Model X crash that killed an Apple engineer … and part of the upcoming movie Fly Me To The Moon plays right into Apollo 11 conspiracy theorists' hands. It's Tuesday, April 9th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models … Spotify tests AI-generated playlists based on text prompts … Apple officially allows retro game emulators on the App Store. It's Monday, April 8th and this is Engadget News. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices