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Twitter will charge developers to access its API starting February 9th

February 2, 2023

Mariella Moon

Developers will soon have to pay Twitter to be able to use its API. The website has announced through its Twitter Dev account that it will no longer support free access to its API, both versions 1.1 and 2, starting on February 9th. It will launch a “paid basic tier” instead, but the company has…
Read more: Twitter will charge developers to access its API starting February 9th
author_name|Steve Dent, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Technology & Electronics

Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite now comes in two new colors

February 2, 2023

Steve Dent

Kindle’s Paperwhite 5 launched in 2021, but Amazon has just spruced up the models a bit with a couple of new colors and put them on sale for good measure. You can now grab them in Agave Green and Denim, with the regular 16GB variant priced at $110 (27 percent/$40 off) and the Signature version…
Read more: Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite now comes in two new colors
author_name|Steve Dent, Finance, Game Consoles, Investment & Company Information, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget

Sony has now shipped over 32.1 million PS5s following blockbuster holiday sales

February 2, 2023

Steve Dent

Sony’s gaming business had a blockbuster holiday quarter as it sold 7.1 million PS5s from October to December compared to 3.9 million in the same quarter last year. That’s a whopping 82 percent increase, so the company’s supply issues appear to be largely solved — much as the company has said as of late. In…
Read more: Sony has now shipped over 32.1 million PS5s following blockbuster holiday sales
author_name|Mariella Moon, Autos, Consumer Discretionary, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Transportation

Nissan unveils a real-life version of its Max-Out EV convertible concept

February 2, 2023

Mariella Moon

Back in 2021, Nissan revealed a few concept vehicles as part of its announcement that it was going to invest $17.6 billion in the development of electric vehicles over the next few years. One of the concepts it presented is a convertible two-seater spo…
Read more: Nissan unveils a real-life version of its Max-Out EV convertible concept
author_name|Mariella Moon, Business, Health Care Industry, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget

FTC fines drug discount app for sharing user information to Facebook and Google

February 2, 2023

Mariella Moon

The Federal Trade Commission has slapped prescription drug discount app GoodRx with a $1.5 million fine for the unauthorized disclosure of customers’ identifiable health information with third parties, such as Facebook and Google. This is the first time the agency has taken enforcement action under its Health Breach Notification Rule, which requires vendors of personal…
Read more: FTC fines drug discount app for sharing user information to Facebook and Google
author_name|Karissa Bell, Investment & Company Information, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget

Facebook now has 2 billion users

February 1, 2023

Karissa Bell

Almost 20 years in, Facebook is still growing. The social network now has 2 billion daily active users, Meta reported alongside its fourth-quarter earnings. The report marks the first time Facebook, which added 16 million users last quarter, has reached 2 billion daily users.While Facebook isn’t the first Meta-owned platform to reach 2 billion daily…
Read more: Facebook now has 2 billion users
author_name|Igor Bonifacic, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Sports & Recreation

‘Overwatch 2’ will punish players who regularly team up with cheaters

February 1, 2023

Igor Bonifacic

With the third season of Overwatch 2 slated to start on February 7th, Blizzard is stepping up its efforts to combat cheating. In a blog post published Wednesday, the studio said it would begin identifying players who regularly play with known cheaters….
Read more: ‘Overwatch 2’ will punish players who regularly team up with cheaters
author_name|Jon Fingas, Consumer Discretionary, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget

EA reportedly canceled an unannounced single-player Titanfall game

February 1, 2023

Jon Fingas

EA didn’t just kill Apex Legends Mobile and Battlefield Mobile, apparently. Bloombergsources claim the publisher canceled an unannounced single-player game set in the Titanfall and Apex Legends universe. While details of the project aren’t available, veteran developer Mohammad Alavi (who also worked on the Call of Duty series) was reportedly helming the project until he…
Read more: EA reportedly canceled an unannounced single-player Titanfall game
Arts & Entertainment, author_name|Will Shanklin, language|en-US, Media, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, television

Paramount+ is the latest streaming service to completely remove shows

February 1, 2023

Will Shanklin

Paramount+ has reportedly joined the trend of streaming platforms removing original shows to cut costs. The Real World: Homecoming, which reunites casts of the original 1990s MTV reality series, got the boot along with six other shows.Jordan Peele’s Th…
Read more: Paramount+ is the latest streaming service to completely remove shows
author_name|Jon Fingas, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget

Nintendo brings back discounted game vouchers for Switch Online subscribers

February 1, 2023

Jon Fingas

Don’t worry if you missed out on Nintendo’s bargain game vouchers from 2019 — they’re back. The company is once again offering a pair of vouchers for $100 to Switch Online subscribers. If you buy two eligible $60 games, this could save you $10 on each….
Read more: Nintendo brings back discounted game vouchers for Switch Online subscribers

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Twitter will charge developers to access its API starting February 9th

Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite now comes in two new colors

Sony has now shipped over 32.1 million PS5s following blockbuster holiday sales

Nissan unveils a real-life version of its Max-Out EV convertible concept

FTC fines drug discount app for sharing user information to Facebook and Google

Facebook now has 2 billion users

‘Overwatch 2’ will punish players who regularly team up with cheaters

EA reportedly canceled an unannounced single-player Titanfall game

Paramount+ is the latest streaming service to completely remove shows

Nintendo brings back discounted game vouchers for Switch Online subscribers

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