President Trump fired the FTC's two Democrat commissioners, Roku is testing auto-play video ads before loading the home screen, and BYD unveiled new tech for twice as fast EV charging. It's Wednesday, March 19th and this is Engadget News.

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The one-time resident of its moonshot incubator uses light beams to provide internet service.

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After an unplanned 9-month stay in space, the Starliner astronauts are heading home and you can watch their return, Bumble adds ID verification and other safety features, and the 560-pound Twitter logo from its San Francisco headquarters is up for auction. It's Tuesday, March 18th and this is Engadget News.

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They also advocate for broad government adoption of AI tools.

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The director of a rural broadband program exited with a warning about the shift to ‘worse’ satellite internet, Apple considered making the iPhone 17 Air ‘completely port-free,’, and a show based on Philip K. Dick’s The Variable Man is in the works. It's Monday, March 17th and this is Engadget News.

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The tool is now powered by Gemini 2.0 Flash.

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Facebook creators can now monetize their Stories, Apple reportedly plans to add a live-translation feature to AirPods, and Jeff Strain is suing investor NetEase, claiming internal gossip caused his game company to shut down. It's Friday, March 14th and this is Engadget News.

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Gemini Robotics will "lay the foundation for a new generation of helpful robots."

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Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook, Google asks Utah’s governor to veto the state's app store age verification bill, and iRobot has new Roombas, but it doesn't sound confident it'll be around to sell them. It's Thursday, March 13th and this is Engadget News.

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Those who need the adapter will now have to buy it for $200.

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