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Metal balls from space are popping up on Australia’s beaches

Sadly, we don’t think aliens were involved in this particular space balls incident.

Netflix, Paramount, Sony and others are reportedly in talks to buy Letterboxd

The movie-centric social network is said to be seeking new ownership.

Disney might be planning a free Disney+ tier

Nearly every streaming service has an ad-supported plan, but Disney might take the unusual step of making it free.

You can now easily find out if a game is compatible with the Steam Machine

You just have to know where to look on the Steam page.

Engadget Podcast: Xbox resets with layoffs

This week on the Engadget Podcast, we dive into Microsoft’s brutal Xbox layoffs with Mike Futter of the Virtual Economy Podcast.

Is Microsoft Teams really going to start tracking employee locations?

Microsoft’s new “Workspace Check-in” feature for Teams rolled out last month.

Volkswagen will dramatically shrink its model lineup and factory footprint

It follows reports of 100,000 jobs being under threat at the German automaker.

HP OmniBook Ultra 14 review: HP’s best ultraportable in years

While fully loaded models are quite pricey, the HP OmniBook Ultra is hard to beat for those in the market for a premium Windows ultraportable.

Xreal’s $299 lightweight a01+ AR glasses are now available to buy

The latest glasses from Xreal are designed to appeal to gamers and movie-watchers who want a big screen wherever they are.

China becomes the second country to recover a rocket booster

China made a breakthrough in its space program with the successful capture of a Long March 10B rocket booster.