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Final Fantasy 16 is hitting Steam and Epic Games Store in September, but there’s a PC exclusive demo you can play right now.

New certification listings hint that the new Galaxy Tab S10 and S10 Ultra are closer to release than we thought.

After a two-year hiatus, the Garvey sisters will return by the end of this year. Find out when Bad Sisters season 2 will premiere on Apple TV+.

The 65-inch Sony Bravia 8 OLED 4K TV with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and the Google TV platform is on sale from Best Buy for $1,898 following a $902 discount.

Zoom just announced that webinar calls can now support up to one million simultaneous participants. This is happening after various political groups used the video conferencing platform to raise money for Vice President Kamala Harris’ election campaign, often by hosting calls with hundreds of thousands of people.

The company now offers various tiers to accommodate large events. Customers can choose from webinars that feature max capacities of 10K, 50K, 100K, 250K, 500K, and, of course, 1M attendees. These are single-use webinar packages that come with support from Zoom’s Event Services team to ensure a “professional, engaging experience” for all.

“Now event organizers have the flexibility and power to host truly interactive experiences on an unprecedented scale and the ability to purchase large single-use webinars,” said Smita Hashim, chief product officer at Zoom.

Despite being recently used for political fundraising, Zoom envisions a future in which these large-scale virtual events are common across the enterprise, entertainment and public sectors. The company says, for instance, that celebrities and entertainers can use these webinar capabilities to host fan meet-and-greets and other kinds of virtual events.

These events, however, don’t come cheap. Booking a one-time webinar for a million people will set you back a cool $100,000. That’s actually a good deal, as a webinar for 10,000 people costs $9,000, which is almost a dollar per person.

Before this change, Zoom only offered official support for up to 100,000 attendees. However, reporting by Bloomberg indicates that the company recently changed course so as to accommodate the aforementioned fundraising events.

This all started in July when an organization called Win with Black Women held a Zoom call with more than 40,000 attendees in which they raised $1.5 million for the Harris campaign. This was followed by White Dudes for Harris, with 190,000 attendees, and White Women for Harris, with 164,000 attendees.

This could be a lucrative new revenue source for Zoom. After all, it wasn’t so long ago that its stock sold for $560 per share before dropping to around $60 per share. This rapid decline was expected, as the world moved on from virtual meetings and started going outside again.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/zoom-can-now-handle-one-million-simultaneous-participants-170919609.html?src=rss

Apple has just given podcasts listeners an improved way to stream shows from its library on any device. Starting today, the version of Apple Podcasts on the web has a look and feature set that more akin to the company’s standalone app. Not only is the platform accessible on any device via the web, but you’ll get more tools beyond simply playing episodes — even if you don’t have desktop or mobile app installed.

Through the web interface that looks similar to what you’d see inside the full app, you’ll be able to browse shows, access your library, view top charts, purchase subscriptions and more. Apple Podcasts on the web syncs everything with your Apple account, so play progress, favorite shows and subscriptions remain up to date across devices. If you don’t have an Apple log-in, the company says you’ll be able to browse and listen, but that’s it. Before this, you could listen to podcasts on the web, but you didn’t have access to your library or any advanced tools most users want from a service. 

Apple says the expanded Podcasts on the web is available in more than 170 countries on “all major web browsers,” including Safari, Chrome, Edge and FireFox.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/apple-podcasts-now-has-a-useful-web-interface-for-browsing-and-listening-to-shows-170014285.html?src=rss

The latest incarnation of Amazon’s Echo Spot is back on sale. The smart alarm clock has dropped from $80 to $55. The device was available for $45 during an introductory/Prime Day sale in July, but this is the lowest that the Echo Spot has dipped to since then.

The new model has a sharper display and better sound compared with the original one, Amazon claims (the company canned the first Echo Spot in 2019, two years after its debut). The front face of the new Echo Spot is split almost in half with a display up top and speaker at the bottom. Unlike the original model, there’s no camera in this one, which is a welcome move. It always seemed odd for Amazon to include one in something many people use as a bedside device.

The Echo Spot has Alexa integration, of course. You can use the voice assistant to play music, control smart home devices and create a routine for waking up. The display can show you information such as the title of the song that’s playing, weather details and, naturally, the time of day.

There are a couple of other Echo devices on sale at the moment, including the Echo Show 5. The 2023 model is a third off at $60. It’s one of our favorite Alexa-powered smart displays, and it can work as an alarm clock too (the tap-to-snooze feature is very handy for those desiring a few more minutes of shut-eye). The Echo Show 5 does have a built-in camera, but there’s a physical shutter you can use to block it.

Meanwhile, an Echo Dot can be yours for $30. That’s 20 bucks off the regular price. This is our pick for the best smart speaker that costs under $50, so the value for money is even better thanks to this sale.

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/amazons-new-echo-spot-drops-to-55-151842333.html?src=rss

Researcher finds multiple apps pretending to come from Google and Adobe on the Mac app store.

While citizens flock to VPN apps, fearing the government will react with a ban on X, iPhone users reported issues downloading the crucial application.

Here’s when you might be able to stream Colleen Hoover’s adaptation It Ends with Us on Netflix.