This week’s best deals: $200 off the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra and more

Samsung Galaxy S21

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team independently of our parent company. Some of our stories contain affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may receive an affiliate commission. As of late February, we had a number of solid devices for sale this week – including … Read more

FDA to review J&J vaccine;

An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration is holding a full-day meeting Friday to review the data on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidates and is likely to give the vaccine a thumbs up, leading to an expected FDA approval for the adult shot within the vaccine runs the next couple of days. An … Read more

Hasbro reorganizes to support big growth from ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’

Hasbro reorganizes to support big growth from ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and ‘Magic: The Gathering’

At the Wizards of the Coast headquarters in Renton, Washington (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) Hasbro, the parent company of Wizards of the Coast, is reorganizing its business structure to further expand the audience for Dungeons & Dragons. The Wall Street Journal reported that Wizards of the Coast, based in Renton, Washington, had sales of … Read more

North Korea’s borders are closed, but Russia says some of its citizens found a way out by trolley.

North Korea’s borders are closed, but Russia says some of its citizens found a way out by trolley.

North Korea sealed its borders more than a year ago, suspended flights and closed its borders with neighboring China and Russia because of the pandemic. This week some Russians found a way out. The Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that several employees at the North Korean embassy had taken an unusual route – one that … Read more

Singapore-based Raena gets $9M Series A for its pivot to skincare and beauty-focused social commerce – TechCrunch

Singapore-based Raena gets $9M Series A for its pivot to skincare and beauty-focused social commerce – TechCrunch

Raena’s team from left to right: Chief Operating Officer Guo Xing Lim, Chief Executive Officer Sreejita Deb and Chief Commercial Officer Widelia Liu Raena was founded in 2019 to create personal care brands with top social media influencers. However, after several startups, the Singapore-based startup quickly noticed an interesting trend: customers ordered batches of products … Read more

Brightland Olive Oil review – CNN Underscored

Brightland Olive Oil review - CNN Underscored

(CNN) – If you hit the hashtag #brightlandoliveoil on Instagram, you will be treated to many delicious, healthy-looking meals, frame by frame, from Brightland’s beautifully designed bottles. It’s hard not to get hungry just looking at the oil that is drizzled on cheese and thrown into salads and pasta. The California-based brand, which goes direct … Read more

Facebook agrees to some policy changes in response to Oversight Board recommendations

Facebook is less authoritative on how to use automation in content moderation decisions.

Facebook has agreed to tweak some of its policies in response to recommendations from the Oversight Board. The board issued its first round of decisions about content moderation decisions last month in a series of decisions that undid some of Facebook’s original actions. In addition to making these decisions for a handful of specific locations, … Read more

Stoke Space raises $9.1M for a new breed of reusable upper stages

Injector test firing

A second stage motor injector burns in the Stoke component test facility. (Photo by Stoke Space Technologies) Stoke Space Technologies, the Renton, Washington-based company founded by Jeff Bezos’ veterans of space company Blue Origin, has invested $ 9.1 million in seeds to push rocket reusability to new frontiers . The first goal will be to … Read more