NWSL soccer matches will stream on CBS All Access and Twitch

"You might have an easy time watching National Women's Soccer League matches online this season. The league has struck deals that give CBS Sports and Twitch the rights to stream games for the next three years. CBS will stream 87 matches, 71 of them available s…"

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/national-womens-soccer-league-games-on-cbs-twitch/

BMW will discontinue its iconic i8 hybrid sports car in April

" The BMW i8 was the company's first plug-in hybrid. When it hit the showroom floor as a concept vehicle, it was a stunner, and the consumer version was surprisingly similar to the prototype. The clean lines of the chassis hid an advanced combination o..."

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/bmw-discontinue-i8-hybrid/

YouTube will allow some creators to monetize coronavirus videos

" YouTube says it's reassessing its coronavirus policies and will enable ads on a limited number of channels that discuss the outbreak. Initially, YouTube demonetized all videos that mentioned coronavirus. But after facing backlash, and realizing that..."

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/youtube-enables-ads-coronavirus-videos/

California ends opposition to T-Mobile and Sprint merger

" New York isn't the only big state dropping its fight against T-Mobile's merger with Sprint. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has dropped the state's challenge against the merger after reaching a settlement that theoretically addresses obje..."

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/california-settlement-over-t-mobile-sprint-merger/

EU plans to introduce sweeping 'right to repair' legislation for electronics

" As part of its newly announced Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Commission, the body that drafts the EU's laws, says it will introduce right to repair legislation that will push electronics manufacturers to create products that last longer,..."

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/eu-right-to-repair-phones-tablets-computers/

UK to levy additional tax on big tech companies beginning April 1st

"The UK's two percent tax on large, multinational tech companies goes into effect on April 1st. As much as big tech companies in the US may object, this is not an April Fools' Day joke. Unsurprisingly, the US government strongly objects. The UK first announced…"

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/uk-digital-services-tax-april-1/

YouTube's latest series has musicians covering their birthday chart-toppers

" YouTube might have a new, simple way to hook people on an original series : pack it full of big-name musicians. The video giant has introduced a Birthday Song series that, as the name implies, has artists covering the top song from the day they were born. The…"

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/youtube-birthday-song-series/

YouTube's latest series has musicians covering their birthday chart-toppers

" YouTube might have a new, simple way to hook people on an original series: pack it full of big-name musicians. The video giant has introduced a Birthday Song series that, as the name implies, has artists covering the top song from the day they were born. Th…"

https://www.engadget.com/2020-03-11-youtube-birthday-song-series.html

Sharp sues Vizio over display tech in 70-inch TVs

" Sharp, the Japanese electronics company behind the world's largest 8K LCD TV, is suing Vizio and two other companies over alleged patent infringement. Sharp claims that the companies infringed 12 patents related to panel technologies, like liquid cry..."

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/sharp-sues-vizio-tv-display-tech/

Ring's latest doorbells feature a three-camera array

" Over the weekend, a leak revealed the latest smart doorbells from Ring. The product pages -- which were quickly taken down from Ring's website -- highlighted the addition of a 5GHz wireless connection and a "Pre-Roll" feature that shows users the fou..."

https://www.engadget.com/2020/03/11/rings-doorbells-three-camera-array/

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