Nicole Lee

Senior Editor

Nicole Lee worked at Yahoo as a senior commerce editor covering tech. With 20+ years of experience in technology journalism, she has contributed to outlets such as Engadget, CNET and Wired. Media appearances include ABC News and BBC World Service, plus various podcasts. Her passion lies in gadgets of all kinds, including kitchen and home tech.

Articles by Nicole Lee

Twitter temporarily disabled tweets from verified accounts
In an effort to prevent more hacked accounts from posting crypto scams, Twitter has apparently chosen to disable tweets from verified accounts. Though the company has not yet confirmed this to us, Engadget staffers have experienced this with our own verified accounts.
Zoom launches a line of hardware for home use
Additionally, anyone with a Zoom account can use Zoom for Home; you don’t need to have a paid subscription or a Zoom Meeting license.
Can an Instagram for food-logging help you reach your weight loss goals?
Most diet and weight loss apps, like MyFitnessPal and Lose It, employ the calorie-tracking method of logging your food. A new app called Feast, however, aims to solve this issue by not counting calories at all.
Tech companies join lawsuit against Trump’s new student visa rule
Harvard has stated it would have online-only classes over the next year, while M.I.T will employ a hybrid model, with most of its classes held online. Both tech companies and universities rely a lot on international talent.
A Kinect mod for 'Super Mario 64' provides a fun pandemic workout
Well, if you’re YouTuber SuperLouis64, you’d make a Kinect mod and, together with a Nintendo Switch Joy-Con, use your own body as a controller for Super Mario 64.
Amazon email banning TikTok on employee phones was an 'error' (updated)
Amazon has requested that all of its employees delete the TikTok app from their phones citing security concerns. According to the New York Times, the company email stated that the app is now prohibited from all employee phones that can “access Amazon email,” and that employees need to remove the app by Friday in order for email access to continue.
Amazon Prime Video will soon have the content, but it needs a better home
Earlier this week, Amazon announced that it would finally add user profiles to its Prime Video service. It’s a simple feature that should really have been there from the start, and is a stark reminder of how backwards and lacking the Prime Video experience is compared to the competition. Amazon will have no shortage of high-profile programing.
Supreme Court rules against law allowing debt-collection robocalls to cell phones
The US Supreme Court decided today that debt collectors can no longer make robocalls to cell phones (via Ars Technica). In doing so, the court has ruled that the prior provision to the law violated the First Amendment by favoring debt-collection speech over other kinds of speech. The law cited here is the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 which prohibits almost all robocalls to cell phones.
Tech's overdue reckoning with hate speech still isn't enough
Then, YouTube announced that it would pull the accounts of white supremacists such as David Duke and Richard Spencer, many of whom are also pro-Trump, for similar reasons. On Tuesday, Facebook said it has banned pro-civil-war “boogaloo” groups on its platform too. It might seem that at long last, the day of reckoning has come for internet platforms that once were the breeding grounds for hate speech and harassment.
Impossible Sausage will be available to any restaurant that wants it
Impossible Foods announced that starting today, the company is expanding sales of Impossible Sausage to all restaurants nationwide.
App Clips could be a Trojan Horse for Sign In with Apple
But App Clips could be more than just a convenient shortcut; it could also be a gateway to Apple’s homegrown sign-in service. Apple first came up with its “Sign in with Apple” service last year as a privacy-focused alternative to Google and Facebook.
Social media’s recent embrace of #BlackLivesMatter was a long time coming
From in-person protests to real-life debates in Congress, the Black Lives Matter movement has transcended the hashtag.
Slack lets up to 20 companies chat in the same channel
Slack, which is commonly used as a chat program within organizations, is now introducing a way to communicate with people from other organizations. According to Slack, Slack Connect will let you connect with up to 20 organizations in a single channel.
iOS apps will run natively on ARM-powered Macs
Aside from iOS14 and MacOS Big Sur, Apple also announced that iPad and iPhone apps will now be able to run natively on ARM-powered Macs. This means that now all iOS apps will be able to run on Mac OS, as long as the latter runs on Apple’s own silicon-based hardware. According to Apple, since the iOS apps were built on the same Apple silicon as the upcoming Mac hardware, they will be able to run natively on Mac OS without any modification.
Apple's iPadOS 14 adds Scribble handwriting recognition
This feature lets you handwrite into any text field, and it’ll automatically be converted into text. Simply start typing into the search bar, and it’ll allow you to launch apps or documents instantly.
Google's Home speaker could get a Nest-branded replacement
A new version of Google's smart speaker is long overdue.
Black voices in tech: We want change, not just charity
Various Black members of the tech community give their opinions about tech's response to the Black Lives Matters movement.
Laid-off chefs are using Instagram for income during the pandemic
Unemployed chefs are using Instagram to sell their home-cooked food.
What to buy for new grads who need help "adulting"
The first few months (or years) after college can be hard. Here are the best gadgets and tools you can buy for new grads who need help "adulting."
Instagram's AR games take the spotlight during quarantine
It’s a phenomenon that Matt Roberts, Facebook’s Spark AR product manager, said he couldn’t predict. Gu created the filter using Facebook’s Spark AR Studio, which allows anyone to create effects for Facebook, Messenger and Instagram.

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