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It’s a boy! No, it’s a potential environmental catastrophe.Image: t.max (Shutterstock)The gender reveal trend strikes again: A couple in Brazil is facing scrutiny after a viral video on Instagram showed them revealing the gender of their baby by dying a waterfall blue. Brazil’s environment authority is now investigating the incident according to local media outlets.The gender reveal craze is showing no signs of stopping as an unidentified couple in Brazil decided to go big. According to Brazilian news website Midiajur,…

Infinity Ward has confirmed that it is investigating issues with the Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta crashing on Xbox, although players are also reporting issues with the PC version. In a tweet posteed earlier today (September 23), Infinity Ward shared that it is “aware of an issue with crashes on Xbox platforms, and are working on a fix.” While the tweet only addresses crashes for Xbox versions of the shooter, an official feedback thread for Modern Warfare 2‘s second beta has a significant amount of PC players who…

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it is investigating a deviation in the descent of the flight of the Virgin Galactic rocket plane that carried British billionaire Richard Branson to the edge of space on July 11.The New Yorker magazine earlier reported that the regulator was investigating an off-course descent. An FAA spokesman told Reuters the vehicle "deviated from its Air Traffic Control clearance as it returned to Spaceport America. The FAA investigation is ongoing."Virgin Galactic…

An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England.Nathan Stirk | Getty ImagesThe U.K.'s antitrust regulator on Wednesday said it is investigating Amazon over whether the U.S. e-commerce giant is hurting competition by giving an unfair advantage to its own retail business and sellers that use its services over third-party merchants on its marketplace.Britain's Competition and Markets Authority said it was probing Amazon over practices affecting sellers on its U.K. marketplace that "may be anti-competitive and could result in a…

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard’s long legal battle has been making headlines for years, but definitely heated up once the two met for the defamation lawsuit in Virginia. In the end, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor was the victor, with his ex-wife ordered to pay him $10 million. And there may be some more bad news for Amber Heard, as the actress is reportedly still being investigated over a previous incident.Back in 2015, Amber Heard found herself in hot water with the Australian authorities for illegally bringing her…

Amber Heard's legal troubles seem far from over. After her defamation trial against ex-husband Johnny Depp, Amber is reportedly being investigated for allegations of committing perjury in Australia in 2015. Days after verdict in the high-profile Amber Heard versus Johnny Depp defamation trial was declared, where the jury sided with Johnny, a new report said she was part of an ‘ongoing’ investigation. Read more: Johnny Depp's rep reacts to reports of his return to Pirates of the CaribbeanAs per a report, Amber was being…

Crypto lender Celsius Network opted to freeze customer withdrawals and other transactions on Sunday, leaving its nearly two million users unable to access their funds. Now, state security boards in Alabama, Kentucky, New Jersey, Texas and Washington have launched probes into Celsius, Reuters reports. The SEC has also been in contact with the firm. Engadget has reached out to the agency and will update if we hear back.  This isn’t the first time the crypto lender has run into trouble with and federal officials. Multiple…

The Federal Trade Commission has begun an investigation into mental-health startup Cerebral Inc., according to a letter the FTC sent the company that was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. In the letter dated June 1, the FTC said it was investigating whether Cerebral engaged in deceptive or unfair practices related to advertising or marketing of mental-health services. The letter also directed the company to preserve documents. The FTC’s letter asks Cerebral to answer…

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is planning to launch an investigation into Apple’s restrictions on cloud gaming. The government agency announced in a press release that it is in the consultation phase of the investigation following a year-long market study into Apple, as well as its rival Google. The study found that the tech giants had a duopoly over the mobile market that severely restricted competition by third-party developers and deprived them of incentives. In the case of Apple,…

Britain's competition watchdog said it was planning to investigate the market dominance of Apple and Google's mobile browsers, as well as the iPhone maker's restrictions on cloud gaming through its app store.The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Friday it was also taking enforcement action against Alphabet's Google over its app store payment practices.It said the two tech giants had an "effective duopoly" on mobile ecosystems that gave them a stranglehold on operating systems, app stores and web browsers on…