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- Ex-Bungie developers crafted the most promising VR adventure yet
- Atari is indeed working on a new console, says CEO
- The best kids headphones
- Facebook showed terrorists the profiles of people moderating them
- Engadget at E3: Making virtual reality accessible for everyone
- The CIA has been rooting around in your WiFi router
- Ai Weiwei's 'Hansel & Gretel' is a surveillance playground
- Netflix will join net neutrality 'Day of Action' after all
- Engadget at E3: Checking in on indie game development in 2017
- US Air Force launch costings give SpaceX all the marketing it needs
- Apple hires the executives who brought 'Breaking Bad' to Sony
- Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion
- Meet the people behind Engadget's $500,000 immersive art grant
- 'Vampyr' is more about who you kill than how you do it
- Eating a cookie of the future made with recycled bread
- Three fined £1.9 million for weak 999 call handling system
- Amazon's new policy kills ad network that monetizes Echo Skills
- Microsoft's Modern Keyboard hides a fingerprint sensor
- The Morning After: Friday, June 16th 2017
- US funds tech giants' efforts to build next-gen supercomputers
- Canada rules that all new cellphones must be unlocked
- Woman raped in India sues Uber for obtaining her medical records
- DirecTV Now tempts potential subscribers with free Roku box
- China bounced an 'unhackable' quantum signal between cities
- Musical.ly debuts original mini-shows from NBC and MTV
| Ex-Bungie developers crafted the most promising VR adventure yet Posted: 16 Jun 2017 09:31 AM PDT  It's hard not to love Quill, the swashbuckling mouse heroine of Moss, an upcoming PlayStation VR game from Polyarc Games. She's adorable, with huge ears, a fetching adventurer's bandana and an ever-so-tiny backpack. And she kicks butt -- thanks to a... |
| Atari is indeed working on a new console, says CEO Posted: 16 Jun 2017 09:10 AM PDT  When Atari first revealed its Ataribox project at E3 this year, the announcement was met with skepticism as to whether the teaser was even real. The company hadn't made a home game console in more than 30 years and yet it was choosing 2017 to get bac... |
| Posted: 16 Jun 2017 09:00 AM PDT  By Lauren Dragan & Brent Butterworth This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. When readers choose to buy The Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissio... |
| Facebook showed terrorists the profiles of people moderating them Posted: 16 Jun 2017 08:34 AM PDT  Have you ever wondered who takes on the grueling, unforgiving task of combing Facebook's groups and personal profiles for terrorist activity? Meet Community Operations workers, who are often paid low wages for highly specialized and difficult work. A... |
| Engadget at E3: Making virtual reality accessible for everyone Posted: 16 Jun 2017 08:15 AM PDT  Virtual reality is changing gaming. If it works for you, that is. The technology adds a wearable component to gaming input, and this brings new (occasionally insurmountable) challenges to gamers with disabilities. Amy Kneepkens, head video creator at... |
| The CIA has been rooting around in your WiFi router Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:52 AM PDT |
| Ai Weiwei's 'Hansel & Gretel' is a surveillance playground Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:30 AM PDT  Should you Instagram an art exhibit? Taking an art selfie might mean participating in the aesthetic experience, hacking and remixing it with your presence. Then again, maybe commoditizing the affair for likes detracts from art's ability to make us s... |
| Netflix will join net neutrality 'Day of Action' after all Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:11 AM PDT  After being on the front lines of net neutrality action for years, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings recently declared that it is no longer its "primary battle ... because we're big enough to get the deals we want." That caused a lot of consternation among f... |
| Engadget at E3: Checking in on indie game development in 2017 Posted: 16 Jun 2017 07:00 AM PDT  The indie-video-game industry is massive, churning out mainstream hits and padding the marketplaces on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, mobile and even Nintendo Switch. But the one thing that makes indie development so flexible -- true independence from... |
| US Air Force launch costings give SpaceX all the marketing it needs Posted: 16 Jun 2017 06:52 AM PDT  The US Air Force has revealed how much the government can save by having SpaceX launch some of its satellites instead of relying purely on United Launch Alliance. Launch prices used to be discussed in vague terms until the 2016 National Defense Autho... |
| Apple hires the executives who brought 'Breaking Bad' to Sony Posted: 16 Jun 2017 06:31 AM PDT  Apple's push into television has been given a massive boost after the company announced it has hired two of the industry's biggest executives. Former Sony Pictures Television presidents Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg have jumped ship to lead Apple... |
| Amazon is buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion Posted: 16 Jun 2017 06:10 AM PDT  In a surprising turn of events, Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced this morning that they are merging; Amazon will acquire the high-end organic food company for approximately $13.7 billion cash. The deal is expected to close during the second ha... |
| Meet the people behind Engadget's $500,000 immersive art grant Posted: 16 Jun 2017 06:00 AM PDT  Just over a month ago, I announced the Engadget Alternate Realities grant program, an initiative aimed at funding art projects that embrace new media and immersive technologies. With just two weeks left until our submission deadline (June 30th, 2017)... |
| 'Vampyr' is more about who you kill than how you do it Posted: 16 Jun 2017 05:30 AM PDT  Developer Dontnod has taken a sharp turn from its previous games Life Is Strange and Remember Me with Vampyr, but there's more to think about than just another angle on gender politics. We stopped by the booth and got a guided tour throughout a few s... |
| Eating a cookie of the future made with recycled bread Posted: 16 Jun 2017 05:00 AM PDT  There's plenty of food to go around, but most of it is left rotting in the back of our cupboards rather than in the hands of those who need it. Imagine the scenes at a bakery at the end of a slow day, its shelves packed high with bread that's rapidly... |
| Three fined £1.9 million for weak 999 call handling system Posted: 16 Jun 2017 04:50 AM PDT |
| Amazon's new policy kills ad network that monetizes Echo Skills Posted: 16 Jun 2017 04:25 AM PDT  When VoiceLabs debuted its interactive ads for the Amazon Echo, it had backing from big names like ESPN and Wendy's. For a while, it gave developers using the service called "Sponsored Messages" a way to make money from their Alexa Skills. Unfortunat... |
| Microsoft's Modern Keyboard hides a fingerprint sensor Posted: 16 Jun 2017 03:30 AM PDT  Microsoft has quietly unveiled the Modern Mouse and Modern Keyboard, its next generation of Windows 10 input devices that match the latest Surface models in design and finish. Much like Apple's keyboard, the new model has "Chiclet"-style keys and alu... |
| The Morning After: Friday, June 16th 2017 Posted: 16 Jun 2017 03:00 AM PDT  It might only be Friday morning, but yesterday marked the end of the world's biggest gaming show, E3. Today, we're bringing you even more impressions from the biggest titles you'll be playing in the next 12 months or so, as well as Amazon's new Dash... |
| US funds tech giants' efforts to build next-gen supercomputers Posted: 16 Jun 2017 01:20 AM PDT |
| Canada rules that all new cellphones must be unlocked Posted: 15 Jun 2017 11:53 PM PDT |
| Woman raped in India sues Uber for obtaining her medical records Posted: 15 Jun 2017 09:44 PM PDT  The Uber passenger who was brutally raped by her driver in India in 2014 has sued the ride-hailing firm for improperly obtaining and sharing her medical records. See, while the company showed support for her plight and publicly declared that it will... |
| DirecTV Now tempts potential subscribers with free Roku box Posted: 15 Jun 2017 08:23 PM PDT  AT&T's DirectTV Now over-the-top streaming television service came on strong last fall. Launched against heavy competition from Sling TV and PlayStation Vue, AT&T decided to sweeten the deal for subscribers by giving away a free Apple TV, a y... |
| China bounced an 'unhackable' quantum signal between cities Posted: 15 Jun 2017 07:17 PM PDT |
| Musical.ly debuts original mini-shows from NBC and MTV Posted: 15 Jun 2017 06:17 PM PDT  Musical.ly debuts its first original shows today -- the first of a few it will be rolling out over the coming weeks. The company has signed original content deals with entertainment groups Viacom, NBCUniversal and Hearst Magazines. |
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