If Matthew Roach and Mark Pawlewski wanted to piss off toddlers across America they've figured out how to do it. They've patented a way to make it so televisions automatically block all cartoons and animated TV shows, but only after a preset period of time so it doesn't shut off every time an animated commercial comes on. The Cartoon Network better get their hands on the patent for this and bury it.
People who pre-ordered the PC port of Ghost of Tsushima Director’s Cut in countries that don’t have access to PlayStation Network (PSN) were reportedly notified that their purchases have been canceled and auto-refunded.
Tonight may offer another chance to catch the aurora if you have clear skies, according to the NOAA, and Sunday could bring yet more displays reaching as far as Alabama. The agency says the 'extreme' geomagnetic storm will continue through tomorrow.
Fans have been waiting a long, long time for another installment in the 28 Days Later franchise, and we now know when the next followup is coming out: June 20, 2025. 28 Years Later will be directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland.
In this installment of What We're Listening To, the Engadget team discusses some of the recent releases we've had on repeat, including new music from Sierra Ferrell, Justice, Utada Hikaru and Caroline Polachek.
Waymo has revealed, as well, that it's had over one million rider-only trips across four cities.
'The Devil's Chord' is a mess, but it's probably an intentional mess.
'Space Babies' is crazy, chaotic and political. Just as Doctor Who should be.
Apple will reportedly focus its first round of generative AI enhancements on beefing up Siri’s conversational chops. The company will reportedly roll out a new version of Siri powered by generative AI at its WWDC keynote on June 10.
Samsung's home theater powerhouse got the one thing it was missing, but not much else for this year's model.
Climate protestors in Germany reportedly broke through police barricades on Friday, amid clashes between activists and law enforcement. The protestors either made it onto (according to protestors) or near (according to local police) the grounds of a Tesla gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, near Berlin.
Climeworks has just opened the world’s largest direct carbon capture plant. It can suck around 36,000 tons of CO2 from the air each year, burying it underground.
This week's best tech deals include the AirPods Pro for $180, the Amazon Kindle for $80 and a year of Paramount+ with Showtime for $60, among others.
Amazon's Echo Dot has dropped to $28, which is a great price for our favorite sub-$50 smart speaker.
Hulu's new documentary, "Black Lives Matter: A People's History," explores the rise and global influence of the community.
Google just patched the fifth zero-day exploit for Chrome this year. The company has released a security update for users to download.
The Rogue Prince of Persia was supposed to debut in early access on May 14, but Evil Empire and Ubisoft have delayed it to get out of the way of Hades II.
The biggest news stories this morning: How to watch Google's I/O 2024 keynote, Apple apologizes for its iPad Pro ad, Nintendo is done paying Elon Musk for X integration on its consoles.
Microsoft is launching a browser-based store to make sure it's "accessible across all devices, all countries, no matter what."
To find out which smart plug you should invite into your connected home, we tested ten, using Alexa, Siri and the Google Assistant.