In the post-9/11 world maybe we don't quite want to make it easier for people who aren't pilots to fly planes, but researchers MIT (yes, even more MIT stuff) have built a system for controlling unmanned aerial vehicles using only spoken commands. Probably not going to make it into commercial jetliners (though it practically cries out for use in a flying car), but the US military, which has put a lot of money into aerial drones, is all over it.
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 Rabbit R1 is finally here, and it's yet another useless AI gadget.
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.
Just in case there was any doubt about how Jack Dorsey really feels about Bluesky, the former Twitter CEO has offered new details on why he left the board and deleted his account.