Mariella Moon

Contributing Reporter

Mariella Moon has been a night editor for Engadget since 2013, covering everything from consumer technology and video games to strange little robots that could operate on the human body from the inside one day. She has a special affinity for space, its technologies and its mysteries, though, and has interviewed astronauts for Engadget. Mariella's work has previously appeared in other publications, including Popular Science, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, USA Today and PCMag.

Articles by Mariella Moon

Passengers face disruption as Airbus updates thousands of planes
An Airbus directive that ordered the immediate software update for 6,000 A320 planes has lead to flight disruptions around the world.
ModRetro launches its take on the Nintendo 64
ModRetro's modern spin on the N64 will be available in translucent purple, green and white.
The EU says Apple Maps may be big enough to be considered a DMA gatekeeper
Two more Apple products, specifically Maps and Ads, could be big enough to be designated as gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA).
Alibaba launches its own AI glasses
Alibaba’s Quark AI glasses are now available for purchase in China.
Netflix went down for some viewers after Stranger Things premiered
Netflix has crashed for thousands of viewers after the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 went live for streaming.
Character.ai launches guided Stories format after banning teens from its chatbots
Character.ai has introduced its first format that was specifically created to "enhance [teens'] experience."
Poco's new flagship phone has a Bose subwoofer and a 'denim' option
Poco has launched its first flagship phone series, the F8 Ultra and the F8 Pro, at an event in Bali.
China launches emergency mission to its space station
The Shenzhou-22 spacecraft that China launched on November 25 has already reached the Tiangong space station, according to SpaceNews and Chinese state media.
Apple lays off part of its sales team
Apple has laid off dozens of employees across its sales team to streamline the organization and eliminate overlapping roles., according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Trump's Genesis Mission aims to build a centralized AI platform to power scientific breakthroughs
President Donald Trump has issued a new Executive Order that launches the “Genesis Mission,” an AI-focused initiative that aims to make the "most complex and powerful scientific instrument ever built."
Microsoft isn't releasing a diversity report for 2025
Microsoft will not release a diversity and inclusion report for 2025 like it has been doing every year since 2019, Stephen Totilo from Game File has reported.
Waymo gets California DMV's approval to test robotaxis in more areas
The California DMV has approved Waymo’s request to conduct driverless testing and to deploy its robotaxis in more locations in the state.
HP and Dell cut HEVC support in some laptops
HP and Dell has disabled support for the High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard in some of their laptops, Ars Technica reports.
Amazon Alexa+ is now available in Canada
Canada is the first region outside the US to get access Amazon’s upgraded Alexa.
Webb telescope images an aging binary star system in the center of a four-layered cosmic dust shell
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has captured the Apep star system with two aging stars.
Unity games are coming to Fortnite
Unity and Epic Games, the creators of today’s biggest video game engines, have announced a partnership that will make Unity games available in Fortnite.
Cloudflare outage was not caused by a cyber attack
In a blog post, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince explained the cause of the outage that took a lot of websites offline on November 18.
TikTok now has an in-app 'affirmation journal' and sound machine
TikTok is replacing its screen time management page with a Time and Well-being space, which also comes with new wellness features.
Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman dies
Rebecca Heineman, co-founder of video game company Interplay Entertainment, has died at 62.
OpenAI says ChatGPT will listen if you tell it not to use em dashes
Sam Altman has revealed on X that ChatGPT will now listen to you if you tell it not to use em dashes.

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