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

OpenAI is reportedly producing its own AI chips starting next year
The company reportedly designed the custom AI chip with US semiconductor maker Broadcom.
Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement
The complaint revolves around the AI tool's ability to generate images and videos of Warner Bros.' popular fictional characters, including Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny and his friends from Looney Tunes.
Amazon launches cellular dongle to provide backup connectivity for eero routers
eero Signal connects to any USB-C-powered eero device on a network that supports Wi-Fi 6 and up.
Google ordered to pay $425 million in app data collection lawsuit
Google must pay $425 million to the plaintiffs of a class action lawsuit that accused the company of collecting users' data even after they've turned off a tracking feature.
Appeals court reinstates fired Democratic FTC commissioner
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter can resume her work as a commissioner for the FTC, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Switzerland launches its own open-source AI model
Switzerland has just released Apertus, its open-source national Large Language Model (LLM) that it hopes would be an alternative to models offered by companies like OpenAI.
Meta reportedly allowed unauthorized celebrity AI chatbots on its services
Meta hosted several AI chatbots with the names and likenesses of celebrities without their permission, according to Reuters.
The US government drops its CHIPS Act requirements for Intel
Intel no longer has to fulfill certain requirements or meet milestones that it was originally supposed to under the CHIPS Act.
Google is testing customizable calling cards for Android that show up when your friends call
Google has started rolling out customizable calling cards for the beta versions of its Contacts and Phone apps.
UK's demand for Apple backdoor may have been broader than previously thought
According to the Financial Times, UK's Home Office has also yet to legally withdraw or change its order for Apple to create backdoor access to its users' data.
NVIDIA is (really) profiting from the AI boom
NVIDIA has revealed that its revenue for the second quarter ending on July 27 rose 56 percent compared to the same period last year, and that's without shipping any H20 chips to China.
Early blogging service Typepad is shutting down for good
Typepad, a blogging platform that launched in the same year as WordPress, has announced that it's shutting down on September 30.
SpaceX's Starship deploys its payload for the first time
SpaceX has successfully launched the Starship for its 10th test flight after it was delayed a couple of times due to weather conditions and other issues.
YouTube TV warns subscribers they may lose Fox channels
YouTube TV could soon lose access to Fox channels mere days before the 2025 NFL season begins.
Google will block sideloading of unverified Android apps
Google will implement a new safety feature that would require developers to verify their identity if they want Android users to be able to sideload their apps.
US Attorneys General tell AI companies they 'will be held accountable' for child safety failures
The US Attorneys General of 44 jurisdictions have signed a letter, urging AI companies to protect children "from exploitation by predatory artificial intelligence products."
Waymo can now test its self-driving vehicles in New York City
NYC has granted Waymo permission to test a limited number of autonomous vehicles, as long as there's a driver behind the wheel.
Bluesky blocks Mississippi due to its new age verification law
Users with Mississippi IP addresses can no longer access the Bluesky app.
Meta is licensing Midjourney's AI image and video tech
Meta has signed a partnership with Midjourney, an AI service that can generate images and videos from text prompts.
Trump is forming a 'National Design Studio' to spruce up government websites
According to Reuters, the president will appoint Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia as the head of the new organization.

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