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A cryptocurrency is only as reliable as the technology that keeps it running, and Ethereum is learning this the hard way. An attacker has taken an estimated $60 million in Ethereum's digital money (Ether) by exploiting v...

The Department of Defense's Hack the Pentagon program was apparently so successful, the agency has decided to extend and develop new initiatives for it. Similar to Facebook's, Twitter's and Google's bug bounty projects, ...

Unicode 9.0 is set to be finalized later this month, formally introducing a number of sure-to-be hit emojis, including bacon, selfie, face-palm, and more. Turns out, however, that a rifle was once in consideration for ne...

There's nothing that makes you feel smaller than an expanse of nothing but sand and sky.

One of the main reasons many people choose Android is for the extra customization possibilities of Google's mobile OS--and that extends to the way you can tweak and replace app icons, if you know what you're doing. With ...

Secret's out, readers: we know you don't read our stuff. You just look at our headlines and share our links, but you don't click on our stories. You don't read our words. Do you care about us at all?!

New York already makes it illegal to offer your whole apartment for short-term rentals through services like Airbnb, but it's giving that legislation some added bite. As part of a flurry of end-of-term approvals, the sta...

Ensure you always have control of your TV with the elago R1 Intelli Case for Apple TV Remote. Made with an ultra durable silicone, this case is soft to the touch yet offers unrivalled protection for the technology inside...

According to the Associated Press, actor Anton Yelchin has died at the age of 27 in a car accident.

Google's DeepMind has conquered some big artificial intelligence challenges in its day, such as defeating Go's world champion and navigating mazes through virtual sight. However, one of its accomplishments is decidedly u...

Over the past year, I've been documenting how to build a suit of Stormtrooper armor, and a little on how to go about wearing it once you've completed it. This week, I'd like to close out the column by taking a look at th...

The Summer Solstice is expected to be very sweet this year, thanks to the arrival of what is known as a Strawberry Moon.

President Barack Obama has been pushing for more alternative energy initiatives during his time in the White House. He pledged to spend more on renewable energy research, attempted to get states to reduce carbon emission...

Last year NASA announced a plan to design commercial passenger airplanes that use electricity in an attempt to improve the loud, fuel-reliant planes the industry uses today. This week, the agency revealed a research prot...

Every doting cat owner will attest to the innate intelligence of their beloved pet, and now Japanese scientists say they have evidence that felines have a rudimentary grasp of cause and effect. They described their resul...

While you were refreshing Engadget to see all the new stuff Apple, Microsoft and Sony announced this week, you may have missed the fact that OnePlus came out with a new phone. The OnePlus 3 -- yes, that would be its thir...

When the Final Fantasy 15 Platinum Demo was released back in April on both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, one of the notable differences was that the latter platform's version suffered from performance issued and signif...

Now that presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has come right out and declared "America First", a popular slogan among white nationalists throughout the country, here's a look at some of the other precedent-setting...

Just a few hours ago, private space agency Blue Origin conducted a fourth launch of its New Shepard rocket, once again successfully landing in an upright position after reaching the edge of space. This launch, which took...

As it often does, Facebook recently tweaked the way its advertising (and privacy) settings work, which means you now have extra options when it comes to stopping your social media activities from following you around the...

Celebrity endorsements have been around for a long time, but it's usually actors, wrestlers, or athletes who are enduring a photoshoot with a random product. That said, every now and again, it's a science fiction author ...

Blue Origin just launched its crew capsule into space--and then intentionally brought it in for a very soft crash.