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The last time we mentioned the Navy's long-range MQ-4C Triton drone was in 2013, and the project is still creeping towards eventual deployment. Northrop Grumman announced this week that it has completed formal lab testin...

One of the biggest changes to come from Microsoft alongside the debut of Windows 10 was the launch of its Insider Program, offering millions of users the chance to try out beta versions of its latest operating system. Th...

Over the years, Tesla has snuck a number of quirky Easter Eggs into OTA updates for its cars. That includes everything from Ludicrous mode enhanced acceleration to a James Bond send-up, or even an impressive holiday-them...

Windows installations have come a long way over a few decades. It used to be that you had to hand-hold the system, but it's increasingly automatic -- you can even nuke an existing install with relative ease. And now, you...

Health officials in Hawaii have been warning residents not to touch snails or slugs with their bare hands because of an increase in cases of people coming into contact with a rare parasitic infection known as a rat lungw...

LiveJournal, a blog community that's hosted a lot of science fiction authors and fans (including George RR Martin), has officially banned "political solicitation"-- which can mean anything that criticizes the Russian gov...

A typical ransomware takes your files hostage in exchange for money, but "Rensenware" asks for something else. It forces you to play an anime-type shooter game called Touhou Seirensen (Undefined Fantastic Object) and sco...

We already know 3D printing is poised to revolutionized the manufacturing industry, and the technology has already been used to produce mechanical parts for everything from watches to bikes to motorcycles. But McLaren‘...

Dyne Suh, a 25-year-old law student from Riverside, California, just wanted to enjoy a relaxing Presidents' Day weekend with her fiancé and a couple of friends in nearby Big Bear Lake. What she was not expecting was for...

Once again, scientists are looking inward to explore the next frontier. Researchers at Japan's Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) announced this week that an excavation is planned in which the team ...

It's tempting to oversimplify the ridesharing industry into an ideological battle: Lyft is the kinder, more generous outfit that donates to the ACLU, while Uber is a champion of hyper-capitalism that makes political comp...

It was only a few weeks ago that Samsung confirmed the ongoing rumors that it would release the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 on the world once again as a refurbished device. It appears the Korean phone maker is wasting no tim...

Meet the $21 Million Company That Thinks a New iPhone Is a Total Waste of Money David Whitford, Inc. We're no stranger to iFixit's in-depth teardowns here at Engadget, but the company has a plan that's much more than rip...

Before it started obsessing about copying Snapchat, Instagram's main goal was getting your phone photos looking their best. The app's smart image processing doesn't have to stay locked on your mobile though--you can repl...

2017 continues to be a very bad year for Uber. After ongoing evidence of the company’s systematic harassment of women employees, the discovery of a tool used to evade law enforcement, and a damning lawsuit from Google,...

It's a cartoon cliche that's a cliche for a reason. Mail carriers really do live in fear of Fido. And now that Americans are increasingly doing their shopping online, the beleaguered members of the U.S. Postal Service ha...

Spoilers ahead for the Ghost in the Shell anime and US remake. The original Ghost in the Shell anime feature is a cultural landmark. It was a neo-noir story set in a startlingly fresh vision of a connected world, and it ...

Anthony Hopkins has worked with some of the best in the business, like Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone. The latest visionary director to earn Sir Hopkins' favor? None other than the king of explosions, Michael Bay.

What you’re seeing here is a baby crib designed and built by Ford. Yes, the car company, and no, this isn’t a late April Fools’ joke. It’s dubbed the Max Motor Dreams, and it’s essentially a “smart bed” for...

Discounted MacBook Pros, GreenWorks 40V cordless tools, and For Honor lead off Saturday's best deals from around the web.

If you've shopped at GameStop.com between mid-September and early February, it's possible your credit card information has been compromised according to a report by the web security blog, KrebsOnSecurity.

I don't watch a lot of TV. I don't watch Game of Thrones or Walking Dead or many of the TV shows that are usually at the top of the popular zeitgeist. Instead, my daily entertainment is usually filled with YouTube videos...