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I live in the California suburbs, known for their relative un-walkability, exacerbated by the presence of rolling hills and sweltering hot days. I rely on my car to get me and my family places, and I want the least distr...

Add Dying Light 2: Stay Human to the ranks of games slipping to next year. Techland has delayed the release of its humans-are-the-real-monsters zombie title to February 4th, 2022. The game is effectively "complete," acco...

For years, Facebook has operated a little known program called "XCheck," which allows celebrities, politicians, and other members of America's elite to elude the kinds of moderation policies that the average user is subj...

Experience exceptional screen quality with the Apple iPad mini 2021. It features a new 8.3-inch Liquid Retina display with a virtually all-screen design and narrow borders. To further enhance the display, it offers up to...

There are a number of autonomous boats under development, but we've seen few commercial self-driving ships plying waterways. Now, a company called Sea Machines has announced that it will send an autonomous, remotely comm...

Apologies in advance to Android phone owners, as it's new iPhone day. Yes, Apple's biggest showcase of the year kicks off at 1 PM ET / 10 AM PT / 6 PM BST. Once again, the company is streaming the event, and the Engadget...

Around one month after its most recent pause, Twitter has once again opened back up its public verifications tool, allowing anyone with a Twitter account to apply for their own small blue badge. Not all users will see th...

For a brief period of time, control of the U.S.'s capacity to murder millions of people and destabilize the globe in the process was secretly taken out of Donald Trump's hands by maneuver of the nation's highest-ranking ...

A new report surveyed hundreds of delivery workers in New York City and found that many experienced unsteady wages, long hours, theft, and costly injuries. On top of that, they often described harsh treatment from restau...

Another fall Apple event is in the books, and despite a few minor surprises--no AirPods 3 and no post-show "Donda" performance by Kanye West!--what we saw didn't stray too far from pre-event expectations. A redesigned iP...

Last month, CD Projekt Red shipped update 1.3 for Cyberpunk 2077. The update delivered a ton of changes with a set of patch notes that felt neverending, but it seems there were some bugs and other issues that evaded CD P...

Plenty of smartphones have eSIM support to enable cell service without a conventional SIM card, but only for one line -- you still need a card if you need two lines. That won't be an issue with iPhones from now on. 9to5M...

It's been four years of peace since Netflix cursed the world with the David Ayer/Max Landis orc cop nightmare Bright. The streamer has threatened since, in fits and starts, to bring us more, but in spite of the movie's s...

Facebook served dangerous "abortion reversal" ads viewed 18.4 million times since January 2020, according to a new report by the Center for Countering Digital Hate. Abortion reversal, deemed unethical and unscientific, i...

Apple kicked off its fall hardware release slate with "California Streaming," an event dedicated to its newest iPhone and Apple Watch models. And while those devices obviously headlined the event, the company also announ...

As Star Wars re-expands its gaming ambitions, there's going to be more and more titles that are less self-serious takes on the struggles and conflicts of the galaxy far, far away, and more that embrace current gaming tre...

In the midst of its iPhone 13 reveal event today, Apple announced an interesting new feature for all of the upcoming iPhones. That feature is called Cinematic mode, and it allows iPhone 13 users to shoot videos that have...

Today brings the most significant event of the year for Apple fans: The 2021 Apple Event. After more than a year of rumors, we finally know what Apple’s been working on and we’re excited to fill you in on these..

At a wildlife park in eastern India, tigers feature a variety of coat fashions. Most notably, some of the cats have very thick black stripes. Now, a team of geneticists in India and the United States have identified a ge...

Activision Blizzard is facing still more legal action over its labor practices. As Game Developerreports, Activision Blizzard workers and the Communication Workers of America have filed a complaint with the National Labo...

It’s known that changing your diet can also change your gut bacteria, but a new study goes beyond that, finding that your gut bacteria play an important role in how hard or easy it is for you to shed unwanted pounds. T...

Officials with the Washington State Department of Agriculture have eradicated their second Asian giant hornet nest of the year, but a third nest was spotted nearby. Which, uh oh.