Scientist who edited babies' genes sentenced to three years in prison [30 Dec 2019|03:23am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/r9yZJjr-UEM/ Last year, a Stanford-trained scientist stunned the world by revealing that he had created the first genetically-edited babies using the CRISPR/Cas9 tool. Now, He Jiankui and two of his associates have been sentenced to three years in prison followin... post comment

Wyze leaks personal data for 2.4 million security camera users [30 Dec 2019|06:31am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/zkkp2gry0ZQ/ You buy a home monitoring camera to improve your security, but Wyze customers might have wound up achieving the opposite. The company, which makes $20 security cameras to pepper around your home, has admitted that data on more than 2.4 million users... post comment

The Morning After: Foldable phone hype flopped in 2019 [30 Dec 2019|07:30am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Vo3tfIel4Ow/ Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. We're almost done with 2019. The year included cheaper 4K TVs, tons of foldable phones and some very forgettable tweets. At least one of those areas could use some significant improvements, and who knows, maybe... post comment

Polar's Vantage fitness watches now offer daily training guides (updated) [30 Dec 2019|08:00am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/_dVkAZ5LVrA/ If you're planning to counter all those holiday dinners with rigorous exercise, Polar might have your back. It's updating its Vantage V and Vantage M watches with some particularly useful coaching features, most notably the FitSpark personalized trai... post comment

WhatsApp ends support for Windows Phone and older versions of Android [30 Dec 2019|09:02am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/QsmDqIVMF6w/ WhatsApp runs on a huge range of operating systems, but even the ubiquitous messaging app doesn't think it's worth supporting Windows Phone any more. The company has announced it is ending support for older versions of Android and iOS as well as the... post comment

EV maker Nio struggles to grow as Tesla delivers first China-made cars [30 Dec 2019|09:58am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/Nvmd6lJ9t_c/ Nio has been a darling of China's fledgling EV market for a few years, but it appears to be facing an uncertain future. The company has reported third quarter results that saw it sell 4,799 cars, 4,196 of them being the more affordable ES6 SUV -- a s... post comment

The Pixel 3a was a turning point for affordable smartphones [30 Dec 2019|10:30am] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/4e26Y6-Tu_Q/ When it comes to phones, there hasn't been a year like 2019 in a while. Between the introduction of the first foldables and the rollout of technologies like 5G, 2019 wasn't just another year of comfortable iteration for manufacturers. Instead, it saw... post comment

The 10-year challenge: Video game edition [30 Dec 2019|12:00pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/ecfmn1ggfeU/ The 10-year challenge swept social media in January, with people posting images of themselves from 2009 and 2019, usually accompanied by a cute remark about things being the same yet totally different. It's a fun, heartwarming way to train machine le... post comment

'The Witcher 3' is now more popular on Steam than it was at launch [30 Dec 2019|12:41pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/382HgsUAnVU/ You'd think that a single player game over four years old would be long past its prime, but don't tell that to CD Projekt Red. The studio's community lead Marcin Momot has revealed that the PC version of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt broke its record for... post comment

Jabra’s Elite 85h headphones are almost 50 percent off at Amazon [30 Dec 2019|01:31pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gyEkBcUqhn4/ If you didn't get a pair of noise-cancelling headphones over the holidays, Amazon is closing out the year by offering a steep discount on Jabra's Elite 85h. While they're typically priced at $300, the retailer has cut the price of the "Titanium Black... post comment

SpaceX video shows a simulated Crew Dragon mission to the ISS [30 Dec 2019|02:20pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/xDsdgWmycaA/ SpaceX knows firsthand that spaceflight tests don't always go as planned. Earlier this year, an explosion during one such tests destroyed its Crew Dragon capsule. But those working on the project remain optimistic. NASA has said the capsule could be... post comment

'Uncharted' movie loses yet another director [30 Dec 2019|04:57pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gEB97tjKfbY/ So much for the Uncharted movie gaining some semblance of stability. Deadline sources claim Bumblebee's Travis Knight has to give up the director's chair due to the timing needed to accommodate lead actor Tom Holland. Apparently, his filming schedu... post comment

Samsung may unveil a true 'zero bezel' TV at CES 2020 [30 Dec 2019|06:54pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/kRMr5FhxPhY/ Samsung might soon make good on its promise of bezel-free TVs. The Elec sources say the company plans to introduce a zero bezel TV at CES 2020 in early January, with mass production starting in February. While the finer details aren't available, the... post comment

Uber and Postmates sue California over gig worker law [30 Dec 2019|09:02pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/u2ZERQLnPVM/ It didn't take long for tech companies to take legal action in hopes of thwarting California's gig economy labor law. Uber and Postmates have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to block AB5, which makes it harder for companies to define workers as contra... post comment

What's on TV this week: 'Doctor Who' [30 Dec 2019|11:56pm] http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/SlC9bdIm8oU/ Our last collection of listings for 2019 looks into the new year, where we'll dive into another season of Doctor Who. Blu-ray and videogame releases largely take the week off, but there's still going to be a lot of new stuff on streaming. Meanwhile,... post comment

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