| Tesla offers big cash prizes to car hackers in annual Pwn2Own contest |
[10 Jan 2020|10:31am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/aXJErDh5GEQ/  Highly-connected cars like Teslas bring all sorts of advantages, like over-the-air updates that deliver new features. But they may also be open to digital attacks. In the past, reports have emerged of hackers remotely controlling cars, stealing vehic...
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| Homeland Security wants you to update your Firefox browser right now |
[10 Jan 2020|11:00am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/eLnp6zjsHkE/  The Department of Homeland Security is urging Firefox users to update their browsers. The rare warning was issued earlier this week, after Mozilla released two critical security updates. According to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agen...
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| Aston Martin reportedly scraps plans for its all-electric Rapide E |
[10 Jan 2020|11:49am] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/z3nmEbQr_qE/  For years, Aston Martin has been promising an all-electric Rapide E. After one false start, the automaker said it would begin making the EV in 2019. Now, a source close to the firm tells Autocar that the Rapide E will not go into production. Instead,...
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| Engadget Podcast: CES 2020 and a chat with technologist John Maeda |
[10 Jan 2020|12:05pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/aloD0zdsZz0/  It's that time of the year again, CES! This week, Devindra and Cherlynn discuss some of the best (and worst) things they've seen at the show, including ultraportables, cars and a variety of truly weird stuff. Plus, you'll hear about a strange Westwor...
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| LG's first true wireless earbuds go on sale in the US |
[10 Jan 2020|12:48pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/1HR9izoi8r8/  After debuting in South Korea in October, LG's first true wireless earbuds are now on sale in the US. The Tone Free buds cost $200 from LG's site. Other retailers are set to start offering them January 11th.
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| Boeing employees called designers of flawed Max 737 jets 'clowns' |
[10 Jan 2020|01:18pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/U1ISTdB4HvU/  In October of 2018, a Boeing 737 Max jet crashed into the Java Sea, killing everyone on board. Five months later, another crashed in Ethiopia, taking the lives of all passengers and crew. The tragedies caused aviation authorities across the globe to...
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| Microsoft contractors reportedly reviewed Cortana clips on insecure PCs |
[10 Jan 2020|01:43pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/bV7tzXQvPb0/  New details have emerged about how Microsoft operated its Cortana and Skype grading programs in the past. Building on a Vice report from last summer, The Guardian says that for several years, the tech giant contracted a company in China that used alm...
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| Ubtech's updated Walker robot does 'yoga' and pours drinks |
[10 Jan 2020|02:00pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/eYyf0hVsp7E/ 
As with many international trade shows, CES is a place where you're bound to bump into familiar faces. In my case, I regrouped with Walker, Ubtech's humanoid robot, who was kind enough to grab me a can of Coke and Pringles last year. Today, thi...
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| Scientists confirm that plasma ‘sloshes’ around in galaxy clusters |
[10 Jan 2020|02:25pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/b35ljjKxBBs/  For the first time, scientists have observed signs of plasma "flowing, splashing and sloshing" in a galaxy cluster. This kind of motion has been predicted, but it was only theoretical. Now, with data on how the plasma moves, researchers hope to disco...
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| Sonarworks brings a personal touch to headphone calibration |
[10 Jan 2020|02:45pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/huVjQpKwkPs/  Sonarworks has been helping people improve the audio from its headphones since 2018. The company's True-Fi app is loaded with more than 300 headphone-sound profiles that tune the model you're wearing so it's closer to what the producer heard in the s...
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| Alphabet’s David Drummond is leaving months after allegations surfaced |
[10 Jan 2020|03:15pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/D65R1JHKQE8/  Alphabet's chief legal officer David Drummond is leaving the company. Drummond claims he's retiring "to make way for the next generation of leaders," but allegations that he had affairs with employees could cast some doubt on his motives.
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| India's Supreme Court rules Kashmir internet shutdown is illegal |
[10 Jan 2020|03:40pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/0hJa9beU5rs/  India's government has one week to review a long-running internet shutdown in Kashmir after the country's Supreme Court ruled that internet access is protected under the Indian constitution. Kashmir has not had internet access since August 2019 when...
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| The nicest shark in Eureka Park |
[10 Jan 2020|04:00pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/xekvaHCNzZ0/  A lot of people at CES know Mindy Zemrak. On Thursday, she strode no further than five meters into Eureka Park, the show's startup section, when someone heard her voice and turned around. It was Dmitri Love, founder of a crypto-investment platform ca...
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| Nissan crams more safety tech into the base 2020 Leaf |
[10 Jan 2020|04:20pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/A0BSzs2-gV0/  The 2020 Nissan Leaf EV will be more expensive in its latest incarnation, but the carmaker is stuffing in more safety tech as standard. All 2020 Leaf models include Nissan Safety Shield 360, which has features such as automatic emergency braking with...
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| Verizon is delaying its home 5G internet rollout again |
[10 Jan 2020|05:13pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/zMtGRYZJJvw/  You might have to wait a bit longer before using a 5G network for your home internet service. Verizon (Engadget's parent company) is pushing back the broader rollout of 5G Home. It's waiting for new, more powerful equipment that's said to become avai...
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| An exclusive look at Samsung Ballie |
[10 Jan 2020|05:43pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/FE3Ulhil92E/  The first thing I notice when I pick up Ballie is how light it is -- it's about the size of a hefty grapefruit, but much less dense. And Ballie's plastic, scalloped frame gives this otherwise nondescript ball a sense of playfulness, one that might no...
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| GM reportedly plans to bring back the Hummer as an electric pickup |
[10 Jan 2020|06:09pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/lzyIVI-3YCI/  The car once most synonymous with gas-guzzling excess could soon get a second lease on life as an eco-friendly electric vehicle (EV). According to the Wall Street Journal, General Motors plans to bring back the Hummer as a battery-powered pickup truc...
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| Verizon will reportedly sell a 5G version of the OnePlus 8 |
[10 Jan 2020|06:29pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/j7ZFgyzsH4U/  When OnePlus releases its next phone later this year, you'll reportedly be able to buy it at not one but two major US carriers. According to Android Police, Verizon (Engadget's parent company) will sell a OnePlus device for the first time. Citing "a...
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| Microsoft's first Xbox Series X games will be cross-gen releases |
[10 Jan 2020|07:01pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/5JRjEG3UPcQ/  It's been known for a while that Halo: Infinite will be available on Xbox One as well as Xbox Series X and PC. In a wide-ranging interview with MCVUK, Xbox Game Studios chief Matt Booty said other first-party Series X titles will also be playable on...
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| Apple will replace some faulty iPhone XS battery cases for free |
[10 Jan 2020|09:56pm] |
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http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/lCo9rgiyyGI/  If you have an Apple smart battery case that's no longer working correctly, don't toss it yet: Apple might replace it free of charge. The tech giant has launched a replacement program for iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR battery cases manufactu...
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