2025-02-22

Crypto scammers are using Elon Musks DOGE to defraud people

Scammers are taking advantage of confusion between DOGE and dogecoin. [...]

2025-02-21

An anglerfish’s search for the sun goes viral, but science has a different story

The internet spun a tale of an anglerfish seeking the sun, but marine experts say this behavior is more likely due to stress or injury. [...]

2025-02-21

Game Developers Fear Anti-Trans Measures Could Hit Their Industry Next

As companies like Meta, Google, and Amazon follow President Trump’s moves to roll back diversity initiatives, trans and genderqueer devs worry their already struggling industry could follow suit. [...]

2025-02-21

Engadget Podcast: Hello $599 iPhone 16e, RIP iPhone SE

Well we didn't get the iPhone SE fourth-gen this week — instead Apple debuted the iPhone 16e, a $599 model based on the iPhone 14's design. It has a 6.1-inch OLED screen and the A18 chip f [...]

2025-02-20

Netflix Plans to Spend $1 Billion Making Content in Mexico Over the Next 4 Years

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos says the money will go toward projects like Alfonso Cuarón’s film Roma, which was made in Mexico and went on to international acclaim. [...]

2025-02-20

Tubi Is Not the Next Netflix. It’s Something Better

The ad-supported service is home to the biggest content library of any streamer. So why is Tubi still considered a social punching bag? [...]

2025-02-19

Are you scared to fly? The internet is, too.

As air travel seems to get scarier and scarier, the internet is responding with memes about flying. [...]

2025-02-19

Stephen Colbert mourns Duolingo owl Duo, knows what you did

Duolingo killed its own mascot owl, Duo, in a major marketing move. On "The Late Show," Stephen Colbert ponders whodunnit. [...]

2025-02-19

Xbox Pushes Ahead With Muse, a New Generative AI Model. Devs Say ‘Nobody Will Want This’

One developer responds to the release of Muse: “We are implicitly empowering a class of people who own these tools and don’t give a fuck about how they reshape our lives.” [...]