The strongest geomagnetic storm in 20 years made the colorful northern lights, or aurora borealis, visible Friday night across the US, even in areas that are normally too far south to see them. And the show may not be over. Tonight may offer another chance to catch the aurora if you have clear skies, according to the NOAA , and Sunday could bring yet more displays reaching as far as Alabama. The extreme geomagnetic storm continues and will persist through at least Sunday... pic.twitter.com/GMDKi

Fans have been waiting a long, long time for another installment in the 28 Days Later franchise, and we now know when the next followup is coming out: June 20, 2025. Per Variety , Sony Pictures announced the release date for the upcoming film 28 Years Later on Friday. It would have been kind of cool if it were timed with the original films actual 28th anniversary in 2030, considering how close we are to that now (horrifying, I know), but I can't blame them for not keeping people hanging even lon

In this installment of What We're Listening To, Engadget writers and editors discuss some of the recent music releases we've had on repeat. It's safe to say there's some variety on this list. Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers Sierra Ferrell seems almost like an anachronism in 2024, but in the best possible way. She has this effortless, old-timey country style that is at points reminiscent of the likes of The Carter Family or Flatt and Scruggs (her brilliant covers of songs once performed by the

If you've been seeing more Waymo robotaxis recently in Phoenix, San Francisco and Los Angeles, that's because more and more people are hailing one for a ride. The Alphabet-owned company has announced on Twitter/X that it's now serving more than 50,000 paid trips every week across three cities. Waymo One operates 24/7 in parts of those cities. If the company is getting 50,000 rides a week, that means it receives an average of 300 bookings every hour or five bookings every minute. Waym

The following includes spoilers for Space Babies. You cant help but admire Russell T. Davies audacity. He plucks the rights to make Doctor Who from the BBC. He gets Disney+ to write an enormous check to bring the show to life in a way never before attempted. Then, with so much money at stake and a months-long promotional campaign, he opens season one and the door to new fans with this. We kick off at the end of The Church on Ruby Road, with the Doctor's latest companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie

Apple will reportedly focus its first round of generative AI enhancements on beefing up Siris conversational chops. Sources speaking with The New York Times say company executives realized early last year that ChatGPT made Siri look antiquated. The company allegedly decided that the large language model (LLM) principles behind OpenAIs chatbot could give the iPhones virtual assistant a much-needed shot in the arm. So Apple will reportedly roll out a new version of Siri powered by generative AI at

Samsungs HW-Q990C was the best overall soundbar I tested last year, mostly due to its stellar audio and the fact that a subwoofer and rear speakers came with it. The company didnt change much for the 2024 version, the HW-Q990D , but one tweak delivers a feature last years model shouldve had: HDMI 2.1. There are some new audio modes too, but you can find those on other Samsung soundbars. The Q990D is as powerful as ever, but its still pricey at $2,000 . If you already bought a Q990C, the company

Climate protestors in Germany broke through police barricades on Friday, amid clashes between activists and law enforcement. The protestors either made it onto (according to protestors) or near (according to local police) the grounds of a Tesla gigafactory in Grnheide, Germany, near Berlin. Its part of a planned five-day demonstration ahead of a local government vote next week to determine whether Teslas plant can expand. Wired flagged social media videos showing activists, many of whom have bee

Swiss start-up Climeworks has done it again. The company just opened the worlds largest carbon capture plant in Iceland, dwarfing its own record of how much CO2 it can pull from the air. The companys previous record-holding carbon capture plant, Orca, sucks around 4,000 tons of CO2 from the atmosphere per year, but the new plant can handle nearly ten times that, as reported by The Washington Post . The plants called Mammoth and boasts 72 industrial fans that can pull 36,000 tons of CO2 from the

The new iPad Pro and iPad Air and the internet's reaction to how they've been advertised may have been the big Apple news of the week, but we're turning our attention to AirPods for our latest deals roundup. More specifically, all four models in Apple's wireless headphone lineup are currently on sale. The noise-canceling AirPods Pro and third-gen AirPods back down to lows of $180 and $140, respectively, while the entry-level earbuds and top-end AirPods Max are both cheaper than usual at $80 an

Not all connected speakers have a voice assistant built in. The Sonos One SL , for instance, doesn't have a microphone. So, if you want to use your voice to control such devices, you may need to pick up a secondary smart speaker, such as Amazon's Echo Dot . As luck would have it, that little Alexa-enabled device is on sale for $28 . That's 44 percent off and just $5 more than the record-low price. That's not to say the Echo Dot isn't a decent speaker in its own right. In fact, we think it's the

They say Twitter isn't real life, but Black Twitter proved otherwise. For years, that phrase has been a way to ignore the real-world impact of social media conversations, especially when they spark radically new ideas. But that's clearly not true when you look at Black Twitter, an unofficial community made up of the site's black users, which inspired culturally significant movements with hashtags like #BlackLivesMatter and #OscarsSoWhite. Hulu's new documentary, Black Lives Matte

Google has released a security update for the Chrome browser to fix a zero-day vulnerability exploit that has been used by threat actors. This is the fifth time this year the company has had to issue a patch for one of these vulnerabilities, as reported by Bleeping Computer . Google is aware that an exploit for CVE-2024-4671 exists in the wild, the company said in a short advisory. It did not issue any specifics as to the nature of the real-world attack or the identity of the threat actors. This

A Prince of Persia game from the studio behind Dead Cells was supposed to hit early access on PC on May 14. Thats no longer the case. Evil Empire says The Rogue Prince of Persia s debut is delayed until later this month, and its because of a little game called Hades II . Soon after a technical test wrapped up, Supergiant Games released Hades II into early access on Monday . It skyrocketed up the Steam charts and quickly reached a peak of 102,000 concurrent players. Evil Empire suggested that eve

As rumors foretold, Apple has revamped the iPad Pro with an M4 chip, tandem OLED screen and a thinner case. There's also a new Magic Keyboard that should deliver a more MacBook-like typing experience! In this week's episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss how Apple is shining a new light on tablets (which also includes the new iPad Air models) and reworking its vision of mobile computing. Does anyone really need the iPad Pro today? And could it be more compelling if iPadOS improves its multitaski

Apple has apologized for its Crush! ad, which sparked a furious backlash among artists, musicians, and other creators. AdAge reports Apple said the video missed the mark, and it has scrapped plans to run the commercial on TV. The video shows a series of musical instruments and other tools for human expression, including a guitar, drums, trumpet, amplifiers, record player, TV and much more being crushed to All I Ever Need Is You by Sonny and Cher. The crusher pulls up to reveal an iPad. Tonally,

In a couple of months, you'll be able to get Microsoft's mobile games from its own store. Xbox President Sarah Bond has revealed at the Bloomberg Technology Summit that the company is launching a web-based store where you can download its mobile games and get add-ons or in-app purchases at a discount. Bond said the company has decided to launch a browser-based store instead of an app to make it accessible across all devices, all countries, no matter what so that you don't get locked

Smart plugs arent the most complicated smart home devices they really just turn stuff off and on but they do make life a little easier. Thats what most people probably want from household automation anyway. In the past year or so of testing smart plugs, Ive grown accustomed to having the living room lamps click on just before sunset and go off when I say goodnight to Alexa or the Google Assistant (Siri can turn off a few of my lights, but isnt compatible with all of them). Most smart home devi

Just in case there was any doubt about how Jack Dorsey really feels about Bluesky, the former Twitter CEO has offered new details on why he left the board and deleted his account on the service he helped kickstart. In a characteristically bizarre interview with Mike Solana of Founders Fund, Dorsey had plenty of criticism for Bluesky. In the interview, Dorsey claimed that Bluesky was literally repeating all the mistakes he made while running Twitter. The entire conversation is long and a bit ramb

Apple has reportedly apologized for its tone-deaf Crush! ad that sparked a furious backlash with artists, musicians and other creators. AdAge reports that Apple said the video missed the mark and has scrapped plans to run the cutesy-turned-cringey commercial on TV. Its clear that Apple intended for the ad to serve as a metaphor for all the myriad creative tools one has when they throw down $1,000 or more for a new iPad Pro . Run during Tuesdays event , the video shows a series of musical instrum

Google has an offer for iPad owners who are curious about the Pixel Tablet . The company has a trade-in promotion that covers at least the cost of the Pixel Tablet for iPad owners if not more, depending on which model you have. It works with Samsung tablets as well, but those trade-in values are lower. The Pixel Tablet costs $399 (without deals) for 128GB storage and no charging speaker dock. The promo works with iPads as old as the sixth-generation model from six years ago. For that, Google wi

As one of Engadgets resident mobile geeks, Ive reviewed dozens of midrange phones and have found that a great smartphone doesnt have to cost a fortune. Years of commoditization have brought features once exclusive to high-end devices including big batteries, multi-camera arrays and high refresh rate displays down to their more affordable siblings. While there are still some things you'll only find on flagship smartphones , you don't have to compromise as much anymore if you're looking to find

The Alienware m16 R2 is a rarity among modern laptops. Thats because normally after a major revamp, gadget makers like to keep new models on the market for as long as possible to minimize manufacturing costs. However, after its predecessor launched last year sporting a fresh design, the company reengineered the entire system again for 2024 while also limiting how big of a GPU can fit inside. So what gives? The trick is that by looking at the configurations people actually bought, Alienware was a

Netflix and Roblox have teamed up for a digital theme park with activities pulled from the streamers many popular franchises. Netflix Nextworld is an area within Roblox thats currently in early access. The company says the experience is all about bringing fans to the entertainment they love. To that end, Nextworld features activities based on Stranger Things , One Piece , Cobra Kai and even those Zack Snyder Rebel Moon movies that people seem to hate . Theres also an activity based on the upcomi

Nintendo has apparently had enough of Xs (Twitters) API fees . The Mario maker said on Wednesday that starting on June 10, direct integration from the Switchs image album to Elon Musks Nazi-curious platform will no longer work. With Nintendos departure, all three major console makers have pulled the plug on native screen-sharing to X. Xs official gaming account posted a bizarre, downright Orwellian response that ignores its central role in the Mario makers exit. Our partnership with Nintendo rem

Embers highly-esteemed Travel Mug 2+ has dropped to a record-low price of $128, which is a discount of $72. The actual sale price is $160, but theres a clippable coupon for the remaining $32. This is a pretty great deal for those in the market for a tech-heavy travel mug. To that end, the Travel Mug 2+ integrates with Apples Find My technology , so youll always know exactly where your beverage is. It even has a built-in speaker thatll ping when youre looking for it. Anything can happen while tra

Dead by Daylight 's next chapter isn't too far away and it's another crossover rather than an original creation . Behaviour Interactive likes to keep fans on their toes with some unexpected partnerships and the latest one is no exception. This time around, Dungeons and Dragons is entering the fog. It's a bit of a surprising turn as D&D isn't normally associated with horror, but there's enough connective tissue for it to make sense. Behaviour revealed the crossover in a sh

Its that time of year again. Googles annual I/O keynote is upon us. This event is likely to be packed with updates and announcements. Well be covering all of the news as it happens and you can stream the full event below. The keynote starts at 1PM ET on May 14 and streams are available via YouTube and the companys hub page . In terms of what to expect, the rumor mill has been working overtime . There are multiple reports that the event will largely focus on the Android 15 mobile operating system

The Strong National Museum of Play has revealed this year's inductees into the World Video Game Hall of Fame. Asteroids, Myst, Resident Evil , SimCity and Ultima have made the cut. While that means the likes of Guitar Hero, Metroid and Tony Hawks Pro Skater miss out from the slate of finalists, it would be hard to make a case against any of the five inductees. Games are selected for the hall of fame based on a number of criteria, including cultural impact and their influence on the industry. Ast

Most headphones don't last forever, especially wireless ones as the battery life will inevitably dwindle. If you're ready for an upgrade and you're willing to splash a little cash, Apple's AirPods Max are worth considering. Those headphones are currently on sale at Amazon. The price has dropped by $100 to $450 , putting it at just $20 above the lowest price we've seen for the cans to date. The offer applies to all colorways. The price was one of our major drawbacks when we reviewed the AirPods M

Peter Jacksons Lord of the Rings film trilogy came out right around the time movie studios decided everything needed to be a big franchise that exists in perpetuity. From that perspective, its a little surprising that Warner Bros. Discovery hasnt milked Tolkiens work more than they already have. Thatll change soon, though, as the company just announced that there are two new Lord of the Rings films in the works (you can read the full press release here ). The first is tentatively titled Lord of

It's no secret that MacBooks can cost you a pretty penny, which is why we're excited to see that our favorite budget Macbook has dropped to a new all-time low price. Apple's 2022 Macbook Air is currently available for $829, down from $999 $20 lower than ever before. The deal is running the 256GB model in all colors but doesn't include AppleCare+. We've been a huge fan of Apple's 2022 MacBook Air from the start, calling it a ear-perfect Mac when it first launched, and, despite new arrivals sinc

The fight continues to protect artists' content from being used to train AI without their consent. The latest pushback comes from IbisPaint, which has announced an AI Disturbance tool that interferes with AI image generation. The feature applies noise to illustrations, which stops AI from properly interpreting or replicating the art. Another popular option, Glaze , corrupts the data to prevent copies but is available as an outside tool rather than being integrated into a creative program. I

Sega has announced its latest iteration of the many Sonic titles: a game called Sonic Rumble that will be coming exclusively to mobile devices. The multiplayer action game is reminiscent of Mediatonic's Fall Guys , which even offers a version called Sonic's Adventure . Both games can accommodate up to 32 players, have minigames and are battle royale-style, with only one player left standing as the winner. In Sonic Rumble , players can also collect rings to get new costumes and accessori

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall for the t:connect mobile app on iOS, which is used to monitor and control the t:slim X2 insulin pump used by people with diabetes. It was supposedly the first smartphone app that can program insulin doses that the FDA had approved . The agency issued the highest level of recall it could, because the app had serious software problems that could've have caused life-threatening conditions or even death. In fact, while there w

The laptop buzzword of 2024 is AI PC notebooks that have neural processing units (NPUs) for AI-related tasks. But while it's smart to be aware of those systems, there are far more important things to consider beyond AI-savviness. It turns out buying a computer in 2024 isn't really that much different than in recent years: You'll still want to find a system that balances power, weight and screen size with your computing needs. Out of the 14 notebooks we've reviewed in 2024, we consider Apple's 1

TikTok is ramping up its efforts to automatically label AI-generated content in its app, even when it was created with third-party tools. The company announced plans to support content credentials, a kind of digital watermark that indicates the use of generative AI. TikToks rules already require creators to disclose realistic AI-generated content. But that policy can be difficult for the company to enforce, particularly when creators use other companies AI tools. But because content credentials

Earlier this week, Apple introduced a new top-end stylus, the Pencil Pro , but didnt discontinue any older model. That means there are now four styluses to choose from, channeling the chaotic lineup energy of Apple Watch and iPad families over the years. Because not every Pencil works with every iPad, we explain the best choices . Apple Just dont buy the first-gen one. Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed Everything announced at Apples Let Loose iPad event The best budget Android

Netflix has added Sonic Mania Plus to its roster of games subscribers can access for free on mobile without ads or in-app purchases. The company first announced that it was going to add the title to its lineup, along with Game Dev Tycoon , back in December 2023. Sonic Mania Plus was developed for the franchise's 25th anniversary by fans known for their Sonic fangame creations and for their work in the ROM hacking community. It is frequently cited as one of the best Sonic games of all time ev

One of the best things about the Android ecosystem is the availability of truly affordable phones for as little as $150. By comparison, the cheapest iPhone is based on a dated design and starts at $429. However, picking the right one can be a bit tricky, as reducing the price of a phone can sometimes result in too many trade-offs. So to give you a hand, we tested a bunch of the most popular options and put together a list of our favorite cheap Android phones. Editors note (5/9/24) : Google has a

Disney has expanded its partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery to offer a streaming bundle sometime this summer. The companies have announced that they'll soon give people the option to pay for Disney+, Hulu and Max subscriptions together in the US. Hulu on Disney+ recently came out of beta , a few months after Disney took full ownership of the former late last year. An ad-free bundle with the two services costs $20, while a Max subscription without ads costs $16 a month. An offering with a

You might have an idea of which smartphone you want to buy next. But there are more options than ever before that are solid plenty of companies are making stellar handsets nowadays, at similar prices, all with comparable feature sets. That said, the choice isnt always cut-and-dry. If you know you want an iPhone, your decision-making process is a bit easier. If youre an Android person, you have even more options to choose from and more questions to answer before you spend any money. At Engadget,

Much of the recent AI hype train has centered around mesmerizing digital content generated from simple prompts, alongside concerns about its ability to decimate the workforce and make malicious propaganda much more convincing . (Fun!) However, some of AIs most promising and potentially much less ominous work lies in medicine . A new update to Googles AlphaFold software could lead to new disease research and treatment breakthroughs. AlphaFold software, from Google DeepMind and (the also Alphabe

Apple unveiled a slew of new iPads on Tuesday, and the updates have brought a bit more clarity to the company's tablet selection. Yes, there are still six different models in total, but the lines separating those slates are more firmly drawn: You have a good option (the base iPad ), a better option ( the iPad Air ) and a best option ( the iPad Pro ). Both the Air and Pro are available in 11- or 13-inch frames, but those SKUs are more or less identical outside of their size. The iPad mini , meanw

Were still waiting for the perfect hybrid PC that can work as well as a tablet as it does as a laptop. As we enter 2024, it seems like many companies have also given up on that ideal but Microsoft, Apple and Samsung still have some options to consider. And were still seeing OS tweaks to make iOS and Android more usable for larger displays. If youre on the hunt for your next computer and are dead-set on it being a 2-in-1, weve collected our current top picks here plus all of the things you shoul

As a bona-fide hater of actual reality, virtual reality is very appealing to me. However, Im not that into 100 hour AAA games like Asgards Wrath 2 or Half Life: Alyx . Im into short interactive experiences that cant be had anywhere else. Good news for me? The Apple Vision Pro is getting a pretty nifty mixed-reality interactive story that could herald the evolution of a new type of entertainment that puts people directly in their favorite shows or movies. Step inside the Multiverse like never bef

Your cable streaming bill may be getting more expensive once again. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is reportedly planning another price increase for Max . Bloomberg didn't reveal how much WBD is expected to jack up the subscription by. The cheapest ad-free plan is currently $16 per month after a $1 increase in early 2023 . WBD is said to be aiming for $1 billion in earnings from Max and Discovery+ next year. We could find out about any Max price increase as soon as Thursday. That's when WB

The iPad Pro has always struck me as a baffling device. It's significantly more expensive than the (very capable!) iPad and iPad Air. iPadOS still isnt a great environment for multitasking. And Apple hasn't yet justified why, exactly, you'd want a super-powerful tablet in the first place (simplified versions of Final Cut Pro and Audition aren't enough!). If you're trying to get serious work done, you're better off buying a slightly used last-gen MacBook Pro, instead of shelling out $1,000 or mor

Speedrunning video games is a time-honored tradition , and this is especially true when it comes to retro titles. Nintendo is getting in on the trend with a fairly bizarre forthcoming Switch game called Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition , which drops on July 18. Its all about speedrunning through the classics, like Legend of Zelda , Metroid and Super Mario Bros. , among others. This comes in the form of 150 speedrunning challenges pulled from 13 NES games, which seems mightily familiar t

Amazon has the Google Pixel Watch 2 on sale for $70 off. The Wear OS 4 -powered smartwatch arrived last fall with a new stress-tracking feature, slightly longer battery life and a better heart sensor, as Googles flagship wearable inches closer to rivals Apple and Samsung. Its current $330 sale price is a record low. The Pixel Watch 2 works with Android phones , so youll want to sit this deal out if you use an iPhone and dont plan on switching. But those with the right setup get a sleek device wi