Mariella Moon has been a night editor for Engadget since 2013, covering everything from consumer technology and video games to strange little robots that could operate on the human body from the inside one day. She has a special affinity for space, its technologies and its mysteries, though, and has interviewed astronauts for Engadget. Mariella's work has previously appeared in other publications, including Popular Science, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, USA Today and PCMag.
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Google makes it easier to multi-task with minimized in-app Chrome tabs
You can now minimize an in-app Chrome tab into a compact, floating picture-in-picture window.
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Samsung's largest union calls its first-ever strike
Samsung's largest workers' organization has announced that it's planning to stage a walkout next week as part of its fight for fair compensation. It could be the first walkout ever by Samsung employees since the company was founded.
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The Internet Archive has been fending off DDoS attacks for days
The nonprofit organization has announced that it's currently in its "third day of warding off an intermittent DDoS cyber-attack."
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Opera is adding Google's Gemini AI to its browser
Opera ha teamed up with Google to integrate its Gemini AI models into its Aria AI browser assistant.
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Uh-oh: ICQ is shutting down on June 26
ICQ will stop working on June 26, according to it website.
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Meta and Activision face lawsuit by families of Uvalde school shooting victims
A lawsuit by the families of the Uvalde school shooting victims accuse Meta and Call of Duty publisher Activision of exposing the shooter to the weapon he used.
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SpaceX Raptor engine test ends in a fiery explosion
A SpaceX testing stand at the company's McGregor, Texas facilities went up in flames during a test of its Raptor 2 engines on the afternoon of May 23.
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OpenAI scraps controversial nondisparagement agreement with employees
OpenAI will not enforce any nondisparagement agreement former employees had signed and will remove the language from its exit paperwork altogether, the company told Bloomberg.
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Microsoft's Azure AI Speech lets Truecaller users create an AI assistant with their own voice
Truecaller, a caller ID app that can block and record calls, has teamed up with Microsoft to give its users a way to create an AI assistant that uses their own voice.
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OpenAI reportedly didn't intend to copy Scarlett Johansson's voice
OpenAI cast the actor of Sky's voice months before Sam Altman contacted Scarlett Johansson, and it had no intention of finding someone who sounded like her, according to The Washington Post.
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Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses can now upload photos directly to Instagram Stories
You can share photos to Instagram Stories directly from the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses without having to take out your phone.
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Nintendo snaps up a studio known for its Switch ports
Nintendo is buying Florida-based studio Shiver Entertainment, mostly known for its Switch ports, from the Embracer Group.
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Wearable AI Pin maker Humane is reportedly seeking a buyer
The tech startup Humane is reportedly seeking a buyer for its business and is hoping to sell for anywhere between $750 million and $1 billion.
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Microsoft unveils Team Copilot that can assist groups of users
Microsoft has expanded Copilot's abilities beyond that of a personal assistant.
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Microsoft teams up with Khan Academy to make the Khanmigo AI teaching assistant free
Microsoft and non-profit educational organization Khan Academy have formed a partnership that will allow all K-12 educators in the US to access the pilot version of Khanmigo for Teachers at no cost.
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Volvo and Aurora introduce their first self-driving truck
Volvo and Aurora just showed off the Volvo VNL Autonomous truck at ACT Expo in Las Vegas.
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Adobe threatens to sue Nintendo emulator Delta for its look-alike logo
Delta, an emulator that can play Nintendo games, had to change its logo after Adobe threatened legal action.
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Twitter has officially moved to X.com
Twitter officially went through a rebranding almost a year ago, but most of its pages still used Twitter in their URL until now.
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Google’s accessibility app Lookout can use your phone’s camera to find and recognize objects
Google has updated some of its accessibility apps to add capabilities that will make them easier to use for people who need them.
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Intel's Thunderbolt Share makes it easier to move large files between PCs
Intel has launched a new software application called Thunderbolt Share that will make controlling two or more PCs a more seamless experience.