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Bird's skid detection helps catch reckless scooter riders

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 01:45 PM PST

Don't even think of using a Bird rental scooter for a wild ride. The company has revealed a Skid Detection feature that, as the name implies, watches for moments when an e-scooter goes sideways. If there's a pattern of skidding Bird can attribute to...

Facebook temporarily bans ads for gun accessories and military gear

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 12:51 PM PST

Facebook is continuing its crackdown on potential domestic terrorism at President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration. The social network told BuzzFeed News that it was temporarily banning US ads for gun accessories and military gear, such as holsters and...

Ford delays some Mustang Mach-E orders over 'quality checks'

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 12:00 PM PST

Ford technically started Mustang Mach-E deliveries in December, but some drivers will have to wait considerably longer. Electrek has learned that Ford has delayed several hundred deliveries of the electric crossover by up to a month for "additional q...

FAA approves first commercial drone flights with no on-site pilots

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 11:25 AM PST

Farms and other agricultural operations in certain rural areas in the US can now use robotic drones to take images of or gather data on their crops. The FAA has approved Massachusetts-based American Robotics' request to be able to deploy automated dr...

Biden elevates science advisor to cabinet role for the first time

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 11:10 AM PST

Science is poised to get a much more prominent role in President-elect Biden's administration. Nature and Reuters report that Biden has named breakthrough geneticist Eric Lander (seen above in 2002) not only as the director of the Office of Science a...

Belkin recalls portable phone charging stand over fire risk

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 09:59 AM PST

Belkin wants you stop using its Portable Wireless Charger + Stand Special Edition device if you have one. The accessory-maker has issued a voluntary recall for the power bank/charging stand due to a manufacturing defect in the power supply unit. Belk...

Watch NASA's historic Moon mission rocket test at 4PM ET (update: cut short)

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 09:36 AM PST

NASA is edging closer to sending a spacecraft around the Moon, and it's about to conduct a crucial test to ensure that mission goes forward. As Reuters reports, the agency is conducting a hot fire test for the Space Launch System's rocket core stage...

ICYMI: More gadget highlights from CES 2021

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 09:00 AM PST

While CES was a bit different this year, we still managed to check out a number of inspiring new devices, apps and services. While we acknowledged the most promising tech in Engadget's Best of CES awards, there remain a bunch of gadgets that didn't m...

Hitting the Books: Smaller cameras and projectors helped the Allies win WWII

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 08:30 AM PST

Modern cameras exist in high definition ubiquity — they're in our laptops and phones; strapped onto our helmets and dangling from our drones — heck, you'd be hard pressed to find someone on the street without a video capture-capable device in their p...

This software converts old CDs into digital tracks and more

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 07:55 AM PST

Your massive collection of hit CDs has probably been collecting dust since MP3 players went mainstream, and that was over a decade ago! Still, you shouldn't toss out those classics without saving them digitally, and Audio Toolbox by Gilisoft features...

Recommended Reading: 'WandaVision' begins Marvel's TV slate on Disney+

Posted: 16 Jan 2021 07:00 AM PST

WandaVision is a nostalgic escape from this chaotic reality into anotherCharles Pulliam-Moore, io9io9 offers some details on the first episodes of the new Marvel series that debuted this week on Disney+. Whether you're okay to read about the show in...
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