/ The company announced last week that users’ password vaults had been stolen. Things have gone downhill from there. Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Last week, just before Christmas, LastPass dropped a bombshell announcement: as the result of a breach in August, which lead to another breach in November, hackers had gotten… Continue reading The LastPass disclosure of leaked password vaults is being torn apart by security experts
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The transportation stories that drove 2022
2022 was the kind of year that made us think, “What a time to be alive and reporting on transportation.” This year was absolutely dominated by conversations around the realities of bringing self-driving cars to market, the potential upheaval of the gig worker economy, micromobility dramas and, of course, all things Tesla. We took a… Continue reading The transportation stories that drove 2022
Hyundai has a card up its sleeve as it moves to dethrone Toyota, its electric vehicles
Hyundai is officially the third-largest automaker globally after jumpstarting the brand in 2022, behind only Volkswagen and Toyota. However, the South Korean automaker may have an advantage as the auto industry transitions to electric vehicles. The Hyundai Motor Company, including Kia and Genesis, is establishing itself as a true competitor after surpassing General Motors (GM),… Continue reading Hyundai has a card up its sleeve as it moves to dethrone Toyota, its electric vehicles
Tesla’s market cap drop is worth almost the entire legacy auto industry
Tesla’s loss in market capitalization equals almost the entire legacy auto industry combined – one of the most significant losses in value of all time. In 2020, Tesla became the most valuable automaker in the world. The company quickly blew past that and eventually reached a valuation of over $1 trillion. But that was last… Continue reading Tesla’s market cap drop is worth almost the entire legacy auto industry
Amazon’s started to deliver orders by drones in California and Texas
/ The retail giant already flew out some packages to customers in Northern California and a medium-sized Texan city in the run-up to Christmas. Image: Amazon Amazon is now delivering orders by drones in California and Texas with the aim to ultimately fly out packages to customers’ homes within an hour, Ars Technica reports. The… Continue reading Amazon’s started to deliver orders by drones in California and Texas
Waze tests new alerts warning drivers about roads with a ‘history of crashes’
/ A new beta release of Waze can notify users of dangerous nearby roads based on traffic data while trying not to overwhelm them with alerts. The new beta version of Waze, shown running in Israel, turns roads red if it has a history of crashes.Screenshot by Geektime Waze is one of the preferred navigation… Continue reading Waze tests new alerts warning drivers about roads with a ‘history of crashes’
12 Best Camera Accessories for Phones (2022): Apps, Tripods, Mics, and More
Moment offers several tripod mounts compatible with MagSafe-compatible phones, but my favorite by far is the multi-threaded mount. It’s just a flat disc of metal with several holes drilled in it (also why this kind of mount is affectionately called a Swiss cheese plate), and each hole corresponds to a different size of tripod screw. … Continue reading 12 Best Camera Accessories for Phones (2022): Apps, Tripods, Mics, and More
Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There
Some people would rather invest these resources in solving global problems, not launching astronauts to other worlds. People in the 1960s questioned the Apollo program for similar reasons—it was also a time of systemic inequality and fears of nuclear war. Today, in public opinion surveys of US adults, NASA’s climate-related efforts and monitoring of near-Earth asteroids are more… Continue reading Let’s Go to Mars. Let’s Not Live There
The worst of tech in 2022
Google Stadia Stadia didn’t last long. But at times during its short life, it was amazing. During Cyberpunk 2077’s unmitigated disaster of a launch, Google’s cloud gaming platform was one of the best places to run the sprawling game with minimal problems. When many couldn’t get the latest PlayStation or Xbox, Stadia was a way… Continue reading The worst of tech in 2022
The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories in 2023
All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing. It’s been two years since the Xbox Series… Continue reading The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories in 2023