Warning: The video is graphic. Deadly Speed A Tesla in China was captured on video killing two people and injuring three others in an alleged brake malfunction — and now, the company is working with Chinese authorities to figure out what, exactly, went so tragically wrong. As Reuters reports, Tesla has publicly affirmed that it’s working… Continue reading Police Investigating Deadly Accident In Which Tesla Plowed Into Multiple People
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Crypto.com Accidentally Sent $400 Million to a Competitor
Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com — which bought the naming rights, alongside its peers at the newly-imploded FTX — is feeling the pressure following FTX’s collapse. This week, all eyes are on Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek, who had to fess up over the weekend to the fact that his company accidentally sent $400 million worth of Ethereum to an… Continue reading Crypto.com Accidentally Sent $400 Million to a Competitor
Experts Say Sam Bankman-Fried’s Best Legal Defense Is to Say He’s Just Really, Really Stupid
“Mismanaging your company and losing a bunch of other people’s money is not criminal.” Thought Crimes As the the FTX implosion continues, the company’s figurehead and just-resigned CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, may end up facing significant legal peril. If he does, experts say he may end up employing an interesting defense: that his actions weren’t criminal… Continue reading Experts Say Sam Bankman-Fried’s Best Legal Defense Is to Say He’s Just Really, Really Stupid
Nike Will Let People Design and Sell Sneakers for the Metaverse
Although there will be no avatars at the time of launch, the brand’s stated ambition is for the virtual products released on Swoosh to become wearable on and off the platform. “I can imagine the avatars on RTFKT being able to wear our wearables, as well as avatars in games you already play,” says Ron… Continue reading Nike Will Let People Design and Sell Sneakers for the Metaverse
Cue Health Cue Reader Review: Accurate and Expensive Covid-19 Test Kit
I’ve tried a dozen at-home Covid tests over the past year. If it’s on the shelf at a drugstore, pharmacy, or grocery store, I’ve probably used it multiple times. But whenever I open a test like BinaxNow or QuickVue, I still reach for the instruction manual, mostly out of fear that I’ll mess up a… Continue reading Cue Health Cue Reader Review: Accurate and Expensive Covid-19 Test Kit
14 Gift Ideas for the Home Chef (2022): Vitamix, Cookbooks, and More
The cooking fire was once the center of the home. The modern stove has mostly removed fire from the equation, and architectural trends have shunted the hearth off to the side of the den, but the kitchen is still usually where the heart is. It’s where you make holiday meals. It’s where the kids lurk… Continue reading 14 Gift Ideas for the Home Chef (2022): Vitamix, Cookbooks, and More
Peloton, Oura and other fitness apps roll out support for Google’s Health Connect platform
Back at I/O in May, Google announced Health Connect, a platform it worked on with Samsung to enable health and fitness apps to share data more easily with each other while maintaining privacy measures. That initiative is taking another step forward today, as the Health Connect app has moved out of early access and into… Continue reading Peloton, Oura and other fitness apps roll out support for Google’s Health Connect platform
Waymo is using its self-driving taxis to create real-time weather maps
Self-driving cars frequently have trouble with poor weather, but Waymo thinks it can overcome these limitations by using its autonomous taxis as weather gauges. The company has revealed that its latest car sensor arrays are creating real-time weather maps to improve ride hailing services in Phoenix and San Francisco. The vehicles measure the raindrops on… Continue reading Waymo is using its self-driving taxis to create real-time weather maps
Hulu with Live TV adds 14 new channels ahead of next month’s price increase
Hulu is adding 14 new channels to its Live TV offering, the Disney-owned streaming service announced on Monday. Five of the additions – the Weather Channel, Comedy.TV, Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries and Hallmark Drama – are already available to watch, with the remaining nine (most of them Vevo music channels) joining the service… Continue reading Hulu with Live TV adds 14 new channels ahead of next month’s price increase
Introducing Engadget’s 2022 holiday gift guide!
Even if you live for the holiday season, the shopping portion of it can be daunting for us all. Maybe you made a resolution last year to be better prepared this time around, but it’s easy to get sidetracked by all the other demands of everyday life. Holiday sales may have already begun, but if… Continue reading Introducing Engadget’s 2022 holiday gift guide!