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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I played Fire Emblem Engage on easy mode, and it got me back into gaming
"Sure, winning battles and matches in more difficult modes will feel more rewarding, but not every gaming experience has to be a challenge."
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OpenAI's Sam Altman and other tech leaders join the federal AI safety board
Sam Altman, OpenAI's CEO, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai are joining the government's Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, according to The Wall Street Journal.
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Garry’s Mod faces deluge of Nintendo-related DMCA takedown notices
Facepunch Studios has announced on Steam that it's removing 20 years' worth of Nintendo-related workshop items for its sandbox game Garry's Mod to comply with the Japanese company's demands. But fans say the takedown notices came from trolls, not from Nintendo itself.
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Manhattan's DA wants to know why YouTube is pushing 'ghost gun' tutorials to kids
Manhattan's District Attorney wants to meet with YouTube's CEO to discuss why the website allows the posting of videos on how to manufacture "ghost guns" and why its algorithm is pushing them to underage viewers who watch video game content.
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Mercedes-Benz finally unveils its electric G-Class luxury off-roader
The Mercedes-Benz G 580 with EQ Technology is the first fully electric variant of the G-Class vehicle.
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Rivian offers (up to) $5,000 discount if you trade in your gas-powered truck
Rivian will give you up to around $5,470 in discount if you trade in an eligible gas-powered truck or SUV when you purchase or lease a qualifying R1 electric vehicle package in the US and Canada.
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Metaphor: ReFantazio, a fantasy RPG from the Persona 5 team, comes out in October
Metaphor: ReFantazio is coming out on October 11, and you can pre-order it right now.
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Amazon halts drone deliveries in California, but kicks off operations in Phoenix
The e-commerce company has closed its delivery site in Lockeford, which has been operational since 2022.
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Apple will reportedly unveil a genre-defining calculator app at WWDC 2024
The new Mac calculator will reportedly have round buttons and Notes integration.
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Microsoft's AI tool can turn photos into realistic videos of people talking and singing
Microsoft Research Asia has unveiled a new experimental AI tool called VASA-1 that can take a still image of a person — or the drawing of one — and an existing audio file to create a lifelike talking face out of them in real time.
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Tesla is recalling Cybertrucks because their accelerator pedals could get stuck
Tesla has issued a recall for around 3,878 Cybertruck vehicles, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notice has revealed.
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Fallout has already scored a green light for a second season
Amazon has renewed the hit show for a second season.
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Apple says it was ordered to remove WhatsApp and Threads from China App Store
China's Cyberspace Administration ordered Apple to pull Threads and WhatsApp from its App Store in the country, the company said.
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Surprise: Taylor Swift is joining Threads at the exact same time as her new album drop
Taylor's Threads account, and her first post, are going live around midnight.
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Nothing's Ear and Ear (a) earbuds with active noise cancellation are now available for pre-order
Nothing has introduced the Ear and the Ear (a) earbuds at an event in Tokyo.
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Supergiant shows off Hades II's gameplay and new god designs
Supergiant Games just treated Hades fans to an extensive look at the game's upcoming sequel.
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Twitch is giving all users access to its discovery feed later this month
The feed will first appear as a new tab in the mobile app.
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Logitech adds programmable ChatGPT shortcuts to its mice and keyboards
Logitech has rolled out a new software tool called Logi AI Prompt Builder, which gives you quick access to ChatGPT's features.
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This hopping robot with flailing legs could explore asteroids in the future
SpaceHopper, as the robot is called, could provide us the information to know more about the history of the universe.
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ESA's Gaia mission discovers the biggest stellar black hole in our galaxy yet
Gaia BH3 is 33 times the size of our sun and is relatively close to our planet.