Engadget's articles Tech German traffic watchdog says 59,000 Tesla cars affected by safety bug Germany’s Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt traffic regulator is calling on Tesla to recall more than 59,000 vehicles over a software issue. On June 29th, the KBA published a notice on its website notifying Model Y and 3 owners of a bug with the eCall safety system on those cars, according to Reuters. The glitch prevents the tool from […] Engadget 46 mins agoJuly 4, 2022 Tech Summer Games Done Quick 2022 raises $3 million for charity In its first in-person event since 2020, GDQ’s Summer Games Done Quick 2022 raised more than $3.01 million for Doctors Without Borders. In all, some of the world’s best speedrunners descended on Bloomington, Minnesota to complete 134 different playthroughs of games like Doom Eternal, Tunic and Control. Across seven days of programming, Games Done Quick […] Engadget 3 hours agoJuly 4, 2022 Tech Apple Watch Series 8 may be able to detect if you have a fever The next Apple Watch will reportedly include a body temperature sensor that will warn you when you’re coming down with a fever, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Series 8 won’t provide an exact reading, but it could send a notification that prompts you to see a doctor or use a dedicated thermometer. This isn’t […] Engadget 3 hours agoJuly 4, 2022 Tech Hitting the Books: How 3D printing helped make cosplay costumes even more accurate Additive manufacturing is one of the most important technological advances of the 21st century. It’s revolutionized the way we build everything from airplanes and wind turbines to medical implants and nano-machinery — not to mention the tidal wave of creativity unleashed once the tech made its way into the maker community. In Cosplay: A History, […] Engadget 5 hours agoJuly 3, 2022 Tech WhatsApp may soon let you hide your online status WhatsApp is developing a feature that would allow users to hide their online status, according to WABetaInfo. On Saturday, the outlet shared a screenshot of new privacy settings that allow someone to decide who can see them when they’re using the app. The feature would complement the recent tweaks WhatsApp introduced to the app’s Last […] Engadget 22 hours agoJuly 3, 2022 Tech ‘Genshin Impact’ Summer Fantasia update arrives on July 13th Hoyoverse will release Genshin Impact’s next major content update on July 13th, the studio announced on Saturday. Dubbed “Summer Fantasia,” version 2.8 will reintroduce the Golden Apple Archipelago, a zone Hoyoverse has redesigned to add new plotlines and challenges for players to complete. By finishing the included quests, you’ll have the chance to recruit Fischl, […] Engadget 22 hours agoJuly 3, 2022 Tech Meta’s Novi cryptocurrency wallet is shutting down Meta is shutting down Novi, its short-lived cryptocurrency digital wallet. In a notice spotted by Bloomberg, the company announced it would sunset the platform on September 1st, with July 20th being the final day to add funds. Meta advised users to withdraw their balance “as soon as possible,” noting it would “attempt to transfer” any […] Engadget 24 hours agoJuly 3, 2022 Tech Pandemic-related manufacturing shutdowns catch up with Tesla Tesla produced 258,580 vehicles in the second quarter of 2022, the automaker announced on Saturday. While that’s a 25 percent year-on-year increase from the number of cars it made during Q2 2021, it’s also fewer vehicles than the company produced at the start of the year amid an “exceptionally difficult quarter.” In the first three […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 3, 2022 Tech NASA targets late August to early September launch for Artemis 1 Moon mission NASA has set an aggressive launch target for its Artemis 1 Moon mission following the successful June 20th “wet dress rehearsal” fueling test of the SLS rocket that will carry the flight to space. In an interview with Ars Technica, Jim Free, associate administrator with the agency’s Explorations Systems Development program, said this week NASA […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 3, 2022 Tech Twitch’s latest test lets you preview channels without watching ads Twitch has begun testing a new feature that could introduce you to great streamers you haven’t seen before. Channel Switcher shows random channels as a carousel at the bottom of the screen. When you click on any of them, you’ll be able to watch a one-minute preview of the streamer’s content, enough to give you […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 2, 2022 Tech Recommended Reading: Google’s biggest hardware flop Google’s worst hardware flop was introduced 10 years ago today Chris Welch, The Verge Ah, the Nexus Q. The $300 media player Google never release to consumers fetched poor reviews from nearly every outlet that tested it. The Verge recounts all that went wrong with the device, which was nearly everything aside from an eye-catching […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 2, 2022 Tech GM is ramping up Hummer EV production to address huge order backlog General Motors has only been producing up to a dozen electric Hummers a day in its Detroit factory, according to The Wall Street Journal, and that’s far from ideal when the automaker has over 70,000 reservations. 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Tech German traffic watchdog says 59,000 Tesla cars affected by safety bug Germany’s Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt traffic regulator is calling on Tesla to recall more than 59,000 vehicles over a software issue. On June 29th, the KBA published a notice on its website notifying Model Y and 3 owners of a bug with the eCall safety system on those cars, according to Reuters. The glitch prevents the tool from […] Engadget 46 mins agoJuly 4, 2022
Tech Summer Games Done Quick 2022 raises $3 million for charity In its first in-person event since 2020, GDQ’s Summer Games Done Quick 2022 raised more than $3.01 million for Doctors Without Borders. In all, some of the world’s best speedrunners descended on Bloomington, Minnesota to complete 134 different playthroughs of games like Doom Eternal, Tunic and Control. Across seven days of programming, Games Done Quick […] Engadget 3 hours agoJuly 4, 2022
Tech Apple Watch Series 8 may be able to detect if you have a fever The next Apple Watch will reportedly include a body temperature sensor that will warn you when you’re coming down with a fever, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The Series 8 won’t provide an exact reading, but it could send a notification that prompts you to see a doctor or use a dedicated thermometer. This isn’t […] Engadget 3 hours agoJuly 4, 2022
Tech Hitting the Books: How 3D printing helped make cosplay costumes even more accurate Additive manufacturing is one of the most important technological advances of the 21st century. It’s revolutionized the way we build everything from airplanes and wind turbines to medical implants and nano-machinery — not to mention the tidal wave of creativity unleashed once the tech made its way into the maker community. In Cosplay: A History, […] Engadget 5 hours agoJuly 3, 2022
Tech WhatsApp may soon let you hide your online status WhatsApp is developing a feature that would allow users to hide their online status, according to WABetaInfo. On Saturday, the outlet shared a screenshot of new privacy settings that allow someone to decide who can see them when they’re using the app. The feature would complement the recent tweaks WhatsApp introduced to the app’s Last […] Engadget 22 hours agoJuly 3, 2022
Tech ‘Genshin Impact’ Summer Fantasia update arrives on July 13th Hoyoverse will release Genshin Impact’s next major content update on July 13th, the studio announced on Saturday. Dubbed “Summer Fantasia,” version 2.8 will reintroduce the Golden Apple Archipelago, a zone Hoyoverse has redesigned to add new plotlines and challenges for players to complete. By finishing the included quests, you’ll have the chance to recruit Fischl, […] Engadget 22 hours agoJuly 3, 2022
Tech Meta’s Novi cryptocurrency wallet is shutting down Meta is shutting down Novi, its short-lived cryptocurrency digital wallet. In a notice spotted by Bloomberg, the company announced it would sunset the platform on September 1st, with July 20th being the final day to add funds. Meta advised users to withdraw their balance “as soon as possible,” noting it would “attempt to transfer” any […] Engadget 24 hours agoJuly 3, 2022
Tech Pandemic-related manufacturing shutdowns catch up with Tesla Tesla produced 258,580 vehicles in the second quarter of 2022, the automaker announced on Saturday. While that’s a 25 percent year-on-year increase from the number of cars it made during Q2 2021, it’s also fewer vehicles than the company produced at the start of the year amid an “exceptionally difficult quarter.” In the first three […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 3, 2022
Tech NASA targets late August to early September launch for Artemis 1 Moon mission NASA has set an aggressive launch target for its Artemis 1 Moon mission following the successful June 20th “wet dress rehearsal” fueling test of the SLS rocket that will carry the flight to space. In an interview with Ars Technica, Jim Free, associate administrator with the agency’s Explorations Systems Development program, said this week NASA […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 3, 2022
Tech Twitch’s latest test lets you preview channels without watching ads Twitch has begun testing a new feature that could introduce you to great streamers you haven’t seen before. Channel Switcher shows random channels as a carousel at the bottom of the screen. When you click on any of them, you’ll be able to watch a one-minute preview of the streamer’s content, enough to give you […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 2, 2022
Tech Recommended Reading: Google’s biggest hardware flop Google’s worst hardware flop was introduced 10 years ago today Chris Welch, The Verge Ah, the Nexus Q. The $300 media player Google never release to consumers fetched poor reviews from nearly every outlet that tested it. The Verge recounts all that went wrong with the device, which was nearly everything aside from an eye-catching […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 2, 2022
Tech GM is ramping up Hummer EV production to address huge order backlog General Motors has only been producing up to a dozen electric Hummers a day in its Detroit factory, according to The Wall Street Journal, and that’s far from ideal when the automaker has over 70,000 reservations. As The Drive notes, it would take GM 17 years to be able to fulfill all its orders at […] Engadget 1 day agoJuly 2, 2022
