Pandora today is launching a desktop app for Windows users following its debut of a native Mac app earlier this year. On Mac, Pandora offers a variety of features for…

Spam has been around for nearly as long as computers have. Digital Equipment Corp marketing manager Gary Thuerk is widely seen as the father of spam. He earned that ignominious distinction in May 1978 when he emailed more than 600 clients over ARPANET about DEC's new VAX system."I knew I was pushing the envelope," Thuerk…

The FCC filing came days after word from Business Insider (later verified) that the FAA was effectively granting SpaceX permission to expand its Boca Chica launch facility for the sake of Starship launches. The company also hasn't tried to hide its construction work on the orbit-quality vehicle, and Musk has alluded to a September 28th…

A couple of years ago, I borrowed a first-generation iPad Pro, with their smart keyboard folios and pencils, to see if they could replace a laptop. Nothing I do here at Engadget requires a lot of brute force computing power, but it does demand versatility. I need to get in, write a document, edit some…

The question is, will customers care? Honda is certainly confident. "Our official story is that it's quite a unique car," said energy management head Jorgen Pluym. "While the Zoe will have some similar use cases, we think that with all the tech in this car, it has an additional appeal that justifies the higher price…

A bill passed by California lawmakers Wednesday could put guardrails on the gig economy and its reliance on “independent contractors.” The legislation, Assembly Bill 5, may reshape the way some of the state’s marquee companies—including Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash—as well as many janitorial services, truckers, and musicians do business.The bill passed the State Senate 29–11…

It’s September, and all across the country high school seniors are setting up their Common Application accounts, retaking SATs, and struggling to write (or procrastinating the writing of) 650 words that convey, in a tidy narrative, who they are, the challenges they have overcome in their 17 years on Earth, and why, Dear College Admissions…

On Wednesday, a team of astronomers from University College London announced that they detected water vapor in the atmosphere of a “super-Earth” planet outside our own solar system. This is the first time water has been detected in the atmosphere of an exoplanet that is not a gas giant, which the researchers say makes it…

If there's one thing nearly everyone agrees on about Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame it's that they looked freaking cool. From Doctor Strange's tricks to the final epic battle with Thanos, the films were a well-choreographed dance of practical effects, CGI, and some very awesome props.But how did Marvel make it all happen? Lots…

Adam Savage is swinging a sword at my face. We’re standing on opposite sides of a bench in the television host’s workshop in San Francisco’s Mission district. A giant model of a hammerhead shark dangles from the ceiling above us, strung up next to a replica of the creepy severed-head spider monster from John Carpenter’s…