Kickstarter has fired two employees who headed a unionization effort within the company, according to Slate. The crowdsourcing company fired Taylor Moore (its head of comedy and podcasts) on Thursday, a week after firing Clarissa Redwine (one of its… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/32PmcBZ via IFTTT

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Welcome back to Engadget's Gaming IRL, a monthly segment where we run down what our editors are playing. This time around, we dove into Remedy's latest third-person shooter, Control, and the indie driving sim Wheels of Aurelia. One of our editors als… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ZXtc2G via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "What we’ve been playing in September: ‚Control‘ and ‚Wheels of Aurelia‘ September 13, 2019 at 03:00PM"

Facebook has suspended a chatbot linked to the official account of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, after it posted a message that said Israel's Arab politicians "want to destroy us all." It appears that the chatbot — operated under the na… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/32DrGzs via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "Facebook suspended Israeli PM’s campaign chatbot for hate speech September 13, 2019 at 02:29PM"

LG has debuted a new 4K UHD CineBeam projector along with its short-throw model at CEDIA 2019. It's not capable of delivering crisp images at just 7.2 inches away from the wall like its short throw pal, but it also doesn't cost $6,000. (That is, howe… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2ZZ5t1Z via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "LG’s new 4K UHD CineBeam projector is way more affordable September 13, 2019 at 02:01PM"

It's been a tumultuous year for Twitch star Turner "Tfue" Tenney, and it's culminated in a surprise announcement that he intends to take a break from streaming. In a series of short statements on Twitter, he said that he feels "trapped" and unhappy,… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2NdNE8p via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "‚Fortnite‘ star Tfue announces break from streaming: ‚I feel trapped‘ September 13, 2019 at 01:31PM"

Good news for goths — black somehow just got even blacker. MIT engineers have cooked up a material that's 10 times blacker than anything else previously reported. Capturing more than 99.96 percent of any incoming light, the material is made of verti… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/34K7pdc via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "MIT scientists accidentally create the blackest material ever September 13, 2019 at 12:55PM"

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Up early to pre-order an iPhone 11 Pro? While you wait for the Apple Store to open, mark your calendar for Amazon's next Echo event, and check out our review of the Genesis Mini and find out how Pepsi's reward p… from Engadget RSS Feed https://ift.tt/2LS5Lh6 via IFTTT

Weiterlesen "The Morning After: Sega delivers the best mini console yet September 13, 2019 at 12:30PM"