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Billionaire space tourist cancels lunar flight amid changing SpaceX priorities Jun 04, 2024

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'I can't plan my future' with a Starship launch date still uncertain, Yusaku Maezawa wrote.

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Ticketmaster hack could affect 560 million users, leaked Google database reveals failures, and New York to give parents more control over their kids' social media feeds Jun 04, 2024

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A Ticketmaster hack could affect hundreds of millions of users, a leaked Google database reveals its secret privacy and security failures, and New York is about to give parents more control over their kids' social media feeds. It's Tuesday, June 4th and this is Engadget News.

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NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has found the most distant galaxy ever observed Jun 03, 2024

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The “bright, massive and large” star system reportedly formed just 290 million years after the big bang.

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Twitch changes up its Safety Advisory Council, the future of Facebook is young adults,, and the Tribeca Film Festival will feature AI film shorts Jun 03, 2024

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Twitch removes every member of its Safety Advisory Council, Meta says the future of Facebook is young adults (again), and the Tribeca Film Festival will debut a bunch of short films made by AI. It's Monday, June 3rd and this is Engadget News.

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The world’s first tooth-regrowing drug has been approved for human trials May 31, 2024

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If things go as planned, the medicine could be available to consumers by 2030.

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OpenAI stopped multiple covert influence operations; the JWST wows again, and Google is restricting AI Overviews May 31, 2024

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OpenAI says it stopped multiple covert influence operations, NASA’S James Webb Space Telescope has found the most distant galaxy ever observed, and Google is putting more restrictions on AI Overviews after it told people to put glue on pizza. It's Friday May 31st and this is Engadget News.

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The Atlantic and Vox Media made their own deal with the AI Devil May 30, 2024

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They're the latest in a string of publications to let OpenAI train its tool on their content.

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Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts … and more new May 30, 2024

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Meta caught an Israeli marketing firm running hundreds of fake Facebook accounts, a US House bill would require national security reviews on connected vehicles from China, and Sony pulled a fabricated 'interview' with Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann It's Thursday, May 30th and this is Engadget News.

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OpenAI’s new safety team is led by board members, including CEO Sam Altman May 29, 2024

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The move raises questions about self-policing after high-profile safety resignations earlier this month.

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New OpenAI safety team led by board members, the Internet Archive has been fending off DDoS attacks for days, and the TikTok ban law will be argued in court this September May 29, 2024

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OpenAI’s new safety team is led by board members, the Internet Archive has been fending off DDoS attacks for days, and the TikTok ban law will be argued in court this September. It's Wednesday, May 29th and this is Engadget News.

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