Coming soon to Engadget: 'On the Brink of Greatness' with Steve Goldbloom

International bon vivant and Silicon Valley playboy Steve Goldbloom explores the cut-throat world of startup culture in Engadget's first (maybe only) mockumentary, On the Brink of Greatness. [Read more...]

VR is better when virtual objects feel real

For all the amazing experiences virtual reality enables (the illusion of flight, the exhaustion of exercise and even the emotional fatigue of trauma), it still has one major flaw: Virtual objects are intangible and have no physicality. [Read more...]

Gravitational waves are our window into the early universe

"We have detected gravitational waves. We did it," David Reitze, executive director of the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO), said at a press conference in Washington on Thursday. [Read more...]

James Woods gets permission to sue his Twitter abuser

This week has already seen plenty of focus on Twitter's sometimes toxic culture, and now another high-profile victim is speaking out. [Read more...]

AirDog is the action-sport drone GoPro needs to beat (or buy)

I first learned about AirDog when the company's founder, Edgars Rozentals, pitched it to me over email. [Read more...]

GamerGate target drops case against harasser that started it all

Game developer Zoë Quinn has been through an awful lot in the 18 months since an ex-boyfriend posted details of his relationship with her online. [Read more...]

Twitter is going to 'fix' how you @

Earlier today, Twitter announced that it would be implementing an optional algorithmic feed that would put the most "important" tweets that you missed at the top of your timeline. [Read more...]