'Pokémon Go' players are getting 10 days of 'Detective Pikachu' events
"Pokémon used brand synergy. It's super effective! To celebrate Detective Pikachu hitting theaters on May 10th, Pokémon Go is getting a heap of new content. From May 7th to May 17th, players of the popular mobile game will find themselve..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/pokemon-go-detective-pikachu-events/1960s aerial spy photos reveal hidden archaeological sites
" Archaeologists use satellite photos to spot potential archaeological sites, but urban sprawl and other human development has erased many traces of ancient civilizations. To get around that, Harvard's Jason Urs and Emily Hammer from the University of..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/the-big-picture-u2-spy-photos-archaeological-sites/Facebook will change video ranking to prioritize original content
" Facebook wants to make it easier for filmmakers to grow their audiences and for viewers to connect with content creators. To do so, over the coming months, Facebook will change how it ranks videos. It will give more weight to videos based on their or..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/facebook-video-ranking-filmmakers/Android Auto redesign helps you focus on the road
" As helpful as Android Auto is, it's hard to deny that it feels a bit dated when you can still see some of its 2014 roots. Thankfully, it's about to get a serious makeover. Google has unveiled a new Android Auto interface that's designed to keep more..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/android-auto-redesign/Microsoft's Cortana will eventually sound more like a real assistant
" Virtual assistants like Microsoft's Cortana, Amazon's Alexa and Google's have finally made voice-controlled computing a reality. But talking to them still feels basic -- shouting commands isn't exactly how you'd interact with another human being. At..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/cortana-conversational-ai/Urbanears' $150 over-ear headphones last 30 hours
"If you're in the market for over-ear, wireless headphones, you've probably noticed how pricey they can get. Good over-ear models can often set you back two or three hundred dollars, if not more. But budget-minded music lovers may be in luck: Urbanear..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/urbanears-pampas-headphones/Google aims for greater transparency on how it ranks news
" As it has done with several of its products, Google is aiming for greater transparency about a core aspect of its services: news. It opened a website to detail its objectives, principles and approaches to managing news experiences across its various..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/google-news-ranking-website-transparency/Microsoft Word uses AI to improve your writing
" Microsoft is about to challenge Grammarly (not to mention Google ) on its home turf. The company is developing an Ideas feature for Word's online version that uses AI to suggest grammar changes, among other assists. In addition to catching basic errors, it ca…"
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/microsoft-word-online-ideas/SpaceX delivered 5,500 lbs of cargo to the International Space Station today
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" A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft successfully made its way to the International Space Station (ISS), with approximately 5,500 lbs of NASA cargo and science experiments. It launched Sunday from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and it arriv..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/nasa-spacex-international-space-station-cargo-experiments/Google may let users limit tracking in Chrome
" Google might not be done tightening privacy controls. Wall Street Journal contacts claim that the search firm is poised to launch a "dashboard-like" element in Chrome that would not only show more detail about tracking cookies, but give you options..."
https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/06/google-chrome-tracking-cookie-tool-leak/ https://http://www.engadget.com/ 