Andy Serkis' 'Mowgli' film is coming to Netflix in 2019

For years, Andy Serkis has been directing his own spin on The Jungle Book, a mature adaptation featuring motion capture technology. But after Disney released their live action version of the story in 2016, Serkis’ vision, later re-titled as Mowgli, w…

EA Origin Access Premier launches next week

Back at E3, EA made a rather surprising announcement that revealed a new subscription tier for its Origin Access service. Dubbed Origin Access Premier, this new tier will give subscribers full access to the company’s latest releases. In many cases, in fact, a Premier subscription will grant users early access to EA’s new titles like Battlefield V and FIFA 19, … Continue reading

Last Time Congress Threatened To Enact Digital Privacy Laws, It Didn’t Go Well

What can a past failure tell us about the current privacy push?

Inside The Effort To Reunite Immigrant Families (No Thanks To The Government)

Noticeably absent are the federal agencies that created this problem.

Samsung Galaxy Note 9 Rumors: Everything We've Heard So Far

Even though we’re still in the middle of summer, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 launch is less than two weeks away. With the launch scheduled to take place on August 9th—two to three weeks earlier than previous Note launches in years past—the Note 9 looks like it’s trying real hard to get out in front of Apple and Google…

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Google and Facebook's Security Guards Are Fighting to Earn a Living Wage

The effort began at an Applebee’s in Redwood City, a link in a chain of towns that dot that peninsula that connects San Francisco to Silicon Valley. Robert Taitt, a security officer who works on Facebook’s campus, signed his union card there. He was one of the first of more than 3,000 Silicon Valley security officers…

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Google’s Smart Speakers Are Getting a New Feature I Can Actually Get Excited About

Google has been steadily improving its smart speaker with updates facilitating more fluid conversations, as well as the addition of routines for chaining together multiple tasks with a single command. Now Google is adding scheduling to the mix, which means your mornings can start just the way you want them, at the…

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MoviePass money woes caused a service outage last night

MoviePass customers experienced a service outage last night and it turns out it’s because the company ran out of money. Business Insider reports that MoviePass’ parent company, Helios and Matheson Analytics, wasn’t able to make necessary payments due…

What we're watching: 'First Team: Juventus' and 'Killing Eve'

Welcome back to IRL, our series dedicated to the things that Engadget writers play, use, watch and listen to. This week, Billy Steele explains how to keep your soccer addiction fed with Netflix’s ‘Juventus’ series, while Richard Lawler breaks down wh…

NYC may cap the number of Uber and Lyft vehicles on its streets

New York City’s bid to regulate the ridesharing industry may include some hard limits on the size of those businesses — at least, for now. The City Council is looking at proposed legislation that would largely freeze the issuance of ridesharing veh…