HAL 9000 replica’s crowdfunding project goes bust

Another high-profile crowdfunding project appears to have imploded, and supporters are paying the price. An Engadget reader and others who backed Master Replicas Group’s functional HAL 9000 prop on Indiegogo has receive a notice from the company indi...

Microsoft says its $22,000 85-inch Surface Hub S2 can help with social distancing

Microsoft’s 85-inch Surface Hub 2S will begin shipping in January, the company announced today. Pre-orders for the giant, $22,000 “collaborative display” are now open in the US.Microsoft unveiled the Surface Hub 2S in April 2019. Now, the company is...

Microsoft details its plan to become ‘water positive’ by 2030

Earlier this year, Microsoft announced plans to become carbon negative by 2030. But the company isn’t just looking at its emissions. Today, it unveiled its plan to be “water positive” by 2030, too. By that, Microsoft means it will replenish more wate...

Google says it offset all of the emissions it has ever generated

As of today, Google has eliminated its entire “carbon legacy.” By that, the company means it has purchased high-quality carbon offsets to match all of the emissions ever produced by its data centers and campuses. That includes the emissions generated...