Apple's AirPower charging mat may be a no-show, but that doesn't mean you're out of luck if you want a multi-device charger from a big-name brand. Entries at both the FCC and the Wireless Power Consortium have revealed that AT&T is working on th…
Source: Engadget | AT&T portable battery will charge both your Apple Watch and iPhone

France isn't the only European country moving forward with plans to tax international tech giants. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has announced that it will introduce its own tax on Apple, Facebook, Google and other companies allegedly dodging t…
Source: Engadget | Austria plans its own tax for tech giants like Apple and Google

Amazon hasn't been shy about using Whole Foods stores to hawk its own wares, but now it's apparently building stores with that primarily in mind. Wall Street Journal sources have learned that the internet giant aims to build and enlarge Whole Foods l…
Source: Engadget | Amazon will build more Whole Foods stores to expand Prime Now

If you still look forward to reading a physical newspaper now and then, you might have been in for a rude surprise this weekend. An unspecified malware strain has attacked Tribune Publishing's network, delaying the release of Saturday editions of at…
Source: Engadget | Malware stalls delivery of LA Times and other major US newspapers

Security at Times Square tends to be extra-tight on New Year's Eve, but it's now poised to have some robotic support. The NYPD is deploying one of its new camera-toting drones at the event for the first time, giving it an aerial surveillance tool th…
Source: Engadget | NYPD will deploy a drone at Times Square on New Year's Eve

Blizzard isn't just interested in improving the professionalism of its players… it wants to improve the experience for the audience, too. The developer is testing a chat moderation system for its Overwatch Contenders feeder league that will requir…
Source: Engadget | Blizzard hopes to improve the quality of 'Overwatch' esports chats

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The European Union believes it has a simple way to bolster its digital security: offer lots of cold, hard cash. The European Commission is launching bug bounties in January that will offer prizes in return for spotting security flaws in 14 free, open…
Source: Engadget | EU offers bounties to help find security flaws in open source tools