Andrew Tarantola

Former Senior Editor

Andrew Tarantola has more than a decade of experience in reporting on cutting-edge science and emerging technology news. His career began in 2010 as Gizmodo’s “book intern” before rising to the rank of staff writer in 2012. In 2015, Andrew moved to Engadget and is now a Senior Reporter covering emerging technologies from artificial intelligence and robotics to electric vehicles and commercial spacecraft, as well as producing the site’s weekly Hitting the Books column. When not telling tales of the future, he enjoys gardening, woodworking, and reading pulp sci-fi serials. Email him story ideas, or tips, to Andrew.Tarantola@Engadget.com.

Articles by Andrew Tarantola

OpenAI became the nexus of the technology world in 2023
Let’s take a look at how OpenAI and its chatbot have impacted consumer electronics in 2023 and where they might lead the industry in the new year.
How we built a less-explodey lithium battery and kickstarted the EV revolution
For the final installment of Hitting the Books for 2023, we're bringing you an excerpt from the fantastic Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization by Ed Conway.
In 2023, Cruise's robotaxi dreams took a necessary hiatus
Both Gm-backed Cruise and Google-backed Waymo came into 2023 riding high on growing public interest and increasing corporate investment, but only one would make it to 2024 intact.
Offworld 'company towns' are the wrong way to settle the solar system
Are we really willing to trust mercurial SpaceX CEO Elon Musk with people's air supplies?
The EU has reached a historic regulatory agreement over AI development
The EU has reached a historic regulation agreement over the development of future AI systems.
Get a good look at Fortnite's Rocket Racing mode ahead of its launch
Epic Games revealed the first gameplay trailer for its new Rocket Racing mode for Fortnite at the 2023 Game Awards!
Big Walk is the next project from the Untitled Goose Game team
Hang out with friends and solve puzzles in Big Walk, House House's new open-world sandbox.
Google's answer to GPT-4 is Gemini: 'the most capable model we’ve ever built'
Google unleashed its new Gemini AI platform on Wednesday, in hopes of clawing back market share from dominant rival OpenAI's GPT-4.
Tesla's long-awaited Cybertruck will start at $60,990 before rebates
Tesla CEO Elon Musk hand-delivered the first batch of Cybertruck EVs to their new owners on Thursday.
Can digital watermarking protect us from generative AI?
Digital watermarks might help content creators better authenticate their online works in an age of generative AI misinformation.
How OpenAI's ChatGPT has changed the world in just a year
On the first anniversary of ChatGPT's November 30, 2022 release, let’s take a look back on the year of OpenAI that brought us here.
Black hole behavior suggests Dr. Who's 'bigger on the inside' Tardis trick is theoretically possible
Do black holes, like dying old soldiers, simply fade away? Do they pop like universe-spawning balloons?
What is going on with OpenAI and Sam Altman?
Here’s everything you need to know about the situation to hold your own at Thanksgiving on Thursday.
Stadium card stunts and the art of programming a crowd
Code to Joy offers an accessible and entertaining guide to the very basics of programming for fledgling coders of all ages.
OpenAI reportedly considering reinstating just-ousted CEO Sam Altman
OpenAI's leadership crisis continues to spiral out of control.
OpenAI fires CEO Sam Altman as 'board no longer has confidence' in his leadership
OpenAI's board of directors announced that CEO Sam Altman is leaving both the company and the board, effective immediately.
What happened to Washington's wildlife after the largest dam removal in US history
That thing fish do in water is shockingly important to biological diversity in the Pacific Northwest.
Humane's Ai Pin costs $699 and ships in early 2024, which is about all we know for certain
Humane AI officially revealed its AI Pin wearable on Thursday, with orders chipping in early 2024.
Google's AI-powered search feature goes global with a 120-country expansion
Six months after its debut, Google's AI-empowered SGE system is spreading to 120 countries in seven languages.
NVIDIA's Eos supercomputer just broke its own AI training benchmark record
NVIDIA's new Eos supercomputer uses more than 10,000 H100 Tensor Core GPUs to train a 175 billion-parameter GPT-3 model in under four minutes.

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