Cheyenne MacDonald

Weekend Editor

Cheyenne is Engadget’s weekend editor and covers a little bit of everything. She’s particularly interested in emerging technology and niche gadgets, climate change, space, privacy, and internet culture. She’ll talk your ear off about Tamagotchis if you get her started. Cheyenne has reported on consumer technology and science since 2015, and was among the founding editors of Input (RIP). Offline, she’s kept busy by her menagerie of pets both real and virtual, but can otherwise be found watching indie horror movies, playing relentlessly difficult video games, or honing her skills as a wildlife rehabilitator.

Articles by Cheyenne MacDonald

Director of rural broadband program exits with a warning about shift to ‘worse’ satellite internet
In a Bluesky post, ProPublica’s Craig Silverman shared an email sent to colleagues by BEAD director Evan Feinman after exiting his role with the end of his term on Friday.
The Playdate game Jump Truck is a flippin’ good time
Jump Truck is a 3D racing game where you can flip through the air to go faster and tackle challenging shortcuts.
Apple considered making the rumored iPhone 17 Air ‘completely port-free,’ according to report
Mark Gurman has shared new details about the rumored ultra-thin iPhone, as leaked dummy models show how it might compare to the rest of the iPhone 17 line.
Apple is reportedly working on two new versions of the Studio Display
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is working on two displays code-named J427 and J527.
A show based on Philip K. Dick’s The Variable Man is in the works
Deadline reports that 'Humans' writers Jonathan Brackley and Sam Vincent are writing a show based on the 1953 novella.
See Firefly’s Blue Ghost lander bathed in red during solar eclipse captured from the moon
The Blue Ghost lander snapped images of the eclipse on March 14 as seen from the surface of the moon. Next, it'll observe the lunar sunset.
Amazon is getting rid of the option for Echo devices to process Alexa voice requests locally
The change, which applies to the Echo Dot (4th Gen), Echo Show 10 and Echo Show 15, goes into effect March 28.
Google's Find My Device app can now show your contacts’ real-time locations
The update was announced at the beginning of March and started rolling out to Android users more widely this week.
This self-care virtual pet is helping me get my act together
Finch is a free self-care app that helps you establish and keep track of goals with a little encouragement from a virtual pet bird.
Walmart and Target now sell Nintendo's Alarmo in celebration of Mario Day
Nintendo's Alarmo clock is now more widely available — no Switch Online membership required, either.
Death Stranding 2 just got its release date and a 10-minute new trailer
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will be released for PS5 on June 26, and pre-orders open March 17.
Whistleblower complaint expands on claims that Facebook once built a censorship tool to win over China
Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former global policy director for Facebook, detailed the company's attempts to operate in China in a 78-page SEC complaint seen by The Washington Post.
Retroid says it will accept limited Pocket Mini returns due to screen scaling issue
The return window is open until March 14, but Retroid said returns from outside of China will be capped at 200 orders.
Apple’s rumored smart home hub has reportedly been delayed
According to Bloomberg, the smart home product has been postponed due to the delayed arrival of Apple's Siri upgrade.
You can now play Donkey Kong ‘94 through Nintendo Switch Online
The 1994 Game Boy game was added to the Nintendo Switch Online library of classic games, along with Mario's Picross.
DOGE has reportedly started rolling out a custom chatbot to automate some government tasks
According to a report from Wired, DOGE's 'GSAi' chatbot is now in the hands of about 1,500 General Services Administration workers.
The Netflix film adaptation of Keanu Reeves’ BRZRKR now has its director
Justin Lin, who has directed multiple films in the Fast & Furious franchise, is on board to lead the Netflix adaptation of Keanu Reeves' comic.
What to read this weekend: In Wild Dark Shore, a family guards secrets and a doomsday seed vault
This week, we read Charlotte McConaghy's Wild Dark Shore and got caught up with Let This One Be a Devil, a cryptid-focused miniseries by James Tynion IV, Steve Foxe and Piotr Kowalski.
XTRIS is a fast-paced arcade-style Playdate game you won’t be able to put down
XTRIS is a new Playdate game by Fletch Makes Stuff that'll put your dexterity to the test.
FAA reportedly ordered staff to find millions of dollars to fund Starlink deal
Sources cited by Rolling Stone said they were given the orders verbally on Friday, following an earlier report that the FAA may cancel its deal with Verizon.

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