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

The best Playdate games for 2025
Here are some of the best games available on the Playdate Catalog. That includes puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.
iOS 19 may bring a feature that makes signing into public Wi-Fi less of a hassle
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, an upcoming feature will sync Wi-Fi access details across devices so you don't have to keep filling out web forms.
Trump has fired the director of the US Copyright Office
Shira Perlmutter, the Register of Copyrights and US Copyright Office Director, was fired a few days after the Librarian of Congress.
SoundCloud says it's never trained AI using artists' work after getting called out for terms of use change
SoundCloud quietly updated its terms in 2024 to add that content uploaded to the platform may be used to train artificial intelligence.
FTC pushes the enforcement of its 'click-to-cancel' rule back to July
Companies now have until July 14 to get into compliance with the FTC's "click-to-cancel" rule.
The developers behind Overwatch have unionized
The Overwatch Gamemakers Guild, a union with the Communications Workers of America, includes nearly 200 developers.
Nintendo is suing the accessory brand that flaunted Switch 2 mockups ahead of its reveal
Nintendo has accused Genki of trademark infringement and false advertising for using unauthorized mockups to promote its Switch 2 accessories.
NASA’s SPHEREx space telescope has begun its mission to map the entire sky in 3D
The SPHEREx observatory is on a 25-month mission to map the sky in unprecedented color, observing 102 wavelengths of infrared light.
How to watch NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang deliver the Computex 2025 keynote
Computex 2025 in Taipei will take place from May 20 to May 23, and it kicks off with a keynote from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang.
Bandai releases Tamagotchi Paradise comic for Free Comic Book Day, and it may hint at the next device
The Tamagotchi Paradise comic is available in physical copies only from participating stores.
VR is helping to make daunting medical treatments more bearable for patients
For patients undergoing treatments like chemotherapy, VR has shown to be helpful in easing stress and pain.
Suborbital Salvage is a thrilling endless runner for Playdate that pelts you with asteroids and insults
In Suborbital Salvage, you must navigate a cluttered environment while being chased by a giant space fish — and your supervisor, a cat, is never happy with your performance.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 sold 1 million copies in its first three days
Sandfall's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was released on April 24 and has received glowing reviews so far.
NASA’s Mars orbiter snapped this image of Curiosity trucking along down at the surface
In what's thought to be 'the first orbital image of the rover mid-drive,' Curiosity can be see making the journey to its next science destination on Mars.
The next Star Wars Celebration will be held in LA in 2027 for the 50th anniversary of the first film
Star Wars Celebration 2027 was announced during the closing ceremony of this year's event in Japan. It'll take place April 1-4, 2027 at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Nintendo shares a vintage SNES commercial starring Paul Rudd as he reprises the role for Switch 2
Nintendo released a new Switch 2 commercial featuring Paul Rudd, and it's filled with references to its 1991 Super Nintendo ad.
A bunch of robots ran a half-marathon alongside humans and it was incredibly goofy
There were 21 robots in the race alongside humans, but only four made it all the way to the finish line before the cutoff time.
NASA’s Lucy spacecraft is about to have its second close encounter with an asteroid
The Lucy spacecraft will observe the asteroid Donaldjohanson on Sunday afternoon, before it moves on to study a handful of Jupiter trojans starting in 2027.
The first meteor shower of spring peaks soon, and another is close on its heels
The best time to see the Lyrids will be early next week, which coincides with the start of the Eta Aquarids meteor shower.
Bungie shares first looks at gameplay from its new shooter, Marathon, alongside a release date
Marathon arrives on September 23 for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. The team also dropped a cinematic short to go with the announcement.

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