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ChatGPT developed a goblin obsession after OpenAI tried to make it nerdy
A warning for all you nerds out there.
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Mark Zuckerberg says Meta is working on AI agents for personal and business use
The CEO wants to make an agent so easy even his mom can use it.
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Google Photos Wardrobe will scan your pictures to compile a digital version of your closet
At least now you can figure out what to wear without physically going to your closet?
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It runs Doom: AI chatbot edition
The latest answer to the always-relevant question: "Can it run Doom?"
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iOS 27 will reportedly come with new AI-powered photo editing tools
Apple will reportedly introduce new AI editing tools that will let users extend the background of photos, enhance image quality and reframe images.
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Snapchat is rolling out sponsored AI agents
You, too, can ask an Experian bot about exciting credit card and loan offers.
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Google Translate uses AI to help you practice pronunciation
Google is celebrating Translate's 20th birthday by launching pronunciation practice,
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Google and the Pentagon sign classified deal to give the Department of Defense unfettered access to its AI models
Google and the US government have entered into a partnership that gives the Department of Defense access to the company's AI models. This comes just a day after hundreds of Google employees penned a letter warning the government could use AI models in "inhumane or extremely harmful ways."
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OpenAI's Sam Altman apologizes for not reporting ChatGPT account of Tumbler Ridge suspect to police
The CEO's letter promised to "find ways to prevent tragedies like this in the future" by working with law enforcement and all levels of government.
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Maine governor vetoes bill temporarily banning large data centers in the state
Maine is not moving forward with a moratorium on AI data center construction until fall 2027.
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The DOJ is backing xAI in its lawsuit against Colorado
The DOJ is joining xAI's lawsuit against Colorado and claims that the state's recent AI law is unconstitutional.
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What you need to know as Elon Musk's lawsuit against Sam Altman begins
In a few short days, jury selection will begin in the long-awaited Musk v. Altman case. At the end of that process, an Oakland federal court will task nine regular people with deciding if OpenAI defrauded Elon Musk.
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Google plans to invest even more money into Anthropic
Google is investing $10 billion in Anthropic, and could add an additional $30 billion if the AI startup hits certain milestones.
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DeepSeek promises its new AI model has 'world-class' reasoning
DeepSeek has released its latest AI models, the V4 Pro and Flash versions.
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Amazon (1)
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Amazon's AI-generated shopping experts now let you ask questions
It’s an expansion of the mobile app’s “Hear the Highlights” feature.
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Apps (4)
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YouTube is testing an AI search mode that 'feels more like a conversation'
A new feature called Ask YouTube will let you pose complex questions and receive 'comprehensive results that include video and text.'
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Spotify is now a fitness app too
The fitness genre will feature on-demand Peloton classes for Premium subscribers and workout playlists for all users.
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XChat, the standalone app for messaging on X, is available on iOS now
X has launched XChat, a standalone app for accessing the social platform's messaging feature.
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Audio (1)
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DJI Mic Mini 2 review: The tiny wireless mic is colorful and much cheaper
DJI's Mic Mini 2 offers a great mix of sound quality, range and features at a very low price.
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Best Gaming (8)
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Games Done Quick will host its first ever event in Europe
The speedrunning series is heading to Gamescom, and you can watch it all live.
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Magic: The Gathering Arena developers intend to form a union with the CWA
Magic: The Gathering Arena developers at Hasbro subsidiary Wizards of the Coast are set to join the Communications Workers of America.
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The G512 X is Logitech’s most advanced and customizable gaming keyboard yet
Featuring support for both mechanical and analog switch with TMR sensors, rapid trigger tech and an 8K polling rate, the Logitech G512 X might be Logitech's fanciest and most customizable gaming keyboard to date.
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Valve Steam Controller review: A gamepad in search of a console
The Steam Controller is a sturdy and sleek gamepad that stands up to the competition. It's for Valve diehards, trackpad fanatics and anyone whose main gaming hub is Steam.
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A Star Wars expansion is coming to PowerWash Simulator 2
So that's what the Empire means by "Rebel scum."
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The sequel to the iconic emulator ZSNES is called Super ZSNES, of course
Somehow, ZSNES has returned.
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Vampire Crawlers, Peter Molyneux's return and other new indie games worth checking out
Plus, a photography-based heists and a slice-of-life soccer game.
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Big Tech (4)
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Families of Tumbler Ridge shooting victims sue OpenAI
Sam Altman apologized for not notifying local authorities last week.
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The EU thinks Meta isn't doing enough to protect children
A preliminary investigation found the company isn't adequately keeping minors off of Instagram and Facebook.
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Union accuses Apple of unlawful discrimination against represented workers
The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against the unionized employees of the company's Towson, Maryland retail store.
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OpenAI breaks out of exclusivity agreements in its partnership with Microsoft
OpenAI can license its latest AI models to other companies and use other cloud providers to ship its products.
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Computing (5)
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NVIDIA starts offering a 12GB version of the 5070 for laptops
NVIDIA is releasing a new variant of its 5070 GPU for laptops.
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ASUS' dual-screen ROG Zephyrus Duo is now on pre-order starting at $4,500
ASUS is often best when it's weird, and this year at CES the company decided to resurrect one of its weirdest laptops ever: the ROG Zephyrus Duo.
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Forced Windows updates can now be paused forever
You can now continually put a pause Windows 11 updates, 35 days at a time.
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The MacBook Neo is a glimpse into John Ternus's Apple
John Ternus was unavoidable when Apple debuted the Macbook Neo.
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Engadget Podcast: Tim Cook’s Apple era and what lies ahead for John Ternus
Tim Cook will soon be stepping down as Apple's CEO, in this episode we discuss his legacy and what new CEO John Ternus could bring.
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Entertainment (7)
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Prime Video will stream three Duke basketball games next season
This marks Amazon's first streaming deal with a college team.
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YouTube TV gets a fully customizable multiview feature, with availability for all channels
Only live content is supported right now.
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for its penultimate season on July 23
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for its fourth season on July 23. The series has been renewed for a fifth and final season.
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Oprah brings her podcast to Amazon's streaming services
Oprah's Book Club and the back catalog of her long-running TV show are part of the licensing deal too.
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A Battlefield movie adaptation is on the way, possibly starring Michael B. Jordan
Mission Impossible honcho Christopher McQuarrie is set to write, direct and produce.
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Singapore police arrest alleged The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender leaker
"I saw it's just a Paramount+ thing, so I decided I'd troll a little bit."
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Gaming (6)
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You can now choose which games use Quick Resume on Xbox
The option is part of a collection of updates Microsoft is making to consoles and the Xbox PC app.
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City of None is the next game from the co-creator of Celeste
Extremely OK Games is publishing the project.
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Anbernic's swiveling retro handheld will be available May 11
The RG Rotate starts at just $88.
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer lands on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S on October 6
A $160 physical collector's edition includes a rad-looking landspeeder model.
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The HyperX Clutch Talon is a super configurable multi-platform gaming controller
It features a bunch of hot-swappable components inside its bundled case and it’s even Xbox-certified.
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Google (1)
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Gemini can now generate files, including Microsoft Word and LaTeX documents
No need to copy and paste Gemini's outputs anymore.
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Home (1)
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Traeger debuts the Irontop, a more affordable gas-powered griddle
Three years after its first griddles, Traeger is back with two more affordable options with the Irontop series.
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Meta (1)
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Meta says it may withdraw its apps from New Mexico if judge agrees to the state's demands
Welcome to the Land of Enchantment.
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Mobile (2)
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The minimalist Light Phone III will soon support a curated set of third-party apps
An SDK will allow developers to start building non-commercial tools soon.
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Texas Instruments made a new flagship graphing calculator: the TI-84 Evo
There's nothing here to distract you other than "58008."
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News (8)
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Engadget Podcast: Is the Valve Steam Controller worth $100?
And why it's not exactly a PC gamepad.
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The Morning After: Instagram will try to penalize 'unoriginal' posts
Did Instagram put its feed slop on notice?
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Toilet maker Toto is here to help with the RAM crisis
It's pledged to invest more into its division making ceramics used in the production of NAND memory.
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LG's UltraGear evo 5K gaming monitor is available to pre-order
The monitor uses a Mini LED screen and supports AI upscaling for lower resolution content.
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You can now book a hotel via the Uber app
Uber is adding a host of features to its app for when you're away from home.
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Amazon brings dark mode to Kindle Colorsoft and Scribe Colorsoft
Amazon is bulking out the drawing tools on the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft.
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Images of Samsung's rumored smart glasses have leaked
Samsung is reportedly preparing to launch a pair of smart glasses currently codenamed "Jinju." The company is also making a more advanced model with a display.
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The Morning After: Polymarket and a hairdryer
The biggest news stories this morning: Here's to the stable ones: In praise of Tim Cook, Meta is downsizing by about 10 percent, Hey Meta workers, are you getting paid for those keystrokes?
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PC Gaming (2)
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Subnautica 2 will be in early access May 14, at long last
The hotly anticipated sequel has been the subject of all kinds of drama.
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The ROG Xbox Ally X is getting some updates, including Automatic Super Resolution
Xbox Insiders can preview the new tech today.
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PlayStation (4)
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Modder releases loader to turn the PS5 into a Linux system
Linux is having a very busy year.
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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 support for PlayStation VR2 is now live
Asobo Studio says it also improved the game's performance with the latest update.
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Sony says your PlayStation won't check for game licenses every 30 days
Rumors that Sony's new digital rights management (DRM) system might check PlayStation game licenses every 30 days appear not to be true.
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May's PlayStation Plus lineup includes Nine Sols, EA FC 26, Wuchang
Start your downloads on May 5.
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Robotics (1)
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Humanoid robots will work as baggage handlers at Tokyo airport
Has nobody watched Terminator?
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Science (3)
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Trump administration is paying more companies to abandon offshore wind projects
The firms have agreed to direct their reimbursements towards fossil fuels instead.
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Trump has terminated several members of the independent National Science Board
The Trump administration sent letters to several members of the National Science Board, informing them that their positions were "terminated, effective immediately."
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NASA's initial takeaways from the Artemis II mission, and more science stories
NASA has begun its initial assessments of the Orion spacecraft, SLS rocket and other systems that brought astronauts to the moon.
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Smartphones (1)
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Motorola's latest family of Razrs includes its first book-style foldable
The new Razr Fold even has native stylus support, unlike Samsung's most recent flagship.
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Social Media (3)
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Instagram's recommendation algorithm will penalize 'unoriginal' photo and carousel posts
Meme creators and others who don't make "material" edits could get their reach throttled by Meta.
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The FTC says Americans lost at least $2.1 billion to social media scams in 2025
Cryptocurrency and AI scams hit Americans hard last year too.
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Canadian premier wants to ban social media and AI chatbots for kids in Manitoba
Wab Kinew's proposal would only affect Manitoba while other efforts are being pursued that would adopt a ban across Canada.
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Streaming (3)
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Spotify's new verification badge shows that music is not AI-generated
"Verified by Spotify" will start rolling out over the coming weeks.
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YouTube's picture-in-picture mode is rolling out to all users worldwide
It will be available to everyone, not just Premium users.
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The Google TV platform will soon display YouTube Shorts videos directly on the home page
There are also new generative AI tools, because they must be stuffed into everything.
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Technology (1)
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Engadget review recap: DJI Osmo Pocket 4, Recteq X-Fire Pro and Alienware 27 QD-OLED
A roundup of the latest reviews from Engadget.
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Transportation (5)
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Joby Aviation is demoing 10-minute air taxi flights from JFK to Manhattan for a week
The air taxi service is expected to launch in New York, along with Texas and Florida, later this year, pending final FAA approvals.
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Ford's Mustang Cobra Jet sets a new EV quarter mile record at 6.87 seconds
Ford Racing's Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 just ran a quarter mile in 6.87 seconds at 221 mph at an NHRA event in Charlotte.
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BYD's next all-electric hypercar is a convertible that's coming to Europe first
The Denza Z currently boasts more than 1,000 horsepower and a 0 to 60 mph in less than two seconds.
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Tesla is giving away one year free Supercharging with Model 3 Premium and Performance purchases
Tesla has announced that it's including one year of free supercharging with a Model 3 Premium or Performance vehicle.
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Porsche's new Cayenne Turbo Coupé Electric can do 0-60 mph in 2.5 seconds
Porsche has announced an electric version of its popular Cayenne Coupe that looks to be the company's most powerful vehicle ever — either ICE or electric.
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TV & Movies (3)
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Netflix has reportedly greenlit a prequel for 'The Crown'
It will cover events from Queen Victoria's death in 1901 until Princess Elizabeth's wedding.
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Atomfall is the latest indie game being turned into a TV show
The extremely British action RPG should translate well to an episodic format.
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The upcoming Resident Evil movie looks legit scary in its first trailer
Zach Cregger's take on the video game source material hits theaters on September 18.
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Wearables (1)
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Even Realities’ G2 smart glasses will keep an eye on your AI agent
It's designed to keep you appraised of what your coding agent is doing, even when you're not at your desk.
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Xbox (1)
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Microsoft's Xbox mode starts making its way to Windows 11 PCs
Xbox mode brings a console-like interface to Windows 11.
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