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Honestly, compiling the biggest losers for Engadget is more fun than talking up the winners. While we reviewed nothing as atrocious as those ill-fated AI assistant gadgets from 2024, AI companies and services straddled both the winner and loser podiums.
The losers might be you, the American consumer. (Sorry.) In the US, anyone wanting a drone will have to find something that isn’t made by DJI. The company has been targeted by regulators since 2017 over concerns its products could spy on sensitive US infrast
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I told my kids that they can be successful without a college degree, but they decided to attend college anyway. I'm still so proud of them. Read more ›
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Nvidia's GPU fleet management software can track spikes in power usage, monitor utilization, detect hotspots, spot anomalies, identify software errors, and detect the physical location of processors. However, the software is completely optional for its clients. Read more ›
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The return of measles, weakening vaccines, and the complete destruction of the CDC are just a few of Kennedy's ignoble accomplishments in 2025. Read more ›
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Quantum computing represents a major threat to encryption, and the inflection point may be less than five years away. Read more ›
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Five lawsuits were filed in Texas this week, putting some of the biggest names in PC tech under an uncomfortable spotlight, as their components are still being found in Russian weaponry. Read more ›
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The AI revolution is breaching a new frontier: the human heart. For those seeking a partner who feels custom-built for their soul, ChatGPT has unlocked endless possibilities. It can start simple. Maybe you turn to the bot to help with a hobby or to get advice. But soon, you notice its uncanny knack for telling […] Read more ›
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Ukraine's drone schools are preparing soldiers to take on Russia and working to keep pace with an ever-changing fight. Read more ›
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I’ve been reviewing smart lighting for years. Here are tips on how to prep, what to choose, and the smart lights that work best in each room. Read more ›
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From protests to elections, governments are increasingly pulling the internet plug on entire populations. Connectivity is slowly becoming a tool of control, not a guarantee. Read more ›
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I put a video shoot together to see just how close an iPhone can get to a pro cinema setup. Read more ›
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My husband and I aren't posting photos of our son's face on social media. We understand why other people do, but this is what's right for us. Read more ›
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A lack of lounges has long been JetBlue's glaring weak spot, but BlueHouse represents the airline's greater push to elevate its premium offering. Read more ›
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Elon Musk's automaker has introduced a smorgasbord of discounts and deals, with Tesla facing a race to avoid another year of declining sales. Read more ›
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Harsh Varshney, who works on Chrome AI security at Google, shares four tips for protecting your data and identity when you talk to AI chatbots. Read more ›
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CNET's Andrew Lanxon puts the iPhone 17 Pro through the ultimate filmmaking test as he makes a short movie. Working side by side with a BlackMagic Pyxis 6K camera, Andrew compares the two to answer the question, "Can an iPhone 17 Pro be another tool in a filmmaker's kit?" Read more ›
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The Reds look to lift themselves out of lowly mid-table as they host a Seagulls team eyeing a top-five spot. Read more ›
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Wealthy heirs are reshaping family offices around impact and innovation, but the talent to run them is scarce, a new IMD report says. Read more ›
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Renee and Kelley Hayes bought an RV when they became empty nesters. They ended up living in it and are happy with downsizing. Read more ›
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America, you have spoken loud and clear: You do not like AI. A Pew Research Center survey published in September found that 50 percent of respondents were more concerned than excited about AI; just 10 percent felt the opposite. Most people, 57 percent, said the societal risks were high, while a mere 25 percent thought […] Read more ›
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The US Department of State is unwinding a 2023 decision to use san-serif Calibri font on all official communications and switching to Times New Roman instead, The New York Times reports. In a memo obtained by NYT titled "Return to Tradition: Times New Roman 14-Point Font Required for All Department Paper," Secretary of State Marco Rubio frames the change as a way to return professionalism to the State Department."Switching to... Read more ›
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According to a statement from the Public Interest Research Group, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 has removed language that would have granted the US military the right to repair its own equipment rather than requiring it to use official defense contractors for maintenance. This bill is still being considered by Congress, but it is uncertain whether the right to repair language is likely to be re-introduced... Read more ›
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Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine. In the post, Bier said that the commission "logged into [their] dormant ad account to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer"... Read more ›
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Paramount has been none too pleased about Netflix striking an $82.7 billion deal to buy much of Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). Now, Paramount is making a hostile takeover bid for WBD. It's making its pitch directly to WBD shareholders with an all-cash offer of $30 per share that expires on January 8.Late last week, the WBD board unanimously accepted Netflix's offer of $27.75 per share. That breaks down to $23.25... Read more ›
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A director who was charged with defrauding Netflix out of millions of dollars has been found guilty, Business Insider reports. Carl Rinsch, director of the 2013 Keanu Reeves movie 47 Ronin, now faces up to 90 years in prison.Rinsch began filming the project, White Horse (later renamed Conquest), around 2017. (Its premise: A scientist creates an organic humanoid species that turns on its creators.) The director completed six short-form episodes... Read more ›
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Remedy Entertainment's Control is a bizarre yet totally captivating action game that feels like Die Hard by way of David Lynch. InControl: Resonant, players step into the role of the original game's most enigmatic and unsettling characters for their own jaunt through a 'new-weird' world outside The Oldest House.Just ahead of the reveal at The Game Awards, we got an early look at Control: Resonant, the next game in the... Read more ›
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Amazon is introducing same-day delivery of perishable food items to 1,300 new cities and towns throughout the country, upping the total service area to more than 2,300 locations. This expansion covers cities like Boise, Salt Lake City, Fort Collins, Omaha, Des Moines and many more. Check the link to see if it has expanded to where you live. The commerce giant says it will be bringing the service to even... Read more ›
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It looks like Disney wasted no time delivering on CEO Bob Iger’s promise to bring AI-generated content to Disney+. On Thursday, the company announced the start of a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI to bring more than 200 of its beloved characters, including those from Star Wars and Pixar, to the Sora app and ChatGPT. With the deal in place, OpenAI users will be able to prompt ChatGPT to generate... Read more ›
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Like it or not, the checkmark has become an almost universal symbol on most social platforms, even though its exact meaning can vary significantly between services. Now, Reddit, which historically hasn't cared that much about its users' identity, is joining the club and starting to test verification for public figures on its platform.The company is beginning "a limited alpha test" of the feature with a small "curated" group of accounts... Read more ›
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On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a single, nationwide regulatory framework governing artificial intelligence at the expense of the ability of different states to regulate the nascent technology. “To win, United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation,” the order states. “But excessive State regulation thwarts this imperative.” As was expected after a draft of the order leaked earlier this... Read more ›
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