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Mariella Moon @ Engadget · 01/15/2026 05:30 EDT

ISS mission splashes down after medical issue

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying the Crew-11 astronauts has splashed down into the ocean after they left the ISS a month earlier than planned due a medical issue. It’s the first time NASA cut a mission short due to a medical concern. The agency didn’t name the crew member and their condition but stated that they were stable and that it wasn’t a case of medical evacuation. NASA merely decided... Read more ›

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Malak Saleh @ Engadget · 01/15/2026 05:00 EDT

The best cheap fitness trackers for 2026

You don’t need to spend a fortune to stay on top of your health goals while tracking your fitness. These days, even cheap fitness trackers come packed with features that help you monitor your heart rate, track your steps and even analyze your sleep stages. Many budget options now include GPS tracking for those outdoor runs, real-time heart rate tracking to keep you in the right zone during workouts and,... Read more ›

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Ian Carlos Campbell @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 22:39 EDT

Verizon says its service is back after a 10-hour outage

Verizon’s network is experiencing technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Verizon customers on X have reported seeing “SOS” rather than the traditional network bars on their smartphones, and even the network provider’s own status page struggled to load, likely due to the number of customers trying to access it.Based on the experience of Verizon users on Engadget’s staff, the services that are impacted appear to be calls... Read more ›

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Karissa Bell @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 18:14 EDT

X says Grok will no longer edit images of real people into bikinis

X says it is changing its policies around Grok’s image-editing abilities following a multi-week outcry over the chatbot repeatedly being accused of generating sexualized images of children and nonconsensual nudity. In an update shared from the @Safety account on X, the company said it has “implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok account from allowing the editing of images of real people in revealing clothing such as bikinis..”xAI is also... Read more ›

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 17:43 EDT

Netflix will air new video podcasts from Pete Davidson and Michael Irvin this month

Netflix is continuing to double down on podcasts, with the streaming service's announcement that it has hired talent to host two original shows for its platform. The first show stars NFL Hall of Famer-turned-analyst Michael Irvin and the second is a talk show for former Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson.The White House with Michael Irvin premieres January 19. The abode in the title refers to a building near... Read more ›

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Will Shanklin @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 16:50 EDT

28 advocacy groups call on Apple and Google to ban Grok, X over nonconsensual deepfakes

Elon Musk isn't the only party at fault for Grok's nonconsensual intimate deepfakes of real people, including children. What about Apple and Google? The two (frequently virtue-signaling) companies have inexplicably allowed Grok and X to remain in their app stores — even as Musk's chatbot reportedly continues to produce the material. On Wednesday, a coalition of women's and progressive advocacy groups called on Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai to uphold... Read more ›

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 16:16 EDT

Ryan Hurst cast as Kratos for live-action God of War show

Amazon's upcoming God of War live-action TV adaptation has cast Ryan Hurst as its Kratos. Sony announced the casting today on X with a brief post and an image of both Hurst and Kratos in full scowl mode. Hurst is already sporting a very Kratos-style beard, so he's already got the right vibe going for him. He has past credits on familiar shows such as Sons of Anarchy and The... Read more ›

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Sam Chapman @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 16:12 EDT

The best VPN deals: Up to 88 percent off ProtonVPN, Surfshark, ExpressVPN, NordVPN and more

In a chaotic world, one thing you can count on is your own common-sense steps toward better cybersecurity. January is a great time to grab a subscription for yourself or a loved one, as a few holiday sales are (inexplicably) still happening. With access to a virtual private network (VPN), you can stream TV shows and events from all over the world, protect your information from hackers and thwart online... Read more ›

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Will Shanklin @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 15:30 EDT

Civilization VII comes to Apple Arcade in February

The App Store is a home for many kinds of apps (including, inexplicably, one that lets users undress strangers without their consent). But hey, it also has games! And soon the store's Apple Arcade service will include one more: the not-so-highly rated Civilization VII.Apple announced on Wednesday that Sid Meier's Civilization VII will arrive almost exactly a year after launch. The game is already available for Apple devices, but its... Read more ›

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Karissa Bell @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 15:20 EDT

California is investigating Grok over AI-generated CSAM and nonconsensual deepfakes

California authorities have launched an investigation into xAI following weeks of reports that the chatbot was generating sexualized images of children. "xAI appears to be facilitating the large-scale production of deepfake nonconsensual intimate images that are being used to harass women and girls across the internet, including via the social media platform X," California Attorney General Rob Bonta's office said in a statement. The statement cited a report that "more... Read more ›

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Andre Revilla @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 15:06 EDT

Save up to 78 percent on ExpressVPN two-year plans right now

ExpressVPN is back on sale again, and its two-year plans are up to 78 percent off right now. You can get the Advanced tier for $101 for 28 months. This is marked down from the $392 that this time frame normally costs. On a per-month basis, it works out to roughly $3.59 for the promo period. We’ve consistently liked ExpressVPN because it’s fast, easy to use and widely available across... Read more ›

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Lawrence Bonk @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 13:15 EDT

PS Plus Game Catalog additions for January include Resident Evil Village and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Sony just announced January's Game Catalog additions for PS Plus subscribers and it's a fantastic lineup. All of these titles will be ready to play on January 20. First up, there's Resident Evil Village. This is a direct sequel to 2017’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. It's a full game with plenty of jump scares and an engrossing narrative. It's set in a spooky village, thus the name, and a nearby... Read more ›

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Avery Ellis @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 13:02 EDT

He could just turn it off

Generative AI, we are repeatedly told, is a transformative and complicated technology. So complicated that its own creators are unable to explain why it acts the way it does, and so transformative that we'd be fools to stand in the way of progress. Even when progress resembles a machine for undressing strangers without their consent on an unprecedented scale, as has been the case of late with Elon Musk's Grok... Read more ›

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Sam Chapman @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 13:00 EDT

How to turn off a VPN on iPhone

Look, virtual private networks are great — I wouldn't have made a list of the best VPNs if I didn't recommend using them. But being able to control your own technology is also important. A VPN can provide protection and peace of mind when used properly, but you may not want it active on your phone all the time.For example: Are your Google search results suddenly in German? That’s one... Read more ›

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Lawrence Bonk @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 12:46 EDT

Get three months of Audible for only $3

Have a hankering for some audiobooks? Audible is holding one heck of a sale right now, giving users three months of access for $3. That's a dollar per month. This is something of a winter tradition for the Amazon-owned platform and the promotion ends on January 21. An Audible subscription grants one audiobook per month to keep. This can be selected from a massive catalog of new releases and bestsellers.... Read more ›

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Andre Revilla @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 11:48 EDT

The first-gen Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are $150 off right now

The first-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are on sale right now for $280, marked down from $430. That 35 percent savings is an even steeper discount than we saw last year Black Friday. In our review of the first-generation Ultras, we gave them a score of 86 out of 100, noting their best-in-class active noise cancellation (ANC) and comfort. Bose improved its stock tuning for these headphones, which we could... Read more ›

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Matt Tate @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 11:07 EDT

The latest Animal Crossing: New Horizons expansion has arrived earlier than expected

For a number of very obvious reasons, we don’t want to roll back the clock to early 2020. No thank you. But if there was a feel-good lockdown story, it was the perfectly timed arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which allowed friends who could no longer meet up IRL to do so virtually on their carefully pruned islands. The game will almost certainly never be as popular as it... Read more ›

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Sarah Fielding @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 11:06 EDT

The Mac mini M4 is back on sale for $499

The holiday season may be behind us, but that doesn't mean you can't still find good deals on some of our favorite tech. Take the Apple Mac mini M4, which is on sale for $100 off. The 17 percent discount gives you 16GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD for $499, which is only about $20 more than its Black Friday sale price. Its beefier models are also on sale:... Read more ›

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Andre Revilla @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 11:00 EDT

Gemini can now pull context the rest of your Google apps, if you let it

Gemini is adding a feature that’s designed to feel more tailored to individual users. Once enabled, "Personal Intelligence" can pull context from across your Google ecosystem, including Gmail, Google Photos, Search and YouTube History, to gain specific insight that will shape its answers and recommendations. Personal Intelligence is available starting today in the US for Google AI Pro and Ultra subscribers. The feature is opt-in only and is off by... Read more ›

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 01/14/2026 10:13 EDT

YouTube adds more parental controls, including a way to block teens from watching Shorts

YouTube is rolling out some additional parental controls, including a way to set time limits for viewing Shorts on teen accounts. In the near future, parents and guardians will be able to set the Shorts timer to zero on supervised accounts. "This is an industry-first feature that puts parents firmly in control of the amount of short-form content their kids watch," Jennifer Flannery O'Connor, YouTube's vice president of product management,... Read more ›

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