Background Anthropic announced Mythos Preview at the beginning of April, describing it as a general‑purpose language model that is “strikingly capable at compu...

REUTERS / Reuters Beijing is holding its humanoid robot half‑marathon for a second year, and the event ran much smoother than the inaugural race. Overview The c...

Swap out your creaky old box fan for a new model that lights up, mists, or even follows you around the room....

The Artemis II astronauts are settling back into life on Earth, but the excitement continues. A new PBS documentary about the Artemis program is now streaming o...

These locks, lights, and other smart home upgrades let you add automation without messing up your home’s vibe....

James Bond and Pop Stars The James Bond franchise has a long history of getting pop stars to record its theme songs perhaps most memorably with Live and Let Di...

AI‑driven Memory Demand Spurs Pre‑emptive PC Purchases The specter of price hikeshttps://www.engadget.com/ai/samsung-says-ram-costs-will-likely-lead-to-price-h...

Concert Kit and World ID Among the new tools announced is Concert Kit, designed to help bands and artists combat ticket‑scalping bots. The feature relies on th...

Policy Announcement Panic, the company behind the Playdate console, has published an AI disclosure stating that, as of this month, the Playdate Catalog will no...

Premise The rules of Exit 8, both the cult indie game and its recent film adaptation, are simple: you're stuck in a subway station that loops endlessly. If you...

Overview Claude Design allows Anthropic's chatbot to generate visual assets such as presentations, prototypes, and more. After enabling Claude to generate char...

Overview TCL introduced its new flagship X11L SQD‑Mini LED TV at CES 2026 and is now expanding the lineup with additional SQD‑Mini LED models and its first RGB...

Overview In this episode, Devindra chats with Engadget’s Daniel Cooper about Allbirds’ sudden transformation from a shoe company into an AI company and what it...

MagSafe accessories make your phone feel uniquely yours. These are our favorites, including Android‑friendly Qi2 picks....

Overview Perplexity has just released Personal Computer, a software suite now available for Mac. Building on the multi‑model orchestration capabilities introdu...

Release Date The Call of Duty movie is still happening, but don’t hold your breath for it to hit screens any time soon. The franchise’s official social‑media a...

Background While I dabble in other Overwatch modes, I spend the vast majority of my time in Mystery Heroes, a casual mode where you load in as a random charact...

Background Last month, following reporting from The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI confirmed it was working on a desktop super app that would combine ChatGPT, its...

Overview Google Chrome is rolling out an update to AI Mode for users in the United States, enhancing the tool’s ability to interact with and understand tabs. S...

Trailer Overview We finally have a real‑deal trailer for the upcoming Street Fighter movie, following a short teaser dropped at The Game Awards last year. The...

Overview The Oversight Board — the policy body Meta created to weigh its most impactful moderation rulings — has seen its role within Mark Zuckerberg's empire...

Lawsuit Overview The open‑source library and search engine Anna’s Archive has been ordered to pay $322 million in damages to Spotify and three of the world’s l...

Canva is releasing a preview of a more powerful AI editing suite, dubbed Canva AI 2.0. The company says this is its most significant update since the platform l...

Overview Anthropic has begun rolling out identity verification for Claude “for a few use cases.” The company did not specify those use cases in its announcemen...

Overview Fresh off the box‑office success of Project Hail Mary, Amazon MGM Studios has announced its theatrical release lineup for the next year. While most of...

ChatGPT and Claude are currently supported. Opera Opera is offering a new choice for looping in an AI assistant during browsing. Today, the company introduced...

Background Earlier this year it was revealed that Apple and Google were offering “nudify” apps on their stores despite having clear policies barring such conte...

New Additions to PlayStation Plus April PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers will receive the following titles on April 21: - The Crew Motorfest – PS...

Overview Google is extending its Gemini AI assistant to desktop computers. After launching a Gemini Windows app, the company released a native Gemini app for m...

Background Allbirds, known for its eco‑friendly wool trainers, announced a dramatic shift from footwear to artificial‑intelligence AI compute infrastructure. T...

Key Findings - Most U.S. teens say Instagram, TikTok, and Snapchat are neither helping nor hurting their mental health. - A smaller but notable share report ne...

Godzilla Minus Zero teaser Japanese entertainment company Toho has released a teaser video for Godzilla Minus Zero, the upcoming sequel to the award‑winning fi...

Overview Google has introduced a new app for Windows desktops that places AI front and center. The app provides a streamlined way for heavy Gemini users to acc...

Overview Riot Games released a pile of updates for its long‑running MOBA League of Legends. One of the more noteworthy changes coming to the game is the offici...

Acquisition of Hiro Finance OpenAI has acquired Hiro Finance, a startup that offers AI‑powered financial planning tools. The deal was announced on Monday, but...

The feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI is intensifying as both sides prepare for trial later this month. OpenAI has accused Musk of orchestrating a “legal ambush...

Spring has certainly sprung here at Engadget. We’ve put over a dozen devices through their paces since the last roundup, giving you plenty to catch up on over t...

FAA's Gaming-Themed Hiring Campaign The Federal Aviation Administration FAA has launched a new recruitment drive aimed at gamers for its air traffic controller...

Background Disney invested $1.5 billion in Epic in 2024, primarily to create an “entertainment universe” that would let players “play, watch, shop and engage w...

Incident A 20‑year‑old man was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s house, ac...

Amazon has the Razr Ultra marked down by $600 for a limited time....

Notepad Update Removes Copilot Branding Microsoft has rolled out a Notepad update for Windows Insiders that removes the Copilot branding and icon from within t...

Overview A film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid is back in development, this time led by filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors of Final Dest...

Release Information Thick as Thieves, the magical heist game from the stealth veterans at OtherSide Entertainment, will launch on Steam on May 20. The release...

Play Fibbage, Quiplash and Drawful for free with a streaming subscription. Netflix has added a heavy hitter in party activities to its gaming lineup. The strea...

Overview Developer Klei Entertainment has announced a follow‑up to Don’t Starve that adds a new sense of depth to the popular survival game. Don’t Starve Elsew...

Overview The mountain‑climbing simulation Cairn is receiving a series of free DLC drops under the banner On the Trail. The first installment, titled Deep Water...

Overview Windrose was a hit at the recent Steam Next Fest, with more than 850 000 people checking out the demo and over 1.5 million wishlisting the pirate surv...