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• EA cancels Black Panther game and closes studio developing it (engadget.com)
  EA has reportedly cancelled its Black Panther game and is shutting down the studio that was working on it. At least one other Marvel projec…
• Years after acquiring Tile, Life360 has integrated the trackers into its app (engadget.com)
  Life360, a family locator app, said today that it has fully integrated the object-tracking features of Tile into its own platform.
• Should You Go Solar if You Live on the East Coast? What You Need to Know (cnet.com)
  The sun shines on the entire East Coast, but certain states have better incentives for rooftop solar panel system owners. Here's how to kno…
• As Easy as 1, 2, DC? EV Charging Levels Explained (cnet.com)
  Level up your understanding of home and public EV charging, the three charging levels, how they work and how fast you can expect to get bac…
• Elon Musk's xAI is paying Telegram $300 million to adopt Grok (engadget.com)
  The company xAI is paying the messaging platform Telegram $300 million to bring the chatbot Grok to its users. This deal is only for a year.
• Opera's new 'fully agentic' browser can surf the web for you (engadget.com)
  Opera is billing Neon as a "fully agentic browser." It comes with an integrated AI that can chat with users and surf the web on their behal…
• You Can Get Your Tax Refund Up to 5 Days Sooner. Here's How (cnet.com)
  If you're looking for a way to get your tax refund sooner than the average 21 days, you can use one of these apps to help get your money da…
• Best TV for Super Bowl 2024: Screens to Upgrade Your Game (cnet.com)
  The biggest sporting event of the year calls for a big screen. Here are some of the best TVs for watching the Super Bowl, and sports in gen…
• OnePlus is replacing its Alert Slider with, yes, an AI button (engadget.com)
  OnePlus has revealed its artificial intelligence plans for its devices, starting with the introduction of the Plus Key, which will replace…
• Point Your Solar Panels in the Right Direction for the Most Power (cnet.com)
  Industrial solar farms are designed to follow the sun through the day, but your rooftop probably can't do that. Here's how to figure out th…
• Nikon joins other camera manufacturers in raising prices due to tariffs (engadget.com)
  Nikon has announced that it will increase prices on its photography products in the US due to tariffs, joining other camera manufacturers.
• Trinity Solar Review: How It Stacks Up (cnet.com)
  Trinity Solar is one of the largest and oldest residential solar installers in the U.S. Here's how the long-tenured company compares with t…
• Best Roomba Alternatives to Keep Your Floors Clean (cnet.com)
  iRobot isn't the only game in town when it comes to automated floor-cleaning. Check out our top-tested Roomba alternatives from the robot v…
• Doctor Who “Wish World” review: The Last of the Time Lords (redux) (engadget.com)
  "Wish World" is an episode of two halves: The first one full of ideas, the latter full of nonsense technobabble exposition.
• MacBook Air M2 Review: Better Camera and Bigger Screen Outshine a Faster Chip (cnet.com)
  With a faster chip, bigger screen, new design and better webcam, this new M2 MacBook from Apple is the biggest change to the Air line since…
• Zoox issues another software recall for its robotaxis after a San Francisco collision (engadget.com)
  The Amazon-owned robotaxi company Zoox has issued its second recall in a month following a collision that occurred in San Francisco.
• My Favorite Vitamix Blender Is Still Almost Half Off for October Amazon Prime Day (cnet.com)
  The Vitamix 5200 blender is a professional-grade blender you can use to make smoothies, dips and even knead dough. If you're in the market…
• Should You Buy a PS5 or Xbox on Prime Day? (cnet.com)
  The Prime Big Deal Days event is another opportunity to save on next-gen consoles -- but is it the right time to splurge? The question's no…
• Trump threatens a 25 percent tariff on all smartphones not made in the US (engadget.com)
  President Donald Trump wants a potential 25 percent tariff on iPhones to apply to all smartphones not made in the US.
• Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge review: More than just super thin (engadget.com)
  While thinness of the S25 Edge may be its biggest draw, the real prize is the way Samsung figured out how to make a much cooler version of…
• Trump threatens 25 percent tariff on iPhones manufactured overseas (engadget.com)
  President Donald Trump is threatening 25% tariffs on US bound iPhones if Apple does not manufacture them domestically.
• Nike comes back to Amazon following a six year absence (engadget.com)
  Nike has announced it is coming back to Amazon after leaving the platform in 2019. The company blamed its departure on the platform's inabi…
• The Morning After: Google I/O’s biggest announcements want to keep you Googling (engadget.com)
  The biggest news stories this morning: Netflix figured out a way to make ads even worse, The Fujifilm X Half is a tiny $850 digital camera,…
• WhatsApp 'audio hangouts' are now open to group chats of any size (engadget.com)
  WhatsApp is expanding its Discord-like voice chat feature so that group chats of any size can talk to each other in real time.
• Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 model can work autonomously for nearly a full workday (engadget.com)
  Anthropic kicked off its first-ever Code with Claude conference today with the announcement of a new frontier AI system.
• Amazon is testing AI-generated hosts that talk customers through product features (engadget.com)
  Amazon is introducing AI-generated audio summaries that involve two hosts discussing product features. This data is pulled from various pla…
• Fujifilm's X Half is an $850 digital camera with an analog film aesthetic (engadget.com)
  Fujifilm has already released one unusual product this year in the GFX100 RF medium format compact, but its latest model may be the weirdes…
• Signal will block Microsoft Recall from snooping on your texts (engadget.com)
  Encrypted messaging platform Signal is rolling out a Windows-specific feature to prevent a computer from logging screenshots of your messag…
• Google's Pixel 7 Has One Fascinating Camera Feature That the iPhone Is Missing (cnet.com)
  The Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro have a helpful camera trick that you won't find on the iPhone, which can potentially breathe new life into your…
• Mario Kart World was initially planned for the original Switch (engadget.com)
  The upcoming Switch 2 launch title Mario Kart World was developed for the original Switch, before the team realized the hardware couldn't h…
• Sony is ending its PlayStation Stars loyalty program (engadget.com)
  You can no longer sign up as of today. The program began in 2022, offering points for things like trophies and purchases.
• Google I/O 2025 recap: AI updates, Android XR, Google Beam and everything else announced at the (engadget.com)
  Google had a ton of news to share at its keynote. Among other things, it revealed new apps and an expensive AI Ultra plan.
• Google Pixel 7 Event: New Pixel 7, 7 Pro, Pixel Watch, Tensor G2 and More Reveals (cnet.com)
  Google's new Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro phones are on display at the company's new event alongside the Pixel Watch. Plus, the Pixel Tablet get…
• Extortionists bribed Coinbase employees to give them customer data (engadget.com)
  Coinbase has been betrayed from within in a cyber crime that could cost the cryptocurrency exchange up to $400 million.
• May's Game Pass additions include the brilliant Metaphor: ReFantazio and The Division 2 (engadget.com)
  This is a big month for Xbox Game Pass. Forthcoming titles include standouts like Metaphor ReFantazio and Tales of Kenzera: Zau.
• Kindle Scribe vs. ReMarkable 2 vs. Kobo Elipsa: Top E Ink Tablets Compared (cnet.com)
  Amazon's Kindle Scribe faces stiff competition from other E Ink tablets, especially since the Scribe doesn't often let you write directly o…
• ASUS ROG Flow Z13 (2025) review: When a traditional gaming laptop just won't do (engadget.com)
  While the idea of a PC gaming tablet might seem silly, with the ROG Flow Z13, ASUS has created a funky and rather powerful alternative to y…
• Google co-founder Sergey Brin admits to 'mistakes' over Google Glass (engadget.com)
  At an I/O session yesterday with Deepmind CEO Demis Hassabis, Google co-founder Sergey Brin admitted that he made "mistakes" with Google Gl…
• Solar trade association warns of 'devastating energy shortages' if incentives are cut (engadget.com)
  The Solar Energy Industries Association released an assessment of how the budget reconciliation bill currently under review in Congress wou…
• Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is banned from leaving France without permission following his arrest (engadget.com)
  Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has been banned from leaving France after he was arrested there in 2024 for being complicit in the criminal activi…
• Waymo begins first public on-demand self-driving service test in Arizona (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 25, 2017. Waymo has already been offering members of the public access to its self-driving fleet – for two months, during…
• SynthID Detector can check media to see if it was generated with Google's AI tools (engadget.com)
  Google plans to offer a new web portal called SynthID Detector for identifying whether audio, video, text or images are created by AI.
• Uber targets 2020 for on-demand VTOL demo flights in Dallas and Dubai (techcrunch.com)
  Recorded on April 26, 2017. Uber is making its vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) plans more concrete, via new partnerships announced tod…
• 'She-Hulk' Episode 8 Recap: Daredevil Smash, and More Marvel Easter Eggs (cnet.com)
  Charlie Cox's Matt Murdock is horned and horny for Tatiana Maslany's Jen Walters in the latest She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, streaming now on…
• Google wants $250 (!) per month for its new AI Ultra plan (engadget.com)
  Google has introduced a new $250 per month AI Ultra plan for people who want unlimited access to its most advanced machine learning tools.
• Google introduces the Deep Think reasoning model for Gemini 2.5 Pro and a better 2.5 Flash (engadget.com)
  Google has started testing a reasoning model called Deep Think for Gemini 2.5 Pro, the company has revealed at its I/O developer conference.
• Project Astra, Google's vision for a universal AI assistant, is pulling into focus (engadget.com)
  Google is laying out its vision for Project Astra to one day power a version of Gemini that can act as a "universal AI assistant."
• 1.5 billion people see Google's AI Overviews each month (engadget.com)
  Google has been touting some serious AI Overviews ahead of its I/O conference. The company says that 1.5 billion people see these recaps ev…
• Personalized AI-powered Smart Replies are coming to Gmail (engadget.com)
  With your permission, Gemini can examine your past emails and Google docs, then help you craft replies to personal- or business-oriented em…
• Screen and camera sharing in Gemini Live is heading to all Android and iOS devices (engadget.com)
  After first appearing as part of a Pixel feature drop in May, today at Google I/O 2025, the company announced that camera and screen sharin…