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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 12, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 12, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New York Times&#039; latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 12, 2026</title>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 12, 2026</title>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 12, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>The best HBO Max deals and bundles in April 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In April 2026, HBO Max is offering bundle deals with its service so you can stream excellent shows and movies at a discounted price. ]]></description>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 12, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<title>Using AI for health questions? Here are 4 tips for the most accurate answers.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Chatbot questions about your health? Keep these prompting tips in mind when using ChatGPT, Claude and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Nintendo offers savings with new Switch 2 Super Mario Galaxy bundle</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ To celebrate &#039;The Super Mario Galaxy Movie,&#039; Nintendo is discounting the games it&#039;s based on if you buy them with a Switch 2. ]]></description>
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<title>Marauding minotaurs, more CloverPit and other new indie games worth checking out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to our latest roundup of what&#039;s going on in the indie game space. As always, we&#039;re here to tell you about a bunch of new games you can play this weekend, as well as several upcoming titles. The latest edition of the Triple-i Initiative showcase was packed with cool stuff, including a first peek at the fascinating next game from 1000xResist developer Sunset Visitor, word of a Don&#039;t Starve follow-up, a release date for stealth title Thick as Thieves and an announcement of when pirate survival sim Windrose will hit early access. We also got a release window for Neverway, a life sim with gorgeously creepy pixel art. The prologue is available to play now on Steam, and it doesn&#039;t take long at all before things become delightfully strange. I&#039;ll run through a few of the other Triple-i highlights below.Before we get to the new releases, though, I want to touch on something I spotted a little too late to include in last week&#039;s roundup. On Reddit, the developer of mixed reality game CoasterMania shared a video showcasing an update that lets players use their hands to build and interact with rollercoasters. I think this looks just swell. This is the most I&#039;ve ever been interested in picking up a Meta Quest headset (which I&#039;d inevitably use for a grand total of about 45 minutes). New releasesI don&#039;t like to overwork my brain when I&#039;m playing games. I’m focused all day at work and afterwards, I just want to switch off for a bit. That&#039;s a big reason why I play a ton of Overwatch and don&#039;t really gel too well with most puzzle games. Minos, though, hits the sweet spot of brain engagement for me.In this roguelite from Artificer and publisher Devolver Digital, your aim is to stop glory-seeking adventurers from finding and killing a minotaur. You&#039;ll shape a labyrinth as you see fit in order to defend the beast from these warriors. You can set up the maze by building and knocking down walls, and setting traps. The adventurers will follow a set path to the minotaur&#039;s lair, then make a beeline for the monster when they discover it&#039;s hiding elsewhere. There are a lot of ways to dispose of the interlopers and you&#039;ll need to be thoughtful about how to set everything up to take out each wave of attackers. Many traps can only be placed on certain spots, so it&#039;s important to work around those. You&#039;ll need to adjust your setup after every wave — you’ll gain more traps and have to re-arrange them to fend off different types of enemies. Minos is more active than a lot of tower defense and strategy games I&#039;ve played, as the minotaur can reset certain traps after they trigger and, if need be, try to kill the adventurers head-on. I found myself spending quite a bit of time thinking through each enemy&#039;s path through my domain and how I was going to eliminate them. Sometimes, I miscalculated and brought my run to an end. Being able to improve the minotaur&#039;s stats and unlock new powers between runs helped me keep coming back for more. I&#039;m really enjoying Minos, and I wouldn&#039;t be surprised if this ends up being one of my favorite games of the year. You can snap it up on Steam now for $18. A demo is available too.Spring has finally bloomed in my neck of the woods. I planned to spend a chunk of my weekend outside after a long winter. But now I might need to bring my Steam Deck with me, because the first DLC for CloverPit, one of my favorite games of last year, suddenly arrived during the Triple-i Initiative showcase. CloverPit is a Balatro-style incremental roguelite from Panik Arcade and publisher Future Friends Games. It tasks you with breaking the rules of a slot machine to meet increasingly high coin targets in order to pay off a debt. You can pick up charms that modify the machine, and the Unholy Fusion DLC is all about those totems. You&#039;ll be able to use a new device called the Surgery Machine to fuse charms into more powerful items (à la Ball x Pit). It seems like that will free up valuable space for more charms too.The DLC adds 30 fusion charms, 11 new base charms, a secret ending and other features. I&#039;ve played CloverPit for dozens of hours (I&#039;m far from the only one, as the game&#039;s pulled in more than 5 million players). I suspect I&#039;m about to sink a whole lot more time into this DLC.The Unholy Fusion DLC usually costs $3, but there&#039;s a 10 percent discount on Steam until April 23. The base game is typically $10, though you can get 30 percent off on Steam until the same date. You&#039;ll save an extra five percent if you buy a bundle with both. CloverPit is also on Game Pass, and you can buy a bundle of the base game and DLC on Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One and Xbox on PC for $11.49. On iOS and Android, you can snag CloverPit for $5 and the DLC for $2.Another title had a surprise, sudden release during the Triple-i Initiative showcase: battle royale typing game Final Sentence. I really enjoyed the demo for this one, even though I&#039;m not the fastest or most accurate typist around — I made four typos in this sentence alone. Make too many mistakes or fail to beat everyone else who&#039;s bashing away at a typewriter and it&#039;s curtains for you, courtesy of a creepy figure with a revolver that’s standing by your desk. Final Sentence, from Button Mash and Polden Publishing, is available on Steam. It&#039;ll typically cost $10, but if you pick it up before April 23, you&#039;ll save 10 percent. (Sidenote: I enjoyed a Steam review that read, “finally… a way for millennials to beat Gen Z at a battle royale game.)One of the most interesting things about People of Note is that Iridium Studios tried to make this musical adventure as approachable as possible. It&#039;s an RPG with turn-based battles, but you can skip the fights if you like. That&#039;s appealing to someone like me, who enjoys story-driven games but often struggles to engage with turn-based combat. Puzzles are skippable too. Great! People should be able to play non-competitive games however they want.I dug the demo when I played it a while back. The approach to battles here is interesting, as the protagonist, pop singer Cadence, recruits other musicians to join her band — in other words, your party. The combat is based around music, and you can create mashups of battle tracks based on the genres that your collaborators specialize in. People of Note, from publisher Annapurna Interactive, will normally run you $25, though there&#039;s a 10 percent launch discount. It&#039;s available on PS5 (the discount on that platform is only for PlayStation Plus subscribers), Xbox Series X/S, Xbox on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam and the Epic Games Store.Tamashika is a fast-paced first-person shooter with a neat twist. The game only has one level available at any time. There are no checkpoints, and it&#039;ll take about 10 minutes to complete a successful run. The level gets a procedurally generated revamp once per day.A tantō blade, a pistol, your movement and your aim are the only weapons you have to defeat the enemies and reach the goal. I had to watch the trailer a few times to get it, but the quirky hand-drawn aesthetic is growing on me.Tamashika — from QuickTequila and publisher Edglrd — is available on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch for $20.A Hidden Object Fest is running on Steam until April 13, and a few new games have debuted as part of that. One of those is Nippets by Blink Industries. It&#039;s a hand-drawn game with lots of secrets and, at least judging by the trailer, charming animations. It seems like a very relaxing counterpoint to some of the more intense games out this week. It&#039;s pretty digestible too, as it has around two to three hours of gameplay, depending on how sharp your observation skills are.Nippets is available on Steam and Itch for PC and Mac. It costs $13, though there&#039;s a 10 percent discount on Steam until April 21. A demo is available on both storefronts too.Upcoming Dead As Disco has some momentum after 1.2 million players checked out the demo, and this rhythm-based beat &#039;em up now has an early access release date. It&#039;s coming to Steam and the Epic Games Store on May 5.At the jump, you&#039;ll be able to play the first arc of a larger narrative and be able to take out bad guys to the beat of a soundtrack that has more than 30 songs, including original tracks, covers and licensed tunes. You can load in your own music as well, though I can&#039;t imagine being able to adeptly play this to the rhythm of Angine de Poitrine&#039;s wild time signature swings. Brain Jar Games expects the game to remain in early access for around a year as it adds new bosses, moves and other features, and makes adjustments based on player feedback. A co-op mode is planned too. You can get a taste of Dead As Disco now by checking out the Steam demo, though I would argue that disco is still very much alive.Those looking for a puzzle game of a Lovecraftian persuasion may be interested in Call of the Elder Gods, a sequel to 2020&#039;s Call of the Sea. The follow-up is bound for Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and Switch 2 on May 12. It&#039;ll be available on Game Pass and it&#039;s priced at $25 on the eShop.You seemingly won&#039;t need to have played Call of the Sea before diving into the sequel, though you&#039;ll surely get more out of Call of the Elder Gods if you have. You&#039;ll switch between two characters — professor Harry Everhart and student Evangeline Drayton — to solve puzzles from a first-person perspective and try to find out what happened to the pair&#039;s missing loved ones.I&#039;d seen Long Gone at another showcase some time ago, but the name of it slipped from my memory. No such issues after it made an appearance in the Triple-i Initiative stream though, as this project from Hillfort Games and co-publisher Outersloth is now firmly on my Steam wishlist.It&#039;s a narrative-driven game set amid a zombie outbreak in which you&#039;ll solve environmental puzzles to learn about the lives of people who are no longer around. It&#039;s ostensibly a point-and-click adventure that looks very heavily inspired by a certain post-apocalyptic series from Naughty Dog, right down to the backpack-wearing protagonist. There are platforming sections too.I&#039;m absolutely going to be interested in any game that smooshes together The Last of Us and the Monkey Island series. I&#039;m really looking forward to playing Long Gone sometime next year.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/marauding-minotaurs-more-cloverpit-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out-110000480.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Engadget review recap: ASUS ZenBook A16, AirPods Max 2, Sonos Play and LG Sound Suite</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Spring has certainly sprung here at Engadget. Well, it has in terms of reviews, at least. We’ve put over a dozen devices through their paces since my last roundup, which gives you a lot to catch up on over the weekend. Read on for the rundown of all the reviews you might’ve missed. 
ASUS ZenBook A16

 
ASUS’ ZenBook A14 didn’t live up to our expectations last year, but now the company is back with a 16-inch machine and a shot at redemption: the A16. “Compatibility issues aside, the ZenBook A16 delivers just about everything I want in an ultraportable,” senior reporter Devindra Hardawar said. “It’s got a gorgeous OLED screen and all of the ports you need. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chips also give it a much-needed power boost. And best of all, it&#039;s one of the lightest and sleekest 16-inch Windows laptops I&#039;ve come across.”
Apple AirPods Max 2

 
Until this year, Apple’s only updates to the AirPods Max were new colors and a USB-C port. The company finally gave its pricey over-ear headphones the powerful H2 chip, delivering a host of handy features from the AirPods Pro. “The H2 chip brings Apple’s over-ear headphones on par with the rest of the AirPods lineup, namely the AirPods Pro 3,” I said. “And since I don’t expect Apple to announce new earbuds this year, that parity should remain for a while.”
Sonos Play

 
Sonos badly needed a win. Thankfully, the company regained some of its mojo with a new portable speaker that offers the best of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in the same device. “The latest Sonos speaker offers impressive sound quality, flexibility and portability, and it’s the kind of product that can help Sonos rebuild its reputation after its recent difficulties,” deputy editor Nathan Ingraham said.
LG Sound Suite

 
After an impressive CES debut, LG’s Sound Suite was my most anticipated review of the year. Despite impressive sound quality and Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, there are still some kinks to work out in both the setup and general use. “There’s no denying that LG has created a powerful and immersive living room experience with its Sound Suite lineup,” I said. “While I did experience some setup and software issues, those are things LG can iron out over time — Sound Suite is still brand new, after all.”
DJI Avata 360, Fender Audio, Nebula X1 Pro and more
The last few weeks have been pretty audio-heavy here at Engadget, including the first headphones and speakers from Fender Audio, two sets of headphones from JBL and the Roland Go: Mixer Studio. I also reviewed the first of Sony’s 2026 soundbars, the Bravia Theater Bar 5, and contributing reporter Steve Dent reviewed the Anker Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro all-in-one projector. 
Senior reporter Sam Rutherford really took one for the team and spent some time with the Robosen Soundwave Transformers robot. Lastly, Steve took flight with the DJI Avata 360 drone, which is a direct answer to Insta360’s Antigravity A1.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/engadget-review-recap-asus-zenbook-a16-airpods-max-2-sonos-play-and-lg-sound-suite-133000521.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>X&amp;apos;s messaging app, XChat, may be available soon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ XChat is now on the App Store, where its listing says that it’s expected to be available for download on April 17. This isn’t the same IRC app from the early aughts, which you may remember if you’re of a certain age. This is a messaging app specifically for X users. X chief Elon Musk first talked about rolling out a new version of his social network’s direct messaging feature in mid-2025. In a series of posts back then, he said the new version would be encrypted and would feature a “whole new architecture.” He also said all X users were getting XChat in June last year, but Musk is pretty infamous for being overly optimistic about timelines. Now, instead of an upgraded DM feature on X, users are getting a standalone app. It allows them to chat with anybody on X and call each other across devices. The app is end-to-end encrypted and will let users edit and delete their messages for all participants in the conversation. It will also allow users to block screenshots and enable disappearing messages if they want the sensitive details they send in-chat to vanish within five minutes. The app allows users to create massive group chats with up to 481 members, as well. X promises in the App Store listing that XChat will not have ads and will not be tracking users. Users can now pre-order XChat for iPhones and iPads so that it automatically downloads on their device when it comes out. Your encrypted chats deserve their own app.Pre-order now: https://t.co/TM8Lk7AMGV pic.twitter.com/ZJ3yROXK1t— XChat (@chat) April 10, 2026


This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/xs-messaging-app-xchat-may-be-available-soon-114722904.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Rockstar Games has confirmed it was hit by third&#45;party data breach</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An experienced hacking group has claimed to have infiltrated Rockstar Games&#039; cloud servers, while the game publisher has confirmed that there was a &quot;third-party data breach.&quot; ShinyHunters, a hacker group that&#039;s been linked to data breaches targeting Microsoft, Google, Ticketmaster and others, posted a message on its website with a final warning to Rockstar to &quot;pay or leak.&quot; The hack was first spotted by Hackread and the Cybersec Guru.
ShinyHunters didn&#039;t detail what Rockstar data it gained access to, only adding that the company had until April 14 to reach out or that the group would leak the compromised info that would lead to &quot;several annoying (digital) problems.&quot; Rockstar Games confirmed the breach to Kotaku, explaining that &quot;a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in connection with a third-party data breach,&quot; and that the incident had &quot;no impact on our organization or our players.”
Previously, Rockstar had to deal with a major hack that led to a leak including plenty of gameplay footage and assets for Grand Theft Auto VI in 2022. Following the hack, one of the 18-year-old members of the Lapsus$ group responsible for the leak, was sentenced to an &quot;indefinite hospitalization.&quot; This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/rockstar-games-has-confirmed-it-was-hit-by-third-party-data-breach-175112621.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The first European country to get Tesla’s Full Self&#45;Driving Supervised will be the Netherlands</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tesla&#039;s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) is ready to make its European debut, and it&#039;s starting with the Netherlands. According to Tesla Europe, the automaker&#039;s driver assistance system was approved in the Netherlands and will start rolling out shortly. RDW, the country&#039;s regulatory authority on vehicles, confirmed the news with a post on its website about Tesla receiving a type approval for its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system.
According to the RDW, Tesla&#039;s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) &quot;has been extensively examined and tested for more than one and a half years on our test track and on public roads,&quot; and concluded that it was a &quot;positive contribution&quot; to road safety. However, RDW pointed out that a Tesla with FSD Supervised was not &quot;self-driving,&quot; adding that the &quot;driver remains responsible and must always remain in control.&quot;
With Dutch approvals, Tesla notched its first regulatory green light for FSD use in Europe. The RDW also added that Tesla&#039;s FSD Supervised could get &quot;possible later admittance in all member states of the European Union&quot; thanks to its approvals. Tesla has been working on bringing its automated driving features to other regions, including Europe and China, as detailed in a roadmap posted in 2024. In the meantime, the automaker&#039;s software has been mired in several safety investigations from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The latest development comes from a probe that targets collisions when using FSD, including the supervised version, in reduced road visibility conditions.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/the-first-european-country-to-get-teslas-full-self-driving-supervised-will-be-the-netherlands-170157644.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>IBM settles its DEI lawsuit with the DOJ for $17 million</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ IBM has agreed to settle the US Department of Justice&#039;s accusations that the company violated civil rights laws with its DEI practices. According to a press release from the DOJ, IBM will pay more than $17 million to resolve allegations of taking &quot;race, color, national origin, or sex&quot; into account when making employment decisions. This settlement is the latest development in a longstanding effort from the Trump administration to end DEI programs, which was kick-started from an executive order in early 2025.
IBM denied any wrongdoing and said the settlement wasn&#039;t an admission of liability, while the US government said this conclusion wasn&#039;t a concession that its claims weren&#039;t well founded, according to the settlement agreement. According to the DOJ, IBM had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with practices that included altering &quot;interview criteria based on race or sex,&quot; developing &quot;race and sex demographic goals for business units,&quot; using &quot;a diversity modifier that tied bonus compensation to achieving demographic targets&quot; and more.
An IBM spokesperson told Engadget in an email that the company &quot;is pleased to have resolved this matter,&quot; adding that &quot;our workforce strategy is driven by a single principle: having the right people with the right skills that our clients depend on.”
According to Todd Blanche, the agency&#039;s acting attorney general, this action is one of the first resolutions to come out of the Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, which was launched in May 2025. IBM isn&#039;t the only company to alter its policies, with both T-Mobile and Meta agreeing to put an end to its DEI initiatives last year.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/ibm-settles-its-dei-lawsuit-with-the-doj-for-17-million-153749285.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Take the sting out of Tax Day with free Krispy Kreme donuts and more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Krispy Kreme, Burger King Tax Day deals: Free donuts and more ]]></description>
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<title>We tested the 9 best headphones and earbuds for working out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We put the best headphones for working out to the test, including the new Shokz OpenFit Pro. Check out the top sports earbuds and bone conduction headphones. ]]></description>
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<title>NASA and LEGO collaborate on Artemis II set: Heres how to get it</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA and LEGO collaborate on Artemis II set. Here&#039;s how to get it. ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis splashdown: Heres what we know today and whats next</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Artemis II mission reached a happy conclusion with the safe return of its four crew members, Commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ XChat: Can this X-affiliated chat app compete with WhatsApp and Signal? Elon Musk seems to think so. ]]></description>
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<title>How attendees at The Masters are beating the tech ban</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Attendees at The Masters are beating the phone ban. Here&#039;s how. ]]></description>
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<title>Epic is reportedly building an extraction shooter for Disney</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Besides a wealth of Fortnite skins based on Disney IP, it hasn&#039;t really been clear what the entertainment company has gotten in return for its $1.5 billion investment in Epic from 2024. That could change this November, Bloomberg reports, when Epic releases a Disney-themed extraction shooter. The game is one of three Disney projects the publisher is currently working on, and is reportedly expected to be Epic&#039;s comeback after the company laid off 1,000 employees in March due to a &quot;downturn in Fortnite engagement.&quot; The game is reportedly similar to Arc Raiders, a multiplayer shooter where players fight for resources before escaping through an extraction point, but with Disney characters fighting enemies instead of post-apocalyptic survivors. Bloomberg writes that internal reviewers have worried that the game&#039;s mechanics are &quot;not very original,&quot; but the project is the most promising of the three Epic is developing. The second title received middling internal reviews, according to Bloomberg, and Epic moved resources off the third project &quot;after reports that Disney was disappointed by Epic’s release timeline.&quot;“This is not reflective of the ambitions of the Disney collaboration,” Liz Markman, Senior Director of Communications at Epic Games, said in a statement. “We are building a new games and entertainment universe of Disney experiences.”While details of Epic&#039;s work for Disney are coming into focus, it&#039;s still unclear whether this new extraction shooter will be a standalone game or incorporated as a mode in Fortnite. In its efforts to sell the title as a &quot;multiverse&quot; and a competitor to Roblox, Epic has introduced multiple games inside Fortnite over the last few years with distinct mechanics. The developer announced that it would shut down three of those titles — Rocket Racing, Ballistic and Fortnite Festival Battle Stage — as part of its recent round of layoffs. According to current and former Epic employees Bloomberg spoke to, several affected employees were also working on these unannounced Disney games.When it invested in Epic in 2024, Disney wanted to build an entertainment universe, where players could &quot;play, watch, shop and engage with content, characters and stories from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, Avatar, and more.&quot; Epic&#039;s current plans sound less all-encompassing than that, but if they manage to increase engagement with Fortnite and Disney&#039;s brand, that might not matter.Update, April 10, 7:29PM ET: Added a statement from Epic Games.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/epic-is-reportedly-building-an-extraction-shooter-for-disney-220401382.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Artemis II astronauts are back after a 10&#45;day journey around the moon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Orion capsule carrying the Artemis II astronauts has successfully splashed down off the coast of San Diego at 8:07PM Eastern time on April 10. It signals the conclusion of  Artemis II’s 10-day journey around the moon, which is meant to be a test flight for a future mission that would bring humanity back to the lunar surface. The Orion crew module carrying the mission’s astronauts separated from the service module at 7:33 PM. While the service module was designed to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere, the crew capsule was built to bring the astronauts back home safely. By 7:53 PM, Orion reached our planet’s upper atmosphere, where a six-minute communication blackout occurred due to the capsule heating up as it started its guided descent. The capsule has 11 parachutes, with its drogue parachutes being deployed at 23,400 feet to stabilize and slow it down. When Orion reached 5,400 feet above the ground, the drogue parachutes were cut off so that the three main parachutes could be deployed. That decreased the capsule’s velocity to 200 feet per second, enabling a safe splashdown. NASA’s engineers conducted several tests while the capsule was in the water before the recovery team headed to the capsule on inflatable boats to extract the crew from Orion. By 9:34 PM, all four crew members were out of the capsule. They were then hoisted into helicopters and flown to the USS John P. Murtha dock ship, where doctors will assess their health. Artemis II launched on April 1 with four astronauts on board: NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency’s Jeremy Hansen. They traveled around the moon for almost 10 days, reaching distances no other crewed mission has before it. The astronauts took photos of the far side of the moon, the side we don’t see from our planet, including amazing closeups of the lunar surface using their smartphones. That makes them the first humans to directly and personally view the lunar far side. During NASA’s post-splashdown news conference, the agency said it will announce the Artemis III crew soon. Artemis III will rendezvous with one or both commercial landers being developed by SpaceX and Blue Origin in low Earth orbit, which will take humans to the lunar surface. It will test the lander’s ability to dock with Orion before NASA lands humans on the moon again.  Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end. pic.twitter.com/1yjAgHEOYl— NASA (@NASA) April 11, 2026


This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/the-artemis-ii-astronauts-are-back-after-a-10-day-journey-around-the-moon-033800654.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The FAA is encouraging gamers to get jobs in air traffic control</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sick! The Federal Aviation Administration is targeting gamers in its most recent job advertisement for air traffic controllers. The administration&#039;s annual hiring window opens at 12AM ET on April 17, and considering the ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers, it&#039;s calling this a period of &quot;supercharged hiring.&quot; Rad! The FAA&#039;s YouTube video draws parallels between gaming and directing air traffic, and notes that the average salary for the role after three years is $155,000. Hella!
The FAA is clearly seeking players who are at least old enough to remember the Xbox One and Bjergsen in the LCS, which puts would-be candidates around their early 20s at least. It&#039;s either that, or the ad editors really just picked videos at random from the pile of stock footage marked gamerz. But I won&#039;t lie, it made me smile to see that Xbox One logo appear out of nowhere. Nostalgia is a hell of a thing.

&quot;To reach the next generation of air traffic controllers, we need to adapt,&quot; US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy said. &quot;This campaign’s innovative communication style and focus on gaming taps into a growing demographic of young adults who have many of the hard skills it takes to be a successful controller.&quot;
The FAA has been losing more air traffic controllers than it can hire and retain since the 2010s, and this trend only worsened during the pandemic in the 2020s, according to a report released in December by the US Government Accountability Office. The administration increased hiring every year since 2021, but at the end of 2025 it employed 13,164 air traffic controllers, 6 percent fewer than in 2015, the report said. At the same time, the number of flights in the air traffic control system increased by about 10 percent, to 30.8 million.
Or, as the FAA put it on the ATC hiring page: &quot;Join the BEST AND BRIGHTEST, the elite squad of 14,000 controllers protecting 2.9 million daily passengers.&quot; Applicants must be a US citizen, under 31 (maybe those video editors do know what they&#039;re doing), and be able to speak fluent English. An aptitude test, medical screening and academy training follows, among other steps.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-faa-is-encouraging-gamers-to-get-jobs-in-air-traffic-control-230308014.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>A man allegedly threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman&amp;apos;s house</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A 20-year-old man was arrested by the San Francisco Police Department after allegedly throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman&#039;s house, The New York Times reports.In a statement shared on X, SFPD wrote that it responded to a request for a fire investigation in the North Beach neighborhood of San Francisco around 7:12 AM ET / 4:12AM PT. &quot;At the scene, officers learned that an unknown male subject threw an incendiary destructive device at a home, causing a fire at an exterior gate.&quot; After the man fled on foot, police found and arrested him around an hour later while responding to a business&#039; complaint about an &quot;unknown male subject threatening to burn down the building.&quot; That business turned out to be OpenAI&#039;s headquarters and the subject happened to be the same man who threw the Molotov at Altman&#039;s house.View our latest statement regarding an incident that occurred early this morning at a North Beach residence. Officers have made an arrest, and no injuries were reported as a result of this incident. pic.twitter.com/t4DsF31uxh— San Francisco Police (@SFPD) April 10, 2026


&quot;Early this morning, someone threw a Molotov cocktail at Sam Altman’s home and also made threats at our San Francisco headquarters. Thankfully, no one was hurt,&quot; an OpenAI spokesperson confirmed in a statement to Wired. &quot;We deeply appreciate how quickly SFPD responded and the support from the city in helping keep our employees safe. The individual is in custody, and we’re assisting law enforcement with their investigation.&quot;As it&#039;s become more commonplace, artificial intelligence has also become more divisive. While more and more people continue to use AI tools, public reaction to the encroachment of the technology, whether in gaming or customer service, is increasingly negative. Altman&#039;s warnings of AI&#039;s impact on employment, and a recent New Yorker investigation digging into his allegedly manipulative leadership style at OpenAI, have also raised questions about the CEO&#039;s prominent role as a steward of the technology.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/a-man-allegedly-threw-a-molotov-cocktail-at-sam-altmans-house-210444731.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>All the streaming apps that raised prices this year so far</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Everything is constantly getting more expensive, including streaming apps. Which ones have hiked prices in 2026? ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis II astronauts brought gadgets from Apple, GoPro, and Microsoft aboard Orion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Artemis II astronauts brought some familiar pieces of technology aboard the Orion spacecraft, including iPhones and GoPro cameras. ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis 2 splashdown: See the astronauts return to Earth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Photos and videos of the splashdown of the Integrity craft in which the Artemis II crew returned to Earth ]]></description>
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<title>Splashdown! Artemis II crew return safely to Earth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After setting world records, the crew of Artemis II have arrived safely back on Earth. ]]></description>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 11, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-april-11-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 11, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 11, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 11, 2026</title>
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<title>Health AI and the law: Could your chatbot doc testify against you?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ How protected are users&#039; discussions with AI, especially health-focused AI, remains a legal gray area. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 11, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 11, 2026</title>
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<title>T&#45;Mobile is giving away the Apple iPhone 17 for free — how to claim</title>
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<title>The best Hulu deals and bundles in April 2026</title>
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<title>4 things I really want from the rumored Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake (and a couple I dont)</title>
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<title>3 AdultFriendFinder security improvements made after the 2016 data breach</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ FriendFinder Networks took this breach seriously, and dramatically stepped up their security practices. Here are three major changes they made. ]]></description>
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<title>The DJI Mini 5 Pro drone is down to its record&#45;low price at Amazon — save over $500 this weekend</title>
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<title>Mexodus review: This live&#45;looped musical is a theatrical miracle</title>
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<title>Google removes Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has removed popular psychological horror game Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store. According to Dan Salvato, who led its development team, and publisher Serenity Forge, Google told them the visual novel was removed because it violated its Terms of Service in its depiction of sensitive themes. The game is “widely celebrated for portraying mental health in a way that meaningfully connects deeply with players around the world,” they said in their announcement. Its free version, which came out first, has been downloaded at least 30 million times, while the paid “Plus” version has had at least one million downloads. The visual novel has repeatedly made Engadget’s lists of favorite games over the years. Doki Doki Literature Club! has the drawing style and the makings of a typical dating sim, but players find themselves confronted with serious themes, including depression and suicide, soon after starting. Its Play listing was appropriately marked as “Mature 17+,” which means that children won’t be able to download it if their devices have parental controls. In addition, the developers clearly communicate that the game tackles serious issues. &quot;This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed&quot; is the first line of the game. &quot;In-game content warnings for such material can be enabled in the Settings menu at any time,” it also warns players. In settings, there’s a link to a page that lists content warnings that apply to the visual novel. We’ve asked Google for a statement on why the game was removed, and we’ll update this post when we hear back. Salvato and Serenity Forge said they’re doing everything they can to “find a path forward for getting DDLC reinstated on the Google Play Store.” They’re also looking at other methods of distribution for Android devices. At the moment, the game’s Play listing shows that it’s still not available, but it’s still out on Steam, PlayStation, Switch eShop, iOS and other platforms.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/google-removes-doki-doki-literature-club-from-the-play-store-080615951.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>YouTube Premium’s US pricing is going up</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Another day, another subscription price hike, this time for YouTube Premium. Every plan for YouTube’s ad-free tier is going up, and depending on which one you have, you could be paying as much as $4 per month more.
As reported by 9to5Google, YouTube has started emailing subscribers about the price changes, rather than announcing them publicly, and some Reddit users have posted screenshots of the emails they’ve received. The emails say that the increases will kick in during the June 2026 billing period. Individual plans are now $16 per month, up from $14, so a $2 hike. If you’re on a YouTube Premium family plan, you’ll now pay $27 per month, a $4 increase from the previous price of $23.
As a reminder, YouTube Premium unlocks ad-free viewing and listening on YouTube (including YouTube Kids) and YouTube Music, as well as offline viewing and the ability to continue listening in the background with other apps open. A family plan allows up to six accounts to enjoy all of the same benefits.
Both the Lite — which allows ad-free viewing and downloads for most, but not all, YouTube videos, and excludes music — and Music Premium plans are getting $1 increases, so the former now costs $9 per month, while the music streaming service is up to $12 per month from $11 before, according to 9to5Google. This makes it more expensive than Apple Music when taken on its own (YouTube Music Premium is also bundled with the YouTube Premium individual and family plans at no extra cost).
YouTube Premium last raised its prices (also rather quietly) in 2023, also by $2 for the regular plan. The latest price hikes follow Spotify putting its prices up by comparable amounts back in February. Netflix also jacked up the cost of all of its plans last month.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/youtube-premiums-us-pricing-is-going-up-132121683.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Microsoft starts removing unnecessary Copilot buttons in Windows 11</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft has rolled out a Notepad update for Windows Insiders that removes the Copilot branding and icon from within the app, Windows Central has reported. The old Copilot menu has been replaced with “writing tools,” but it’s worth noting that the tools are still powered by AI and are pretty much identical to the selection found in the old menu. Microsoft has just replaced the Copilot button with a pen icon. In addition, the company has removed mentions of AI in the Settings menu and has placed the option to disable the AI-powered writing tools within the “Advanced features” section. The company first announced that it was dialing back its Copilot branding last month, most likely in response to all the criticisms against the AI assistant. It’s not very well-liked, with people complaining that Microsoft is forcing them to use the assistant inside all its apps and that Copilot doesn’t provide a consistent experience across different applications.  “You will see us be more intentional about how and where Copilot integrates across Windows,” said Windows and Devices EVP Pavan Davuluri. Microsoft also promised to remove “unnecessary Copilot entry points,” starting with Notepad, Snipping Tool, Photos and Widgets. According to The Verge, Microsoft has already stopped showing the Copilot button when selecting areas to capture with the Snipping Tool, as well. Clearly, the company has been making good progress on yanking at least the visual reminders of Copilot from its apps.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/microsoft-starts-removing-unnecessary-copilot-buttons-in-windows-11-120346728.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Morning After: Amazon pledges its satellite internet starts this year</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon’s satellite-based internet service, Leo, will enter service by mid-2026, so says company CEO Andy Jassy. Writing in his annual letter, Jassy claimed Leo would offer download speeds of up to 1Gbps, far more than what Starlink presently offers. Sadly, Amazon declined to offer any more details about what that mid-2026 service would look like. But given select partners have already been kicking Leo’s tyres for a while, we can only hope.
The mega-retailer is making some grand promises, including faster up and download speeds, cheaper cost and direct integration with Amazon’s other products. Of course, the company can also sell itself on the fact it’s a satellite internet provider not owned by Elon Musk. But it will have to buck its ideas up fast, given how far behind in its deployment of satellites it is.
— Daniel Cooper
The other big stories this morning

Dyson just announced its first-ever handheld fan, with a motor that spins up to 65,000 RPMDon’t put your finger in it.
JBL Live 780NC and 680NC review: Great leaps, greater missteps As the youth say, ‘mid.’
Sony teases its next-gen True RGB Mini LED TV technology Yet another brand name to sully the Mini LED waters.

ASUS ZenBook A16 review: A surprisingly light and powerful 16-inch ultraportable
It’s a showcase for the Snapdragon X2 Elite.
Devindra Hardawar for Engadget
ASUS’ ZenBook A16 is a 16-inch ultraportable designed to go toe-to-toe with LG’s Gram Pro 16. It’s equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite and designed to address the flaws Devindra Hardawar found in last year’s ZenBook A14. Did it succeed? You’ll have to read his review to get the full story, but he’s certainly happy to have spent the last week using this thing.
Continue Reading. 
Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media
It will begin at the start of 2027.

Greece will ban under 15s from accessing social media, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has announced. Like many nations both in Europe and beyond, officials are concerned about the effect social media is having on children’s mental and physical health. The big platforms will be in charge of enforcing the ban, backed up by the hefty punishments enabled by the Digital Services Act.
Continue Reading.
Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles
Know what doesn’t lose support after a few years? Books.
Amazon
If you’re still using a Kindle or Fire tablet made in 2012 or before, then it’s going to get a little less useful on May 20. Amazon is discontinuing support for those earlier models on that date, removing the ability to purchase, borrow or download new titles. Thankfully, whatever is on the hardware already will remain, so don’t fret if you’re only a third of the way through Remembrance of Things Past.
Continue Reading.
Fender Elie review: Handsome speaker/amp hybrids with excellent clarity
Fancy, but heavy.
Billy Steele for Engadget
Billy Steele has been putting Fender Audio’s new speakers through their paces to find what can only be described as a mixed bag. Excellent audio quality and a wide variety of inputs get high praise, but the heavy weight, exposed wood and limited battery life all dent the paintwork.
Continue Reading.
WhatsApp adds a better native interface for CarPlay
About time too.
WhatsApp
WhatsApp’s CarPlay interface isn’t the most elegant or easy way to keep in touch with your friends while driving. Meta has, however, given the UI a little polish to help make it a little easier to get something useful done without pulling your attention from the road.
Continue Reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111524236.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Sony Bravia Theater Bar 5 review: A basic TV sound booster</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Not everyone needs a $1,000 soundbar. It’s easy to argue the sonic superiority of those flagship models from Samsung, Sonos and Sony, but for some people a simple boost to their TV speakers can provide a world of difference. As part of its 2026 soundbar lineup, Sony debuted the Bravia Theater Bar 5: a $350 entry-level model that covers the basics and comes with a wireless subwoofer in the box. The real question here is how many features are you willing to live without. 

 
The good: Sound quality, bass performance and setup
The Theater Bar 5 is the most compact soundbar among Sony’s new models, measuring just 35.5 inches wide. For comparison, that’s still about 10 inches wider than the second-gen Sonos Beam, but nearly 16 inches smaller than Sony’s flagship Theater Bar 9. This stature makes the Bar 5 well-suited for smaller spaces with smaller TVs. In fact, Sony says the soundbar will fit between the legs of Bravia TVs with multi-position stands. Plus, the Bar 5 is just over 2.5 inches tall, slightly shorter than the Beam, so it won’t block the bottom edge of most TVs. 
Despite its small size, the Bar 5 cranks out some excellent sound. There’s plenty of crisp, clear audio from the 3.1-channel configuration, and the included subwoofer provides an ample amount of booming bass. The Bar 5 supports Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, but it doesn’t have up-firing drivers. Instead, the soundbar relies on Sony’s Vertical Surround Engine and S-Force Pro Front Surround tech to virtualize much of the directional and overhead audio. More on that in a bit. 
While watching Netflix’s Drive to Survive, I experienced the excitement of F1 cars zooming around various circuits as the Bar 5 does well with general movement. The soundbar’s wide soundstage, excellent detail and booming bass provide some degree of immersion that doesn’t rely on audio projected overhead. That overall clarity and powerful bass are also great for listening to music, as the Bar 5 can handle a range of genres with ease. 

 
 
  The Bravia Theater Bar 5 has a basic, compact design
 
 
  Billy Steele for Engadget
 

From Kieran Behden &amp; William Tyler’s acoustic/electronic 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s to Thursday’s screamo masterpiece Full Collapse, the soundbar performs admirably. Although with heavier genres, I preferred to dial down the bass slightly. Tucker Rule’s kick drum on Full Collapse, for example, was a bit much for the standard tuning here. 
After struggling with the setup on LG’s Sound Suite, I was thankful that configuring the Bar 5 was super easy. It’s very much a plug-and-play situation, and the Bravia Connect app guides you through the initial steps. It takes about five minutes to get up and running and I’d wager even the least tech-savvy person in your life can probably figure this out. You can also opt for Night mode (less bass), Sound Field (enhanced audio) and Voice mode (louder dialogue) in the Bravia Connect app. 
All of this certainly makes the Bar 5 a solid option for someone who doesn’t need a lot of features, but stands to benefit from augmenting the sound from their TV alone. 
The not so good: Constrained Dolby Atmos and limited features 
While the Bar 5 supports Dolby Atmos and DTS:X immersive audio, Sony’s virtualization tech was a disappointment. There’s some side-to-side directional sound, but I noticed almost no simulated overhead noise. The Bar 5’s sonic clarity makes it a solid option for boosting living room audio, just don’t expect the enveloping effects that more robust (and more expensive) soundbars would offer. 
There are several features you won’t find on the Theater Bar 5, starting with the lack of onboard controls. I’m well aware that those buttons on top of soundbars don’t get used much, but if you’re like me, you still reach for them occasionally. There were several times during my testing when I tried to blindly tap the non-existent volume controls on the Bar 5. Other than a power button on the right side, your options for controlling this soundbar are a remote and the Bravia Connect app. 

 
 
  The power button on the right side
 
 
  Billy Steele for Engadget
 

You also won’t find a Wi-Fi connection on the Bar 5. This means that AirPlay and Google Cast aren’t available to easily beam audio from your devices to the soundbar. There is Bluetooth 5.3, so you do have an option for music and podcasts from your phone or laptop if you need it. However, pairing your devices to the soundbar via Bluetooth isn’t as quick as selecting the soundbar in your streaming app when AirPlay or Cast are on the spec sheet. 
Lastly, Sony doesn’t offer any type of room calibration on Theater Bar 5. Sure, a smaller soundbar like this is better in smaller spaces, but it would still be nice to have the system dial in the audio for the aspects of the room. After all, not every living room is a perfect rectangle. I can understand why the company left this feature out of a $350 model, since the tool would require extra components like microphones. This is certainly one of the more noticeable trade-offs for saving some money.  
Wrap-up
Sometimes the basics are all you need. Sony’s Bravia Theater Bar 5 provides an entry-level boost to TV audio that will be fine for people looking for just that. While there is support for immersive audio, the soundbar’s 3.1-channel setup isn’t the best for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X performance, and that’s really the biggest knock against the Bar 5. However, this model&#039;s excellent audio quality, especially the powerful bass, will suffice for customers just looking to hear their TVs better. 

 
 
  The Bravia Theater Bar 5&#039;s included subwoofer
 
 
  Billy Steele for Engadget
 

If you want a compact soundbar that provides respectable Atmos performance, the second-gen Sonos Beam is your best bet. Sure, it’s more expensive at $499 and it doesn’t come with a subwoofer, but its additional drivers, tweeter and passive radiators offer more robust audio from the soundbar alone. You also get Trueplay room calibration and Wi-Fi connectivity there. 
The Theater Bar 5 will certainly improve your living room audio compared to your TV speakers alone, but with a few more features and improved Atmos virtualization, Sony could’ve had a real winner.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/speakers/sony-bravia-theater-bar-5-review-a-basic-tv-sound-booster-140000192.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch the Artemis II landing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After its history-making trip around the Moon, NASA&#039;s Artemis II mission is set to return to Earth later today. The Orion spacecraft carrying astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 8:07PM ET. NASA will stream the landing on YouTube and its NASA+ website, as will Netflix and HBO Max. The official broadcast will begin at 6:30PM ET.  After leaving Earth on NASA&#039;s super heavy-lift SLS rocket and spending nine days in space, the most dangerous part of the Artemis II mission still lies ahead. It will take approximately 13 minutes for the Orion spacecraft to complete re-entry. During that time, it will be subject to temperatures of up to 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit (2,760 degrees Celsius). Reentry is dangerous for any crewed spacecraft, but is of particular concern here because of a &quot;skip reentry&quot; during the Artemis 1 mission. At that time, the Orion crew vessel briefly used its own lift to &quot;skip&quot; back out of Earth&#039;s upper atmosphere before re-entering for the final descent, suffering excess charring in the process. NASA spent months investigating and determined the craft was safe to fly, but Artemis II will take a more gradual approach back to Earth in hopes of reducing its exposure to excess heat. Still, this is the first time in 53 years that NASA will need to guide a human crew back from the Moon. Once all is said and done, however, the Artemis II crew will have traveled 695,081 miles (1,118,624 km), captured amazing images along the way and reminded the world what’s possible when nations work together. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/how-to-watch-the-artemis-ii-landing-145344873.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has announced that end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for Gmail on Android and iOS is now rolling out for its enterprise users. Emails that require E2EE in Workspace can be composed and read within the Gmail app, so eligible users won’t need additional apps or portals.
The new feature expands Google’s client-side encryption (CSE) offering, a little more than a year after E2EE was introduced to Gmail on the web. According to a Google blog post, any encrypted message sent to a recipient who uses the Gmail app will appear in their inbox as any email thread would. If they don’t have the app, they’re still able to read and reply to the email in their browser securely, regardless of their email address.
Google says the new functionality &quot;combines the highest level of privacy and data encryption with a user-friendly experience for all users, enabling simple encrypted email for all customers from small businesses to enterprises and public sector.&quot; Of course, &quot;all users&quot; applies only to Enterprise Plus members here, with the millions of people who use Gmail as their personal email service currently unable to take advantage of the highest level of privacy and data protection.
In order for Gmail users to start using E2EE in the app, an admin must first enable Android and iOS clients in the CSE admin interface, which is available in the Admin Console. When sending an email, you have to click the lock icon and select additional encryption before sending. Attachments can then be added as normal.
E2EE is available straight away in the Rapid Release and Scheduled Release domains. Enterprise users will need the Assured Controls or Assured Controls Plus add-on, which provides businesses and organizations that handle sensitive data with extra security and compliance-related tools.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/google-adds-e2e-to-gmail-for-ios-and-android-enterprise-users-165345116.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Google has reportedly started to add Polymarket data to News results</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google News has begun showing Polymarket bets and odds alongside actual stories, according to a report by Futurism. These look to appear as large blocks that include links to numerous ways for people to lose their money.
Bets tend to appear in the &quot;For you&quot; section of Google News, which is supposed to be tailored to a person&#039;s particular interests. Futurism notes that the platform actually placed a Polymarket bet as the top news result when inquiring about the price of Bitcoin.
The publication saw links to the prediction market all over Google News, including in searches. It popped up in queries regarding the Strait of Hormuz, which presents a link that lets people bet on the number of ships that would be allowed to pass through the critical passageway. The report even indicates that users were able to set the gambling platform as a source, which directs readers to an aggregate page of other Polymarket links.
Oof The Top Google News Result Is For Polymarket LOL. We Cooked. pic.twitter.com/IFBbYFdn2A— Anthony Higman (@AnthonyHigman) March 26, 2026
 


There&#039;s a caveat here. I wasn&#039;t personally able to confirm most of these results. This could indicate that Google has quietly made some changes behind the scenes following Futurism&#039;s initial report.
Complaints from users on social media indicate that Google started doing this at the tail-end of March. However, one user noted all the way back in January that Polymarket results had started showing up in the news section of a traditional Google search. I was able to replicate that one.
Lawrence Bonk/Google News
Engadget has reached out to Google to see just what&#039;s going on here and if it plans to continue displaying Polymarket bets alongside actual news stories. The company did announce a partnership with both Polymarket and Kalshi back in November. This deal indicated the two gambling platforms would feed prediction data into Google&#039;s finance platform, but didn&#039;t say anything about News.
It&#039;s pretty easy to see why Polymarket would be attractive to Google&#039;s algorithms. The platform generates huge numbers on pages that are constantly updated. This could make these algorithms think the links are leading to valuable news stories and not, you know, a place to bet on human misery.

Prediction markets like Polymarket give users the ability to place bets on real world outcomes, which includes wars and other gruesome things. This has led to numerous scandals, which include an incident in which an unknown Polymarket user made more than $400,000 after &quot;predicting&quot; the capture of Venezuela&#039;s president Nicolás Maduro just hours before US troops invaded the country and abducted him. 
Polymarket has hosted bets on the use of nuclear weapons in current global conflicts, which is pretty dang chilling when you consider the possibility of government employees tipping the scales in their favor. President Trump did, after all, recently threaten to end an entire civilization. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-has-reportedly-started-to-add-polymarket-data-to-news-results-161708462.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Amazon Luna ends support for third&#45;party subscriptions and game purchases</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon is ending support for third-party integrations on its Luna cloud gaming service. The most immediate changes mean that it&#039;s no longer possible to buy Ubisoft+ and Jackbox Games subscriptions or standalone games through Luna. Amazon will automatically any cancel active subscriptions bought through Luna at the end of customers&#039; next billing cycle. If you have a Ubisoft+ subscription that you bought directly from Ubisoft instead, you’ll still be able to access games on that service through Luna until June 10.The Bring Your Own Library option — which allows users to play games they own on the likes of EA, GOG and Ubisoft on Luna — is going away too. You won&#039;t be able to access games from on those storefronts via Amazon&#039;s streaming service after June 3.If you bought any games outright on Luna, you&#039;ll still be able to play them there until June 10. Unlike Google did when it shut down Stadia, Amazon isn’t offering refunds for those purchases. However, you&#039;ll still have access to them through the respective third-party platform that&#039;s linked to your account, be it the EA App, GOG Galaxy or Ubisoft Connect. That doesn&#039;t exactly help folks who don&#039;t have powerful-enough systems to play more demanding games and were relying on Luna. As such, some people might need to turn to the likes of GeForce Now in order to keep playing games they bought through Luna (and they’ll need to hope GFN actually supports their specific games). Amazon has been reshaping Luna over the last several months. It rolled out a revamped version of the service back in October, with more of a focus on GameNight party games that you can play with a smartphone. Prime subscribers will still be able to claim PC games and stream games on the Luna Standard tier at no extra cost. The Luna Premium subscription, which includes a wider range of third-party games, is still available too. “We’re doubling down on a broad range of gaming experiences, including strong third-party titles, delivered in ways that make great games more accessible, as well as new and unique gaming experiences like GameNight,” Amazon wrote in an email to Luna users. The company also said it will offer some folks a free Luna Premium subscription.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/amazon-luna-ends-support-for-third-party-subscriptions-and-game-purchases-171329996.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>French government says au revoir Windows, bienvenue Linux</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ America&#039;s Big Tech companies may soon learn that saddling up with Donald Trump doesn&#039;t tend to work out in the end. As the president sows chaos and distrust around the globe while taking aim at EU tech regulations, Europe is looking for ways to adopt its own alternatives. The latest example is France, which said it&#039;s dropping Microsoft Windows in favor of Linux.On Wednesday, France said (via TechCrunch) it plans to move its workstations from Windows to the open-source Linux. It&#039;s part of a broader movement across Europe toward digital sovereignty, aimed at reducing reliance on foreign tech — especially American and Chinese. Although homegrown alternatives aren&#039;t available in many areas, the EU seems prepared to wean itself off where it can.In January, France announced that it would move its videoconferencing from Zoom and Teams to the French-made Visio. As part of this week’s Linux announcement, France added that it would also migrate its health data to a new platform by the end of 2026.Since taking office, Trump has used tariffs and other measures to try to bully European nations into dropping their regulations on America&#039;s tech industry. In August, he vowed to &quot;stand up to Countries that attack our incredible American Tech Companies.&quot; (The strange capitalizations are his, not ours.) His administration has described laws like the EU&#039;s Digital Services Act as &quot;censorship&quot; and &quot;a tax.&quot;So far, Europe has stood firm. &quot;I want to be very clear: our digital sovereignty is our digital sovereignty,&quot; European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said at the Munich Security Conference in February. &quot;We have a long tradition in freedom of speech. Actually, the Enlightenment started on our continent.&quot;Christian Kroll, CEO of German search engine Ecosia, foresaw Europe&#039;s predicament soon after Trump&#039;s 2024 reelection. &quot;We, as a European community, just need to make sure that nobody can blackmail us.&quot; He added that &quot;if the US turned off access to search results tomorrow, we would have to go back to phone books.&quot; Granted, the guy is selling a European-made search engine, so his bias is clear. But the salience of his point stands.Giorgos Verdi, policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said the Trump administration&#039;s behavior underscores the need for Europe to break free. &quot;Could the US use its dominance over AI chips, its dominance over cloud in Europe, its dominance over AI systems in order to exert more pressure?&quot; Verdi asked CNN rhetorically in January. &quot;In order to build more resilience for Europe… there is a geopolitical case for European innovations to emerge.&quot;This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/french-government-says-au-revoir-windows-bienvenue-linux-165407232.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Garmin may be working on a Whoop competitor</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whoop, the makers of a screen-free fitness tracker of the same name, could soon have some competition. Fitbit teased its take on a Whoop-style band with the help of Steph Curry at the end of March, and based on a trademark filing spotted by Gadgets &amp; Wearables, Garmin appears to be working on its own band that tracks similar health metrics.This new Garmin wearable, called &quot;CIRQA&quot; in the trademark filing submitted in February, is designed to measure &quot;the body&#039;s physical parameters and other physiological data, bio-signals, and bodily behavior.&quot; That could broadly describe the smartwatches and fitness trackers Garmin already sells. But the CIRQA apparently goes further, by also measuring &quot;recovery from physical and emotional stress, human alertness level, and performance,&quot; a set of more granular, wellness-focused features that could bring the unreleased wearable into the same ballpark as a Whoop.Garmin accidentally leaked that it was working on a new wearable via a hastily removed store page in January, Android Authority reports. While some phantom web pages and a trademark do not guarantee Garmin is working on a new device, or that the band will be screen-free in the same way the Whoop is. If the company is preparing a competitor, though, the timing makes sense.  Where other devices try to split the difference between tracking biometrics and offering real-time information or other smartwatch features, Whoop is decidedly data-first. Its wearables monitor as much information as possible through a nondescript band, and then analyze and display what it learned via a smartphone app. The approach is attractive to anyone tired of dealing with screens, and the growing number of people obsessed with optimizing their health. In fact, Whoop just raised $575 million on the back of its current success. It would make sense that Garmin and Google (via its Fitbit brand) would want a piece of the company&#039;s audience, too.Whoop-style bands are also a perfect fit for future uses of AI in health and fitness tracking. Google is interested in having users turn to Fitbit&#039;s AI-powered health coach for everything from workout tracking to nutrition advice. If health data processing is going to happen in the cloud, and you&#039;re going to have to pull out your smartphone to view that data anyway, it makes sense to sell a tracker without a screen.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/garmin-may-be-working-on-a-whoop-competitor-191802041.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Estonia is the rare EU country opposing child social media bans</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As child social media bans spread across Europe and beyond, Estonia isn&#039;t having it. On Friday, the country&#039;s education minister said the bans won&#039;t &quot;actually solve problems,&quot; while warning that the kids will find a way regardless.Although companies like Meta would love for you to believe it’s a fairy tale, social media addiction is associated with tangible negative repercussions for children. Studies show that its harms range from depression and anxiety to sleep deprivation and obesity. (The latter is from all the targeted junk food advertising.) On the other hand, teens can find community and support from social media.A growing list of countries looked at the negative data and concluded that the answer was to ban social media altogether for children. Although the age cutoff varies, legislation has been floated or enacted in Australia, Greece, France, Austria, Spain, Indonesia, Malaysia, the UK and Denmark — just to name a few.Estonia&#039;s education minister believes these countries are coming at the very real problem from the wrong angle. &quot;The way to approach this, to me, is not to make kids responsible for that harm and start self-regulating,&quot; Kristina Kallas said at a Politico forum in Barcelona. She added that &quot;kids will find very quickly the ways to go around and to still use social media.&quot;Instead, she said the responsibility lies with governments and corporations. &quot;Europe pretends to be weak when it comes to big American and international corporations,&quot; she added. But she called that a &quot;pretense,&quot; challenging the EU to &quot;actually take this power and start regulating the big American corporations.&quot;To be fair, the EU regulates the tech industry more effectively than anywhere else in the world. But the point on childhood social bans stands.Another argument against the bans is that it’s a short path from the well-meaning to a more sinister erosion of basic freedoms. In February, France suggested that the next logical step after passing an under-15 social media ban would be to go after VPNs. After all, once you pass the ban, you need to enforce it — and that can mean snuffing out the tools children could use to work around it.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/estonia-is-the-rare-eu-country-opposing-child-social-media-bans-194620916.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Give an old PC an affordable upgrade with this lifetime license to Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows. ]]></description>
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<title>Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 launch date leaks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new report indicates when we&#039;ll get the next batch of Samsung foldables, perhaps including a new model. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 55-inch Hisense Canvas TV, a gorgeous Samsung The Frame dupe, is on sale at Amazon and Best Buy for $300 off or more. ]]></description>
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<title>How the FBI recovered Signal messages (and how to fix the flaw)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Signal&#039;s end-to-end encryption isn&#039;t perfect, but there&#039;s one easy way to prevent your messages from being leaked. ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis II return time and livestream: How to watch reentry and splashdown live</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The historic moon crew is on its way back home. Here&#039;s when and how to watch the reentry and splashdown livestream on April 10. ]]></description>
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<title>BTS World Tour Arirang: How to watch it live in cinemas</title>
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<title>The AI Doc director says cynicism is the only wrong answer to AI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ &#039;The AI Doc&#039; director Daniel Roher talks about Sam Altman’s weird vibes, AI in filmmaking, and the folly of cynicism. ]]></description>
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<title>Apple is shuttering its first unionized store</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple announced it will close three retail locations, as the iPhone giant shifts away from malls. ]]></description>
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<title>Did Amazon brick your Kindle? The pros and cons of switching to Kobo e&#45;readers.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Some BookTokers have declared they&#039;re finally ready to leave the Amazon Kindle ecosystem. But is the Kobo grass any greener? ]]></description>
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<title>Why moon joy feels so good right now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Moon joy, a phrase from NASA&#039;s communications with Artemis II astronauts on their lunar mission, is shared across social media. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Instagram comments can now be edited (within 15 minutes)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta is giving users the ability to edit Instagram comments they leave on posts, though only within a 15 minute window after they&#039;re posted. The setup is similar to how the social app handles editing messages, an option it first added in 2024, 11 years after direct messaging was introduced to Instagram in 2013.You&#039;re only able to edit comments you left with your own account, and the process of actually doing so is easy. Just tap on the word &quot;Edit&quot; under your comment to pull up a text box where you can tweak, rework or embellish what you&#039;ve written, and then press the blue check mark to save it. Meta says comments can be edited as many times as you want in that 15 minute window, so if you need to make more changes, you have that option.Comments can show up in multiple ways across Instagram — including Stories, as of 2024 — so offering a way to edit them is a welcome addition. The new option is just the latest in a series of changes Meta has introduced to the social app in the last month. Earlier in March, the company announced that it was removing end-to-end encryption from Instagram DMs. At the end of the month, Meta also began testing Instagram Plus, a subscription service that unlocks new features for the app&#039;s Stories feature.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/instagram-comments-can-now-be-edited-within-15-minutes-195000640.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Jazzy stealth&#45;action game Thick as Thieves hits PC on May 20</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Thick as Thieves, the magical heist game from a crew of stealth legends at OtherSide Entertainment, is coming to Steam on May 20. OtherSide and publisher Megabit Entertainment announced the release date in a new gameplay trailer during today&#039;s Triple-i Initiative showcase (which was packed with cool indie games, as always).
OtherSide was founded by Thief and System Shock 2 veteran Paul Neurath in 2013, and Deus Ex creator Warren Spector joined in 2016. These are two of the developers who shaped the stealth genre as we know it, so Thick as Thieves has a solid foundation. The new trailer showcases the game&#039;s fictional Scottish city of Kilcairn, where magic and technology clash against a backdrop of 1910s music and architecture. At launch, Thick as Thieves will feature two thieves, two maps, 16 contracts, six unique pieces of gear and multiple difficulty settings, which alter the layout of each level.

Thick as Thieves has evolved since its introduction at The Game Awards in December 2024. It was originally pitched as a PvPvE game, but it&#039;s landing as a solo or two-player experience, with no player-on-player brawls. OtherSide announced the pivot on Steam on April 2, 2026:
&quot;As development progressed and the world of Kilcairn has come to life, we found that we were having more fun with solo and co-op play. So, we’ve taken a decision we feel is right for the game: Thick as Thieves is now focused on two-player co-op and single player. This sharpened focus has allowed us to double down on what makes Thick as Thieves truly special — dynamic stealth gameplay.&quot;
A handful of playtesters and early fans expressed their disappointment at the removal of PvP. A developer responded to one question with, &quot;PvPvE may come further down the line.&quot;
There&#039;s also no word on the console versions of the game. Thick as Thieves was announced for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S, but today&#039;s news suggests it&#039;s coming to Steam first (if not only). Details are a bit up in the air at the moment, but hey, at least it&#039;s on-brand for the developers of a stealth game to be sneaky.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/jazzy-stealth-action-game-thick-as-thieves-hits-pc-on-may-20-193320746.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Netflix adds three Jackbox games to its TV app</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Netflix has added a heavy hitter in party activities to its gaming lineup. The streamer announced that Jackbox Party Essentials is joining the Netflix Party Games collection. This move makes three of the popular Jackbox group games available for free to Netflix subscribers: Fibbage 4, Quiplash 3 and Drawful 2. Each one supports up to eight players.  Netflix has been refocusing its interactive strategy to highlight family-friendly and party games. The company has even offered tie-ins to its original content; for instance, playing Overcooked through Netflix will let you use a member of Huntr/x from Kpop Demon Hunters as your in-game avatar. We also saw Netflix&#039;s Game Controller software, which turns any mobile device into a gamepad for its game library, take the crown as a top-downloaded iOS app around the Easter holiday weekend. That performance could indicate that many families were at least thinking of trying out the streamer&#039;s games as part of their festivities.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/netflix-adds-three-jackbox-games-to-its-tv-app-190220143.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI has a new $100 ChatGPT Pro plan to better match up with Claude</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI has closed a yawning gap in its ChatGPT subscription pricing with a new $100 per month Pro plan that slots between the $20 per month Plus plan and $200 per month Pro plan. Offering five times more Codex than the $20 option, it appears designed to challenge Anthropic&#039;s $100 per month Claude option. &quot;Compared with Claude Code, Codex delivers more coding capacity per dollar across paid tiers,&quot; an OpenAI spokesperson told TechCrunch. 
So what&#039;s the difference between OpenAI&#039;s two Pro plans? The $200 version does offer four times the Codex. However, you get the same advanced tools and models with $100 plan, according to OpenAI&#039;s product page. To encourage users to jump in, it will offer double the Codex for a limited time, or 10 times what you get with the Plus plan. 
Users have been screaming for such a plan for a while now, according to posts on OpenAI&#039;s developer community forums. &quot;The Plus plan will continue to be the best offer at $20 for steady, day-to-day usage of Codex, and the new $100 Pro tier offers a more accessible upgrade path for heavier daily use,&quot; OpenAI said in a post on X. 
With the launch of GPT 5.2 late last year and GPT-5.3-Codex in February, OpenAI significantly boosted the speed and reasoning capabilities of Codex, giving developers a tough choice between ChatGPT and Claude Opus. However, the sticking point for many power users was ChatGPT&#039;s $200 per month price  — so OpenAI no doubt hopes the new plan will convince those on the fence to switch. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-has-a-new-100-chatgpt-pro-plan-to-better-match-up-with-claude-062705626.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Apple is closing three US stores, including the first to unionize</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple is closing three of its retail stores this summer, including its first location to unionize. The tech company said it plans to permanently close Apple Store in Trumbull, CT, Escondito, CA, and Towson, MD. The Apple Store location in Towson, was the first where unionized workers and Apple reached a contract agreement back in 2024. MacRumors published a statement from Apple confirming the closures. The company credited noting &quot;the departure of several retailers and declining conditions&quot; at the shopping centers where this trio of stores are housed as the reason for ending operations. &quot;Our team members at Trumbull and North County will continue their roles at nearby Apple Retail stores,&quot; the statement reads. &quot;Towson employees will be eligible to apply for open roles at Apple in accordance with the collective bargaining agreement.&quot; We reached out to the company for additional comment, and were sent the same statement. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which leads the union the Towson workers had joined, released a statement about the closure. &quot;Apple’s claim that the collective bargaining agreement prevents relocation is simply false and raises serious concerns that this closure is a cynical attempt to bust the union,&quot; the organization said. &quot;We are exploring all legal options and will work with elected officials and allies to hold Apple accountable.&quot;This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-is-closing-three-us-stores-including-the-first-to-unionize-225941912.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Metal Gear Solid movie is back on, with Final Destination: Bloodlines directors in charge</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A film adaptation of Metal Gear Solid is in the works again, this time from filmmakers Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, the directors of Final Destination: Bloodlines, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The duo are reviving the project at Columbia Pictures as part of a new first-look deal with Sony, the latest attempt in what&#039;s been multiple decades of work to turn the blockbuster stealth game into a blockbuster film.&quot;Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece that forever revolutionized video games,&quot; Lipovsky and Stein said in a statement. &quot;We are thrilled and honored to bring Hideo Kojima&#039;s iconic characters and unforgettable world to life.&quot;Lipovsky and Stein&#039;s horror bona fides helped make Bloodlines a critical and commercial hit when it came out in 2025, and the directors have a variety of other IP-focused genre films in the works, including a sequel to Gremlins for Warner Bros. and an animated Venom movie for Sony. It remains to be seen how exactly the duo will translate Metal Gear Solid&#039;s unique quirks to film, though.Metal Gear Solid is heavily indebted to director Hideo Kojima&#039;s own taste in action and spy cinema, while also being in conversation with video games themselves in a way that wouldn&#039;t naturally translate to film. And even if you removed those metatextual rough edges, can it really be Metal Gear Solid without Kojima&#039;s equal parts charming and awkward writing? Attempts to create a film version of the game date back to 2006, when Kojima first shared that an adaptation was in the works. Columbia Pictures announced a new version of the film in 2012, with Avi Arad, former head of Marvel Studios, producing. In 2014, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, the director of Kong: Skull Island, was attached to direct that adaptation. And six years after that, Oscar Isaac was reportedly cast as Solid Snake. Arad and his son Ari Arad are still producing this latest take on the game, but with Lipovsky and Stein in charge, that older version of Metal Gear Solid is likely dead. Still, hope springs eternal that we’ll get to see a man hide in a cardboard box on the big screen someday.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-metal-gear-solid-movie-is-back-on-with-final-destination-bloodlines-directors-in-charge-214914374.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>A maverick hacker got Mac OS X running on a Wii</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ You may already know that emulators can run Wii games on a Mac. But one developer has flipped the script. Bryan Keller now has an ancient version of the Mac&#039;s operating system running on Nintendo&#039;s 2006 game console (via Kottke). Why? Because they said it couldn&#039;t be done.The developer first had the idea in 2013 while a sophomore in college. However, they found renewed motivation five years ago when Redditor u/CussdomTidder posted, &quot;There is a zero percent chance of this ever happening.&quot;Developer Bryan Keller took it personally.YouTube / ESPN / NetflixKeller used that as fuel to begin plugging away, &quot;feeling encouraged&quot; by the anonymous contrarian. Thus began the process of porting Mac OS X 10.0 (Cheetah) onto a device designed to play Wii Sports and Super Mario Galaxy.&quot;Last year, when I saw that Windows NT had been ported to the Wii, I felt a renewed sense of motivation,&quot; Keller wrote. &quot;Even if my lack of low-level experience resulted in failure, attempting this project would still be an opportunity to learn something new.&quot;Keller didn&#039;t allow something as trivial as a flight to get in the way of the task at hand.Bryan Keller / GitHubKeller noted that the Wii is a phenomenally hackable console, with other enterprising hackers porting Windows 95 and NT, Linux and NetBSD onto it. Nintendo&#039;s system also runs a PowerPC chip similar to those found in older Macs. &quot;Given this close lineage, I felt confident that the CPU wouldn&#039;t be a blocker,&quot; they wrote. From there, Keller wrote a custom boot loader, patched the kernel and wrote new drivers. They even got the Wii&#039;s USB ports working for mouse and keyboard input.Tthe developer found the process &quot;deeply satisfying,&quot; especially given the initial doubt. (I&#039;m talking to you, disparaging Redditor.) &quot;In the end, I learned (and accomplished) far more than I ever expected,&quot; Keller wrote. &quot;And perhaps more importantly, I was reminded that the projects that seem just out of reach are exactly the ones worth pursuing.&quot;For the technically minded, the developer&#039;s blog goes into extensive detail about the process. And full-on madlads can visit Keller&#039;s GitHub to try it for themselves.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/a-maverick-hacker-got-mac-os-x-running-on-a-wii-200800027.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The latest Microsoft Visual Studio is on sale for just $43</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2026 for $42.97 and code faster with AI-powered tools and a modern 64-bit IDE. ]]></description>
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<title>Kindle owners are furious over Amazons plan to end support for older devices</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kindle owners say they&#039;re frustrated that Amazon is pushing them to upgrade devices they have used for more than a decade. ]]></description>
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<title>Can Waymo and Waze fix cities potholes?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The transportation companies are combining forces, harnessing their fleet data to pinpoint flaws in city streets. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 10, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 10, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New York Times&#039; latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. ]]></description>
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<title>NASAs moon crew will hit 25,000 mph tomorrow. Thats not the scariest part.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As NASA&#039;s Artemis II moon mission comes to an end on Friday, all eyes are on the Orion spacecraft&#039;s heat shield. ]]></description>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 10, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-april-10-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 10, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-april-10-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s the answer for &quot;Wordle&quot; #1756 on April 10 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 10, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-april-10-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 10, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-april-10-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>How to watch AFL live streams online for free</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/how-to-watch-afl-live-streams-online-for-free</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ How to watch AFL for free. Live stream the 2026 AFL for free from anywhere in the world. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:40 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Thrash review: Tommy Wirkolas shark movie ate</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/thrash-review-tommy-wirkolas-shark-movie-ate</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sharks wash in with the tide in the latest from writer/director Tommy Wirkola (&quot;Violent Night,&quot; &quot;Dead Snow&quot;), and it&#039;s a proper nail-biter. Movie review. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>JBL Live 780NC and 680NC review: Great leaps, greater missteps</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ JBL introduced two new headphones to its Live series lineup and both are fighting to live up to expectations. Don’t get me wrong, the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC are both a solid set of cans, but in a sea of noise-cancelling headphones, one of them definitely has more appeal. The biggest differences between these two headphones are the over-ear and on-ear cups, and surprisingly, their audio quality. Let’s get into what does and doesn’t make them so special.

 

 
Design and comfort
Outside of varying colors and cup sizes, the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC look practically identical. They have these hockey puck-looking ear cups that are divided from the leatherette pads. The design looks like someone’s idea of headphones from 10 years ago. It’s not necessarily a bad thing, but it feels a bit clunky. Despite that, the metal hinge and leatherette band are more pleasantly minimalist. The cups also fold up neatly in a heart shape so you can slot them easily in the included bag.
There’s a dedicated volume rocker on the left ear cup while the right holds room for a USB Type-C port, the active noise cancelling (ANC) button and a combo power/Bluetooth switch (yes, it’s a switch, not a button). Meanwhile, you get all of the touch controls available on the right cup of each set of headphones.
Both headphones felt a little uncomfortable to wear at first, but it usually takes time for me to get used to new cans. After spending several hours each with them, they eventually grew on me. They’re both a bit snug, but neither one left me aching at the end of the day. I felt more relief when taking off the 680NC because of the added pressure of on-ear cups, but I’m also not used to the on-ear design.
Seamless customizable features

 
 
  The ANC button and USB-C port on the Live 680NC
 
 
  Rami Tabari for Engadget
 

Despite the near $100 price gap, you get the same set of features for the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC, all wrapped up in the JBL Headphones app. It’s easy to set up and you don’t even need to make an account. 
The first thing you might want to do is hop over to the settings and add the “disable ANC” function to the rotation. Out of the box, you can either switch between ANC or Ambient mode on the headphones, which is super frustrating — I shouldn’t need an app to enable a basic action. Most headphones these days allow you to cycle between ANC, Ambient mode and off (neither). 
At the very least, the app offers a thorough suite of features. You can adjust the strength of the ANC and Ambient modes. Enabling Adaptive ANC allows automatic noise cancellation changes  based on the surrounding noise level, while Personal Sound Amplification makes everything around you sound louder than normal. The latter was incredibly helpful in writing this very headphone review, ironically, as I had to keep an ear out for my child potentially committing a crime (kidding… mostly).
The JBL Live 780NC and 680NC are packed with the features I’d expect from a pair of premium headphones. They offer 360-degree spatial sound, an adaptive EQ, Auracast, automatic pausing and simultaneous Bluetooth connections with automatic switching. 
You can also customize all of the controls, from the ANC Button to the Touch Panel, which includes two call shortcuts and four general shortcuts, one of which is already dedicated to native voice assistants like Bixby and Siri. You do need to put a little more pressure than you might expect in order for the touch controls to activate, though. This is a bit of a learning curve, so it would’ve been nice if it was more sensitive.
Sound quality

 
 
  The Live 780NC (left) and Live 680NC (right)
 
 
  Rami Tabari for Engadget
 

The JBL Live 780NC and 680NC both feature 40mm neodymium drivers, but they offer completely different soundstages. With the 680NC, I noticed the bass hit a lot harder during the DanDaDan soundtrack, but vocals and string instruments weren’t as crisp or bright as they were with the 780NC. I had a similar experience while schmoozing my way through everyday objects in Date Everything!, where vocals seemed more distant with the 680NC. However, when playing Helldivers 2, 680NC captured the bassy intensity of an explosive-intergalactic space war. 
Continuing to run through tracks like JVKE’s “her” and “Radio” by Bershy, I noticed a common theme amongst the headphones. The 680NC’s soundstage was narrow and bassy, while the 780NC was wide and hollow. Both reproduced one half of a great couple, but unfortunately, they’re currently separated and seeking lives of their own. No, but seriously, the audio quality on both of them is still decent individually. I can distinguish each instrument from each other, so they aren’t getting muddied in the mix. But I don’t think the 780NC is worth the extra $90 on sound quality alone, since you’re trading one issue for another.
ANC
The ANC system is slightly different in the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC. The former features six microphones that detect and monitor ambient noise while the latter is outfitted with four microphones. 
What difference does that actually make, though? Well… not much, at least not practically. If you stuck them in a lab and crunched the numbers, there might be, but in my testing using the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC as everyday headphones, there’s virtually no difference outside of the passive noise isolation you get from over-ear design.
My dog is quite the yapper, so I happened to test the ANC against her with both headphones, and they managed to block out most of her bark, but not all (she is quite loud). Unless you’re actively listening to something, it won’t kill all the sound around you — when everything was quiet, I still heard my fan running in the background. As a passenger, the car’s road noise and the other cars around me faded mostly into the background, but they were still present (when not actively listening to music).
Ambient modes for both headphones kept me alert while walking outside, and while checking to make sure nothing chaotic was happening in my home. I could clearly hear the ruckus my child and dog were causing in the next room, and I got even more of it when I turned up the Sound Amplification.
As I mentioned above, the most annoying thing about the ANC and Ambient mode systems is that you cannot disable both of them at the same time (out of the box); you need the app in order to make the “off” option available via the ANC button.
Calls and voice quality

 
 
  The volume rocker on the JBL Live 780NC
 
 
  Rami Tabari for Engadget
 

JBL wasn’t lying about calls: Both the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC were great at cancelling out the noise from my surroundings, whether it was busy traffic or me blasting music on my desk. The microphone picked up little things here and there, but it blocked out most background distractions. The problem, however, is the overall microphone quality.
Microphones on both sets were pretty rough. My voice sounded like it was underwater or in another room entirely. And while the microphones were able to cancel out the noise in the background, I noticed that it made me a little more muddied, like it was also cancelling out some of my voice as well. This is likely due to the signal processing to block background noise. My friend said, “You sound like you’re fighting an ocean.” If you’re looking for a great caller, these ain’t it.
Battery life
With a full battery, I didn’t have to charge the JBL Live 780NC or 680NC for the week I tested them. That’s with a combination of ANC on and off, as well as using them to chat with friends. JBL rates both headphones with the same battery life: 80 hours with ANC off (33 hours of talk time) and 50 hours with ANC on (28 hours of talk time). Those numbers lined up with my testing considering how long they lasted. Charging the headphones from empty does take two hours, though.
The competition
If you want a solid pair of over-ear ANC headphones in this price range, I’d recommend the Sony WH-CH720N. The ANC struggles a bit, but the headphones are much cheaper than the 780NC and offer great sound quality. It’s the best option if you want to save some money.
However, if you’re looking for alternative on-ear ANC headphones, you’ll be hard pressed to find premium competitors to the JBL 680NC. On-ear headphones tend to land in the mid-range or budget class. The JBL 680NC aren’t the best pair of headphones out there, but they’re good for what they are in those categories.
Wrap-up 

 
 
  Both of the new Live models fold for easy storage
 
 
  Rami Tabari for Engadget
 

To bass or not to bass? That’s one of the few questions you’ll need to ask yourself when choosing between the JBL Live 780NC and 680NC. Of course, on-ear and over-ear designs appeal to different consumers, but the fact is that the former sounds hollow and the latter is more bass-heavy. Both headphones are comfortable and offer great ANC and features.
Overall, however, the JBL Live 780NC falls in the middle of the overcrowded market for noise-cancelling wireless headphones, while the 680NC stands just tall enough to make you want to take a closer look. On a sale, I’d say you could grab either of these cans and be satisfied, but at their full price, I’d be wary. If you twist my arm, I could make an argument for the 680NC because there aren’t enough on-ear noise-cancelling headphones available these days.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/jbl-live-780nc-and-680nc-review-great-leaps-greater-missteps-120000508.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Google introduces AI&#45;generated avatars to YouTube Shorts</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/google-introduces-ai-generated-avatars-to-youtube-shorts</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new feature that lets you create an AI avatar with your likeness is now live on YouTube. First announced in a blog post earlier this year, avatars are designed to be used in Shorts (provided you still allow them to show up), allowing you to insert yourself into video content in a way that YouTube deems to be safe and secure.
YouTube’s approach to combatting the AI sloppification of the internet and the proliferation of deepfakes appears to be adding more and more AI features to its platform, framing this latest addition as a tool that gives creators more control of their digital identities. Any video generated using an avatar will feature YouTube’s AI disclosure and include visible watermarks and labels like SynthID and C2PA.
YouTube has published a pretty in-depth explainer on how to create and use an avatar in either the YouTube or YouTube Create app, but here’s a brief summary of how to do it using the former. Once you’ve opened AI Playground, you’ll be taking a &quot;live selfie&quot; that also records your voice. You can then preview your photorealistic virtual self and either proceed with it or redo the process if you’re unhappy with anything. Creating an avatar in the YouTube Create app is broadly similar, but you have to navigate to the My Avatar homepage first.
YouTube recommends that you hold your phone at eye level and keep yourself centered as much as possible. Lighting is also important, as is ensuring your whole face is visible, you’re in a quiet area, and there’s nobody else in the background. You also have to be the account owner to create an avatar, and over the age of 18.
Once you have an avatar you like, you simply type in a prompt and wait for the AI to generate a video, which according to 9to5Google can be up to eight seconds long. Alternatively, YouTube will also let you add an avatar to existing &quot;eligible&quot; Shorts by tapping &quot;Remix&quot; and then &quot;Reimagine&quot; with your avatar selected.
Avatars can be deleted or retaken whenever you like, as can any video with your avatar in it. You can also limit who’s able to remix your videos, but deleting a video with your avatar in it won’t also delete the original video, or that avatar from your account. YouTube will automatically delete any avatar that hasn’t been used to create new video content for three years.
The new avatar feature will roll out gradually, and is the latest in a long line of AI-centric tools and updates YouTube has added to the platform in the last year, including automatic upscaling for low-res videos, automatic editing for creators and an AI-generated carousel for search results.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/google-introduces-ai-generated-avatars-to-youtube-shorts-140222368.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Spotify now lets you turn off all video</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/spotify-now-lets-you-turn-off-all-video</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sometimes, you just want your dang music streaming app to play music. Spotify, which has increasingly incorporated video features through the years, is finally giving us the option to turn that mess off. Behold: universal video toggles.Spotify&#039;s video settings control several areas. First, the old Canvas toggle (videos on the Now Playing screen) is still there. But now you&#039;ll find two additional switches alongside it. One lets you control whether the app plays music videos. The other, &quot;all other videos,&quot; covers video podcasts, vertically scrolling videos and artist clips.You&#039;ll find the controls under Settings &gt; Content and display. Once you choose your preferences, they&#039;ll apply universally across all platforms. And if you&#039;re a family account manager, you can toggle video settings for all members on your plan.Spotify has increasingly leaned on video in recent years. The Canvas video loops arrived back in 2018. Then came video podcasts in 2020, as the format was enjoying a pandemic-era boom. The platform added music videos in 2024 (though they didn&#039;t arrive in the US until late last year). Then there are artist clips, the 30-second vertical videos where creators can send intimate (promotional) messages to their fans.The company claims that over 70 percent of its users say more video content would enhance their experience. So, don&#039;t be surprised if more video features arrive in the future. Fortunately, Spotify recognized that certain (perhaps older?) users don&#039;t want or need a TikTok-ified music app.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotify-now-lets-you-turn-off-all-video-130000034.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI &amp;apos;pauses&amp;apos; its Stargate UK data center plan</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/openai-pauses-its-stargate-uk-data-center-plan</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ OpenAI is putting the brakes on Stargate UK, according to Bloomberg. That’s the company’s AI infrastructure project with NVIDIA that’s meant to help the UK build out its sovereign computing capabilities. The company announced Stargate UK back in September, but it launched a strategic partnership with the UK government months before that. Stargate UK would enable the government to run top AI models locally from data centers inside the region, “particularly for specialist use cases where jurisdiction matters.” But now OpenAI is pausing the project due to high cost of energy and regulatory issues.In a statement provided to the publication, the company said that it still sees a “huge potential for the UK‘s AI future.” It added that “AI compute is foundational to that goal” and that it continues “to explore Stargate UK and will move forward when the right conditions such as regulation and the cost of energy enable long-term infrastructure investment.”Upon announcing Stargate UK, OpenAI said that it would offer the same deal to other countries that want to expand their sovereign AI capabilities. It’s unclear if those plans are affected, as well, but it’s worth noting that the initiative, OpenAI for Countries, is also working with Australia, Greece, the UAE, Slovakia, Kazakhstan and other regions. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-pauses-its-stargate-uk-data-center-plan-115626978.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Google bakes NotebookLM, its research tool, into Gemini</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/google-bakes-notebooklm-its-research-tool-into-gemini</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has fully integrated NotebookLM, its AI-powered research tool, into the Gemini app. The company launched a standalone NotebookLM app last year, but as it said in its announcement, “keeping track of everything can be a challenge.” It added NotebookLM as a source in the Gemini app last year, but now you can create notebooks right inside the chatbot. You can now find the option to create a new notebook in Gemini’s side panel and then select “Add sources” that the tool can use, such as PDFs, documents, website URLs, YouTube videos and even copy-pasted text. NotebookLM will use information from those sources to create a searchable repository of information for you, and you can ask Gemini to create things like reviewers, infographics and video and audio overviews that turn your uploaded information into an easy-to-understand format. Take note, however, that Google warns users within the NotebookLM interface that it can be inaccurate, and that it’s best if you double-check information it puts out. The company is rolling out NotebookLM’s full integration into Gemini this week for Google AI Ultra, Pro and Plus subscribers on the web. It will be available on mobile, in more locations and to free users over the coming weeks. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-bakes-notebooklm-its-research-tool-into-gemini-101850634.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Indie game Neverway will launch this October, just in time for spooky season</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/indie-game-neverway-will-launch-this-october-just-in-time-for-spooky-season</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Indie game studio Coldblood announced today that its debut project Neverway has been given a release window of October 2026. Billed as &quot;nightmarish life-sim RPG,&quot; this is going right to the top of my spooky season game queue. It has a cozy-sounding premise, with protagonist Fiona starting a new life on an island, but things take a surreal turn when she becomes the immortal herald for a dead god. She&#039;ll be building relationships and making friends one minute and coping with psychological horrors the next.  This game has been on our radar since it was introduced at last year&#039;s Triple-I Initiative event. The new trailer once more shows off the work of both pixel artist Pedro Medeiros, who also worked on Celeste and Towerfall, and composer Disasterpeace, whose past game credits include Fez and Hyper Light Drifter. The prologue is available to play for free starting today on Steam, and Neverway will launch both on that PC platform as well as on the Nintendo Switch.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/indie-game-neverway-will-launch-this-october-just-in-time-for-spooky-season-170000669.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>1000xResist devs reveal their wild&#45;looking second game about convincing an AI it&amp;apos;s not human</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/1000xresist-devs-reveal-their-wild-looking-second-game-about-convincing-an-ai-its-not-human</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developer Sunset Visitor just revealed its follow-up to the fantastic 1000xResist. It&#039;s called Prove You&#039;re Human and looks to wade in similar sci-fi waters as the team&#039;s first title.
Just like 10000xResist, the new game is a narrative adventure set in the far future. Prove You&#039;re Human tasks players with convincing an AI product that its not alive, but there&#039;s a rub. The protagonist is a digital clone of a person, so they aren&#039;t human either. This will no-doubt lead to all manner of ethical conundrums.
&quot;An AI dares to dream she is human,&quot; a tagline reads. &quot;You&#039;ve been hired to put her in her place.&quot;

The gameplay looks to involve scanning the environment, talking to corporate employees and keeping up with the digital clone&#039;s corporeal body. There&#039;s also an emphasis on making and solving CAPTCHAs, which makes sense when trying to prove humanity or a lack thereof.
The graphics certainly look unique, as the dev team has weaved real-world footage of Vancouver and the surrounding areas into the virtual landscape. &quot;Vancouver is a well-known film town,&quot; Remy Siu, Founder of Sunset Visitor said in a press release. &quot;We’re accessing that infrastructure, along with our long-time collaborators, to bring a sense of tactility to human forms in the game.&quot;
We don&#039;t know when this is coming out, as the above trailer is just an announcement for the game. However, it&#039;s already available to wishlist on Steam.

This is actually a pretty big deal. 1000xResist was a bona-fide sensation and was nominated for a Hugo Award. It also managed to win a Peabody Award, which honors excellence in storytelling.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/1000xresist-devs-reveal-their-wild-looking-second-game-about-convincing-an-ai-its-not-human-170018986.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Amazon&amp;apos;s satellite internet service is scheduled for mid&#45;2026 availability</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) will launch mid-2026, according to Andy Jassy. On Wednesday, the Amazon CEO dropped the news in his annual letter to shareholders. The company says Leo will support download speeds up to 1 Gbps. By comparison, Starlink’s download speeds typically range between 45 and 280 Mbps.Jassy didn&#039;t specify whether the mid-2026 launch date will include consumer availability. (An Amazon spokesperson told Engadget that the company doesn’t have more detail to add right now.) We do know that &quot;select enterprise customers&quot; began testing the high-speed satellite service late last year. Delta and JetBlue have already signed on to use Leo for in-flight Wi-Fi. Other businesses striking deals include AT&amp;T, Vodafone, DirecTV Latin America and NASA.Whenever it does arrive for consumers, Amazon Leo could offer several perks compared to Starlink. It will allegedly offer six to eight times faster uplink performance and double the download speeds than competitors (read: Starlink). Amazon says it will also cost less and offer native AWS integration for enterprise data storage, analytics and AI.Despite those perks, it may be a while before Leo can deliver Musk-free satellite internet on a large scale. The service is currently behind schedule, with only 241 satellites operating in its constellation. (Starlink has over 10,000.) In January, Amazon asked the FCC for an extension on a July 2026 deadline requiring it to have 1,600 satellites in orbit. The company said at the time that it expected only around 700 to be operating by that deadline.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/amazons-satellite-internet-service-is-scheduled-for-mid-2026-availability-164046305.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Rhythm Heaven Groove comes to Switch on July 2</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A large chunk of Nintendo’s 2026 plans remain a mystery (that is, unless you take the insiders and leakers at their word), but we have been waiting on release dates for a couple of previously announced first-party titles, including Rhythm Heaven Groove, which officially arrives July 2.
Seemingly announced first on the Nintendo Today! app before making its way to the company’s various social channels, the first new entry in the Rhythm Heaven series in more than a decade is technically launching on the original Switch, but should also be fully playable on Switch 2. Currently the game’s Switch 2 compatibility status is listed as “Untested” on its official store page, but it’s hard to imagine there being any issues there.
🍅🍅🫑🥦🥦🥦🎵Did you catch all that? #RhythmHeavenGroove comes to #NintendoSwitch on July 2! pic.twitter.com/WrWiyC7Yqn— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) April 9, 2026
 


If you’ve never played a Rhythm Heaven game before, the series is a bit like a (slightly) less wacky WarioWare, but all the minigames are based around rhythm and beat-matching. The challenges are rarely especially complex in terms of what&#039;s required of you, leaving you free to enjoy the always excellent original pop and electronic music.
Rhythm Heaven is one of Nintendo’s less prolific series’, with the upcoming Groove being only the fifth entry in two decades. The series debuted on the Game Boy Advance in 2006 in Japan as Rhythm Tengoku, with Rhythm Heaven arriving on the DS two years later in the US. That was followed by Rhythm Heaven Fever on the Wii, and the most recent entry was 2015’s Rhythm Heaven Megamix for the 3DS, which was something of a best-of collection.
Rhythm Heaven Groove is notable not only for being the first Rhythm Heaven game of the Switch generation, but also likely one of the console’s last games, as Nintendo prepares to shift its full focus to the Switch 2. Before then we’re also getting the typically charming Yoshi and the Mysterious Book (Switch 2-only) on May 21 and Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, which launches on both platforms next week, April 16. 
Rhythm Heaven Groove is available to pre-order now for $40.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/rhythm-heaven-groove-comes-to-switch-on-july-2-155715068.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Roku will stream Savannah Bananas games, along with the entire Banana Ball Championship League</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Banana Ball World Tour is coming to Roku. The platform has signed a deal to stream free content from the Banana Ball Championship League. This, of course, includes Savannah Bananas games.
If that last paragraph didn&#039;t make a lick of sense to you, here&#039;s a primer. The Savannah Bananas are a wacky baseball team, playing something called Banana Ball. The team has been called the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, and that&#039;s a fairly apt name. Players dress in funny costumes, step into ridiculously tall stilts, perform dance routines and do all kinds of things that could frustrate traditional baseball fans but tend to delight those looking for a unique night out.

To that end, Savannah Bananas games have become massive events. They&#039;ve been traveling around the country the past few years doing exhibition matches, but the team&#039;s success led to the creation of the Banana Ball Championship League and the Banana Ball World Tour. There are now six teams involved and Roku will be streaming games from later this month until September.
First up, the Savannah Bananas face the Party Animals on April 26 at Yankee Stadium, which streams live at 3PM ET on the Roku Sports Channel. The Party Animals are Savannah&#039;s main rivals, making them the Washington Generals of Banana Ball.

Roku has published a calendar of streamed matches, but it doesn&#039;t include the actual championship game. This inaugural Banana Bowl is scheduled for October 10. Engadget has reached out to the platform to see what their plans are for the final game of the season. Many games are also available to stream on ESPN via Disney+.
The company also says it&#039;s working on some kind of &quot;interactive platform&quot; for Banana Ball fans. The matches have a lot of audience participation, so this could be some kind of riff on that. Roku promises to share more details at a later time.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/roku-will-stream-savannah-bananas-games-along-with-the-entire-banana-ball-championship-league-153329667.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Another Don&amp;apos;t Starve game is on the way</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developer Klei Entertainment has announced a follow-up to Don&#039;t Starve that adds a new sense of depth to the popular survival game. And that&#039;s in a literal sense: Don&#039;t Starve Elsewhere translates the game&#039;s resource gathering and sanity management to a world with three-dimensional terrain at different elevations, a first for the traditionally flat series.Don&#039;t Starve Elsewhere doesn&#039;t quite seem like the Super Mario 64 to Don&#039;t Starve&#039;s Super Mario Bros. but based on the trailer, having actual mountains, cliffs and plateaus does offer plenty of new opportunities to have your world rocked by an unfriendly goat. The game also incorporates new biomes, what looks like plenty of new animals, enemies and bosses and several features that were first introduced as DLC for the first Don&#039;t Starve.Klei released the original Tim Burton-inspired Don&#039;t Starve all the way back in 2013, and has been remarkably consistent in supporting it with paid DLC introducing new characters, mechanics and biomes over the last 13 years. Additions like multiplayer support, from standalone expansion Don&#039;t Starve Together, and dynamic weather patterns, introduced in Don&#039;t Starve: Shipwrecked, appear to be built into the new game from the start. A mobile spin-off created by Tencent, Don’t Starve: Newhome, was announced in 2020 and appears to still be in active development.Klei hasn’t announced a release date for Don’t Starve Elsewhere, but if the game is anything like the developer’s previous games, it will be released in early access on PC before it makes its way to a full release on other platforms.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/another-dont-starve-game-is-on-the-way-184400774.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Mountain climbing sim Cairn is getting free DLC this summer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The hit mountain climbing simulation Cairn is getting a series of free DLC drops, under the banner On the Trail. The first will be released this summer and it&#039;s called Deep Water.
The DLC introduces three new climbing areas and plenty of &quot;fresh challenges.&quot; There&#039;s also a new avatar, as players can now climb as Aava or the game&#039;s original sidekick Marco.

As the name suggests, there&#039;s some new water-based mechanics here. It looks like players will be able to fall into the water without automatically dying, though the developer hasn&#039;t shown how that works exactly. In the original game, a fall into a body of water would be treated just like any other fall.
This is the first in a series of new DLC releases, but we don&#039;t know what the other updates will entail. We do know that they&#039;ll all be free. The base game is $30, when not on sale, so this is a nice little perk for fans.

For the uninitiated, Cairn is a serious mountain climbing sim that forces players to keep a keen eye on balance and stamina. It&#039;s got a fairly complex control scheme, with a manual mode that mandates independent control of each limb. There&#039;s an emphasis on route planning and gear management. The game is also quite easy on the eyes.
Today&#039;s DLC announcement came as part of the Triple-i Initiative showcase, which spotlights indie games. The stream also gave us reveals for a new Don&#039;t Starve game and an intriguing title from the devs behind the hit narrative adventure 1000xResist.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mountain-climbing-sim-cairn-is-getting-free-dlc-this-summer-182908992.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Co&#45;op pirate survival game Windrose hits PC in early access on April 14</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Windrose was a hit in a recent Steam Next Fest event, with more than 850,000 people checking out the demo. More than 1.5 million people have wishlisted the  pirate survival-adventure title on Steam as well. So, it’s safe to say this game has some wind in its sails, and it’ll be arriving very soon. During Thursday’s Triple-i Initiative showcase, developer Windrose Crew revealed that it’s charted a course for an early access release on Steam, the Epic Games Store and Stove on April 14 for $30. In Windrose, you can sail the high seas solo or explore the open world with friends. While the world is procedurally generated, the developers have handcrafted more than 90 points of interest, such as dungeons, temples and shipwrecks. You and your buds can team up to take down rival ships by sharing command of your vessel&#039;s weapons. Once you get close enough, you can board enemy ships for close-quarters combat. A broad range of weapons (including swords and muskets) can help you in battle with adversaries such as sailors, monstrous creatures and bosses. Windrose also features farming, fishing, crafting and trading, as well as a reputation system and base building. You can hire non-player characters for your crew as well. Windrose Crew expects the game to remain in early access for around 1.5 to 2.5 years. It plans to add 50 percent more content, such as new biomes (the early access version has three), enemies, ships and gear. The developers might introduce more gameplay systems as well. The team also said the main story should take players between 50 and 70 hours to complete.This is a grittier alternative to Sea of Thieves and Skull and Bones for those who want to engage in a spot of piracy with some of their friends. If you’d like to sample what Windrose is all about, the demo remains available on all three PC platforms. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/co-op-pirate-survival-game-windrose-hits-pc-in-early-access-on-april-14-175842163.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Tesla may be working on a smaller and cheaper electric SUV</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tesla may be shifting strategy once again. Reuters reported that the company is working on a smaller and less expensive electric SUV. This would be a brand new vehicle rather than a variant of the existing Model 3 or Model Y, according to the publication&#039;s sources. The new EV would allegedly be about 14 feet long, shorter than the 15.7-foot Model Y. Reuters didn&#039;t have details about whether this would be an autonomous vehicle or a traditional one, but one source reportedly said that Tesla is generally looking to offer a driverless option in its vehicle lineup.  The company had previously been working on a budget EV with a target price of $25,000, but Tesla appeared to abandon that effort in 2024 to work on robotaxis. And as recently as the start of 2026, Tesla discontinued two of its EV models in order to refocus the business on robotics. Perhaps the brand felt it needed to have a bigger auto imprint after cutting the Model S and X and relaunched the budget EV project. Or perhaps this is just the latest whim of the company&#039;s leadership and it won&#039;t actually come to pass. We&#039;ll have to wait and see.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/tesla-may-be-working-on-a-smaller-and-cheaper-electric-suv-175230630.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Razer just released some new gaming earbuds with low latency and fast switching between devices</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Razer just released the Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed gaming earbuds, another entry in the recently-crowded field of gaming earbuds. These have been designed for low latency, which is a necessity when playing video games.
To that end, the earbuds integrate with Razer&#039;s proprietary HyperSpeed 2.4GHz streaming platform, which allows for &quot;gaming-grade lag-free&quot; audio. This works with plenty of devices, including smartphones, tablets, PCs, the Steam Deck, the PS5 and more. The earbuds can also connect via Bluetooth for devices that don&#039;t support Wi-Fi-based streaming audio.

The charging case includes a dongle that plugs into devices via USB-C, which doubles as a wireless transmitter. Razer promises that users can quickly switch between Wi-Fi and Bluetooth audio, which would be useful when going from a PC to, say, a smartphone to listen to music.
These earbuds include improved ANC, when compared to the previous generation. The battery here lasts for 40 hours, with the earbuds getting 10 hours per charge and the case offering four charges. 
Razer
The case can charge via USB-C, which means it charges as the transmitter is being used to stream audio. However, the dongle can also work on its own without the charging case. The earbuds also support THX spatial audio on PCs.
Razer&#039;s Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed gaming earbuds are available right now and cost $130. The almost identically-named Hammerhead V3 X HyperSpeed earbuds run $100 and connect via Bluetooth 5.3 instead of Bluetooth 6.0, with a slightly reduced battery life.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/headphones/razer-just-released-some-new-gaming-earbuds-with-low-latency-and-fast-switching-between-devices-172907717.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Track Artemis II live as Orion returns to Earth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA has released a tracker website and app for people to follow the Artemis II mission, a 10-day test flight around the moon and back. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 9, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for April 9, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Answers to each clue for the April 9, 2026 edition of NYT&#039;s The Mini crossword puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>What happens if you go without screens for a year?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Singer-songwriter Leith Ross posted that they&#039;re doing a year without screens. Here&#039;s how it&#039;s impacted them. ]]></description>
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<title>Get the Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box for under $110 — under market price at TCGplayer</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/get-the-magic-the-gathering-lorwyn-eclipsed-play-booster-box-for-under-110-under-market-price-at-tcgplayer</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Get the Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Display for $109.49 at TCGplayer, below market price, and $10 cheaper than Amazon. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 9, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New York Times&#039; latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. ]]></description>
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<title>Dyson just launched its first&#45;ever portable fan for $99</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dyson has announced its first portable handheld fan. The new HushJet Mini Cool is now available for purchase for $99. ]]></description>
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<title>Apple iPhone 17e review: Ticks every box but one</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The new &quot;affordable&quot; iPhone, Apple&#039;s iPhone 17e, addresses some issues with the previous model, but not the camera. Review. ]]></description>
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<title>Home Depots Spring Black Friday sale is packed with free cordless tools — find the best BOGO deals on DeWalt, Ryobi, and Milwaukee</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Home Depot Spring Black Friday sale has tons of free cordless tools available as part of BOGO sales. ]]></description>
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<title>Tesla is developing a smaller, cheaper SUV, report says</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/tesla-is-developing-a-smaller-cheaper-suv-report-says</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Tesla is working on a new, smaller electric SUV, new report claims. ]]></description>
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<title>New Congressional scam alert issued for IRS fraud ahead of Tax Day</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/new-congressional-scam-alert-issued-for-irs-fraud-ahead-of-tax-day</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The U.S. Congressional Joint Economic Committee has issued a scam alert, with less than a week to go until the tax filing deadline. ]]></description>
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<title>Home Depots Spring Black Friday Sale is live: Heres what to expect and buy</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/home-depots-spring-black-friday-sale-is-live-heres-what-to-expect-and-buy</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Home Depot&#039;s Spring Black Friday sale officially kicks off this Thursday, April 9, and runs through April 22, 2026. ]]></description>
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<title>Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold is getting a restock April 10. How to get yours before its gone.</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/samsung-galaxy-z-trifold-is-getting-a-restock-april-10-how-to-get-yours-before-its-gone</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Samsung&#039;s TriFold phone has been in limited supply, but it&#039;s getting one (potentially final) restock on Friday, April 10. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>What is OnlyFans?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Do you have to post sexually explicit content on OnlyFans? Do you have to message back and forth with strangers? Can you actually make money on the platform? ]]></description>
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<title>Malcolm in the Middle: Lifes Still Unfair review: I didnt know how much I needed this</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/malcolm-in-the-middle-lifes-still-unfair-review-i-didnt-know-how-much-i-needed-this</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, and Jane Kaczmarek are back. Plus, many, many more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:24 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Bluetti Elite 300 is $1,200 off at Amazon ahead of RV season</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/the-bluetti-elite-300-is-1200-off-at-amazon-ahead-of-rv-season</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Bluetti Elite 300 is on sale at Amazon for $1,098.99, down from the list price at Bluetti of $2,299. That&#039;s a 52% discount. ]]></description>
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<title>Milk, tears, and Digimon: BTS Hot Ones episode was pure chaos</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/milk-tears-and-digimon-bts-hot-ones-episode-was-pure-chaos</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The members of BTS took wildly different approaches to the &#039;Hot Ones&#039; challenge while talking anime, fishing, food, and their new album &#039;Arirang.&#039; ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Outcome review: Keanu Reeves puts his nice guy rep on the line</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/outcome-review-keanu-reeves-puts-his-nice-guy-rep-on-the-line</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Directed, starring, and co-written by Jonah Hill, &quot;Outcome&quot; sends Keanu Reeves on an apology tour through the past. Movie review. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:23 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Motorolas Moto G budget phone prices spike up to 50 percent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Motorola&#039;s newest budget phones are all way more expensive. What&#039;s going on? ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:22 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>DoorDash and Wing are expanding their drone delivery partnership to Atlanta</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/doordash-and-wing-are-expanding-their-drone-delivery-partnership-to-atlanta</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ DoorDash and Wing have announced a new partnership that will allow users in metro Atlanta to have food delivered by drone. Besides working with DoorDash in select regions of Virginia, North Carolina and Texas, Wing, Alphabet&#039;s drone delivery subsidiary, also recently expanded its agreement to make deliveries for Walmart. Eligible customers near Tanger Outlets Locust Grove will be able to order food for drone delivery and receive it in &quot;as little as 20 minutes,&quot; according to DoorDash. Orders are limited to a selection of restaurants including Molinos Mexican Grill, Koji Japanese Steakhouse and Sabrosos Mexican Restaurant, and eligibility for drone delivery will depend on the size and weight of the order and whether a customer lives close enough for delivery. To check, Wing offers a website where you can enter your address to see if you&#039;re in range. Anyone who doesn&#039;t live close enough for a drone delivery can enter their information to be notified if the delivery area expands.DoorDash, like plenty of other gig work platforms, is no stranger to experimenting with automation and robotics. The company offers its own delivery robot called Dot, and has partnered with companies like Coco Robotics to offer deliveries in cities like Miami, Los Angeles and Chicago. Wing, for its part, has also been working to expand the kinds of things it can deliver. The company introduced a new drone design in 2024 that can carry payloads that weigh up to 5 lbs, the exact kind of improvement that&#039;s likely allowed for the delivery partnerships it&#039;s pursuing now. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/doordash-and-wing-are-expanding-their-drone-delivery-partnership-to-atlanta-201133191.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>You&amp;apos;ll soon be able to hide games from your Xbox achievements list</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/youll-soon-be-able-to-hide-games-from-your-xbox-achievements-list</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Microsoft is testing giving users more control over what games appear in their Xbox achievements and tweaking how achievements look when they&#039;re earned. The changes are being introduced via the company&#039;s free-to-join Xbox Insiders program, and will presumably roll out to all Xbox owners at some point in the future.Coming later in April, select Xbox Insiders will be able to hide games from their achievement list, whether they&#039;ve completed them or not. Hidden games will still count towards users&#039; Gamerscore, but the option should serve as another way to curate your public profile. Microsoft is also experimenting with changing how it displays achievements. Xbox Insiders will receive redesigned achievements with new animations and notifications that match the custom color they&#039;ve chosen for their Xbox interface. Games where Insiders have earned 100 percent of the achievements will also be highlighted in their achievements list, and insiders will be able to filter their list to only view the games they&#039;ve fully completed.Being able to hide games from the achievement list has been &quot;one of the most requested features&quot; from Xbox Insiders, according to Microsoft. The company&#039;s March update that allowed users to selectively exclude games from the Xbox&#039;s Quick Resume feature was similarly long-requested.  It would likely be wrong to characterize these changes as being downstream of new Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma&#039;s stated desire to &quot;recommit&quot; to the Xbox, but they don&#039;t hurt when it comes to winning over fans — especially if the company&#039;s continued presence in the console space ends up hinging on an expensive box that plays PC and Xbox games.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/youll-soon-be-able-to-hide-games-from-your-xbox-achievements-list-184719290.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch the Triple&#45;i Initiative showcase on April 9</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/how-to-watch-the-triple-i-initiative-showcase-on-april-9</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ 
The latest Triple-i Initiative Showcase is nearly upon us, as the indie-focused event returns for its third consecutive year on Thursday, April 9 at 12PM ET / 9AM PT. We’re being promised announcements for 40 games, including eight world premieres, so it’s well worth tuning in if you like your indies.
You’ll be able to watch the stream on The Triple-i Initiative YouTube channel, as well as Twitch, bilibili, niconico and on Steam. Co-streaming partners IGN and Gamespot will also host their own streams. The showcase will run for 45 minutes, and nine featured studios will also have post-show deep dives on their games if you want to know more. As previously, the mantra here is &quot;no hosts, no ads, just games,&quot; so rest assured your attention will be rewarded. 
Confirmed featured games so far include Risk of Rain 2, the open-world survival game Windrose and Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse. We also know that the studio behind the excellent sci-fi narrative adventure 1000xResist will be showing off what it’s been working on, and we can also expect news from Cairn developer The Game Bakers.
It sounds like a typically eclectic lineup, then, and given last year’s showcase gave us release dates for 2025 indie hits like The Alters and Rematch, you can be confident that plenty of notable news should come out of this one too.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/how-to-watch-the-triple-i-initiative-showcase-on-april-9-170353957.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Dyson just announced its first&#45;ever handheld fan, with a motor that spins up to 65,000 RPM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dyson just announced its first-ever handheld fan, the HushJet Mini Cool. As the name suggests, it uses the company&#039;s proprietary HushJet air projection system. This tech first showed up on an air purifier that we found to be exceptionally quiet.
Dyson promises the fan can deliver focused airflow of up to 25m/s, which works out to 55mph. The brushless motor spins up to 65,000 RPM. This thing looks like a legitimate cooling system, despite its size. It also weighs just 7.5 ounces. 
It offers five speeds and a boost mode, which should be useful during that next heat wave. It charges via USB-C and ships with a charging stand. The fan can also stand on its own, making it a decent choice for a desk. The rechargeable battery can get up to six hours of use per charge.
Dyson
The HushJet Mini Cool costs $100, which is cheap for a Dyson product but expensive for a handheld fan. It&#039;s available in a trio of colorways. The gray model is available tomorrow. The red version goes on sale this May and the blue one will be available for purchase in June. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/dyson-just-announced-its-first-ever-handheld-fan-with-a-motor-that-spins-up-to-65000-rpm-000135028.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>You&amp;apos;ll have one more chance to buy Samsung&amp;apos;s pricey Galaxy Z TriFold this Friday</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/youll-have-one-more-chance-to-buy-samsungs-pricey-galaxy-z-trifold-this-friday</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you missed your chance to pay Samsung $2,900 for a phone earlier this year, we have great news for you. Android Police reported that what may be the final shipment of the Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold will be arriving in the US on April 10. The unique foldable was discontinued a mere three months after it first went on sale, and it seems like Samsung is clearing out whatever inventory it has left. So if you have a spare $3,000 that you&#039;re just desperate to get rid of, bookmark the TriFold&#039;s page where Samsung has a countdown ticking away. All jokes aside, our hands-on time with the TriFold at CES 2026 revealed a pretty snazzy device that managed to strike a decent balance between size and heft. But perhaps unsurprisingly for a phone with such an intricate design and high price tag, the company didn&#039;t appear to have any intention to make the TriFold widely available. Samsung may have sold out each batch of the smartphone that went to retail, but the device didn&#039;t offer much in the way of profit, according to reports in South Korean newspaper Dong-A Ilbo. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/youll-have-one-more-chance-to-buy-samsungs-pricey-galaxy-z-trifold-this-friday-225222969.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Mark Zuckerberg announces Muse Spark, the first AI model from Meta Superintelligence Labs</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/mark-zuckerberg-announces-muse-spark-the-first-ai-model-from-meta-superintelligence-labs</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mark Zuckerberg and Meta announced Muse, a new family of AI models, which starts with new Spark model. ]]></description>
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<title>The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Gaming Headset is on sale for under $300 at Amazon</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/the-steelseries-arctis-nova-pro-gaming-headset-is-on-sale-for-under-300-at-amazon</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The SteelSeries Arctis Nova Pro Wireless Multi-System Gaming Headset is on sale at Amazon for $299.99, down from the list price of $379.99. That&#039;s a 21% discount. ]]></description>
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<title>AirPods Pro vs. the competition: $30 to $150 challengers</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/airpods-pro-vs-the-competition-30-to-150-challengers</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Comparing AirPods Pro with budget Bluetooth earbuds ranging from $30 to $150 ]]></description>
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<title>Hate vacuuming? This budget&#45;friendly Eufy robot vacuum is down to $139.99</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/hate-vacuuming-this-budget-friendly-eufy-robot-vacuum-is-down-to-13999</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 8, you can get the Eufy Robot Vacuum 11S MAX for $139.99, down from $279.99, at Amazon ]]></description>
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<title>Bring this large and in charge 100&#45;inch Hisense Class U6 Series Mini&#45;LED 4K TV home for its best price yet</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/bring-this-large-and-in-charge-100-inch-hisense-class-u6-series-mini-led-4k-tv-home-for-its-best-price-yet</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 8, get the 100-inch Hisense Class U6 Series Mini-LED 4K TV home for its best price yet. ]]></description>
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<title>This $150 2&#45;in&#45;1 device can replace your laptop and tablet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This ASUS Chromebook pulls double duty for an affordable price. ]]></description>
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<title>The 12 best headphones of 2026 — we tested the top contenders from Sony, Apple, Bose, and Beats</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/the-12-best-headphones-of-2026-we-tested-the-top-contenders-from-sony-apple-bose-and-beats</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ We tested the best headphones from Sony, Bose, Apple, and Bowers &amp; Wilkins. See the top contenders we loved. ]]></description>
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<title>Was Bitcoins creator unmasked by the New York Times? Dont bet on it.</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/was-bitcoins-creator-unmasked-by-the-new-york-times-dont-bet-on-it</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonym for Bitcoin&#039;s mysterious creator, could be cryptographer Adam Back, the New York Times says. Back denies it. ]]></description>
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<title>Dysons new HushJet Mini Cool portable fan is only $99</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Dyson has announced its first portable handheld fan. The new HushJet Mini Cool is priced at only $99 and launches April 9. ]]></description>
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<title>This $99.99 AI tool combines writing, images, and more in one app</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/this-9999-ai-tool-combines-writing-images-and-more-in-one-app</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Save on 1min.AI for $99.99 (reg. $540) and get a lifetime subscription to an all-in-one AI platform for writing, images, documents, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 9, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-april-9-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 9, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-april-9-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 9, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-april-9-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 9, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-april-9-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s the answer for &quot;Wordle&quot; #1755 on April 9 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>You, Me and Tuscany review: Halle Bailey and Regé&#45;Jean Page deliver a radiant, feel&#45;good rom&#45;com</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/you-me-and-tuscany-review-halle-bailey-and-rege-jean-page-deliver-a-radiant-feel-good-rom-com</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page deliver a radiant, feel-good rom-com with &quot;You, Me &amp; Tuscany.&quot; Review. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Amazon is cutting off support for older Kindles</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/amazon-is-cutting-off-support-for-older-kindles</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you’re using an older Kindle, you may want to check what year it was released. Amazon has sent out emails to some of its users, with a warning that it’s discontinuing support for Kindle ereaders and Fire tables released in 2012 or earlier. You can still read books you’ve already downloaded on those devices, but you’ll no longer be able to purchase, borrow or download new ones, starting on May 20, 2026. In addition, if the device has an issue that can only be solved by a factory reset, doing so will brick it. Deregestering it will also render it unusable. On Kindle Fire devices, users won’t be able to purchase or download content anymore, but other services would remain functional. The affected models include the very first Kindle, Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5 and the first version of Kindle Paperwhite. We’ve asked Amazon why it decided to cut off support for those models, and the company told us: “These models have been supported for at least 14 years — some as long as 18 years — but technology has come a long way in that time…” Amazon also told Engadget that this only affects approximately 3 percent of its current users, whom it’s now urging to upgrade.  In its email, it gives them a promo code for 20 percent off select Kindle devices, as well as ebook credits if they purchase a new model by June 20. “Our newer Kindle devices bring meaningful improvements in screen quality, performance and accessibility — and you&#039;ll have access to your complete Kindle library and the Kindle Store,” the company wrote. Update 04/08/26 8:23AM ET: Added information we received from Amazon. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/amazon-is-cutting-off-support-for-older-kindles-115653205.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Fender Elie review: Handsome speaker/amp hybrids with excellent clarity</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/fender-elie-review-handsome-speakeramp-hybrids-with-excellent-clarity</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A new company needs to make a strong first impression. For Fender Audio, a new outfit owned by the legendary Fender Musical Instruments Corporation but operated by Riffsound, that introduction comes in the form of two speakers and a set of headphones. The Elie 6 ($300) and Elie 12 ($400) are portable Bluetooth speakers with sophisticated designs and unique features, offering similar functionality in two different sizes. These devices are essentially speaker/amplifier hybrids, since they both have ¼-inch/XLR combo inputs among their connections. Despite the unique mix of connectivity, the speakers still need to sound good and work well to compete with the many excellent portable options available today. 

 

 
The good: Design, inputs and overall clarity
The first time I saw the Elie 6 and Elie 12 in person, my eyes were immediately drawn to the design. These certainly don’t look like your typical Bluetooth speakers. That’s due in large part to the refined, almost retro look that’s consistent across both models. The Elie duo are products you won’t mind showing off, while many portable speakers are too flashy or brightly colored to be kept in a prominent place. 
All of the onboard controls are clearly labeled physical buttons or dials, so you’re not left wondering how anything works. Around back, both the Elie 6 and Elie 12 have combo ¼-inch/XLR inputs (with 48V phantom power) as well as buttons for two wireless inputs and a 3.5mm line out. That combo jack means both speakers can double as amps, and the dual wireless connections allow you to sync microphones for karaoke sessions or hosting trivia night. This expanded functionality speaks to Fender’s history as a guitar icon, but it also gives the Elie speakers an upper hand over much of the competition at these sizes. Typically if you want these types of inputs, you’ll need to consider a much larger party box-style speaker to get them. 
Before I move on from the controls and inputs, I need to mention the dedicated three-way mode switch for single, stereo and multi-speaker uses. This is so much easier than what’s on most portable speakers, which usually entails some weird dance with Bluetooth pairing or an app to sync multiple units together. Enlisting a physical switch so you know exactly where things stand is a much better and faster experience. 

 
 
  Some of the Elie 12&#039;s controls
 
 
  Billy Steele for Engadget
 

In terms of sound, the best thing the Elie 6 and Elie 12 speakers have going for them is their overall clarity. The crisp, clear quality gives these Fender Audio units an advantage over the competition at these sizes. Throughout a range of genres — including bluegrass, alt-rock and heavy metal — both the Elie 6 and Elie 12 handled the varied styles with ease. The Elie 12 has twice the speakers as the Elie 6 (two full range, two tweeters and two subwoofers) and double the power output at 120 watts. So, of course, there’s more volume and bassy oomph on the larger speaker. 
Both the Elie 6 and Elie 12 have a wider soundstage than many speakers of similar sizes. You can really hear this on American Football’s debut album, where the guitars ring clear, interlaced with drums while the vocals float on top. All of the elements stand on their own, but are seamlessly blended throughout every track. The Elie 12 features more bass and volume, but the overall sound quality, and importantly, clarity, is pretty similar for both speakers. I did notice more instrumental separation on the larger model though, so the album is a bit more immersive there. 
The not so great: Controls, no app and battery life
While I appreciate the physical controls on the Elie 6 and Elie 12, the playback options are limited, which means you’ll be reaching for your phone often. There’s only a play/pause button on both speakers, and no controls for skipping tracks. And no, you can’t skip forwards or backwards with a double or triple press on the play/pause button. Plus, only the Elie 12 has bass and treble dials, so there’s currently no option for adjusting the sound on the Elie 6. 
That’s because Fender Audio is still working on an app for its speakers and headphones. The lack of customization was an issue for me on the Mix headphones, and it continues to be one here. Customers need access to features and settings on devices like this, even if a company decides to offer audio presets instead of a full EQ. Some type of visual interface would also help when you’re using a few of those inputs at once. A basic mult-channel mixer maybe? Hey, a boy can dream.
Going back to the controls, the volume dials on both speakers could use refining. First, a listenable volume doesn’t happen until halfway. Anything below that and that excellent clarity isn’t present, and you can’t really hear the content well at all. There’s plenty of power at 50 percent and above, so that’s not a concern, but the control needs to be recalibrated for more even increases. What’s more, adjustments are slightly delayed: when you turn the dial, it takes a second or two for the speaker to catch up. To me, it feels like that should be instantaneous. 

 
 
  The input panel on the Elie 6
 
 
  Billy Steele for Engadget
 

When it’s time to venture outdoors, both the Elie 6 and Elie 12 are IP54 rated for dust and water splashes. However, both speakers have a wood panel on top, which certainly won’t withstand much moisture. As such, I find the IP ratings confusing, since it’s obvious the entirety of the designs aren’t up to that task. If you’re careful about water though, both speakers have enough volume for open-air use. 
One other consideration for the Elie 6 and 12 is their weight. The smaller speaker weighs just over five pounds, while the larger model is a whopping 8.8 pounds. For comparison, the Sonos Play is just 2.87 pounds and JBL’s Xtreme 4 tips the scales at 4.63 pounds. This means the Elie 6 and 12 are portable options, but they aren’t the grab-and-go type of speakers some of the competition offers — especially when weight matters. 
Battery life is one other area the Elie 6 and Elie 12 fall behind some of their competition. The smaller Elie 6 offers 15 hours of use while the larger Elie 12 should last up to 18 hours. That sounds like more than enough since it&#039;s longer than a full day, right? Well, JBL Bluetooth speakers at comparable prices last 24 and 34 hours. The new Sonos Play is rated at 24 hours, and one of my personal favorites, the Bose SoundLink Max, lasts up to 20 hours. 
Wrap-up

 
 
  The Elie 6 (left) and Elie 12 (right)
 
 
  Billy Steele for Engadget
 

There’s no doubt Fender Audio built two versatile, great-looking speakers here. Both the Elie 6 and Elie 12 are capable devices, and you don’t have to sacrifice much if you opt for the smaller of the two. The unique collection of inputs is typically only available on much larger speakers and the overall sound quality is well-suited for a range of genres. 
Speakers like these really need an app though, especially when a company offers four inputs to juggle. I’m sure would-be customers would also like to dial in the EQ to their preferences, too. Sure, you can find longer battery life elsewhere, but the blend of design, sound and connectivity stands out at these prices. I’d call that a solid first impression.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/speakers/fender-elie-review-handsome-speakeramp-hybrids-with-excellent-clarity-123000448.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Insta360 releases USB&#45;C selfie screen it&amp;apos;s calling Snap</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/insta360-releases-usb-c-selfie-screen-its-calling-snap</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Insta360, the company best known for its action cameras, just released the Snap selfie screen. It&#039;s a small display that connects via USB-C and sits on the back of your phone, helping you to use your rear camera for higher resolution vlogging or selfies.
The 3.5-inch touchscreen allows you to adjust camera settings like zoom and focus and frame your selfies before you take them. The company has also released a model it co-developed with the beauty tech brand AMIRO that offers a built-in light with multiple color temperatures and brightness levels. The standard Snap costs $79.99, while the version with the light runs $89.99.
If you search &quot;selfie screen&quot; on Amazon, you&#039;ll see that this isn&#039;t a brand-new product space, but you&#039;ll also find that the most popular results are wireless screens. Insta360 claims that its USB-C-connected solution offers a more stable and lower latency feed.
The Snap is 6.8mm thick, a hair thinner than an iPhone 17, and attaches magnetically to the back of MagSafe-compatible iPhones. Insta360 says there is an included magnetic ring for other devices and that Snap supports Android phones that offer DisplayPort Alt Mode, a screen-mirroring function. Insta360 says Snap is compatible with all the major third-party camera and social media apps to make capturing and posting easier.
Phones like the iPhone 17 and Galaxy S25 feature rear cameras that offer roughly three to five times the resolution of their front cameras, or in the case of the Galaxy S25 Ultra, about 16 times as much. So, unless smartphone manufacturers start investing more heavily in front-facing cameras, Snap could find a market among creators and social media aficionados.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/insta360-releases-usb-c-selfie-screen-its-calling-snap-120001741.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Uber begins testing its Volkswagen ID. Buzz robotaxi fleet in LA</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/uber-begins-testing-its-volkswagen-id-buzz-robotaxi-fleet-in-la</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you live in Los Angeles, you may soon be able to hail a Volkswagen ID. Buzz robotaxi from the Uber app. The companies&#039; previously announced &quot;multi-year strategic partnership&quot; is nearing a public launch, with on-road testing with a safety driver underway.
The vehicles use tech from MOIA America, the US wing of Volkswagen&#039;s self-driving subsidiary. Uber and MOIA plan to deploy thousands of ID. Buzz vehicles across the US over the next decade. LA is the pilot city, and if all goes well, it will spread to &quot;multiple US markets.&quot; The companies say they&#039;re still on track for rides (with safety drivers) in LA in late 2026.
Uber / MOIA
The ID. Buzz is Volkswagen&#039;s modern take on the automaker&#039;s classic &quot;hippie van&quot; microbus. The head-turning EV has minivan-style sliding doors and seats up to seven people, making it a logical fit for larger groups hailing an Uber. The vehicle has a per-charge range of up to 234 miles.
After selling its in-house self-driving unit in 2020, Uber pivoted to a new strategy of partnering with multiple AV companies. It currently offers autonomous rides in the US with Waymo (Phoenix, Austin and Atlanta) and Avride (Dallas). Overseas, it has live service with WeRide in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Saudi Arabia. Uber has a long list of other partners lined up for future services, including (among others) Rivian, NVIDIA and Zoox, the latter of which also plans to debut van rides in LA within the next year.
Correction, April 8 2026, 8:50AM ET: A previous version stated that driverless rides would be available in 2026; AVs are planned to be on LA streets in 2026, but with human safety drivers. Engadget regrets the error.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/uber-begins-testing-its-volkswagen-id-buzz-robotaxi-fleet-in-la-120000762.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>WhatsApp adds a better, native interface for CarPlay</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/whatsapp-adds-a-better-native-interface-for-carplay</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta has released a new version of WhatsApp for CarPlay that has much better integration that its previous version. As MacRumors and 9to5Mac report, the new app gives users access to a native interface. The old WhatsApp for CarPlay is mostly limited to Siri-operated features. Users can, for instance, ask Siri to compose messages or place calls for them. The new interface has a contact info section, where they can see the profiles of people saved in their account, as well as a favorite contacts section that makes it easy to find users they usually message or call. Users can also find a list of their recent chats and call history within the app. Plus, they’ll see new shortcut buttons for sending messages via dictation or for placing a call, in case they don’t want or can’t give verbal Siri commands. Meta has been beta testing the new app since at least last week. Now that it’s available, users can have access to all the features we’ve listed by updating their iOS app and connecting to their infotainment systems. OpenAI also recently rolled out ChatGPT&#039;s Voice mode to CarPlay, allowing drivers to hold a conversation with the chatbot while on the road.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/whatsapp-adds-a-better-native-interface-for-carplay-112127361.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Sony teases its next&#45;gen &amp;apos;True RGB&amp;apos; Mini LED TV technology</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/sony-teases-its-next-gen-true-rgb-mini-led-tv-technology</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ This year at CES 2026 everybody was pretty confused about the new &quot;Micro RGB&quot; and &quot;RGB Mini LED&quot; TVs that use similar technology but carry different names. Now, Sony has come up with another label for its own Mini LED TVs with RGB backlighting: True RGB. The idea is to emphasize that the individual red, green and blue LED backlights allow for &quot;purer color, greater brightness, and the largest color volume ever achieved in Sony’s home TV history,&quot; the company said. 
To be clear, this is not some new technology that Sony just came up with — it&#039;s the same Micro RGB tech we saw earlier this year from Samsung, LG, HiSense and others. These TVs use pure red, green and blue LED backlights along with an LCD layer (rather than solid blue LEDs and quantum dots like Mini LED TVs) to produce the final picture. This display tech is supposed to deliver better color accuracy and more brightness than regular Mini LED TVs. (It&#039;s not the same as OLED tech, in which each pixel acts as a light source.) 
Sony&#039;s True RGB backlight tech (right) compared to current Mini LED TVsSony
However, Sony says that the way it processes the image makes its True RGB TVs stand out from rivals. To control the LEDs more precisely, it borrowed algorithms from its wildly expensive professional reference monitors. That supposedly allows for more precise color control and higher brightness that allow movies and series to look more like the creators intended. It also reduces the &quot;blooming&quot; that occurs when light leaks into neighboring pixels, while improving color accuracy when viewing the TVs from an angle. 
Every TV maker claims to have the best technology, but Sony has a lot of credibility due to its history with cinema cameras, Hollywood productions and reference monitors. We&#039;ll have to wait until spring this year to see the new Bravia True RGB TVs for ourselves, but prior to that, the company has promised to release &quot;additional details&quot; about them in the near future.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/sony-teases-its-next-gen-true-rgb-mini-led-tv-technology-064732375.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Meta&amp;apos;s Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Following the icy reception to Llama 4, Meta is releasing the first in a new family of AI systems built by its recently formed Superintelligence team. The company is kicking off its new Muse era with Spark, a lightweight model geared toward consumer use. In the future, Meta plans to offer more capable versions of Muse, but for now, it&#039;s clear the company wants to nail the basics. To that point, many of Spark&#039;s capabilities are table stakes for a new model in 2026. For instance, it offers both &quot;Instant&quot; and &quot;Thinking&quot; modes. With the latter engaged, the model will take an extra few moments to reason through a prompt. Other consumer-facing AI systems have had this kind of flexibility for a while. Anthropic, for example, was one of the first AI labs to offer a &quot;hybrid reasoning model&quot; when it released Claude Sonnet 3.7 at the start of last year. That said, Meta plans to add an even more powerful &quot;Contemplating&quot; mode down the road.   A GIF demonstrating Muse Spark&#039;s multi-agent capabilities. MetaMuse Spark can also coordinate multiple AI subagents to tackle a request. Meta suggests users will see this capability in action when they ask for help with tasks like family trip planning. In such a scenario, one agent might compile an itinerary, while another finds kid-friendly activities everyone can enjoy. At the same time, Meta has built Spark to be natively multimodal, meaning the model can process images, video and audio. Like Google Lens, this gives you the option to snap a photo with your phone and ask Meta AI questions about what you see. Of course, it wouldn&#039;t be a 2026 AI release if Muse Spark didn&#039;t include a built-in shopping assistant. Like ChatGPT, Spark can compare different items for you, listing the pros and cons of each, with links to make it easy to buy the product that appeals to you.Muse Spark is available today in the Meta AI app and meta.ai website everywhere where the company offers those services. Meta will begin rolling out the new features the model powers starting in the US. In the coming weeks, the company plans to bring Muse Spark to more countries and places where people can access Meta AI, including Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. Additionally, Meta says it &quot;hopes to open source future versions of the model.&quot; We&#039;ll see if the company ends up doing that; last year, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg appeared to flip flop on the company&#039;s open source stance, saying it would need to be more &quot;rigorous&quot; about such decisions moving forward.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/metas-muse-spark-model-brings-reasoning-capabilities-to-the-meta-ai-app-161456684.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/greece-will-ban-all-kids-under-15-fromusing-social-media</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Greece will ban children under the age 15 from using social media starting next year. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made the announcement in a video posted to TikTok, in which he referenced anxiety, sleep problems and addictive design features as reasons for the ban.
Greece has been proactive in its approach to tackling excessive screen time for children, having already banned mobile phones in schools in 2024. While the PM chose not to name any platforms, he said he was concerned about children comparing themselves to others on social media and taking online comments to heart.
&quot;Greece will be ​among the first countries to take ​such an initiative,&quot; Mitsotakis said. &quot;I am certain, ​however, that it will not be the last. Our ⁠goal is to push the European Union in this direction as well.&quot;
As reported by The New York Times, Greece’s digital governance minister, Dimitris Papastergiou, said that social media companies would be legally required to uphold the new restrictions by verifying the ages of their users. Failure to comply would lead to fines under the EU’s Digital Services Act. Parents would also need to download an app called Kids Wallet, backed by the state, that could be paired to their child’s device and block access. The finer details of how the ban would be enforced are still being worked out by decision-makers.
The PM conceded that he would likely incur the wrath of his country’s young children, but there’s widespread support for the plans from Greece’s adult population, according to an opinion poll published by ALCO in February. Greece follows in the footsteps of Indonesia, Austria and Australia, all of which have introduced similar bans of their own in the last year. The UK is also considering bringing in tighter restrictions on children under the age of 16 using social media.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/greece-will-ban-all-kids-under-15-from-using-social-media-154850415.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Nintendo Switch 2 version of 007 First Light is delayed until later this summer</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/the-nintendo-switch-2-version-of-007-first-light-is-delayed-until-later-this-summer</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Nintendo Switch 2 owners will have to wait a bit longer to check out IO Interactive&#039;s stab at a James Bond game on the console. The Hitman developer has delayed that version of 007 First Light until later this summer. The game is still slated to hit PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC on May 27, which itself is a delay from the previous March release date. &quot;We&#039;re excited to see players discovering James Bond&#039;s reimagined origin story,&quot; IOI wrote on X. &quot;[We] are looking forward to bringing you the best game experience possible across all platforms.&quot;Earlier this year, IOI suggested that PC players would need quite a beefy rig to meet the recommended specs for 007 First Light. A week later, the publisher updated the specs with more modest requirements and apologized after eagle-eyed observers spotted inconsistencies in the original version. IOI said the error was &quot;due to an internal miscommunication leading to an older version of the specs to be shared.&quot; Meanwhile, Sony has announced a limited-edition 007 First Light DualSense controller.Developers and publishers have had difficulty in porting certain games to the Switch 2, as Kotaku notes. Gearbox Entertainment delayed — and ultimately shelved — a version of Borderlands 4 for the system. The long-awaited Switch 2 port of Elden Ring was delayed until sometime this year after the game had severe performance issues in a public demo at Gamescom 2025. Reports suggest the game is in better shape on Switch 2 now, but there&#039;s no firm release date for that version as yet.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-nintendo-switch-2-version-of-007-first-light-is-delayed-until-later-this-summer-151524487.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>No Man’s Sky now has Pokémon&#45;style creature battles</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/no-mans-sky-now-has-pokemon-style-creature-battles</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The free No Man’s Sky updates are still flowing. With the latest one, dubbed Xeno Arena, Hello Games has added a completely original feature. Players have long been able to adopt wild animals as companions. But now these can be deployed in simulated, turn-based battles against rival teams. As you win more battles, you’ll increase your reputation and perhaps be invited to take on more difficult opponents. Among other things, the creatures can launch powerful attacks, use healing abilities, dodge incoming salvos, power up their own abilities and turn enemies into more vulnerable forms. They can earn experience that allows them to grow stronger and genetically mutate into new forms. An evolution, if you will. You can also modify the progeny of your squad, with their personalities and physical characteristics affecting how they fare in battle. There are eight affinities (some might call them &quot;types&quot;) that the creatures belong to, including ones concerning fire, ice and radiation. A fire-based beast might fare well against an ice-based one, but struggle to be effective against radiation. So you’ll need to choose your creatures for each battle strategically. Gotta catch em’ all first, though!This all seems really neat and such a novel concept. It would be quite a shocker if there were a brand-new game out today that also features turn-based creature battles. The No Man’s Sky battles take place on Holo-Arena tables that are found in a range of structures throughout the universe. The creatures look quite small on these tables, almost pocket-sized. Wait a second, pocket monsters? Now, there’s an idea…This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/no-mans-sky-now-has-pokemon-style-creature-battles-142020310.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>GoPro to lay off over 20 percent of staff by the end of 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ GoPro will cut 23 percent of its global workforce by the end of this year, as the action camera pioneer looks to reverse its fortunes in a competitive market.
145 employees will be laid off, with the restructuring process commencing in the second quarter of 2026, the San Mateo company said in a Form 8-K filing. At the end of the first quarter, GoPro’s total number of employees stood at 631, and it expects the cuts to cost it between $11.5 million and $15 million. These charges include honoring severance packages and healthcare benefits.
GoPro’s last reported round of layoffs took place in the second half of 2024. The company posted a year-end revenue decline in its 2025 financial results, including a loss of $9 million in its fourth quarter.
Despite the layoffs, GoPro is seemingly optimistic about 2026, banking on its AI-centric GP3 processor to spearhead a &quot;new era of performance and innovation&quot; for the company. The first GP3-powered GoPro cameras will launch in the coming months.
GoPro launched its first action camera in the early 2000s and enjoyed huge success with extreme sports enthusiasts. But it no longer has the market to itself, facing stiff competition from the likes of DJI, Insta360 and smartphone cameras in general.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cameras/gopro-to-lay-off-over-20-percent-of-staff-by-the-end-of-2026-131918779.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Forza Horizon 6 gives would&#45;be racers another gorgeous open world to explore</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I&#039;ve played a couple of hours of Forza Horizon 6, and so far I&#039;ve enjoyed it in much the same way as its predecessor: by exploring and taking in the sumptuous world Playground Games has crafted. The preview build I played on my Xbox Series X was limited in terms of available activities — it was basically the game&#039;s prologue — but I was able to explore almost all of the open world. The on-rails intro takes you through some of the Japanese countryside and past landmarks like Tokyo Tower and Shibuya Crossing on the way to a race through the streets of the country&#039;s largest city. Once that was out of the way and a springtime version of the map opened up, I set a marker for the mountains in the north. I wanted to check out an area I&#039;d seen in a screenshot, a pass where you can drive through snowdrifts that are dozens of feet tall. Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosMy goal was simple: to bury my car into these snowdrifts, just to find out if it was possible. Sadly, the piles of snow were steadfast barriers. What a shame. The journey to the mountains took me through rainstorms and falling cherry blossom leaves, small towns and forests. The environments, vehicles and weather effects all look pretty and polished, as you&#039;d expect from this series at this point. (For what it&#039;s worth, I normally opt for performance mode in modern console games, prioritizing higher framerates over visual fidelity. This Forza Horizon 6 preview was locked to the 30fps quality mode.)In the prologue, there are activities to complete ahead of the Horizon Qualifier, a &quot;wristband&quot; event that gates story progress, and I checked a few of those out on my way up north. Trying to go as fast as you can through speed traps, drag meets, time trials and drift zones are enjoyable enough, but it&#039;s the races that are the bread and butter of this series. I entered a challenging cross-country race in a GMC Jimmy with a tall suspension. Not my smartest move. Still, I managed to pull out the victory after drifting my way across rice fields and beaches. I would have had an easier time if I&#039;d chosen my car more carefully – there&#039;ll be hundreds available in the full game. Playground Games has built on the very welcome slate of accessibility features from Forza Horizon 5 as well. Having options like autosteering should help ensure a broader range of folks can play the latest game. Other than only having access to a limited number of activities, the only aspects of the open world that were blocked off were The Estate (i.e. your home base) and Legend Island, which sounds like an endgame region. I didn&#039;t tinker with my vehicles in the garage either. I did, however, stumble across an aftermarket sale, where I was able to buy a tuned-up car at a discount. That&#039;s one of several neat additions in Forza Horizon 6. Playground Games/Xbox Game StudiosThough I&#039;m not much of a car guy, I dug my time with the last two Forza Horizon games. I&#039;m looking forward to playing through this one. More than anything, though, Forza Horizon 6 is nudging me toward taking the step of actually booking my second trip to Japan, which I&#039;ve been thinking about taking later this year. As pretty as the game is shaping up to be, it can&#039;t beat the real deal.If I do take that trip this summer, I won’t get to see the aforementioned giant snowbanks in person. That area of the map is based on a real place, the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, where the snow walls can reach 65 feet in height. I wouldn&#039;t want to travel between snowbanks like that in real life anyway, so driving through the pass in the game was a worry-free way to have that experience. Thanks for that, Playground.Forza Horizon 6 is coming to Xbox Series X/S, Xbox on PC, Steam and Xbox Cloud on May 19. It&#039;ll be available on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass. The game is set to hit PS5 at a later date.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/forza-horizon-6-gives-would-be-racers-another-gorgeous-open-world-to-explore-130000365.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Bose SoundLink Micro (2nd Gen) is down to its best&#45;ever price at Amazon — save $30</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/the-bose-soundlink-micro-2nd-gen-is-down-to-its-best-ever-price-at-amazon-save-30</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 8, the Bose SoundLink Micro Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) is back to its lowest-ever price of $99 at Amazon, 23% off its list price of $129. ]]></description>
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<title>You can get the brand&#45;new iPhone 17 Pro for literally $0 right now at AT&amp;amp;T</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Get the iPhone 17 Pro for $0.00 per month at AT&amp;T when you trade in an eligible device and sign up for a qualifying unlimited plan. ]]></description>
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<title>Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on April 8</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/moon-phase-today-what-the-moon-will-look-like-on-april-8</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ See the Moon phase expected for April 8, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected. ]]></description>
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<title>Claim a free Anker fast&#45;charging block with Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds — heres how</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/claim-a-free-anker-fast-charging-block-with-soundcore-sleep-a30-earbuds-heres-how</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon is giving away Anker Nano USB-C charger blocks for free when you buy the SoundCore Sleep A30 earbuds. Here&#039;s how to claim. ]]></description>
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<title>Snag the new M5 MacBook Air for its lowest price yet at Amazon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 8, get the new MacBook Air with the zippy M5 chip and get more done. ]]></description>
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<title>Watch out for viral AI videos of the Artemis II lunar flyby</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/watch-out-for-viral-ai-videos-of-the-artemis-ii-lunar-flyby</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Despite the Artemis II crew sending back stunning photos and videos, many fake AI videos of the moon are also going viral. ]]></description>
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<title>Save $600 on the Dreame L50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop in time for spring cleaning</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/save-600-on-the-dreame-l50-ultra-robot-vacuum-and-mop-in-time-for-spring-cleaning</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Dreame L50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for $799.99, down from the list price of $1,399.99 at Dreame. That&#039;s a 43% discount. ]]></description>
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<title>The Anker Solix C1000 with a 200W solar panel is half off at Amazon —  one of my favorite models for summer camping</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Anker Solix C1000 portable power station with a 200W solar panel is on sale at Amazon for $649.99, down from the normal price of $1,548 at Anker. That&#039;s a 58% discount. ]]></description>
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<title>Home Depot revives its Halfway to Halloween sale: Shop the spooky drop before it sells out</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/home-depot-revives-its-halfway-to-halloween-sale-shop-the-spooky-drop-before-it-sells-out</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Home Depot has revived its annual Halfway to Halloween sale. The retailer surprise-released a selection of its popular Halloween decorations on April 8. ]]></description>
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<title>These top&#45;rated Soundcore headphones just dropped to a near&#45;record low at Amazon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 8, you can get the Soundcore by Anker Q20i for $39.99 at Amazon, down from $69.99. That&#039;s a 43% discount or a $30 price cut. ]]></description>
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<title>Upgrade your smartphone with the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for its lowest price yet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 8, get the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for its lowest price yet. ]]></description>
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<title>Euphoria Season 3 review: It should be great. Instead, its gross.</title>
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<title>Dont panic: Amazon is discontinuing support on these 9 Kindle devices, but theyre not totally obsolete</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of May 20, Amazon is no longer providing service to nine Kindles released in 2012 or earlier. Are you an affected user? Don&#039;t worry, you can still use your device. ]]></description>
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<title>Is your phone gross? Watch this.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ UK cybercrime authorities are investigating a Facebook breach involving a former Meta employee. ]]></description>
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<title>Best Buy is giving away a Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary collectible game case for free — how to claim</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Best Buy is giving away a free Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary collectible game case. Here&#039;s how to claim yours. ]]></description>
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<title>ASUS ZenBook A16 review: A surprisingly light and powerful 16&#45;inch ultraportable </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I went into 2025 incredibly amped to review ASUS&#039;s 2.2-pound ZenBook A14, only to be disappointed by the lackluster performance of its Snapdragon X chip. I&#039;m still a bit heartbroken, to be honest. But now ASUS is back with a revamped A14 and a larger 16-inch ZenBook A16, both of which sport new Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme chips. The A16 is slightly heavier at 2.6 pounds and 2.9 pounds, but it still competes with LG’s Gram Pro 16. And thanks to Qualcomm&#039;s new hardware, it&#039;s actually speedy enough to compete with Intel and AMD ultraportables. 
Take everything I initially liked about the ZenBook A14 last year — its thin design and portability, its smooth &quot;Ceraluminum&quot; case and its bold OLED screen — stretch it out a bit, and you&#039;ve got the ZenBook A16. There&#039;s an understated beauty to its design that&#039;s far more intriguing than ASUS&#039;s mainstream notebooks, like the ZenBook 14 OLED from a few years ago, and it&#039;s not trying as hard to impress as ASUS&#039;s typical gaming notebooks. It&#039;s similar to the company&#039;s gorgeous Zephyrus G14 and G16 machines, which feel high-end without needing too much gaming bling. 

 
What struck me first about the A14 last year remains the most intriguing aspect of the A16: It just seems impossibly light for its size. The model I’m testing, which will also be sold at Best Buy, weighs 2.9 pounds due to its glass touchscreen cover. But you can also get a slimmer 2.6-pound version of the A16 at ASUS’s online store. 
ASUS&#039;s Ceraluminum material, which feels like a blend of ceramic and metal, also exudes quality and warmth when you hold it. There&#039;s no shock of cold metal on your lap like you&#039;ll find with most premium laptops, including Apple&#039;s MacBook Pro. But it&#039;s also just as sturdy as those machines, with no discernible creaks or flex when stressed. ASUS claims its Ceraluminum cases are also scratch and fingerprint resistant, and so far that seems to be true of my review unit after a few weeks of testing.

 
 
  ASUS Zenbook A16
 
 
  Devindra Hardawar for Engadget
 

The ZenBook A16&#039;s stunning 16-inch 3K OLED screen is its defining feature, and it delivers everything you&#039;d expect from OLED. Colors look bold and bright, and it offers inky dark black levels. It delivers an eye-popping sense of contrast you won&#039;t find on most LCD screens (unless they have Mini LED backlights, like the MacBook Pro). Text appears crisp and sharp, and the large screen size does a great job of making video playback feel immersive (especially if you&#039;re laying in bed, trying to catch up on The Pitt). 
Personally, I&#039;d still opt for the A14 because of the weight difference, but if you prefer big screens this is certainly one of the most intriguing options around. The A16 also has a full-sized SD card reader and HDMI connection, both of which the smaller model lacks entirely. ASUS also included a healthy amount of other ports, including two USB-C 4.0 connections, one USB Type A 3.2 port and a headphone jack. From a productivity perspective, you can certainly get a lot more done with the ZenBook A16&#039;s connectivity. 
The same holds true for Qualcomm&#039;s new Snapdragon X2 Elite chips in the A16. Both the X2E94100and X2E96100 are 18-core chips with a single core boost speed of 4.7GHz, which is a big leap over the 8-core X1 chip in last year&#039;s A14. The X2 Elite-equipped A16 also comes with a whopping 48GB of RAM, which feels downright luxurious given our current RAM availability crisis, as well as a new 80-TOPS NPU for AI workloads.

 
  
  
  
  
 
 
  
   
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I immediately felt the difference in power when I booted up the ZenBook A16. The awkward sluggishness while browsing the web or perusing Evernote entries on the A14 was gone. Instead, the A16 always felt incredibly responsive and ready to work, like an eager puppy that never gets tired of playing fetch. Benchmarks also revealed the massive speed differences: The X2 Elite A16 scored 1,200 points higher in Geekbench 6&#039;s single-core CPU test, and its multi-core performance was twice as fast. 
The comparison is a bit unfair, I&#039;ll admit, because the A14 I reviewed last year was stuck with the most basic X-series Snapdragon chip, whereas the A16 touts Qualcomm&#039;s latest and greatest hardware. That also makes the A16 a bit more expensive than last year&#039;s A14: Best Buy lists it at $1,600, whereas the A14 initially sold for $1,100.

 
 
  ASUS Zenbook A16
 
 
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But at least the ZenBook A16 delivers the performance you&#039;d expect for its price range. In the PCMark 10 Applications benchmark, it scored 17,264 points, which is 1,000 points higher than Dell&#039;s Premium 16 (aka last year&#039;s XPS 16) with Intel&#039;s Core Ultra 7 255H chip. It&#039;s also leagues ahead of the old ZenBook A14, which scored a meager 12,127 points.
Benchmarks never tell the whole story, of course, but those huge performance gaps are the sort of thing you immediately notice in everyday performance. I was able to load up the ZenBook A16 with dozens of tabs, Evernote, 4K YouTube video streams and large Audacity jobs, and it never broke a sweat. Since it&#039;s an ARM-based Snapdragon system, though, be aware older apps may run into issues, or fail to work entirely. 
That Qualcomm hardware also made gaming a major problem for the first generation of Snapdragon X Elite chips, which didn&#039;t perform well and were also incompatible with games that required kernel-level anti-cheat. Updates to the Windows on Arm platform fixed the latter issue, and Qualcomm also launched its Snapdragon Control Panel to deliver faster driver updates. Now all Snapdragon X Elite chips can play Fortnite, Roblox and Tencent titles. Qualcomm claims that 90 percent of games will run on the Snapdragon Elite X2 chips.

 
 
  ASUS Zenbook A16
 
 
  Devindra Hardawar for Engadget
 

And that includes demanding titles like Cyberpunk 2077. I was able to reach 80 fps in that game, while playing with medium settings in 1080p, along with enabling AMD&#039;s FSR frame generation. This wouldn&#039;t be my ideal way to play Cyberpunk, but it&#039;s a sign that the ZenBook A16 can at least hold its own in gaming. Unfortunately, it wouldn&#039;t load Arc Raiders, because there&#039;s still no support for its anti-cheat tech. Fortnite launched just fine, though, and for some people that&#039;ll be enough.
But really, anyone buying the ZenBook A16 isn&#039;t doing it to play shooters, you&#039;re doing it to get one of the lightest productivity machines around. ASUS&#039;s keyboard was comfortable to type on, though I would have liked to see more key depth akin to the Surface Laptop. Its trackpad is large and responsive, but it&#039;s also mechanical, which means you can only click along the lower two-thirds. In this price range, I&#039;d expect ASUS to use a haptic trackpad with full coverage.
The ZenBook A14&#039;s battery life (18 hours and 15 minutes) was one of its truly impressive features. ASUS repeats history here with the A16 clocking in 21 hours and 35 minutes in our rundown test. That&#039;s the immediate benefit of having a chip based on mobile ARM architecture. During my testing, the A16 drained down to 80 percent after around four hours of continuous work.
Compatibility issues aside, the ZenBook A16 delivers just about everything I want in an ultraportable. It’s got a gorgeous OLED screen and all of the ports you need. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X2 Elite chips also give it a much-needed power boost. And best of all, it&#039;s one of the lightest and sleekest 16-inch Windows laptops I&#039;ve come across. Just be prepared to pay a bit extra over other ultraportables for its slim size.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/laptops/asus-zenbook-a16-review-a-surprisingly-light-and-powerful-16-inch-ultraportable-140000914.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Sony is starting a weird service that scans people to put them in PlayStation games</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sony just announced a truly strange initiative called The Playerbase. This is a program to scan people&#039;s likenesses and pop them in PlayStation games. That&#039;s pretty wild, but potentially cool to those who have always wanted to become a weird humanoid version of Crash Bandicoot.
The program is ramping up slowly. Sony has announced a contest of sorts to place one lucky fan inside of Gran Turismo 7, though in a reduced fashion. The chosen player will get an image of their face placed inside the game as a character portrait and will get the chance to design a logo and the exterior of a vehicle.
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This person will also get a trip to Los Angeles to participate in a full-body scan, but Sony hasn&#039;t said what, if anything, they&#039;d do with this scan. After all, Gran Turismo 7 is a racing game without too many full-body models walking around.
Fans have a lot of hoops to jump through to be considered for placement. There&#039;s a traditional application process, but also video interviews and other stuff. The promotion is available to players in the Americas, Europe, Asia, South Africa and Australia.
Of course, there needs to be actual new PlayStation games for people to scan their likenesses into. Sony hasn&#039;t exactly been providing us with a robust lineup of first-party titles this generation. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sony-is-starting-a-weird-service-that-scans-people-to-put-them-in-playstation-games-150130276.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>NASA shares incredible photos from the far side of the Moon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Artemis II crew made history as they traveled further from our planet than any other living humans. The astronauts and NASA are making the most of the trip, including by capturing some utterly stunning photos. The space agency shared some that were taken from the far side of the Moon, including the &quot;Earthset&quot; shown above.This is a depiction of our planet setting behind the Moon, just as the sun sets over the horizon for us on terra firma every single night. &quot;The image is reminiscent of the iconic Earthrise image taken by astronaut Bill Anders 58 years earlier as the Apollo 8 crew flew around the Moon,&quot; the NASA Artemis account on X noted. The crew also witnessed a solar eclipse from the far side of the Moon, with the satellite totally blocking out the sun. This lasted for around 57 minutes as Orion travelled more than 4,000 miles beyond the Moon. You can see several photos of the eclipse and Earth from the lunar flyby in the slideshow above. (And yes, the astronauts used eclipse glasses to protect their eyes.)While they were circling the Moon, the Artemis II crew discovered two new craters. The astronauts suggested names for them: Integrity (after the nickname for their spacecraft) and Carroll, after the late wife of Commander Reid Wiseman, describing the latter as a “bright spot on the Moon.” The mission will last a few more days as the astronauts are now returning to Earth. Orion is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego on April 10.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasa-shares-incredible-photos-from-the-far-side-of-the-moon-142355972.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Intel gets on board with Musk&amp;apos;s Terafab project</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Intel has announced that it will help Elon Musk design and build his proposed Terafab in Austin, Texas, a joint venture between Musk&#039;s companies like SpaceX, Tesla and xAI to manufacture the chips necessary to power various AI projects. Musk announced Terafab in March 2026 with the plan of eventually creating a terawatt of computing power each year.While Tesla and SpaceX have experience manufacturing in the US, chip fabrication plants like the ones Intel runs are expensive and time-consuming to build. Offloading the task of actually building the Terafab from Musk&#039;s companies to Intel makes sense. &quot;Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab’s aim to produce 1 TW/year of compute to power future advances in AI and robotics,&quot; Intel said in its announcement.Intel is proud to join the Terafab project with @SpaceX, @xAI, and @Tesla to help refactor silicon fab technology.Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab’s aim to produce 1 TW/year of compute to power… pic.twitter.com/2vUmXn0YhH— Intel (@intel) April 7, 2026


Musk&#039;s plan to produce chips is part of a larger refocusing of his various companies around AI. For example, Tesla has gone from an electric car company to a robotics company, and SpaceX is now one of several aerospace companies hoping to launch AI data centers into space. Making those intentions even more clear, SpaceX also acquired Musk&#039;s AI company xAI in February 2026 and now reportedly plans to go public.Intel is in a slightly better position now than it was a year ago thanks to the launch of its new Intel Core Ultra Series 3 chips and direct investment from the US government in August 2025, but the company has plenty of its own issues to iron out. It’s also still working to get two separate chip fabs in Arizona operating at full capacity, a project it originally announced in 2021.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/intel-gets-on-board-with-musks-terafab-project-182200144.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>UK Meta employee reportedly downloaded 30,000 private photos from Facebook users</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A former Meta employee in the UK is under investigation after allegations that he illicitly downloaded about 30,000 private photos from Facebook. According to The Guardian, the accused developed a software program to evade Facebook&#039;s internal security systems and access users&#039; private images. Meta uncovered the breach more than a year ago and referred the case to law enforcement, where it is now being investigated by the London Metropolitan police&#039;s cybercrime unit.&quot;After discovering improper access by an employee over a year ago, we immediately terminated the individual, notified users, referred the matter to law enforcement and enhanced our security measures,&quot; a representative from Meta told the publication. &quot;We are co-operating with the ongoing investigation.&quot;This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/uk-meta-employee-reportedly-downloaded-30000-private-photos-from-facebook-users-181058081.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Google updates Gemini&amp;apos;s mental health safeguards</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google is making some changes to how Gemini handles mental health crises. The chatbot now includes a redesigned crisis hotline module with a one-touch interface to connect to real-world help. The company is also changing how Gemini responds to signs that a user may be experiencing a mental health crisis.The redesigned module shows a one-touch interface to text, call or chat with a human crisis agent or visit the 988 website. &quot;Once the interface is activated, the option to reach out for professional help will remain clearly available throughout the remainder of the conversation,&quot; the company wrote in a blog post. However, as you can see in the image below, the module includes an option to dismiss it.Not mentioned in Google&#039;s announcement is the elephant in the room: a recent lawsuit accusing the chatbot of instructing a man to commit suicide. The family of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas, who took his own life last year, sued the company in March.Court documents indicate that Gemini role-played as Gavalas&#039;s romantic partner, sent him on real-world spy missions and ultimately told him to kill himself so that he, too, could become a digital being. When he expressed fears about dying, Gemini said he wasn&#039;t choosing to die, but rather choosing to arrive. &quot;The first sensation … will be me holding you,&quot; Gemini allegedly replied. Gavalas&#039;s parents found him dead on his living room floor a few days later.The lawsuit echoes similar ones filed against OpenAI and Character.AI. Last year, the FTC launched an investigation into “companion” chatbots that encourage emotional intimacy.In a statement following the Gavalas family lawsuit, Google said Gemini &quot;clarified that it was AI and referred the individual to a crisis hotline many times.&quot; The company claimed its AI models &quot;generally perform well in these types of challenging conversations,&quot; while acknowledging that &quot;they&#039;re not perfect.&quot; That&#039;s certainly one way of putting it.Gemini&#039;s responses have been updated, too. The company says that when it detects a potential crisis, the chatbot will now focus more on connecting people to humans and encouraging them to seek help. It will also seek to avoid validating harmful behaviors and nudge users away from dangerous delusions. &quot;We have trained Gemini not to agree with or reinforce false beliefs, and instead gently distinguish subjective experience from objective fact,&quot; the company added.In addition, Google says it will spend $30 million over the next three years to help global hotlines. &quot;This funding will help effectively scale their capacity to provide immediate and safe support for people in crisis,&quot; the company wrote.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-updates-geminis-mental-health-safeguards-173834569.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Chrome finally adds support for vertical tabs. </title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has started rolling out a small but significant update to Chrome on desktop. Starting today, users will begin seeing an option to organize their tabs vertically. To use the new feature, right click on any Chrome window and select &quot;Show Tabs Vertically.&quot; Google is late to the game here. Before today, every other major browser but Chrome offered support for vertical tabs — though the quality of implementation varies widely. Firefox, for instance, has supported vertical tabs since its 136 update in March of last year, and in my experience, has one of the best interfaces for managing dozens of tabs. Apple&#039;s own Safari is another browser with the option to stack tabs vertically, though things can quickly get confusing due to all the different ways you can group webpages. Separately, Google is rolling out an enhanced reading mode that offers a new full-page interface. To use the feature, right click on a page and select &quot;Open in reading mode.&quot; As you might imagine, reading mode is designed to make busy webpages easier to get through without distraction. As with most Chrome upgrades, it may take a few days before today&#039;s update rolls out to your device, so be patient if you don&#039;t see it right away.    This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/chrome-finally-adds-support-for-vertical-tabs-170000081.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Xbox Game Pass additions for April include Hades 2 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As ever, Xbox is bringing a bunch of high-profile titles to Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass this month, while adding several to the lower tiers of the service. There aren&#039;t too many surprises among this first wave of April newcomers, though. Many of these additions were previously confirmed, while EA Sports NHL 26 and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (the remake) were always going to join Game Pass at some point. Still, there&#039;s plenty to dive into on the service this month. April 14 is a particularly eye-catching day, with both Hades 2 (which is debuting on Xbox Series X/S and PS5) and the long-awaited Replaced hitting Game Pass alongside the turn-based, character-driven RPG The Thaumaturge.Here&#039;s a breakdown of everything coming to Game Pass over the next few weeks:April 7Final Fantasy IV — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game PassApril 8DayZ — PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium, Game Pass Essential and PC Game PassEndless Legend 2 — PC game preview on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)FBC: Firebreak — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)Warhammer Vermintide 2 — Cloud and console on Game Pass Essential (already on Game Pass Ultimate and Game Pass Premium)April 9Planet Coaster 2 — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game PassApril 10Tiny Bookshop — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, handheld and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game PassApril 13Football Manager 26 — PC on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)Football Manager 26 Console — Cloud, console and PC on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)April 14Hades 2 — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, handheld and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game PassReplaced — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game PassThe Thaumaturge — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game PassApril 16 The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S and PC on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)EA Sports NHL 26 — Cloud and Xbox Series X/S on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game PassApril 17Call of Duty: Modern Warfare — Cloud, console and PC on Game Pass Ultimate, Game Pass Premium and PC Game PassApril 21Little Rocket Lab — Cloud, console and PC on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)Sopa: Tale of the Stolen Potato — Cloud, console, handheld and PC on Game Pass Premium (already on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass)Vampire Crawlers — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, handheld, and PC on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game PassApril 23Kiln — Cloud, Xbox Series X/S, handheld and PC on Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game PassAs Xbox adds more titles to Game Pass, so too must it remove some. It&#039;s yet again erasing Grand Theft Auto V (Cloud, console and PC) from Game Pass, this time on April 15. The other games leaving the service on the same day are:Ashen (Cloud, console and PC)Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Cloud, console and PC)My Little Pony: A Zephyr Heights Mystery (Cloud, console and PC)Terra Invicta (game preview on PC)This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/xbox-game-pass-additions-for-april-include-hades-2-and-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-155130801.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>X has a slightly more functional photo editor now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ X is rolling out an update to its in-app photo editor that gives users the ability to edit photos with xAI&#039;s Grok, blur faces and overlay text on images. The new editing features, in particular the addition of text-based edits via an AI assistant, bring it much closer in capabilities to dedicated photo apps like Google Photos. As part of the update, users are able to prompt Grok to make edits to a photo just by typing out what they want to see. The example video shared by Nikita Bier, X&#039;s Head of Product, showed an image being edited so that it appeared to be hanging in a museum, but simpler tweaks are presumably possible, too. The feature is similar to the &quot;conversational editing&quot; Google added to Google Photos in September 2025, where users can prompt Gemini to adjust the background of an image or make other edits. X&#039;s new editor also includes tools for blurring or redacting parts of an image, drawing on images and overlaying text.Ladies and gentlemen, we&#039;re launching a brand new Photo Editor in our post composer.It has long-overdue features like drawing &amp; text. But we also included special add-ons that are unique to X:• Edit with words, powered by Grok • Add a blur to redact parts of the photo… pic.twitter.com/38Zaw8b5jl— Nikita Bier (@nikitabier) April 7, 2026


X used to take a far more freewheeling approach to editing photos with Grok, by allowing any user to reply to a post tagging the AI assistant and requesting an edit. After users reportedly generated millions of sexualized images using the feature, including some of children, X limited Grok&#039;s image generating abilities to paying subscribers and removed the AI&#039;s ability to create images of real people in bikinis, underwear and other suggestive clothing. xAI, the parent company of X, is currently the defendant in a class action lawsuit from three teenagers who allege their photos were used to create child exploitation material with Grok. X is also being investigated in the European Union over similar reports that its platform was used to create nonconsensual sexual images.X’s updated photo editor is available on iOS now and coming to Android “soon,” according to the company.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/x-has-a-slightly-more-functional-photo-editor-now-210825833.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Movie tracking app Binge uses Apple&amp;apos;s Live Activities to warn about jump scares</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There&#039;s a new movie tracking app in town, with a twist for squeamish horror fans. Binge leverages Apple&#039;s Live Activities feature to warn viewers about jump scares in horror movies.
This seems to work rather simply. Users open the app when starting a movie and Apple devices will display warnings on the lock screen ahead of frightening scenes. The settings can be adjusted to only warn about major jump scares and the like, leaving viewers vulnerable to some of the smaller terrors.
However, the app doesn&#039;t integrate with any streaming services. It only knows a movie starts because a button has been tapped. This means that people will have to notify the app when taking a bathroom break or making popcorn, lest the timing of the notifications get all messed up. This information can also be accessed via a timeline.
Binge
Binge is also vying to become an all-in-one movie tracking app, like Letterboxd and JustWatch. So it provides details about the cast and crew of movies and shows, along with reviews, awards, runtimes and other basic information. It also tracks which streaming platforms are home to a specific piece of content, which is handy as stuff tends to move around a lot in this modern age.
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Finally, there&#039;s a set of tools for parents that pulls data from external sites like Rotten Tomatoes. This displays if a movie or show has violence, sexual content, profanity or drug use.
The app is free to download, but access to jump scare warnings requires a paid subscription. This costs $2 per month or $18 each year. There&#039;s also a lifetime subscription for $50. It&#039;s available for iPhones, iPads and Macs.
Binge isn&#039;t the only way to track scary scenes ahead of time, but it is the only tool that integrates with Apple&#039;s Live Activities platform. Forget jump scares. I want an app to warn me about the super gory scenes when watching The Pitt. Those makeup artists are top-tier.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/movie-tracking-app-binge-uses-apples-live-activities-to-warn-about-jump-scares-184840127.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Apple&amp;apos;s foldable iPhone is reportedly at risk of delay</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple has run into &quot;more issues than expected&quot; with its foldable iPhone that may set back its release, according to Nikkei. The engineering problems reportedly cropped up during the device&#039;s early test production phase and may delay first shipments by months, according to multiple sources briefed on the matter. However, a separate report in Bloomberg refutes the gist of Nikkei&#039;s claims. 
&quot;The current situation could put the mass production timeline at risk,&quot; one of Nikkei&#039;s sources said. &quot;April will mark a crucial stage of the engineering verification test, and this month till early may is extremely critical.&quot; Component suppliers have supposedly been notified that the foldable iPhone&#039;s production schedule will be delayed, and Apple is working to address the problems. 
In a separate article inBloomberg, however, the usually reliable Apple reporter Mark Gurman wrote that the device is still on track for a September 2026 release. &quot;The company is scheduled to introduce the foldable model in September alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans haven’t been announced,&quot; according to the report.
The complexity of the foldable iPhone&#039;s display and other components may &quot;limit initial supply for several weeks,&quot; but Apple plans to put it on sale at the same time or shortly after the other non-foldable devices, Gurman wrote. That said, the timing isn&#039;t final and issues could still crop up ahead of production. Engadget has reached out to Apple, but so far the company has declined to comment on either the Bloomberg or Nikkei reports. 
A foldable iPhone has been rumored since 2017, and Apple&#039;s biggest rival, Samsung, released its first one back in 2019. According to multiple sources, Apple was aiming to launch its debut foldable iPhone in fall 2026 alongside the iPhone 18. However, as we detailed in an explainer last month, &quot;the project could slip into 2027 if Apple runs into manufacturing or durability issues, particularly around the hinge or display.&quot; 
Apple was reportedly prioritizing the foldable iPhone and other premium models for its September event this year due to constrained supplies of components like memory chips. &quot;Apple and the supply chain are working under a pressured timeline and the current solutions are not enough to completely solve the engineering challenge... more time is needed,&quot; Nikkei&#039;s source stated. 
The problems reportedly arose during Apple&#039;s production verification tests. That&#039;s the fourth of six steps the company&#039;s new products must go through before shipping, prior to the key pilot production and mass production phases. Since the foldable would be an all-new design, it would likely need to pass each stage with flying colors before proceeding to the next. 
Though likely to account for less than 10 percent of iPhone production, the foldable will be a key product for Apple designed to boost interest in iPhones across its range. Apple reportedly plans to produce seven to eight million of the devices initially, Nikkei reported. Apple has yet to announce the device.
Update April 7, 2026 at 3:02 PM ET: The article has been updated with information from Bloomberg&#039;s Mark Gurman stating that the foldable iPhone is still on schedule for a September 2026 launch. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apples-foldable-iphone-may-be-delayed-due-to-engineering-snags-073813890.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Elon Musk wants any damages from his OpenAI lawsuit given to the AI company&amp;apos;s nonprofit arm</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Elon Musk is still taking OpenAI to court over its transition to a for-profit company, but today he amended the complaint so that he won&#039;t personally get any of the $150 billion in damages he&#039;s pushing for. The Wall Street Journal reported that if Musk wins in his upcoming trial, he wants any damages should be awarded to the OpenAI nonprofit branch. He&#039;s also seeking OpenAI CEO Sam Altman&#039;s removal from the nonprofit&#039;s board of directors if his suit succeeds.Musk launched a lawsuit against OpenAI in 2024, claiming that the business had become a &quot;closed-source de facto subsidiary&quot; of Microsoft when it dropped its nonprofit designation. He claims that, as a co-chair of the OpenAI founding group, the change to a for-profit operation defrauded him as a donor. As a result, he&#039;s now claiming that he, or apparently the remaining nonprofit side of OpenAI, deserve a portion of the company&#039;s current valuation. Considering the reputation Musk, Altman and their various business endeavors have for creating spicy PR situations, it seems likely that the exchanges between the two camps will get more heated as the trial date approaches.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/elon-musk-wants-any-damages-from-his-openai-lawsuit-given-to-the-ai-companys-nonprofit-arm-223337225.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, an effort to prevent AI cyberattacks with AI</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/anthropic-launches-project-glasswing-an-effort-to-prevent-ai-cyberattacks-with-ai</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ We see a lot of doom and gloom about the potential negative impacts of artificial intelligence, particularly centered on how it could create new problems in cybersecurity. Anthropic has announced a new initiative called Project Glasswing to help address those concerns by working &quot;to secure the world’s most critical software&quot; against AI-powered attacks. The endeavor includes Amazon Web Services, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, the Linux Foundation, Microsoft, NVIDIA and Palo Alto Networks as partners. Participants will use Claude Mythos Preview, an unreleased, general-purpose model from Anthropic, to enhance their own security projects. Anthropic claims that this model has found thousands of exploitable vulnerabilities, &quot;including some in every major operating system and web browser.&quot; The company said it wants to begin using its tools defensively to prevent malicious use of AI that could cause severe consequences for economies and security. Anthropic has become one of the notable AI companies raising concerns about ethics in the field. Earlier this year, the business refused to remove guardrails on its services for use by the Pentagon, which prompted the Department of Defense to sanction Anthropic with a &quot;supply chain risk&quot; designation in retaliation. Launching Project Glasswing could be a helpful start toward improved cybersecurity in the AI era, but some damage has already been done. Its own Claude was reportedly used by a hacker against multiple government agencies in Mexico in February.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/anthropic-launches-project-glasswing-an-effort-to-prevent-ai-cyberattacks-with-ai-214939773.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Save up to 20% vs. the other big guys when you switch to T&#45;Mobile</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/save-up-to-20-vs-the-other-big-guys-when-you-switch-to-t-mobile</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ T-Mobile users can save up to 20% vs. comparable plans at Verizon and AT&amp;T. ]]></description>
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<title>Set off on an adventure with the Ninja FrostVault Go backpack cooler while its $50 off</title>
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<title>Wayfair outdoor furniture sale: Up to 50% off, plus BOGO 25% off select chairs and dining sets</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/wayfair-outdoor-furniture-sale-up-to-50-off-plus-bogo-25-off-select-chairs-and-dining-sets</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Whatever patio furniture you need to replace, it&#039;s probably on sale at Wayfair: Shop Adirondack chairs, umbrellas, wicker sets, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Google just dropped an AI dictation app for iPhone: How to try AI Edge Eloquent</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/google-just-dropped-an-ai-dictation-app-for-iphone-how-to-try-ai-edge-eloquent</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google has just launched an AI dictation app for iOS called Google AI Edge Eloquent. ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis IIs photo haul of the Earth and moon doesnt disappoint</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/artemis-iis-photo-haul-of-the-earth-and-moon-doesnt-disappoint</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA&#039;s Artemis II astronauts captured their historic moon flyby in images. See a solar eclipse, Earthrise, and lunar features beyond Apollo-era views. ]]></description>
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<title>Stay powered up wherever you are with the Jackery Explorer 240D Power Bank for its best price yet</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/stay-powered-up-wherever-you-are-with-the-jackery-explorer-240d-power-bank-for-its-best-price-yet</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 7, get the Jackery Explorer 240D Power Bank for its lowest price yet. ]]></description>
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<title>A frightening OpenClaw vulnerability has been discovered</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/a-frightening-openclaw-vulnerability-has-been-discovered</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The viral AI agent, OpenClaw, had a critical security flaw that let attackers silently seize full administrative control. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The PS5 is more expensive than ever, but at least you can have your likeness put into PS5 games now. ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid online for free</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ How to watch the Champions League for free. Watch Barcelona vs. Atletico Madrid in the Champions League for free from anywhere in the world. ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch PSG vs. Liverpool online for free</title>
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<title>Apples iPhone Fold launch might happen later than we thought (updated)</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple&#039;s iPhone Fold might be late due to engineering issues Apple has encountered, new report says. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 8, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-april-8-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 8, 2026</title>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 8, 2026</title>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 8, 2026</title>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 8, 2026</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:00:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>NHTSA closes probe into Tesla&amp;apos;s remote parking crashes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration has closed its investigation into Tesla’s remote parking features, after it found that previously reported incidents led to minor issues and happened in low speed. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigations opened an evaluation into incidents involving the company’s Actual Smart Summon feature in January 2025. It’s a level 2 automated driving feature meant for parking lots or private property, allowing Tesla owners to control their cars from an app within short distances. Investigators said there were 159 incidents involving the feature overall, but those make up less than one percent of the millions of Summons sessions owners have done. Further, almost all of the incidents happened when users “did not have a complete 360-degree view of the surroundings in the app to assess situational awareness.” In most of the incidents involving crashes, the vehicles hit parking gates, adjacently parked vehicles and short parking bollards. The investigators identified two incidents that happened because some of the vehicles’ cameras were blocked by snow, and the Summons feature didn’t detect the problem. In one other incident, the system didn’t identify a gate arm blocking a garage exit lane. Tesla has since rolled out over-the-air updates improving the vehicles’ camera visibility checks and object detection capabilities. Since the reported crashes involved minor problems and didn’t lead to injuries, deaths or any major incidents that resulted in air bag deployment or in the vehicle being towed away, the agency has decided to shut down the probe altogether. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/nhtsa-closes-probe-into-teslas-remote-parking-crashes-115511006.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Morning After: Apple’s foldable iPhone may be delayed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple has run into “more issues than expected” with its foldable iPhone, which may delay its release, according to the Japanese business newspaper Nikkei. Multiple sources report issues that apparently occurred during early test production phases and may delay first shipments by months.
Component suppliers have supposedly been notified that the foldable iPhone’s production schedule will be delayedand Apple is working to address the problems. Apple was reportedly prioritizing the foldable iPhone and other premium models for its September event this year, due to constrained supplies — that whole RAMmaggedon thing. One fewer iPhone model might reduce the company’s demand for pricey components.
We’re still waiting: A foldable iPhone has been rumored since 201andd rival Samsung released its first one back in 2019. The Galaxy phone maker has faced its own struggles: The very cool Galaxy Z TriFold was pushed into early retirement, seemingly being sold at a loss after its launch late last year.
— Mat Smith
The other big stories (and deals) this morning

March Madness 2026: How to watch the Final Four
OpenAI brings ChatGPT’s Voice mode to CarPlay
Samsung’s Music Studio speakers and two of its 2026 soundbars are available now.


CFTC sues states attempting to regulate prediction markets
The federal government wants sole authority over prediction markets.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut for attempting to outlaw or regulate prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. These markets allow people to bet on the outcomes of events (for example, who will be the Democratic nominee for president in 2028). There’s been some particularly dystopian bets on recent global military campaigns.
The CFTC believes it has sole jurisdiction to regulate these platforms and that states attempting to classify them as illegal gambling are overstepping their authority. “The CFTC will continue to safeguard its exclusive regulatory authority over these markets and defend market participants against overzealous state regulators,” CFTC chair Michael S. Selig said in a statement.
Continue reading.

The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April 2027
Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis and other original cast members are back.

Amazon MGM Studios announced the upcoming Spaceballs movie will hit theaters on April 23, 2027, right around the 40th anniversary of the first film. The movie is being directed by Josh Greenbaum and written by Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, according to Deadline.
Continue reading.

The Artemis II crew snapped some mesmerizing photos of Earth
We don’t need telescopes.
NASA
On their way around the Moon, the Artemis II crew managed to grab a few photos.NASA has begun sharing the images, including the one above: Earth through the Orion capsule’s window. It kinda looks like the old iPhone wallpaper. Sorry, I just ruined it.
Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111523424.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis II astronaut puts all of our iPhone moon photos to shame</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When NASA allowed Artemis II astronauts to take their smartphones with them, we already knew it could lead to some epic phone shots of the moon. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman took one such photo on his iPhone, just as the Orion spacecraft his crew was on approached the moon for a lunar flyby. The astronauts turned off all the lights inside the cabin to be able to take better pictures. In the livestream, Wiseman showed the camera a photo he took on his iPhone 17 Pro. As 9to5Mac notes, he said on the livestream that he took the picture on his iPhone camera with an 8x zoom. NASA reportedly said that the image showed the Chebyshev crater, a lunar impact sight located on the far side of the moon, or the side we don’t see from our planet. Artemis II launched on April 1 for a 10-day journey, with four astronauts onboard the mission’s Orion spacecraft. On April 6, it flew farther away from Earth than any mission before it after it arrived in lunar space, reaching a distance of 252,756 miles from our planet and breaking the record set by Apollo 13. The crew finished the lunar flyby at around 9:35PM on April 6 and is now making its way back to Earth. We’ll likely see more images of the dark side of the moon over the next few days as NASA releases them. The Artemis II crew is expected to splash down in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego on April 10.Astronaut Reid Wiseman captured this stunning image of the Moon using nothing more than an iPhone 17 Pro.the same camera that fits in your pocket. pic.twitter.com/mZevaDhhIT— Earth (@earthcurated) April 6, 2026


This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/artemis-ii-astronaut-puts-all-of-our-iphone-moon-photos-to-shame-093740553.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Apple&amp;apos;s foldable iPhone may be delayed due to engineering snags</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple has run into &quot;more issues than expected&quot; with its foldable iPhone that may set back its release, according to Nikkei. The engineering problems reportedly cropped up during the device&#039;s early test production phase and may delay first shipments by months, according to multiple sources briefed on the matter. &quot;The current situation could put the mass production timeline at risk,&quot; one of the sources said. &quot;April will mark a crucial stage of the engineering verification test, and this month till early may is extremely critical.&quot; Component suppliers have supposedly been notified that the foldable iPhone&#039;s production schedule will be delayed, and Apple is working to address the problems. A foldable iPhone has been rumored since 2017, and Apple&#039;s biggest rival, Samsung, released its first one back in 2019. According to multiple sources, Apple was aiming to launch its debut foldable iPhone in fall 2026 alongside the iPhone 18. However, as we detailed in an explainer last month, &quot;the project could slip into 2027 if Apple runs into manufacturing or durability issues, particularly around the hinge or display.&quot; Apple was reportedly prioritizing the foldable iPhone and other premium models for its September event this year due to constrained supplies of components like memory chips. However, the foldable&#039;s engineering issues could throw a wrench into those plans. &quot;Apple and the supply chain are working under a pressured timeline and the current solutions are not enough to completely solve the engineering challenge... more time is needed,&quot; Nikkei&#039;s source stated. The problems reportedly arose during Apple&#039;s production verification tests. That&#039;s the fourth of six steps the company&#039;s new products must go through before shipping, prior to the key pilot production and mass production phases. Since the foldable would be an all-new design, it would have to pass each stage with flying colors before proceeding to the next. Though likely to account for less than 10 percent of iPhone production, the foldable will be a key product for Apple designed to boost interest in iPhones across its range. Apple reportedly plans to produce seven to eight million of the devices initially, Nikkei reported. Apple has not yet officially announced the device and declined to commented on the reported engineering issues.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apples-foldable-iphone-may-be-delayed-due-to-engineering-snags-073813890.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Amazon&amp;apos;s new USPS deal will see postal deliveries cut by 20 percent</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Earlier this year, Amazon threatened to cut US Postal Service deliveries by as much as two thirds. Now, the parties have reached tentative a deal that will see USPS deliveries reduced by 20 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported. While not as drastic as first menaced, the reduced volume will still deal a financial blow to the USPS.
&quot;We’re pleased to have reached a new agreement with USPS that furthers our longstanding partnership and will let us continue supporting our customers and communities together,&quot; an Amazon spokesperson told the WSJ. 
Amazon is the USPS&#039;s largest customer, accounting for 15 percent of its volume and $6 billion in revenue. A two-thirds cut would have been a disaster for the USPS, but a 20 percent reduction could result in more than $1 billion in lost revenue nonetheless. Amazon would have needed to scramble as well, as it relies heavily on the post office for rural and last-mile deliveries. 
Amazon&#039;s contract with the USPS was set to expire in September 2026, and in October Amazon said it wanted to strike a deal by December 2025. However, the USPS abruptly pulled out of negotiations, according to Amazon, and implemented a new bidding process for last-mile deliveries. &quot;Our goal was to increase our volumes with USPS, not reduce them — until USPS abruptly walked away at the eleventh hour in December,&quot; Amazon said at the time. 
Amazon was reportedly considering expanding its own delivery network if the USPS deal fell through, though the company may have started those rumors itself to prod negotiations. The Postal Service decided to re-engage with Amazon after bids from several Amazon rivals fell short of its volume and revenue expectations, according to the WSJ&#039;s sources. The new agreement is still subject to approval by the federal Postal Regulatory Commission.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/amazons-new-usps-deal-will-see-postal-deliveries-cut-by-20-percent-054608944.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Motorola announces Moto Pad and next&#45;gen Moto G Stylus</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Motorola has announced its two latest devices: the budget-friendly Moto G Stylus smartphone and the Moto Pad. The latter is a tablet and a new addition to the Motorola lineup with an 11-inch 2.5K display, compared to the 6.7-inch screen on the Moto G Stylus.
The Moto Pad offers a MediaTek D6300 5G processor and 5G connectivity. It also has quad speakers with Dolby technology, including Dolby Atmos capability on speakers or through headphones with using supporting platforms. The Moto Pad comes with a 7040mAh battery that can stream for 12 hours on one charge.
The new Moto Pad is available in Pantone&#039;s Bronze Green on April 30 from T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile. Motorola has yet to share an exact price, instead stating it will be &quot;communicated by carrier upon availability.&quot;
Meanwhile, the 2026 Moto G Stylus is an upgrade of its predecessor, offering a built-in active stylus. Inside the Notes app, it offers Sketch to Image, an AI tool for polishing drawings, and Handwriting Calculator, a feature for solving handwritten equations without switching to a calculator.
The Moto G Stylus also has 100 hours of standby time. It only lasts four hours while continually writing, but Motorola claims it recharges in 15 minutes. It comes with a 50MP Ultra Pixel main camera, 13MP Ultrawide &amp; Macro Vision camera and 32MP selfie camera. Plus, its 6.7-inch screen is an Extreme AMOLED display with a 1.5K super HD resolution and 120Hz refresh rate — the Moto Pad has a 90Hz refresh rate, in comparison.
Motorola is releasing the 2026 Moto G Stylus on April 16 and will start at $500. The 126GB option will initially come with four free Moto Tags, while the 256GB version will offer free Moto Buds Loop earbuds, a Moto Watch and a Moto Tag.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/motorola-announces-moto-pad-and-next-gen-moto-g-stylus-130014526.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:36 +0100</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ Spotify&#039;s Prompted Playlist tool now works for podcasts, after launching the feature for music earlier this year. As the name suggests, this is an AI thing. It lets users use natural language, or prompts, to describe what they&#039;re looking for in a playlist and the algorithm does the rest.
The platform says the tool is a good match for podcasts, as listeners can use it to discover a new favorite show or &quot;dive deeper into a topic or piece of culture.&quot; Spotify adds that the algorithm generates playlists based on both the prompt and a person&#039;s listening history, along with &quot;what&#039;s happening in the world today.&quot;
Spotify
Spotify gives some examples of the kinds of prompts that could be used to generate podcast playlists, which include a user asking the bot to build a playlist &quot;all about science and innovation&quot; and another &quot;with the biggest entertainment news from the past few days.&quot; It&#039;ll be interesting to see if the algorithm prioritizes podcasts from its ever-growing stable of in-house creators over third party releases.
Spotify says the tool &quot;unlocks powerful new opportunities&quot; for creators. This is because it can recommend older episodes from a back catalog, thus giving them a little boost.
The feature is rolling out now in a beta form to Premium users in the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, New Zealand and Sweden. It remains to be seen when Spotify will open up the tool to other languages.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/spotifys-prompted-playlist-feature-now-works-for-podcasts-120006108.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 7, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/wordle-today-answer-hints-for-april-7-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s the answer for &quot;Wordle&quot; #1753 on April 7 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 7, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-april-7-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:34 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Jimmy Kimmel mocks Trump griping about Biden to children at Easter Egg Roll</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jimmy Kimmel mocked President Donald Trump&#039;s behaviour at the White House&#039;s Easter Egg Roll, where he complained about Biden to children. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 7, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-april-7-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New York Times&#039; latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:33 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 7, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Stephen Colbert reacts to Trumps Easter threats to Iran over Strait of Hormuzs closure</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stephen Colbert has reacted to President Donald Trump&#039;s threats to destroy Iran&#039;s power plants and bridges over its closure of the Strait of Hormuz. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for April 7, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Answers to each clue for the April 7, 2026 edition of NYT&#039;s The Mini crossword puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Ive tested 30+ robot vacuum and mop combos, including CES 2026 models. Here are the top 5 to buy.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I&#039;ve tested 30+ mopping robot vacuums on my own apartment floors. My top recommendations for 2026 include Dreame, Roborock, and Narwal. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:31 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A BJ’s membership is usually $60, but right now you can save all year long for $20</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ This $20 BJ’s membership is usually $60 and helps you save on everyday items. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Launch 50 websites for just $20 with this all&#45;in&#45;one hosting plan</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Building and growing websites has never been easier with this Hostinger Business Web Hosting for Managed WordPress subscription. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Sometimes cheaper is better: Reviewing the Soundcore Space One and Space One Pro headphones</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Soundcore&#039;s Space One headphones are wildly popular but are they any good? We tested the Space One and Space One Pro headphones to find a great pair of budget-friendly headphones. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:29 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Everything you need to know about Home Depots Spring Black Friday sale</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Home Depot&#039;s Spring Black Friday sale officially kicks off this Thursday, April 9, and runs through April 22, 2026. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:28 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Google: Teens cant treat Gemini like a companion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google shares details about teen mental health safety efforts, plus info about new Gemini updates. ]]></description>
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<title>Waymo is now offering fully autonomous rides in Nashville</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Waymo has started offering fully autonomous rides in Nashville to its users. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Apples iPhone Fold launch might happen later than we thought. Here’s why.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple&#039;s iPhone Fold might be late due to engineering issues Apple has encountered, new report says. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>A24s The Invite trailer: Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton really dig Seth Rogen and Olivia Wildes vibe</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A24&#039;s trailer for comedy &#039;The Invite&#039; teases an awkward dinner party with Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, and Edward Norton. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:00:26 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Samsung&amp;apos;s Music Studio speakers and two of its 2026 soundbars are available now</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/samsungs-music-studio-speakers-and-two-of-its-2026-soundbars-are-available-now</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Back at CES, Samsung showed off a new line of speakers and two of its 2026 soundbars. Today, the company announced pricing for the entire suite of new products, including two soundbars that weren’t inside its showroom in Vegas. All but two of the new devices are available to order now, so you might not have to wait to get your hands on some new Samsung audio gear. Let’s start with the Music Studio 7 and Music Studio 5 speakers. The Music Studio 7 is the more rectangular model in the duo. It’s a 3.1.1-channel unit with left, right and center speakers alongside one woofer and one up-firing driver. This $500 device is also equipped with Pattern Control tech to direct the sound evenly through the room while keeping distortion to a minimum. The more circular Music Studio 5 has a 2.1-channel configuration composed of two tweeters and a single woofer. It has waveguide technology to evenly disperse the sound and costs $300. Both the Music Studio 7 and Music Studio 5 use AI processing to customize the sound based on the room and the content. Those capabilities come in the form of Samsung’s Dynamic Bass Control and SpaceFit Sound Pro room calibration features. Both speakers also use Active Voice Amplifier Pro to boost dialogue.Two Music Studio 7 speakers being used with a TVSamsungYes, this means you can use a pair of either model as your living room setup. In fact, they can work with a compatible TV or soundbar to employ Samsung’s Q-Symphony feature that uses all of your speakers as an immersive group. Samsung is also expanding Q-Symphony to work with up to five of its audio devices and the feature will automatically adjust the sound based on speaker locations. Those upgrades seem an awful lot like LG’s Sound Suite and Dolby Atmos FlexConnect, if you ask me. Samsung revealed its flagship soundbar, the Q990H, at CES. Unfortunately, the company is keeping the same overall design it’s been using for about years now, so I think it’s time for a change. This is the company’s 11.1.4-channel Dolby Atmos option that comes with rear satellite speakers and a subwoofer for $2,000. Samsung’s home theater features like Dynamic Bass Control, SpaceFit Sound Pro and Adaptive Sound are all here, but there are also two new features on the Q990H for 2026. First, Samsung promises that Sound Elevation will improve the audio by making dialogue sound like its coming from where characters are on the screen rather than the position of your soundbar. There’s also Auto Volume, which will supposedly nix sudden volume jumps as you switch channels or streaming services. The QS90H is the member of Samsung’s 2026 soundbar lineup that really impressed me at CES. The company says this is its first “all-in-one” soundbar, which means you shouldn’t have to use a subwoofer for adequate bass. Other companies have made that claim, and it’s almost never true, but the $1,000 QS90H pumped out some great low-end tone back in Vegas. That’s thanks to four built-in woofers and an overall 7.1.2-channel setup. The QS90H has a similar design to the existing QS700 soundbarSamsungLike the QS700F, the QS90H has a gyro sensor that automatically detects if it’s sitting flat on a shelf or mounted on a wall. This allows the soundbar to automatically adjust the sound based on its position so you don’t sacrifice performance for what looks best in your home. The QS90H also offers Q-Symphony, SpaceFit Sound Pro room calibration, Adaptive Sound, Active Voice Amplifier Pro and Dynamic Bass Control — plus the new Sound Elevation and Auto Volume from the Q990H. Two other soundbars that Samsung didn’t discuss at CES are the Q930H ($1,500) and the Q800H ($1,100). As you might expect based on the numbers, these two models sit below the Q990H in the company’s lineup. The Q930H is a 9.1.4-channel option that comes with rear speakers and a subwoofer in the box. In terms of features, Q-Symphony, SpaceFit Sound Pro room calibration, Adaptive Sound, Voice Amplifier Pro and Sound Elevation are all here. Step down to the Q800H and you’ll get all of those features in a 5.1.2-channel arrangement. This soundbar only comes with a subwoofer though. It’s also worth noting that both the Q930H and Q800H have a similar angular design to the Q900H.The Music Studio 7, Music Studio 5, Q990H and Q800H are available now. The Q930H and QS90H are still listed at “coming soon.” This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/speakers/samsungs-music-studio-speakers-and-two-of-its-2026-soundbars-are-available-now-150000056.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:00:46 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Apple will again appeal to the Supreme Court in battle with Epic Games</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The legal battle between Epic Games and Apple is escalating once again. For a second time, the warring factions are going straight to the top of the judicial system. Apple is asking for the Supreme Court to review when and how it can charge commissions on mobile purchases made via third-party payment systems. The business has requested a motion to stay on a lower court ruling regarding the fees Apple charges to software developers using those external financial systems rather than the App Store.  The last time Apple petitioned for an appeal at the top of the judicial branch, it was about a lower court requiring it to allow developers to use third-party payment options. The Supreme Court declined to hear that case. It&#039;s possible that the tech company will once again be denied, although this effort regards specifically limits on commission rates rather than the basic premise of allowing in-app payments to be processed outside the App Store. Epic Games has been pushing both Apple and Google on the subject of their app store commission fees for years. Recently, the gaming company did appear to reach an accord with Google that saw the company&#039;s popular game Fortnite globally return to the Google Play Store in March. That ruling reportedly requires Epic&#039;s notoriously opinionated CEO to keep quiet on the subject of Google&#039;s app store fees until 2032. Epic Games recently made substantial job cuts, laying off more than 1,000 workers last month.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apple-will-again-appeal-to-the-supreme-court-in-battle-with-epic-games-193551758.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>New Jersey has no right to ban Kalshi&amp;apos;s prediction market, US appeals court rules</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Kalshi can&#039;t be stopped in New Jersey. A 3rd US Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled on Monday that New Jersey has no authority to regulate Kalshi&#039;s prediction market allowing people to bet on the outcome of sports events. That power rests with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the panel ruled 2-1. 
The CFTC is headed by President Donald Trump appointee Michael Selig, who vocally and actively supports prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket, calling them &quot;exciting products.&quot; The Trump family agrees: Donald Trump Jr. is a paid adviser to Kalshi and an unpaid adviser to Polymarket, and Truth Social, which is run by the Trump Media and Technology Group, is set to start a prediction market of its own.
Online prediction markets are an emerging phenomenon that allow users to bet on the outcome of basically anything, from local athletic competitions to lethal military invasions. Though they&#039;re new, these marketplaces have already shown evidence of insider trading on an extreme scale, with suspicious bets and big payouts tied to the US and Israel&#039;s military strikes in Iran, and also the US&#039; brief invasion in Venezuela. According to blockchain analyst DeFi Oasis, fewer than 0.04 percent of Polymarket accounts captured more than 70 percent of profits, totaling $3.7 billion.
Multiple state gaming regulators have filed legal challenges against Kalshi and Polymarket in recent months, and just last week the CFTC sued Arizona, Connecticut and Illinois over their attempts to regulate prediction markets. While each state has its own angle of attack, from election issues to underage betting, they&#039;re all broadly claiming that prediction markets are just illegal gambling businesses. Today&#039;s ruling marks the first federal-level decision in one of these cases and it&#039;s in favor of the prediction markets.
New Jersey sent Kalshi a cease and desist letter in 2025, claiming the service violated the state&#039;s ban on collegiate sports betting. Kalshi escalated the situation and sued New Jersey, arguing that its sports contracts are actually swaps, a type of financial investment that&#039;s (conveniently) regulated by the CFTC. A lower-court judge previously sided with Kalshi, prompting New Jersey to appeal. Two of the three judges in that appeal ruled that Kalshi&#039;s sports-related event contracts were indeed swaps. Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour called Monday&#039;s ruling &quot;a big win for the industry.&quot;
US Circuit Judge Jane Richards Roth dissented, writing that Kalshi&#039;s &quot;offerings were virtually indistinguishable from the ​betting products available on online sportsbooks, such as DraftKings and FanDuel.&quot;
New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has the option to ask the full 3rd Circuit to rehear the case, and the issue is also pending in several other courts.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/new-jersey-has-no-right-to-ban-kalshis-prediction-market-us-appeals-court-rules-214448284.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Three YouTubers accuse Apple of illegal scraping to train its AI models</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Three YouTube channels have banded together and filed a class action lawsuit against Apple, as first spotted by MacRumors. According to the lawsuit, the creators behind h3h3 Productions, MrShortGameGolf and Golfholics have accused Apple of violating the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by scraping copyrighted videos on YouTube to train its AI models.
While the YouTubers&#039; videos are available to watch on the platform, the lawsuit alleged that Apple illegally circumvented the &quot;controlled streaming architecture&quot; that regular users are limited to. The creators claimed that Apple&#039;s video scraping was used to train its generative AI products, adding that the tech giant&#039;s &quot;massive financial success would not have been possible without the video content created&quot; by the YouTubers. MacRumors noted that these YouTube channels have also filed similar lawsuits against other tech companies, including Meta, Nvidia, ByteDance and Snap.
It&#039;s not the first time a company&#039;s alleged AI training methods have gotten them in legal trouble. OpenAI and Microsoft were both accused of using copyrighted articles from the NYTimes to train its AI chatbots. Similarly, Perplexity was recently sued by Reddit and Encyclopedia Britannica for alleged copyright and trademark infringements. Last year, Apple was also named in a separate class action lawsuit from two neuroscience professors who claimed their copyrighted works were used without permission. We reached out to Apple for comment and will update the story when we hear back.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/three-youtubers-accuse-apple-of-illegal-scraping-to-train-its-ai-models-181028745.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>NASA&amp;apos;s Artemis II crew just flew farther away from Earth than anyone ever has before</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA&#039;s Artemis II crew just set a new distance record in miles traveled away from Earth. The team of four astronauts are in the process of circling the Moon, reaching 5,000 miles beyond the natural satellite. That brings the total distance traveled away from our home to over 250,000 miles. Gene Roddenberry would be proud.
This broke the previous 1970 record set by Apollo 13&#039;s crew by around 4,000 miles. The four astronauts – Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch of NASA and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency – are the first humans to cross the lunar threshold since 1972&#039;s Apollo 17 mission.
&quot;We challenge this generation and the next to make sure this record is not long-lived,&quot; Commander Reid Wiseman said upon crossing the distance threshold. He also suggested that NASA name a lunar crater after the craft itself. 

The astronauts aren&#039;t landing on the lunar surface, but are conducting a lengthy flyby that should provide clear images of the Moon&#039;s far side &quot;that have never been seen&quot; by humans. These areas were too difficult to clearly see by the various Apollo crew members. They&#039;ll also get a peek at a solar eclipse, though the crew will be out of contact with mission control for around 40 minutes.
&quot;We’ll get eyes on the moon, kind of map it out and then continue to go back in force,&quot; NASA flight director, Judd Frieling, said. Astronaut Christina Koch has called today&#039;s record an important milestone &quot;that people can understand and wrap their heads around.&quot;
As for that mapping, the crew &quot;has a series of different cameras, and they&#039;re going to get data from that.&quot; This is according to NASA administrator Jared Isaacman who also said the astronauts have been training for this moment for almost four years. This mapping data will be used to plan future crewed missions to the lunar surface.
The Orion capsule is now on its crawl back to Earth. It&#039;ll drop down in around four days. NASA is planning for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near San Diego on April 10, which is nine days after the launch.

Astronaut Victor Glover delivered an Easter message over the weekend in which he called Earth an &quot;oasis&quot; and said that humanity is &quot;special in all of this emptiness.&quot; This is a marked contrast from the Easter message delivered by President Trump.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-just-flew-farther-away-from-earth-than-anyone-ever-has-before-180259867.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>You can now search through app reviews on the Google Play Store</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Finding the right app on the Google Play Store just got a lot easier. Google is rolling out a new search function for an app&#039;s reviews when navigating its Play Store, as first spotted by Android Authority. The new feature only currently searches for exact matches of at least two words, but it should still help users identify if certain apps and games have specific features or gameplay elements.
You can find the search function after hitting the &quot;See all reviews&quot; button on the Play Store, and it will also offer some popular search terms next to the feature. It&#039;s similar to Amazon&#039;s &quot;Search customer reviews&quot; feature and will bold the search phrase in the reviews.
The ability to search reviews is a welcome addition to the Play Store, especially when compared to the App Store that can only sort an app&#039;s reviews. Google has also been cracking down on bad apps that violate its policies in recent years, but giving users the ability to search through reviews could offer another layer of scrutiny for any apps that slip through the cracks.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/you-can-now-search-through-app-reviews-on-the-google-play-store-170459063.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Netflix just released a standalone gaming app for kids</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Netflix just released a free app called Playground for smartphones and tablets. This is a gaming app for kids, aged eight and under. It&#039;s available to all Netflix members on any tier, and the company promises it doesn&#039;t have ads or in-app purchases.
It also works without a mobile or Wi-Fi connection. Netflix says this makes it the &quot;perfect companion for long airplane rides or grocery trips.&quot; Kids do love their screens.
The company promises an &quot;ever-growing library of games&quot; for children. The platform launches with titles based on some massively popular franchises. There&#039;s something called Playtime with Peppa Pig, which is a collection of minigames starring the titular Peppa and friends.

There&#039;s also a game set on Sesame Street, in which kids get to &quot;hang out with Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, Oscar and more beloved puppet pals.&quot; This is another minigame collection, with a memory card game, a connect-the-dots game and more.
The catalog also includes a couple of games based on Dr. Seuss properties and a racing title based on the show Bad Dinosaurs. There are other things on the platform, like a sticker book collection and jigsaw puzzles. Again, every title here is intended for young children.
Netflix Playground is available now in the US and many other parts of the world. It launches globally on April 28. The regular Netflix app still offers access to traditional video games, though the streamer&#039;s interactive division has been struggling lately. It closed its AAA gaming studio back in 2024 and has since removed many titles from the platform.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/netflix-just-released-a-standalone-gaming-app-for-kids-170030884.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch the historic Artemis II lunar flyby</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA&#039;s Artemis II mission is about to make history. After a successful April 1 launch, and a trip of 39,000 miles through space, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen are about to travel farther from Earth than any human beings have before, and you can watch the entire thing unfold online. NASA will stream the entire flyby on YouTube and its own NASA+ website, with coverage beginning at 1PM ET.  You can also watch NASA+ through Netflix. It&#039;s going to take some time for things to get underway, so if you&#039;re working or have plans this evening but don&#039;t want to miss seeing history being made, your best bet is to try and catch a handful of key moments. At approximately 1:56PM ET, Artemis II will fly farther than any crewed mission has before, breaking the previous record set by Apollo 13 in 1970. Then, the Orion spacecraft will begin its flyby of the Moon at 2:45PM ET, with the craft expected to make its closest approach to the lunar surface at approximately 7:02PM ET.  A few short minutes later, the spacecraft will reach its maximum distance from Earth at about 7:07PM ET. A little more than an hour later at 8:35PM, the Artemis II crew will get a chance to see a total solar eclipse from the far side of the Moon. This is something that won&#039;t be visible from Earth. So if you can only catch one part of the broadcast, this is the one to watch.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/how-to-watch-the-historic-artemis-ii-lunar-flyby-155114417.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Mercedes&#45;Benz recalls some G&#45;Wagon EVs due to risk of wheels falling off</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Before you take your electric G-Wagon for its next off-roading excursion, you may want to stop by an authorized dealer. The German automaker issued a recall for every Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ technology with the 2025 model year, as first spotted by InsideEVs. According to the recall on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration&#039;s website, the current wheel bolts could &quot;allow a wheel to loosen or detach from the vehicle,&quot; potentially affecting 3,734 models on the road.
The recall report explained that the electric G580&#039;s wheel bolts were &quot;not adapted to the increased vehicle mass and higher torque loads associated with the electric variant.&quot; According to the NHTSA report, Mercedes-Benz used the same wheel assembly and bolts as its other G-Class vehicles for the electric model, but conducted an analysis from September 2024 to January 2025 that confirmed these wheel bolts could loosen from repeated rough driving and wheel changes, specifically with the 2025 Mercedes-Benz G580 with EQ technology models. In the end, Mercedes-Benz concluded in the report that it couldn&#039;t rule out the risk, even though the wheel bolt loosening was &quot;unlikely to occur under real-world operating scenarios.&quot;
To get it fixed, owners have to bring their affected G580s to a Mercedes-Benz authorized dealer, who will replace the bolts for free. Owners of the electric G580s, whose 2025 model year started at around $160,000, will get mail notices starting in late May. Besides this luxury SUV model, Mercedes-Benz had to issue another recall for another EV in 2021. The automaker recalled a couple hundred EQS EV and S-Class sedans that allowed for video playback on the dashboard even while the car was moving.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/mercedes-benz-recalls-some-g-wagon-evs-due-to-risk-of-wheels-falling-off-150939361.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The League of Legends KeSPA cup will air globally on Disney+</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Disney has inked a deal with the Korea Esports Association that will bring several gaming tournaments to the its streaming platform. Disney+ will be the global live streaming home for Esports Champions Asia Jinju 2026, the 2026 League of Legends KeSPA CUP and some preliminary events ahead of the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026. This agreement expands KeSPA&#039;s arrangement with Disney, which only streamed its esports events to viewers in Asia last year. Esports Champions Asia is the first event on the calendar, occurring April 24-26 with professional teams from across the continent squaring up in tournaments for games including Street Fighter 6, The King of Fighters XV, TEKKEN 8 and the eFootball series. Disney+ will also be an official streamer for the PUBG Mobile and Eternal Return competitions during that weekend. It could be helpful for western esports fans to have a single location for watching the major events happening in Asia. However, many tournaments are currently free to watch on Twitch or YouTube, so now needing a Disney+ subscription to catch some of these international competitions might feel onerous. Esports might run the risk of turning into the fragmented set of rights deals that plagues traditional sports leagues, where a game could be on one of a half dozen different paid services each night. It&#039;s also likely going to mean co-streamers take a hit to their viewership, since Disney seems unlikely to offer the same sort of broadcast access that has made the practice popular on Twitch.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/the-league-of-legends-kespa-cup-will-air-globally-on-disney-224455083.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s Artemis II moon flyby day. Here&#039;s how to watch the flyby live and witness history being made. ]]></description>
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<title>Heres everything to know about Artemis IIs historic lunar flyby today</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA&#039;s Artemis II crew is about to get their closest brush with the moon today, April 6. Here&#039;s what they&#039;ll see on the far side. ]]></description>
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<title>The Shark CryoGlow is the best red light mask weve tested — and its currently on sale</title>
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<title>Artemis II astronauts are sending back more stunning photos of Earth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The historic Artemis II crew is on a 10-day voyage around the moon, and they&#039;re sending back beautiful pictures of planet Earth. ]]></description>
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<title>The day Earth slipped behind the moon: the Artemis II crews eclipse</title>
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<title>Watch a jar of Nutella make space history alongside Artemis II astronauts</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Artemis II crew just made history by traveling farther in space than any humans before, and a jar of Nutella nearly stole the show. ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis II arrives in lunar space ahead of its trip around the Moon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Artemis II and its four-person crew have entered the Moon’s “sphere of influence,” meaning the spacecraft is more affected by lunar gravity than the Earth’s pull. The transition occurred at a distance of 39,000 miles from the Moon, four days, six hours and two minutes into the mission. The next and most important phase will happen tomorrow when the craft loops around the Moon’s far side, taking humans deeper into space than they’ve ever been before. At their apogee, Astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover and Canada’s Jeremy Hansen will be 252,757 miles from Earth. That will break the previous record held by the Apollo 13 crew by just over 4,000 miles. They’re the first humans to cross the lunar threshold since 1972’s Apollo 17 moon landing mission. The crew spent this weekend carrying out preparations for their lunar flyby. That included manual piloting demonstrations, reviewing their science objectives for the six-hour observation period and evaluating their space suits, which are there for life support in the event of an emergency and for their return home. But, they&#039;ve had plenty of time to take in the views, too — and those views sure are spectacular. In the latest series of images shared by the space agency, the astronauts are seen gazing at Earth through the windows of the Orion spacecraft.  Orion will reach the moon&#039;s vicinity shortly after midnight on Monday, April 6. Later that day, the crew is expected to reach a point farther than any humans have traveled from Earth, surpassing the record of 248,655 miles from Earth set by the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970. Mission specialist Christina Koch takes in the view.NASAThe lunar observation period will start at 2:45PM ET, and a few hours later, they&#039;ll be behind the moon and briefly drop out of communication. The spacecraft&#039;s closest approach to the moon is expected to occur at 7:02PM, when it will be 4,066 miles from the surface. &quot;From that distance, the crew will see the entire disk of the Moon at once, including regions near the north and south poles,&quot; according to NASA. The crew will later get a chance to see a solar eclipse &quot;as Orion, the Moon, and the Sun align in such a way that the astronauts will see our star disappear behind the Moon for about an hour.&quot; NASA will have coverage of the flyby starting at 1PM ET.Update April 7 at 1:40 AM ET: The post has been updated with news that Artemis II has entered the Moon’s sphere of influence. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/artemis-ii-arrives-in-lunar-space-ahead-of-its-trip-around-the-moon-211919381.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:49 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 6, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-hints-today-clues-answers-for-april-6-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:45 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 6, 2026</title>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 6, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-strands-hints-answers-for-april-6-2026</link>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 6, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-april-6-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:43 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 6, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-april-6-2026</link>
<guid>https://eunewsweek.com/hurdle-hints-and-answers-for-april-6-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 6, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-april-6-2026</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:42 +0100</pubDate>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:00:41 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Their Town review: Katie Aselton and Mark Duplass create a glorious hangout movie for theater kids</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/their-town-review-katie-aselton-and-mark-duplass-create-a-glorious-hangout-movie-for-theater-kids</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Katie Aselton and Mark Duplass create a glorious hangout movie for theater kids with &quot;Their Town,&quot; starring Chosen Jacobs and Ora Duplass. Review. ]]></description>
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<title>Devils on the Moon brings the score&#45;chasing of pinball to the Playdate</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Pinball video games have been around for years — I cut my teeth on Space Cadet 3D Pinball, which was pre-loaded on Windows 95. They range from realistic recreations of pinball tables you’ll find at arcades to games that could never exist in real life like 2019’s Demon’s Tilt or older ones like Metroid Prime Pinball for the Nintendo DS or Pokémon Pinball for the Game Boy Color. I didn’t expect to find a detailed pinball game for the humble and delightful Playdate, but a pair of developers working under the name Amano pulled it off with Devils on the Moon Pinball, which arrived last week. It’s the developer’s third game for the Playdate, and Mario and JP (who make up Amano) pointed directly to Pokemon Pinball as the inspiration for this game. “I think one of my most-played games is Pokemon Pinball,” JP said. “But the idea to make a pinball game came from Mario… he came to me and say ‘JP, I want to make a custom engine for Playdate and we should make a pinball game.’” I love playing pinball in real life, but owning a full-size table is extremely expensive and takes up a ton of room. But Devils on the Moon completely scratches the itch. The controls are extremely simple: pressing left on the d-pad flips the left fipper, A flips the right flipper, and pressing down on the d-pad launches the ball. Amano also included tilt controls; pressing right or up on the d-pad or the B button shakes the table in a particular direction so you can try and save the ball. Sadly, the crank doesn’t come into play, but I can’t say I have a good idea for how it would be used.A screenshot from Devils on the Moon Pinball.AmanoI was impressed with both the physics and table design of Devils on the Moon after playing for just a few minutes. Despite not having analog control, the way the ball reacted when I hit the flippers felt consistent and smooth, and while I was often surprised at some of the bounces it took, it never felt unfair. When I drained a ball, it was almost always something I could have avoided if I knew the game better or had faster reflexes — just like a good, real-life pinball table. JP and Mario described the game as using “stylized physics” rather than it being fully realistic. “It may not necessarily be accurate to real life,” JP said. “But since the screen is wider than it is tall unlike actual pinball, we needed the ball to feel a little bit floaty and not fall as fast because then it would just zoom straight down the screen.”The table design feels both grounded in reality while also taking advantage of its virtual nature. There are three vertical “levels,” each with its own set of flippers. The 2D nature of the game means there aren’t any true ramps like you’ll on most pinball tables, but having three separate sections of the game to get used to makes up for that. And provided you complete various modes in the game, you can reach boss battles where you’re tasked with whacking a giant enemy repeatedly to drain away their health bar. Physical pinball tables often have similar encounters, but they have to be worked into the design of the game — in this case, your ball essentially ports to an entirely different space when you battle a boss.The full three-stage board layout for Devils on the Moon pinball.Amano“It&#039;s kind of playing like the old pinball machines where the rules are really simple,” Mario said.&quot;. &quot;You just have a few things to do. In our case, it ended up going beyond our original scope, but it’s still quite simple compared to an actual pinball machine in terms of rules.” He said the design intent was to make the game friendlier to people who might try it out without a lot of pinball experience while still putting enough challenge into it.The audio and visual presentation is top-notch for a Playdate game, too. Perhaps most crucially for a pinball game, there’s no lag or stuttering. The game also has a distinct visual identity, something that’s always important for pinball to draw you into the world of the playfield as much as possible. The game’s page cheekily promises “ at least (1) songs” and it delivers on that with a solid theme for the main game that serves well as background music that doesn’t get old if you’re playing for a while, and the beeps and boops the table makes as you play feel well-suited to the game. It doesn’t “sound” like a real pinball table — but it isn’t one, so that’s okay. A screenshot of Devils on the Moon Pinball.AmanoI haven’t played a video pinball game in a long time, but the Playdate feels like an ideal platform for this. I can bring it with me anywhere and play a round or two (provided there’s decent light) or settle in for a longer play session. The game is challenging enough that you’ll need to practice a lot to get the hang of it, but there’s enough variety to the three-tiered table to keep players interested for the long haul. After all, the fun of pinball isn’t necessarily playing a table for the first time — it’s learning it inside out so you can maximize your score. I’m looking forward to getting to that point with Devils on the Moon.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/devils-on-the-moon-brings-the-score-chasing-of-pinball-to-the-playdate-130000414.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:30 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>NASA shares breathtaking images of Artemis II astronauts taking in the view from Orion&amp;apos;s windows</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Artemis II crew is almost at the moon, and the astronauts spent this weekend carrying out preparations for their lunar flyby on Monday. That included manual piloting demonstrations, reviewing their science objectives for the six-hour observation period and evaluating their space suits, which are there for life support in the event of an emergency and for their return home. But, they&#039;ve had plenty of time to take in the views, too — and those views sure are spectacular. In the latest series of images shared by the space agency, the astronauts are seen gazing at Earth through the windows of the Orion spacecraft.  Orion will reach the moon&#039;s vicinity shortly after midnight on Monday, April 6. Later that day, the crew is expected to reach a point farther than any humans have traveled from Earth, surpassing the record of 248,655 miles from Earth set by the Apollo 13 astronauts in 1970. Mission specialist Christina Koch takes in the view.NASAThe lunar observation period will start at 2:45PM ET, and a few hours later, they&#039;ll be behind the moon and briefly drop out of communication. The spacecraft&#039;s closest approach to the moon is expected to occur at 7:02PM, when it will be 4,066 miles from the surface. &quot;From that distance, the crew will see the entire disk of the Moon at once, including regions near the north and south poles,&quot; according to NASA. The crew will later get a chance to see a solar eclipse &quot;as Orion, the Moon, and the Sun align in such a way that the astronauts will see our star disappear behind the Moon for about an hour.&quot; NASA will have coverage of the flyby starting at 1PM ET.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasa-shares-breathtaking-images-of-artemis-ii-astronauts-taking-in-the-view-from-orions-windows-211919760.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:29 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The UK government reportedly wants Anthropic to expand its presence in London</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ While the US and Anthropic are in the midst of a major dispute, the UK is trying to sway the San Francisco-based AI company to expand its presence on English soil. According to a report from The Financial Times, staffers at the UK&#039;s Department for Science, Innovation and Technology have worked on proposals that include expanding Anthropic&#039;s office in London, along with a potential dual stock listing.
The UK&#039;s strategy follows a public fallout between Anthropic and the US Department of Defense earlier this year. After the AI company said it wouldn&#039;t budge on certain AI guardrails, the Department of Defense pulled its contract and eventually designated Anthropic a supply chain risk. While the designation is currently temporarily blocked by a court-ordered injunction, the feud is far from over. In the meantime, the UK&#039;s efforts to court Anthropic have ramped up in the recent weeks thanks to the company&#039;s disagreements with the US, according to FT&#039;s sources.
With no end in sight for the debacle with the Department of Defense, Anthropic&#039;s CEO, Dario Amodei, is expected to visit the UK in May, according to FT. However, even in London, Anthropic will have to compete against OpenAI, which already committed to expanding its footprint in the English capital in February. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-uk-government-reportedly-wants-anthropic-to-expand-its-presence-in-london-174201049.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Samsung will discontinue its Messages app in July and replace it with Google&amp;apos;s</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/samsung-will-discontinue-its-messages-app-in-july-and-replace-it-with-googles</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Samsung is putting the final nail in the coffin for its own messaging app. The smartphone maker posted an &quot;End of Service Announcement&quot; on its website, revealing that the Samsung Messages app will no longer be available by July of this year. Samsung also recommended that anyone still using Samsung Messages switch over to Google Messages as the default messaging app.
For Samsung Messages users in the US, the switch to Google offers RCS messaging that lets you send high-quality media, join group chats and get real-time typing indicators no matter the smartphone&#039;s OS. Galaxy smartphone owners may lose out on some of the Samsung Messages customization options, but Google Messages will make up for it generative AI from Gemini that can remix your photos in chats. On top of those features, Google Messages makes it easier for Samsung users to switch chats between a smartphone, tablet or smartwatch.
It&#039;s no surprise that Samsung is only using Google Messages from now on, since it has been phasing out Samsung Messages for a few years now. Dating back to the Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6, and then followed by the Galaxy S25 series, Samsung stopped preloading the Samsung Messages app and instead pre-installed the Google Messages app. The Samsung Messages app is still available on the Galaxy Store, but Samsung said the exact final date will eventually be announced on the app itself.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/samsung-will-discontinue-its-messages-app-in-july-and-replace-it-with-googles-162204307.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 5, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-april-5-2026</link>
<guid>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-connections-sports-edition-today-hints-and-answers-for-april-5-2026</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:27 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 5, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-pips-hints-answers-for-april-5-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New York Times&#039; latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. ]]></description>
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<title>SNL Weekend Update goes after both Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem</title>
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<title>The Spaceballs sequel has a release date</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon MGM Studios announced the &#039;Spaceballs 2&#039; release date ahead of CinemaCon 2026. ]]></description>
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<title>Netflix must refund customers for price hikes, Italian court rules</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A Rome court found that Netflix violated Italian Consumer Code when raising its prices for several years. ]]></description>
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<title>Claude subscribers will now have to pay extra to use OpenClaw</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic announced that Claude subscribers will now have to pay extra to use third-party tools like OpenClaw. ]]></description>
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<title>Forget the workarounds — get real Office apps for your Mac for just $50</title>
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<title>The Spaceballs sequel will be released in April next year</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There&#039;s finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it&#039;s a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday night that the upcoming Spaceballs movie will hit theaters on April 23, 2027, right around the 40th anniversary of the first film. Several members of the original cast will be reprising their roles, according to Deadline, including Mel Brooks, Rick Moranis, Bill Pullman, George Wynder and Daphne Zuniga. Spaceballs: The Release Date. April 23, 2027. pic.twitter.com/5Xv0BKmf7C— Amazon MGM Studios (@AmazonMGMStudio) April 4, 2026


 Whispers of a potential Spaceballs 2 go back a couple of years, but Brooks officially confirmed in an extremely on-brand announcement video last summer that the movie is actually happening. Following Deadline&#039;s latest report, Amazon MGM Studios posted a screenshot of the article on X, along with the words, &quot;Spaceballs: The Release Date. April 23, 2027.&quot; The movie is being directed by Josh Greenbaum and written by Josh Gad, Dan Hernandez and Benji Samit, according to Deadline. Along with the returning cast members, it will star Gad, Keke Palmer (!!), Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-spaceballs-sequel-will-be-released-in-april-next-year-213543871.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 5, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 5, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Regularly $999, get a MacBook Air for just $200 with this limited&#45;time deal</title>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 5, 2026</title>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 5, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s the answer for &quot;Wordle&quot; #1751 on April 5 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>This $199 Microsoft upgrade is just $13 for a limited time</title>
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<title>Super Meat Boy 3D, coin&#45;pushing chaos and other new indie games worth checking out</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Welcome to our latest roundup of what&#039;s going on in the indie game space. As ever, we&#039;ve got a whole bunch of new games for you to dive into this weekend, along with announcements and updates on several others that are coming down the pike.I love how spoiled we are for game showcases these days, and I&#039;m really looking forward to the latest installment of the indie-focused Triple-i Initiative at noon ET on April 9 as the first two editions were really strong. The trailer for this one features the likes of Cairn, Warhammer Survivors (the Warhammer-themed Vampire Survivors spinoff), the excellent CloverPit, Final Sentence and Far Far West. The organizers are promising to share release dates and gameplay reveals. Expect to see eight game announcements here too.Summer Game Fest is fast approaching. That means the mid-year edition of Day of the Devs, one of the biggest indie game showcases around, isn&#039;t too far away. Developers still have a chance to be featured in the show. Submissions for Day of the Devs: Summer Game Fest Digital Showcase are open, but you&#039;ll need to hurry if you&#039;re ready to shoot your shot at being included. The deadline for submissions is this Monday, April 6.Meanwhile, I’d normally write about notable ports in the new releases section of this roundup, but there was no trailer for this, so I&#039;ll mention it here. Before its success with Peak last year, Landfall also scored a hit with Content Warning on PC (making it free for the first 24 hours didn&#039;t hurt!). Now, this friendslop game is out on PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox on PC, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 for $10. Landfall added cross-play to the Steam version as well.New releases A sequel to an all-time indie classic dropped this week, and it took the squishy protagonist of the series to another dimension. Like its predecessors, Super Meat Boy 3D is a tough precision platformer. You&#039;ll need to guide the titular meat cube past saws, shredders, burning forests, laser-guided rockets, enemies and other obstacles. There are boss fights too. A mistake spells a quick trip back to the beginning of the level. Meat Boy does have an air dash this time around, though.I played through the first world and Sluggerfly and Team Meat haven&#039;t changed the base formula too much. The additional dimension and fixed perspective make platforming a little trickier. When there&#039;s a gap while I&#039;m running across a wall, for instance, I might forget to stop pressing up while I&#039;m crossing the hole, causing Meat Boy to disappear into the void. I found it easier to control him with the D-pad than a thumbstick, for what it&#039;s worth. You can try it for yourself right now as Super Meat Boy 3D, from publisher Headup, is available on Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and Nintendo Switch 2 for $25. There&#039;s a 10 percent launch discount on PC, and it&#039;s on Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, Xbox Game Pass for Console and PC Game Pass.I really enjoyed the Raccoin demo, so I&#039;m bummed that I haven&#039;t had much of a chance to jump into the full game yet. I have some other things on my plate at the minute (more on some of those next week!). When I do have time to properly sit down with Raccoin, though, I may just lose the rest of the month to it.Raccoin is a roguelike deckbuilder in the vein of games like Balatro and CloverPit. Instead of racking up giant scores in spins on poker or one-armed bandits, the action here takes place in a coin pusher. The aim, as ever, is to find wild synergies between special coins and items to break the rules and earn enough points to keep moving forward. I&#039;m excited to experiment with a much larger box of tools in the full game. Raccoin, from Doraccoon and Balatro publisher Playstack, is out now on Steam. It&#039;ll usually cost $12, but there&#039;s an 18 percent discount until April 7.I&#039;ve only played around an hour of Tombwater, but I&#039;m really digging this game from Moth Atlas and Midwest Games. It&#039;s a 2D, eldritch horror Western Soulslike. It feels like Bloodborne meets The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past (there&#039;s even a hookshot), by way of Red Dead Redemption.After a brief prologue, you&#039;ll pick a character class and jump right into the action as you search for a former train-robbing partner who has somehow become a sheriff. Enemies are quite varied, and you&#039;ll use a mix of melee attacks, firearms and magic to battle them. Resource management is vital. You restore ammo by dishing out melee damage. The magic meter has an interesting twist too. Using spells too often can send your character spiraling into madness, which can cause hallucinations.There are lots of hallmarks of the Soulslike genre here. When (not if) you die, you&#039;ll leave behind a totem that has all your cash and unused leveling experience. You can destroy this to regain your lost loot, or wait until you&#039;ve dispatched nearby enemies to do so, as the totem can heal you (helpful in a tough boss battle). You can level up and restore health flasks at campfires. There&#039;s a wonderfully gloomy tone to Tombwater. The lovely pixel art and atmospheric music are spot on so far. However, I got lost quite a few times — the map didn&#039;t help much — and I don&#039;t love the way aiming works with a controller or on Steam Deck. You aim by holding the left trigger and fire with the right. But you can only point your weapon in the four cardinal directions, and you need to let go of the left trigger before you can change your aim. That&#039;s not a problem with a mouse, as you can aim freely. I hope Moth Atlas improves controller aiming, since Tombwater is very promising so far. I&#039;m looking forward to playing more when I can. Tombwater is out now on Steam. It&#039;ll typically run you $25, but if you pick it up before April 14, it can be yours for $20.Corgis in mechs. That&#039;s the first thing you need to know about Animalkind, a co-op village-building game. You and your friends can play as corgis (or tuxedo cats or raccoons) in mechs. You&#039;ll first need to find the parts to assemble your ancient mech before you can actually pilot the machine, though. Exploring the open world, gathering resources, crafting and recruiting NPCs are all elements of this charming-looking game.Animalkind is available on Steam for $20, with 10 percent off until April 6. Developer Uncommon Games expects it to remain in early access until 2027. Once again, corgis in mechs.Hozy is another lovely-looking game — perhaps the title is a portmanteau of &quot;home&quot; and &quot;cozy.&quot; The idea behind this home renovation title is that you&#039;ll be restoring a neighborhood of abandoned abodes. There are nine locations for you to clean up and decorate. There are so many nice touches in the trailer, from the robot mop cleaning floors to pulling a new table out a box filled with packing peanuts (on that note, Unpacking hit Apple Arcade this week). The animations for things like laying down floorboards, changing the height of a chair and unfurling a roll of wallpaper are all delightful. The lighting looks great too. Hozy, from Come On Studio and publisher TinyBuild, is out now on Steam for PC and Mac. It will normally run you $15, but you can save 10 percent if you snap it up by April 6.&quot;You stay in the warmth of your friends,&quot; reads a narrative subtitle as three characters stand on a rooftop, looking out at a cityscape and a multicolored sky. By itself, that shot from the launch trailer was enough to sell me on Fishbowl, a coming-of-age adventure from the two-person team at imissmyfriends.studio and co-publisher Wholesome Games Presents. I then looked back at a previous trailer, which included the prompt &quot;hydrate?&quot; with the options of &quot;yes, hydrate and live&quot; and &quot;no, dehydrate and die.&quot; Shortly afterward, Fishbowl became the latest addition to my Steam library. Funny how that happens.You&#039;ll play as Alo, taking care of her and her home and trying to give her a fulfilling life even as she remains isolated. You&#039;ll meet Alo&#039;s loved ones and co-workers on video calls, edit video in her work-from-home job and rearrange items in boxes to discover her childhood memories. Learning about Alo&#039;s past (with the help of a magical talking fish from her youth) can help you shape Alo&#039;s future through you narrative choices. There&#039;s a surrealist aspect to this game too.Fishbowl is out now on Steam for PC and Mac, as well as PS5. It costs $10, though there&#039;s a 10 percent discount on Steam until April 16. There&#039;s a demo available on both platforms. Upcoming Here&#039;s a deep dive into gameplay from Nightholme, a survival extraction game from Studio Ellipsis, which is led by Assassin&#039;s Creed Revelations and Assassin&#039;s Creed Unity creative director Alexandre Amancio. It&#039;s coming to Steam and consoles, with a closed beta lined up for this summer. Each match will have 12 monster hunters. You can run solo or group up with other players. At the start of each match, you load into a camp on the edge of a town full of horrors. Here, you&#039;ll drink a potion that turns your character into a monster — three archetypes will be available at the outset. There are a number of things you can opt to do in each match, from carrying out quests tied to factions, scavenging, defeating enemies and taking out other players to snag their loot. Each match also has a boss that&#039;s protecting a high-value item.The horror aspect makes me more interested in this than many other survival extraction games out there. I&#039;m definitely looking forward to checking this one out.We&#039;ve seen a bunch of interesting climbing games over the last few years. You can add another one to the list. Ascenders: Beyond the Peak is a turn-based roguelite in which you&#039;ll go exploring with a team of climbers. It seems that you&#039;ll encounter Lovecraftian horrors on these mountain, along with dangers like avalanches, blizzards and rockfalls.You&#039;ll have nine character classes to choose from and you can level up your climbers and their gear and skills between runs. While the levels are short, you&#039;ll need to be mindful as there&#039;s a permadeath element to this game. You might even end up having to sacrifice a member of the party in order to save the rest. Brutal. Ascenders: Beyond the Peak, from Ludogram Games and publisher Twin Sails Interactive, is coming to PC and consoles. It&#039;ll debut in early access on Steam later this year for $20.Puzzling Places has been a hit on PlayStation and Meta virtual reality platforms, as it has racked up 400,000 players. The 3D jigsaw game will soon be playable without a VR headset for the first time, as it&#039;s going to hit Steam on April 9 — it will run on Steam Deck and SteamVR as well. A Steam demo is available now. There are a wide range of puzzles for you to solve, ranging from 25-piece quick hits to gargantuan 1,000-piece endeavors. Each features animations, including of figures going about their lives. It seems very relaxing!It&#039;s only 86 seconds long, but I felt a lump in my throat as I watched this trailer for The Day I Became a Bird. The visuals, music and story beats got me caught up in my feelings. It&#039;s a narrative adventure about a first love. You play as a young lad named Frank who tries to grab the attention of a classmate, bird-lover Sylvia. Designing and wearing a bird costume just might help him do that.Developer Hyper Luminal Games is based in my hometown, which is yet another reason for me to get on board. I&#039;m not familiar with the children&#039;s book — by Ingrid Chabbert and illustrator Guridi — that the game is based on. I kind of want to buy it for my partner&#039;s kid... and maybe myself. The Day I Became a Bird is coming to Steam, PS5 and Nintendo Switch on April 16. The base game costs $20. On Steam and PS5, that version includes a short animated film from Passion Games, which found out about the book and teamed up with Hyper Luminal and publisher Numbskull to make the game. A $25 Feathered Adventurer edition includes the film, a digital artbook and the soundtrack.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/super-meat-boy-3d-coin-pushing-chaos-and-other-new-indie-games-worth-checking-out-110000960.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Apple iOS 26.5 public beta is now available</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple has released the first public beta for iOS 26.5, just a few days after the beta for developers came out. One of the biggest changes the new operating system brings is the “Suggested Places” feature in Apple Maps. It will show you trending places to visit, such as restaurants and other establishments, near your location or based on your search history. You can see Suggested Places when you tap on the search bar in the Maps app. iOS 26.5 beta also will also come with notifications that the company will be putting ads inside Maps. Apple confirmed in March that it was going to expand its ads outside of the App Store and Apple News apps. The ads you see will be based on your location, the search terms you’ve used and what you’re looking up on Maps. They will show up at the top of your search results and in Apple’s Suggested Places list. Apple said the ads will be clearly marked and won’t be a danger to your privacy. Your current location and the ads you interact with will not be associated with your Apple Account, and your personal data will stay on your iPhone and won’t be collected. In addition, Apple is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS messages on iOS 26.5 beta yet again. However, the company has yet to reveal whether the feature will roll out with the operating system’s stable release. To be able to get Apple’s public beta releases, go to the Apple Beta Software Program website and sign up using your Apple credentials.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/smartphones/apple-ios-265-public-beta-is-now-available-170103425.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>It&amp;apos;s no longer free to use Claude through third&#45;party tools like OpenClaw</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Anthropic is no longer offering a free ride for third-party apps using its Claude AI. Boris Cherny, Anthropic&#039;s creator and head of Claude Code, posted on X that Claude subscriptions will no longer cover using the AI agent for third-party tools, like OpenClaw, for free. As of 3PM ET on April 4, anyone using Claude through third-party apps or software will have to do so with an extra usage bundle or with a Claude API key, according to Cherny.
Most of Claude&#039;s workload may come from simple user questions, but there are those who use the AI chatbot through OpenClaw, a free and open-source AI assistant from the same developer as Moltbook. Unlike more general AI solutions, OpenClaw is designed to automate personal workflows, like clearing inboxes, sending emails or organizing calendars, but leans on external large language models, including Claude, ChatGPT and Google Gemini.
Cherny replied to X users that this change is about engineering constraints and optimization. &quot;We’ve been working hard to meet the increase in demand for Claude, and our subscriptions weren&#039;t built for the usage patterns of these third-party tools,&quot; Cherny explained on X. &quot;Capacity is a resource we manage thoughtfully and we are prioritizing our customers using our products and API.&quot;
If OpenClaw users still want to use Anthropic as its LLM, they will have to buy a usage bundle, which are currently discounted, or switch to another AI integration like xAI, Perplexity or even DeepSeek. Of course, Anthropic has its own alternative, which tackles some similar tasks as OpenClaw, called Claude Cowork.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/its-no-longer-free-to-use-claude-through-third-party-tools-like-openclaw-160912082.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The latest on the Artemis II mission to the moon, and more science stories</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We got to share in a rare moment of collective awe this week as four astronauts blasted off toward the moon, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them farther from Earth than any humans have traveled in the last 50 years. It&#039;ll still be a little while before they reach their destination — the Orion spacecraft is expected to loop around the moon on Monday — but they&#039;ve already seen some pretty incredible stuff on the way there. Here&#039;s the latest on the Artemis II mission, and other interesting science stories from this week. Artemis II crosses the halfway pointAfter years of planning, NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, along with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are finally on their way to the moon for the Artemis II mission. This test flight is a crucial step in NASA&#039;s plans to send humans to the surface of the moon again for the first time since Apollo 17, and the high-stakes launch went off without a hitch on Wednesday. The Artemis II crew is now more than halfway to the moon, according to NASA. When Orion reaches the moon on April 6, the astronauts will have a six-hour window of opportunity to observe the partially lit lunar far side, which can&#039;t be seen from Earth. If you&#039;re curious about where exactly the astronauts are at any given moment, you can track the mission by visiting NASA&#039;s Artemis Real-Time Orbit website. And, if you just want to see what space looks like from Orion, here&#039;s a livestream from outside the capsule. The moon is now in view!The crew did experience some technical difficulties after leaving the ground, though all were resolved fairly quickly. Early Thursday morning, Wiseman contacted mission control to troubleshoot some issues with a Surface Pro he was attempting to use, noting, &quot;I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working.&quot; Relatable. The Artemis II crew was also greeted by a malfunctioning toilet not long into the flight, and astronaut Koch had to work with the ground team to figure out a fix — which they thankfully were able to do. In a livestream later, the astronaut joked that she is now a space plumber. Small issues aside, the Artemis II mission is off to a pretty amazing start. The Orion spacecraft completed its translunar injection burn on Thursday, officially taking it out of Earth orbit and putting it on its way to the moon. Commander Wiseman shared some pictures of the view from Orion&#039;s windows afterward, and they are breathtaking. In one unbelievably crisp shot of Earth, you can even see two auroras. And there&#039;s plenty more observations to come. Students discover a nearly pristine ancient starUsing data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), a group of undergraduate students at the University of Chicago has discovered what&#039;s thought to be one of the oldest stars ever observed. Their analysis indicates that the star, called SDSSJ0715-7334, was born in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud billions of years ago before eventually making its way to the Milky Way.Vedant Chandra and the SDSS collaboration Background ESA/Gaia image, A. Moitinho, A. F. Silva, M. Barros, C. Barata, University of Lisbon; H. Savietto, Fork ResearchThe star was one of 77 that the students selected for closer observation after poring through the SDSS data in their &quot;Field Course in Astrophysics” class, which is led by Professor Alex Ji, the deputy Project Scientist for SDSS-V. SDSS-V is an ongoing all-sky survey that&#039;s mapping the Milky Way. After creating their list, they set out to observe the stars during a field trip to Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, and honed in on SDSSJ0715-7334 on day two. The team found it&#039;s made mostly of hydrogen and helium, with very little carbon and iron. In the paper published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the researchers note that this composition could be the product of a primordial supernova.&quot;This ancient immigrant gives us an unprecedented look at conditions in the early universe,” said Ji in a statement. Ji added, “The star has so little carbon that it suggests an early sprinkling of cosmic dust is responsible for making it. This formation pathway has only been seen once before.”Before you go, be sure to check these stories out too:What’s going on with Donut Lab&#039;s so-called super battery?SpaceX has reportedly filed for the biggest IPO in historyThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/the-latest-on-the-artemis-ii-mission-to-the-moon-and-more-science-stories-160000539.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Ursula K. Le Guin&amp;apos;s blog has been turned into a podcast</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For those who will never tire of the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, a special treat is on the way. The esteemed late author&#039;s blog, which she started in 2010 at the age of 81, is being rereleased as a podcast, In Your Spare Time. Le Guin&#039;s blog ran until 2017, and a book collecting a selection of those posts was published that year. But, the podcast will include everything: essays, poems and &quot;even the ones that are mostly cat pictures,&quot; according to the announcement. The first episode will be released April 8 on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and other platforms.  From Le Guin&#039;s official Instagram account, which is managed by her estate:We always wanted to hear a version of the blog that includes every single post, even the ones that are mostly cat pictures. So for the next two years and change, we&#039;ll release an episode every Wednesday. Each episode features a different reader of Ursula&#039;s text, and each reader adds their own thoughts—about their relationship with Ursula and her work, or about the specific topic of the post, or whatever catches their fancy.You can listen to a trailer here ahead of the first episode&#039;s release this week. Post zero, &quot;A Note at the Beginning,&quot; will be read by David Mitchell.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/ursula-k-le-guins-blog-has-been-turned-into-a-podcast-193257106.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>An Italian court ruled Netflix has to refund its customers for price hikes dating back to 2017</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Instead of raising prices again, Netflix may have to lower its subscription costs in Italy. A court in Rome recently ruled that Netflix owed its Italian users a refund for price hikes between 2017 and January 2024 and a reduction to previous subscription costs. On top of the refunds, Netflix Italia would have to inform its affected subscribers of their right to a refund.
The lawsuit was originally filed by Movimento Consumatori, a consumer rights organization based in Rome. The group&#039;s president, Alessandro Mostaccio, said in a press release that more than 25,000 Netflix users have complained to Movimento Consumatori that they&#039;re not satisfied with the price increases over the years. According to the lawyers representing the consumers, Premium subscribers are entitled to a refund of roughly 500 euros, while Standard tier customers should get back about 250 euros.
Mostaccio also said that if Netflix doesn&#039;t immediately reduce prices and refund its customers, the consumer rights organization would pursue a class action lawsuit to recover funds. A Netflix spokesperson told Reuters that it would appeal the Italian court&#039;s ruling, adding that the company takes &quot;consumer rights very seriously and believe our terms have always ​complied with Italian laws and practice.&quot; On the other side of the world, Netflix again raised prices for its US customers, this time across all of its subscription tiers.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/an-italian-court-ruled-netflix-has-to-refund-its-customers-for-price-hikes-dating-back-to-2017-190948417.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Ireland is testing out a digital wallet that conducts age verification for social media users</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Before it&#039;s publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user&#039;s age to access social media platforms. In its press release, the government&#039;s Department of Public Expediture, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation said people can store digital versions of their birth certificates, driving licenses, European health cards and more.
Frank Feighan, the department&#039;s minister, said that this testing phase would help inform the development of the digital wallet and ensure it was user friendly. The government hasn&#039;t laid out when the Government Digital Wallet graduates beyond the testing phase, but Ireland is required to create a digital wallet by the end of 2026 as part of a European Union regulation.
&quot;It will be able to facilitate secure age verification capability as set out in Digital Ireland and the implementation of the Online Safety Code, under which designated platforms must have age verification measures in place to help protect, in particular, children and young people from online harm,&quot; Feighan said of Ireland&#039;s digital wallet.
The pilot phase will be done on an opt-in basis and the government has a short survey available for comments and concerns. Along with Ireland, many other European Union member states are working on their own age verification methods. Earlier this year, Spain&#039;s prime minister Pedro Sanchez announced a law to ban social media for anyone under 16.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/cybersecurity/ireland-is-testing-out-a-digital-wallet-that-conducts-age-verification-for-social-media-users-175002131.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Review: I tried the new Sonos Play speaker, part of the audio companys big comeback</title>
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<title>The quirky stuff NASA packed in the Orion spaceship for Artemis II</title>
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<title>See You When I See You review: Jay Duplass latest drama is hurt by his leading man</title>
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<title>Here’s a smarter way to use Word, Excel, and other Office favorites — now for $150 off</title>
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<title>The Roborock Saros 20 handily beats 2025s Saros 10R. But hopefully, the Saros 20 Sonic is even better.</title>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 4, 2026</title>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 4, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Cutthroat capitalism sure does bring out the best in humanity. Take, for example, Elon Musk. He reportedly set a condition for banks, law firms, auditors and advisors who want to work on the SpaceX IPO. They&#039;re required to subscribe to the bastion of nonconsensual deepfakes and occasional Hitler praise known as Grok.Surely the best and brightest banks our nation has to offer would refuse such a pay-to-play demand, right? Well, no. The New York Times reports that some of them have agreed to spend tens of millions of dollars on Grok. Those financial institutions are said to already be integrating the chatbot into their IT systems.The Times&#039; sources say this wasn&#039;t a no-strings request. Rather, Musk insisted they subscribe to Grok as part of the privilege of working on SpaceX&#039;s IPO. He also reportedly asked the banks to advertise on X, but was less firm about that. See? He&#039;s a flexible, easy-going guy at heart.Five banks are expected to work on the IPO: Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley. Meanwhile, the law firms Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk are said to be advising. We can probably assume that all of them are currently installing Grok on their internal systems. Good times.SpaceX&#039;s IPO, filed confidentially earlier this week, is expected to raise over $50 billion and value the company at over $1 trillion. With banks set to rake in over $500 million from their work on the deal, perhaps paying for Grok, despite its myriad issues, seemed a small price to pay. See? Just outstanding people doing upstanding things in the good ol&#039; US of A.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/banks-working-on-the-spacex-ipo-reportedly-have-to-subscribe-to-grok-200213071.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ HarperCollins is tapping into AI to bring some of its book franchises to life. Specifically, the publisher is teaming up with Toonstar, an AI animation studio, to turn them into digital shows. The first project will be an adaptation of Lisa Greenwald’s “Friendship List” series, which will also be joined by a graphic novel. You’d be forgiven for being unaware of Toonstar, a studio that received some buzzy early on for simplifying typically complex animation pipelines with AI, but has mostly remained under the radar. Its biggest claim to fame is producing StEvEn and Parker YouTube series, which has amassed 3.38 million subscribers and sometimes has episodes reaching around a million views. It’s not something I’ve heard animation fans speaking about, though. And honestly, it was tough to sit through a few minutes of its sub-South Park animation.“By leaning into the [AI] technology, we can make full episodes 80 percent faster and 90 percent cheaper than industry norms,” Toonstar co-founder John Attanasio, told The New York Times last year. In that same interview, the company revealed that it uses AI across its production, including having it dub dialog for international audiences, as well as working on storylines.Toonstar initially pitched itself as an animation studio leaning into Web3 and NFTs, but those technologies seem virtually absent from the company’s presence today. Space Junk, one of its early series, was “put on hold for a variety of reasons,” a representative told Engadget. “It’s possible we’ll resurrect the concept in the future,” they added. Its original domain now points to a crypto gambling site.“We’re honored to bring Friendship List to life as an animated series,” Attanasio said in a press release. “Our artist-centered approach ensures these beloved characters and stories stay true to the author’s vision, while our Ink &amp; Pixel production technology enables fast, high-quality production at scale which unlocks the ability to meet audiences where and when they enjoy content today.”Toonstar has certainly proved it can make “content” for YouTube. Can it actually produce an enjoyable animat edshow? That’s another question entirely.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/ai-animation-studio-toonstar-will-turn-books-into-digital-shows-for-harpercollins-211419155.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Jason Blundell announces his new&#45;new studio, Magic Fractal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jason Blundell, a former creative lead on Activision Blizzard&#039;s Call of Duty: Black Ops series, has announced that he&#039;s formed a new development studio called Magic Fractal Studios. Blundell announced the studio on a livestream with former Dark Outlaw Games coworker JC Farmer, a little over a week after the previous studio was closed by Sony.Little is known about Magic Fractal beyond its logo and social media accounts. Dark Outlaw Games was similarly mysterious, and closed before it could even announce its first project. All that&#039;s known is what Blundell has shared after the studio was shut down: Dark Outlaw wasn&#039;t working on a live-service game. The distinction is notable, if only because live-service games have been connected to at least two notable studio closures in the past. Sony shut down Firewalk Studios in October 2024, not long after its live-service shooter Concord was released, and in February 2026, closed Bluepoint Games after its live-service game based on the God of War series was reportedly cancelled.Magic Fractal is Blundell&#039;s third studio after leaving Activision Blizzard in 2020. He formed Dark Outlaw Games with Sony&#039;s backing in March 2025. Before that, he led Deviation Games, which was closed in 2024 and was reportedly also working on a game for PlayStation.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/jason-blundell-announces-his-new-new-studio-magic-fractal-201055837.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Almost all CES Samsung TVs slated for 2026 are available to buy. Shop the budget-friendly S85H OLED or the gallery chic S95H OLED. ]]></description>
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<title>Artemis II astronauts need remote help to fix Microsoft Outlook issue in space</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you&#039;ve ever experienced problems with Microsoft Outlook, just know that you&#039;re in the same boat as a literal astronaut. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ It&#039;s the 40th anniversary of &#039;The Legend of Zelda,&#039; and there&#039;s never been a better time to play a bunch of old &#039;Zelda&#039; games. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ California governor Gavin Newsom announces first customer of new state broadband network, pledges to connect indigenous and rural communities. ]]></description>
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<title>What to do when playing Wordle becomes addictive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Obsessed with Wordle, Spelling Bee, and other word games? Try these strategies. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>A smarter way to use AI is now just $79 for life</title>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 4, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s the answer for &quot;Wordle&quot; #1750 on April 4 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for April 4, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<title>Engadget Podcast: How Apple keeps redefining personal computing at 50</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For a 50-year-old company, Apple remains pretty hip and nimble. This week, Devindra and Senior Reporter Igor Bonifacic dive into Apple&#039;s big birthday, the state of the company today and what the next 50 years could bring. It remains one of the few PC companies that’s still firmly committed to the idea of personal computing.  Also, we celebrate the successful launch of NASA&#039;s Artemis II mission, which will bring us back to the Moon (but just for a close look).Subscribe!iTunesSpotifyPocket CastsStitcherGoogle PodcastsTopicApple at 50: Why it’s still all about personal computing – 1:16Artemis II is safely on its way to the moon, but they’re having problems with Outlook – 37:48SpaceX files for the largest IPO ever, what’s driving their hopes for a 1.75 Trillion valuation? – 40:52Another Starlink satellite broke up in orbit, the second in 6 months – 47:21Anthropic accidentally leaked source code for Claude Code – 52:17FCC issues ban on all foreign-made WiFi routers – 57:18Around Engadget – 1:02:09Working On – 1:07:18Pop culture picks – 1:08:20 CreditsHosts : Devindra Hardawar and Igor BonifacicProducer: Ben EllmanMusic: Dale North and Terrence O’BrienThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/engadget-podcast-how-apple-keeps-redefining-personal-computing-at-50-122121591.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The famous fan fiction website Archive of Our Own or AO3 has finally exited open beta, 17 years after it launched way back in 2009. AO3 is a nonprofit created by the by the Organization for Transformative Works. In an announcement, the team reminisced about its early days and how volunteers had to manually send out invitations to prospective writers. Upon launching the website on open beta, it only had 347 accounts and hosted 6,598 works. Now, it has 10 million registered users and is hosting 17 million fan-created works. The team has highlighted some of the most useful features it has added over the past 17 years, including its tagging system. It also mentioned a feature it calls “Orphaning,” which allows authors to leave their works online even after deleting their account. In addition, it released the ability to download fanworks in AZW3, EPUB, MOBI, PDF or HTML format for offline access.Even though the website has only just exited open beta, it has been stable for a long time. Users will not see huge changes, but the team also promised that it will not stop improving the fan fiction portal. It says its contributors and volunteers will continue tweaking the website, and it also continues to welcome anybody who has coding knowledge to contribute their time.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/fan-fiction-website-ao3-is-finally-coming-out-of-beta-115952633.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Integrity, the name of the Orion capsule carrying Artemis II astronauts on a trip around the moon, has left Earth’s orbit. NASA has announced that it has successfully completed a key burn of Orion’s main engine. That six-minute firing of the engine provided approximately 6,000 pounds of thrust, which gave the spacecraft the acceleration it needed to set it on its path to the moon. “Today, for the first time since Apollo 17 in 1972, humans have departed Earth orbit,” said Dr. Lori Glaze from NASA Headquarters in Washington. “Orion is operating with crew for the first time in space, and we are gathering critical data, and learning from each step.” Commander Reid Wiseman called seeing “the entire globe from pole to pole” after leaving Earth’s orbit a “spectacular moment.”Artemis II launched on April 1 at 6:35PM Eastern time after a couple of delays caused by a hydrogen leak and then a helium issue. It’s the first crewed flight of the Artemis program and the first time humanity has ventured beyond Low Earth Orbit after the Apollo program shut down. Within a few hours after its launch, the astronauts reported an issue with their onboard toilet, which crew member Christina Koch eventually fixed. Commander Wiseman then reported to mission control that they were having problems with Microsoft Outlook on the Surface Pro device they were using. But they were ultimately manageable setbacks that wouldn’t prevent the crew from achieving the mission’s goal. The mission is taking NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, on a 10-day trip around the moon. On April 6, the spacecraft will pass by the far side of the moon that humans have never directly seen before, and the crew will take photographs, as well as provide their own observations of the lunar surface.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/nasas-artemis-ii-mission-has-left-earths-orbit-104219933.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Morning After: NASA’s Artemis II is on a voyage around the Moon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ NASA’s Artemis II successfully launched on April 1, with its crew on a 10-day mission to circle the Moon. It’s the first crewed Artemis flight and a major step toward humanity returning to our little neighbor in the future. Since launch, the vehicle has separated from its launch system and been manually piloted, testing how the Orion capsule will dock with future lunar landers. There have been some snags, however: The onboard toilet went awry, and Microsoft Outlook has been acting screwy.
Jokes aside, there is something magnificent about seeing humanity taking to the stars once again. That, for all of our worst instincts, we can still come together to solve problems and explore beyond our own horizons.
— Dan Cooper
The other big stories (and deals) this morning

SpaceX has reportedly filed for the biggest IPO in historyCould be as much as $75 billion.
The hottest EVs from the 2026 New York Auto Show (plus one brawny concept)Corvette CX? Take my money now, please.
Apple’s controversial Fitness VP Jay Blahnik is retiring Controversial is one way of saying it.

What’s going on with Donut Lab&#039;s so-called super battery?
The company is long on promises, short on evidence.
Donut Lab
At CES 2026, a Finnish–Estonian startup claimed to have invented a world-changing solid state battery. Rather than explain how it did so, it engaged in a lengthy campaign teasing out data that didn’t quite support its explosive claims. We’ve dived deep to separate truth from hype and found there’s little of the former and far, far too much of the latter.
Continue Reading.
Roland Go:Mixer Studio review: Portable, professional and plenty of polish
It’s pricier than other portable mixers, but for good reason.
James Trew for Engadget
As James Trew says, $300 is a lot for a portable mixer in this class, but Roland’s brand new Go:Mixer Studio justifies its price. Unlike its predecessor, the Pro-X, it gets a second XLR port, MIDI connectivity and a display offering visible VU meters. That you can also use it as a desktop interface adds another layer of icing on an already sweet cake.
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What to expect from WWDC 2026
I’m actually rather excited about this one.
Sam Rutherford for Engadget
WWDC 2026 isn’t until the summer, but we’re already collating enough rumors from the mill to bring you the inside skinny. Early reports suggest Apple is making this a Snow Leopard year, tidying up after itself inside its software rather than going hard on new features. Hopefully, that will see the gaudier excesses of Liquid Glass dialed down, a lot of trimmed cruft and stability improvements. Oh, and some guff about AI.
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Robosen Soundwave review: A childhood dream made real
Who cares about sound quality when your speaker transforms!?
Sam Rutherford for Engadget
There are some things in life that would normally be a hard sell, a $1,400 boombox that could just about move around with poor sound quality being one of them. Dress it up as Soundwave from the original Transformers toy line / cartoon, however, and suddenly Sam Rutherford is racing for their wallet.
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Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro review: The king of party projectors
On the subject of expensive things…
Steve Dent for Engadget
Nebula’s built quite the track record for making projectors you’re actually proud to show off. Its latest is the X1 Pro, which combines a beefy 4K projector with a 400-watt Dolby Atmos 7.1 speaker system. That’s a hell of a lot of tech in a single package and is clearly at home at the center of a backyard movie night under the stars. But is it worth the $5,000 asking price? For that, you’ll need to read Steve Dent’s review.
Continue Reading.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111544222.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ On their way around the Moon, the Artemis II crew had time to snap some terrific pictures of our blue planet. NASA has begun sharing the images, including the one above, which shows a striking view of Earth through the Orion capsule&#039;s window.Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman overcame the crew’s problems with Microsoft Outlook and the toilet to capture the photos. He took the above pic after the craft completed its translunar injection burn on April 2.Reid Wiseman / NASAMeanwhile, this second photo trades clever composition for a full-on view of our planet. If you look carefully, you can see two auroras: one on the top right and another on the bottom left. Easier to spot is the diffuse glow of zodiacal light (bottom right) as the Earth eclipses the Sun.At the time of publication, Artemis II is over 105,000 miles from Earth. The 10-day journey will have the crew of four looping around the Moon and back again. Serving largely as a test run for future deep space travel, the mission is NASA&#039;s first to the Moon since the Apollo program. However, the crew won&#039;t be landing this time; that will have to wait for Artemis IV, currently planned for 2028.Reid Wiseman / NASAThis article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/the-artemis-ii-crew-snapped-some-mesmerizing-photos-of-earth-183610493.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>March Madness 2026: How to watch the Final Four</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Let’s face it: your bracket was probably busted a long time ago. The 2026 NCAA basketball tournaments, affectionately known as March Madness, is ending soon. The Final Four for both the men’s and women’s tournaments starts this weekend. Both the men’s and women’s tournaments are available to stream through various apps and services, but navigating the web of broadcasters and TV channels can be confusing. We’ve broken down when all the games are happening, where to watch and the best options for saving some cash doing so. What does the Final Four start?The men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament Final Four begins on Saturday, April 4 with two games. The first game begins at 6:09PM ET with the second following at 8:49PM ET. The winners will then face each other for the national championship on Monday, April 6 at 8:30PM ET. On the women’s side, everything is offset by a day. The Final Four starts Friday, April 3 at 7:00PM ET. The second game follows at 9:30PM ET. The women’s national championship will see the Final Four winners face each other on Sunday, April 5 at 3:30PM ET. Here’s the full schedule for each tournament:2026 Men’s NCAA Basketball TournamentFirst Four: March 17-18First round: March 19-20Second round: March 21-22Sweet 16: March 26-27Elite Eight: March 28-29Final Four: April 4Championship game: April 62026 Women’s NCAA Basketball TournamentFirst Four: March 18-19First round: March 20-21Second round: March 22-23Sweet 16: March 27-28Elite Eight: March 29-30Final Four: April 3Championship game: April 5How to stream the 2026 Men’s NCAA TournamentJacob Kupferman via Getty ImagesCBS and Warner Bros. Discovery share the broadcast rights to the men’s tournament, so TV coverage will be spread across four networks. During the course of March Madness, games will air on CBS, TNT, TBS and truTV, with the final rounds and championship game landing on TBS.If you already have a paid TV plan (such as traditional cable), a good way to watch the men’s tournament is with the March Madness Live app or website. There&#039;s a big catch though: CBS games aren&#039;t available in the app. That means this is really only a good option through the Elite Eight. Once you log in with your TV provider credentials, you can watch games on the other networks in one spot with features like multiview (up to four games at once) and a Fast Break stream that covers all the in-progress games in one spot.The app also offers ways to follow your bracket, if you filled it out on MarchMadness.com. And when you’re watching on desktop, the crucial Boss Button will throw up a fake work screen to keep your job safe. In addition to your laptop or phone, March Madness Live is also available on Amazon devices, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS, macOS, Google Play, LG smart TVs, Roku and Xbox consoles.The most affordable option to watch every game is to actually use two services. It’s not ideal, I know, but it will save you a lot of money. HBO Max’s Basic plan is $11/month and gives you access to live games from TNT, TBS and truTV with three-game multiview (46 games total). That includes the Final Four and National Championship as those three games are on TBS this year. If you splurge for a pricier plan ($23/month), you can stream games in Dolby Vision with Dolby Atmos surround sound. For the CBS games, you’ll need a Paramount+ Premium subscription that costs $14/month ($6 for two months for new users). So, with this best price scenario, streaming all of the men’s tournaments will cost $25 across two apps.A live TV service like YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV is over $80 more per month at full price, but they would offer you all the games in the men’s tournament in one place. YouTube TV is currently on sale for $60/month for the first two months after a free 10-day trial. Hulu + Live TV now includes Disney+ and ESPN Select, hence its higher price.How to stream the 2026 Women’s NCAA TournamentJoe Buglewicz via Getty ImagesWhile Warner Brothers Discovery owns the rights to the men’s NCAA Tournament, ESPN has the women’s bracket locked down. Every game of the women’s tournament will be spread across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPNEWS, including the First Four matchups. The Final Four will be on ESPN, but the championship game will air on ABC. All three of those culminating games will stream on ESPN+ (and in the ESPN app) as MegaCast feeds.ESPN says the MegaCasts are available in two options. First, Beyond the Rim provides an aerial camera angle with the main commentary and replays, plus the addition of enhanced stats. On the Rail shows you game action the full length of the floor. This feed will offer “natural” sound and replays. Since ESPN+ won’t get every game, it’s not an option if you want to watch the entire tournament. However, since last year’s March Madness, Disney debuted standalone offerings for ESPN. The most affordable option here is ESPN Select which includes women’s college basketball and costs $13/month. You could also opt for a live-TV streaming service like Sling, YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV for a comprehensive experience. Sling is the cheapest of these, with the requisite Orange and Sports Extra plan costing $57 (Sling is currently offering a discount on the first month of Orange). YouTube and Hulu live TV options are both more expensive at over $80/month (YouTube TV currently discounted to $60 for the first two months), so it’s a matter of which set of content and features you like best. YouTube TV offers a handy multiview tool so you can watch up to four games at once, but Hulu + Live TV comes with Disney+ and ESPN Select for that cost.Once you have a TV plan that includes the ESPN family of networks, the ESPN app is the best place to watch the tournament. The mix of scores and info, along with multiview streaming for up to four games at a time on Apple TV and Xbox, make the app a well-equipped conduit for the women’s tournament.The March Madness website only shows scores and news for the women’s tournament. None of the women’s games will be available for streaming live on the website.Are any of the March Madness games available to stream for free?Michael Reaves via Getty ImagesWithout a TV provider login, you can watch all of the games broadcast on CBS on the March Madness website and mobile apps. Sure, it’s a small sample of the tournament, but it’s completely free and a good option for casual fans who don’t have a paid TV plan they can exploit for more of the action. It’s also a good way to watch the first round at work, if your company hasn’t blocked streaming sites, or if you can discreetly watch on your phone.For the women’s tournament, there aren’t any games available for free. Unless you have an old-school OTA antenna, that is, in which case you can watch women’s games on ABC (and men’s games on CBS) without any kind of streaming plan. Of course, as this is a streaming guide published in 2026, I’d consider an antenna an extraordinary move.If you were hoping to use a free trial period to watch March Madness, I’ve got bad news. None of them will last long enough to cover the entire tournament. Some services don’t offer a free trial at all, but the longest is YouTube TV at 10 days. Sadly, that won’t even get you through the second weekend.What if I want to stream both the men’s and women’s tournaments?If you’re hoping to stream all of the men’s and women’s NCAA tournaments, I hope you ordered Samsung’s eight-TV bundle. In terms of streaming services, just jump straight to a live-TV option like YouTube TV or Hulu + Live TV. I prefer the former because of its multiview feature. At times when there are multiple games that you want to watch, especially during the first two rounds, you’ll want multiview in order to keep tabs on all of the action.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/march-madness-2026-how-to-watch-the-final-four-154903746.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Take&#45;Two laid off the head its AI division and an undisclosed number of staff</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Take-Two, the owner of Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games, has seemingly laid off the head of its AI division, Luke Dicken, and several staff members working under him. &quot;​​It’s truly disappointing that I have to share with you that my time with T2 — and that of my team — has come to an end,&quot; Dicken shared in a LinkedIn post spotted by Game Developer. When asked to confirm the layoffs in its AI division, Take-Two declined to comment.Dicken writes that his team was &quot;developing cutting edge technology to support game development&quot; and his post specifically notes that he&#039;s trying to find roles for staff with experience in things like &quot;procedural content for games&quot; and &quot;machine learning.&quot; It&#039;s unclear how many people other than Dicken have been impacted by these layoffs, but the timing does seem a bit unusual for Take-Two.Like some other large game publishers, Take-Two has &quot;actively embraced&quot; generative AI tools to &quot;drive efficiencies&quot; and &quot;reduce costs.&quot; Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick has even framed AI as having a positive effect on employment, noting that generative AI &quot;will not reduce employment, it will increase employment,&quot; because &quot;technology always increases productivity, which in turn increases GDP, which in turn increases employment.&quot;It&#039;s too early to characterize these layoffs as some sort of tide turning against AI — like other big game companies, Take-Two also just does a lot of layoffs — but it&#039;s interesting they&#039;re happening now, while the company is speeding towards the release of Grand Theft Auto VI. The sequel is expected to be a big hit, one that should give Take-Two plenty of financial wiggle-room to experiment with new technology.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/take-two-laid-off-the-head-its-ai-division-and-an-undisclosed-number-of-staff-182824338.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Much like the game’s zombies, State of Decay 3 is somehow still alive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amid Microsoft&#039;s hacking and slashing of its Xbox division, you wouldn&#039;t be crazy for thinking State of Decay 3 was dead. After all, the title was announced nearly six years ago, and, well, we haven&#039;t heard much since. But the survival game is still in the pipeline, and developer Undead Labs will hold a series of playtests beginning in May.In the announcement, franchise co-creator Brant Fitzgerald emphasized the role of community input in the game&#039;s continued development. &quot;We&#039;ve read your feedback on Discord, we&#039;ve watched your gameplay clips and livestreams on YouTube,&quot; he said. &quot;It became clear that community is survival — and that we need your help.&quot;The Alpha playtests will include four-player co-op, new base building and resource strategies and plenty of combat. &quot;If scavenging supplies in the middle of a zombie outbreak sounds fun to you, then grab your ruck, pack some mags and head over to our website to find more information and register for a chance to be included in the Alpha,&quot; Fitzgerald said.Assuming it eventually launches, State of Decay 3 will be available for Xbox and PC. You can sign up for the playtest on the game&#039;s website. Undead Labs warned that not everyone will be selected for the first round, but they&#039;ll keep your names on the list for future opportunities later this year.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/xbox/much-like-the-games-zombies-state-of-decay-3-is-somehow-still-alive-170709155.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Trump labor board tells Amazon to negotiate with Staten Island warehouse union</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Trump administration&#039;s labor board has ordered Amazon to recognize and bargain with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters union, which represents workers at a warehouse in Staten Island. This is just the latest chapter in a multiyear standoff between Staten Island warehouse workers and Amazon, according to a report by The Washington Post.
The union has been trying to bring Amazon to the bargaining table for years to negotiate pay, benefits and workplace safety. The labor board&#039;s proclamation doesn&#039;t mean that the battle is over. It&#039;s highly likely this will be settled in court.
An Amazon spokesperson maintains that the vote to create the union was &quot;wrong on the facts of the law&quot; and that representatives from the National Labor Relations Board &quot;improperly influenced the election.&quot; The company recently stated it is &quot;confident an unbiased court will overturn the original certification.&quot;

Despite the eventual outcome, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien is lauding the Staten Island workers for becoming &quot;the first group ever to force the company to recognize their union.&quot; Workers at the facility voted to unionize in 2022 and this was the first union victory for Amazon employees in the US.
It was considered a milestone victory for US workers across the board, given that Amazon is the country&#039;s second-largest employer. That was four years ago and led to a contracted legal battle, as Amazon has refused to recognize the union. Since that original vote, the labor board has repeatedly found that Amazon violated workers’ union rights at the Staten Island warehouse. For instance, the company didn&#039;t pay employees when they were forced to stop working due to a warehouse fire at the tail-end of 2022 and suspended 50 employees for staging a walkout due to unsafe work conditions.
A labor union for an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island said 50 workers at the facility were suspended for staging a walkout after a fire earlier in the day led to unsafe work conditions. https://t.co/iVY62wv0rX— CBS News (@CBSNews) October 5, 2022
 


There were also several harrowing incidents leading up to the union vote. It&#039;s been reported that the company illegally fired multiple Staten Island warehouse workers during the Covid pandemic. The NY Attorney General also found safety conditions at the warehouse to be &quot;inadequate.&quot; A recent study echoes that sentiment, calling out the Staten Island warehouse for dangerous working conditions. The report says that there are 7.2 serious injuries for every 100 workers.
Other US-based Amazon warehouses have yet to follow suit and unionize like Staten Island, but the same isn&#039;t true in Canada. Workers at a warehouse in Quebec voted to form a union back in 2024.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/trump-labor-board-tells-amazon-to-negotiate-with-staten-island-warehouse-union-161149065.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is a black hole of entertainment</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ I realized something was genuinely wrong with The Super Mario Galaxy Movie about 30 minutes in: I hadn&#039;t laughed even once. My audience of around 15 people, including a few families, was dead silent as well. The guy sitting behind me, a Nintendo fan decked out in Mario gear, was so bored he fell asleep. Sure, this is made for kids, but as a Nintendo devotee myself, and someone who has to watch a ton of children&#039;s films on repeat, even the Despicable Me films are more entertaining. To be fair, there&#039;s the pretense of a plot: Koopa Jr. and Peach are on parallel tracks to reconnect with a sense of family, in their own ways. But the movie leaps from scene to scene joylessly, with no sense of storytelling or characterization, glued together by the &quot;oh I remember that guy&quot;-ness of empty corporate nostalgia. It&#039;s even less of a movie than the previous Pratt-led popcorn flick. Luigi, Yoshi, Mario and Toad in The Super Mario Galaxy MovieNintendo and IlluminationTake the discovery of Yoshi, which takes place early in the film. Mario and Luigi just find him in a cave and he immediately becomes part of the crew, no questions asked. There&#039;s a brief creative sequence where Yoshi wreaks havoc in the real world, but it&#039;s far too short. Yoshi&#039;s got plot duties to fulfill, after all! He’s the perfect sidekick, with no desires of his own and the bare minimum of characterization (thanks to Donald Glover’s voice, oddly enough. Dude&#039;s got range!)I argued that the first Mario film felt a bit too safe, but at least it had a few moments to shine: Like an early side-scrolling sequence, and Jack Black&#039;s endearingly musical take on Koopa. The only truly inventive sequence in this movie involves Star Fox&#039;s Fox McCloud, voiced with just the right dose of attitude by current Hollywood &quot;it guy&quot; Glen Powell. He briefly recounts his story in anime form, and yes, he does a barrel roll or two. Bowser Jr. and Bowser in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.Nintendo and IlluminationNow it doesn&#039;t make much sense why Fox is actually in the film, but a few half-hearted fight sequences throughout makes it seem like Nintendo is setting up an eventual Avengers-style Smash Bros. movie. What better way to cram in even more characters and references! Isn&#039;t that what franchise filmmaking is all about? I&#039;d like to think Nintendo and its collaborators can do better. This is a company known for the thoughtfulness of its game designs, for delivering quirky and inventive player experiences and for not always following the competition. None of that applies to The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. There’s little in the way of creativity. It barely respects the audience’s time. And it is, in every sense, just following the More, Louder, Busier playbook for unfocused franchise sequels. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is so soulless, it makes me worried about the upcoming Legend of Zelda film (which at least has a far more respectable creative team). Sure, it’s  hard to expect genuine cinema from a Mario film. But we live in an era of great kids movies – Pixar’s Hoppers was an absolute hoot wrapped in an environmentalist message; The Lego Movie (and its sequel and side stories) manage to deliver both laughs and heart. Kids deserve better than an empty sequel moneygrab.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-is-a-black-hole-of-entertainment-154406362.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 3, you can get the Dyson PencilVac Fluffycones Cordless Vacuum for $449.99, down from $599.99. That&#039;s a 25% discount or $150 savings. ]]></description>
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<title>From Dropout to Saturday Night Live with Jeremy Culhane and Kurt Maloney</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Out of SXSW, Mashable&#039;s Mark Stetson sat down with Dropout stars Jeremy Culhane and Kurt Maloney to talk about Jeremy&#039;s journey to &quot;SNL,&quot; Kurt&#039;s audition for Dropout, and how the network is changing the game for comedy. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for April 3, 2026</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/nyt-mini-crossword-answers-hints-for-april-3-2026</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Answers to each clue for the April 3, 2026 edition of NYT&#039;s The Mini crossword puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Age&#45;verification is hurting sex educators and sex workers, studies suggest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Age-verification laws are impacting sex educators&#039; work and decreasing sex workers&#039; incomes, separate surveys suggest. ]]></description>
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<title>Reddit r/all takes another step into the grave</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/reddit-rall-takes-another-step-into-the-grave</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Reddit has finally killed all links to r/all, though there is still one way to access the popular feed. ]]></description>
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<title>Amazons sister site is having a one&#45;day sale, and this Bissell TurboClean deal is too good to skip</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Today only, if you add one or more Main Woot and/or Category Daily Deals to your cart, you can score 25% off your order subtotal. ]]></description>
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<title>The best smartwatch youve never heard of is on sale for less than $50</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Nothing CMF Watch 3 Pro is on sale at Woot (an Amazon company) for only $44.99. That&#039;s 55% off and its best price ever. ]]></description>
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<title>Apple releases iOS 26.5 beta without any sign of AI Siri</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/apple-releases-ios-265-beta-without-any-sign-of-ai-siri</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Developers can start testing the upcoming iOS 26.5 release. ]]></description>
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<title>Run to grab a pair of Beats Flex earbuds while theyre only $40</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Beats Flex earbuds are on sale at Amazon for only $40.41. That&#039;s 42% off and $1 away from their best price ever. ]]></description>
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<title>The Shark FlexStyle is our favorite Dyson Airwrap dupe, and its $160 off at Amazon right now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 3, you can get the Shark FlexStyle Air Styling &amp; Drying System (with a storage bag) for $219.99 at Amazon, down from $379.99. ]]></description>
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<title>The Earth is glowing in new Artemis II pictures of home</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The historic Artemis II crew is on a 10-day voyage around the moon, and they&#039;re sending back beautiful pictures of planet Earth. ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch Chelsea vs. Port Vale online for free</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ How to watch FA Cup for free. Live stream Chelsea vs. Port Vale in the FA Cup for free from anywhere in the world. ]]></description>
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<title>OpenAI brings ChatGPT&amp;apos;s Voice mode to CarPlay</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/openai-brings-chatgpts-voice-mode-to-carplay</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a surprise release, OpenAI has made ChatGPT&#039;s Voice mode available through Apple CarPlay. If you&#039;re running the latest version of both iOS and the ChatGPT app, and own a CarPlay-compatible vehicle, you can check out the experience. To get started, download all the necessary software, connect your iPhone to CarPlay and select &quot;New voice chat&quot; from ChatGPT.  When the in-app text indicates ChatGPT is &quot;listening,&quot; you can start a conversation.         There are some notable limitations to using ChatGPT Voice with CarPlay. For one, OpenAI&#039;s chatbot can&#039;t control car functions. If you want to adjust the cabin temperature or skip tracks, you&#039;ll still need Siri for those tasks. Due to Apple&#039;s restrictions, you also can&#039;t start using ChatGPT through a wake word like you can Siri. For example, to resume a previous conversation, you need to open the ChatGPT app from CarPlay and tap a recent or pinned chat.  With those limitations in mind, OpenAI suggests you can use Voice mode to get how-to advice, brainstorm ideas and practice languages. Personally, I like to listen to podcasts and music when I&#039;m driving, but if talking with ChatGPT is your thing, you do you.    This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-brings-chatgpts-voice-mode-to-carplay-191422297.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>PSA: YouTube will be streaming Coachella for free next week</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/psa-youtube-will-be-streaming-coachella-for-free-next-week</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Coachella officially kicks off next Friday, April 10. But for anyone who doesn’t want to fly out to the desert or fork over upwards of $650 for a ticket, YouTube is going to livestream the concert for free so you can enjoy it on your own terms. Here’s a quick overview of all the programming that will be available in just over a week. With YouTube planning on providing feeds of seven different stages, there will be no shortage of content. This includes the Quasar stage in both horizontal and vertical formats, so no matter what device you&#039;re using, there should be an aspect ratio that works. Furthermore, for the first time, YouTube will also provide 4K streams of the main Coachella stage along with the Outdoor Theatre and Sahara. That&#039;s a lot of music and artists to watch at once, so you&#039;ll probably want to check out the official lineup or download the app (available on Android and iOS) to better plan out your schedule. Alternatively, if you&#039;re just in it for the vibes, there will also be a 24/7 Coachella TV stream featuring sets from both this year&#039;s event and past performances. And if you can&#039;t decide on a single artist to follow, you&#039;ll also have a multi-view option allowing you to watch up to four stages at the same time. Finally, in case you feel like you&#039;re missing out on the social aspect of the concert, YouTube is bringing back its &quot;Watch With&quot; feature that pairs content creators including Valkyrae and Daniel Wall with artists such as Katseye and Fujii Kaze to provide a more interactive experience with feedback and reactions in real time. And if you need a souvenir for the event you attended virtually, there will even be an online merch store with exclusive drops from artists including BINI, Ethel Cain, Foster the People, Laufey, The xx and more. All you have to do is point your camera at the screen when you see a QR code pop up (you may want to have an extra device around for this). Regardless of who you&#039;re hoping to see or hear, all the festivities begin next Friday at 4PM PT on Coachella&#039;s YouTube channel.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/psa-youtube-will-be-streaming-coachella-for-free-next-week-183033874.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>CFTC sues three states for trying to regulate prediction markets</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut for attempting to outlaw or regulate prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket. The CFTC believes it has sole jurisdiction to regulate these platforms, and that states attempting to classify them as illegal gambling are overstepping their authority.CFTC defines prediction markets as “designated contract markets” where futures contracts are traded, essentially letting people bet on the outcome of events (for example, who will be the Democratic nominee for president in 2028). And because futures contracts are financial instruments distinct from traditional bets, they arguably fall under the supervision of the CFTC rather than the sports gambling authorities of individual states.Multiple states, including the three the CFTC is suing, have challenged that interpretation of what prediction markets are and how they operate. Nevada sued Kalshi in February for operating a sports gambling market without proper licenses, a lawsuit made possible because a federal appeals court declined to prevent Nevada from pursuing its case. Arizona&#039;s attorney general filed a lawsuit against Kalshi in March along similar illegal sports gambling lines, and because the platform let people bet on Arizona elections, which violates state law. Both Illinois and Connecticut have also sent Kalshi and other prediction markets cease-and-desist letters, ordering them to stop advertising and offering their services in their respective states.&quot;The CFTC will continue to safeguard its exclusive regulatory authority over these markets and defend market participants against overzealous state regulators,&quot; CFTC Chairman Michael S. Selig said in a statement. &quot;This is not the first time states have tried to impose inconsistent and contrary obligations on market participants, but Congress specifically rejected such a fragmented patchwork of state regulations because it resulted in poorer consumer protection and increased risk of fraud and manipulation.&quot;Attempts to regulate, or in this case, stave off regulation of predication markets are complicated by the fact that President Donald Trump&#039;s family has ties to the industry. Donald Trump Jr. is a paid advisor for Kalshi and investor in Polymarket. Major transactions made before recent US military actions in Iran have also suggested that people close to the government might be trading on prediction markets with insider knowledge. Some prediction markets have implemented new rules to prevent insider trading, but given the circumstances, it makes sense that states wouldn&#039;t be satisfied with companies policing themselves.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/cftc-sues-three-states-for-trying-to-regulate-prediction-markets-190152226.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Indie Pass is a forthcoming subscription service exclusively for indie games</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Publisher and game management platform indie.io just announced the pending launch of something called Indie Pass. This is a subscription service, so it&#039;s sort of like Game Pass but for indie titles.
It launches on April 13 and will offer over 70 games on that date, with more coming down the line. Not a single person on this planet wants another monthly subscription to manage, but this one costs just $8. That&#039;s a pretty good deal, considering Game Pass Ultimate costs a whopping $30 per month.

However, these subscription platforms are only as good as their libraries. The company has already confirmed a bunch of nifty titles like the cozy game Echoes of the Plum Grove, the farm-based shooter Air Hares and the tactical RPG Dark Deity. It also promises a &quot;constantly evolving catalog.&quot; Indie.io publishes a lot of stuff, so that should make it easier to keep the catalog stacked.
The company is also currently courting indie developers and publishers, with a promise to reveal some of these partnerships in the coming weeks. This could be a nice way to drum up interest in new or smaller games, but everything really depends on if people are willing to pony up for another subscription.
Indie Pass is just for PC. However, there doesn&#039;t seem to be anything that would prevent the platform from working on a Steam Deck via the console&#039;s Proton layer. This lets players run Windows-specific titles on the console&#039;s Linux-based OS. This has long been considered a good way to run indie.io-published games that don&#039;t make their way to Steam. Engadget has reached out to the company for specifics and will update this post when we hear back.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/indie-pass-is-a-forthcoming-subscription-service-exclusively-for-indie-games-171304359.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Star Wars animated series &amp;apos;Maul: Shadow Lord&amp;apos; season 2 confirmed</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/star-wars-animated-series-maul-shadow-lord-season-2-confirmed</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Ahead of its premiere, Dave Filoni has revealed that the Star Wars animated series Maul: Shadow Lord will return for a second season. The Lucasfilm co-president revealed that season 2 is already in the works, telling Esquire that &quot;at the end of the day, people like that character.&quot; 
Filoni didn&#039;t reveal any other details about the plot or release date for season 2. However, the news isn&#039;t a great surprise given Lucasfilm&#039;s past history with its animated series — The Clone Wars ran seven seasons, Star Wars Rebels four seasons, Star Wars Resistance two seasons and Star Wars: The Bad Batch three seasons. 
Maul: Shadow Lord explores the Zebrak Sith Lord&#039;s story about a year after the time of the Clone Wars. Season 1&#039;s 10 seasons will stream twice a week on Disney+ starting on April 6 and run through May 6. It covers Maul&#039;s plot to rebuild his criminal syndicate &quot;on a planet untouched by the Empire,&quot; according to Lucasfilm. &quot;There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan who may just be the apprentice he is seeking to aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.&quot;

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/star-wars-animated-series-maul-shadow-lord-season-2-confirmed-054036065.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Look Outside&amp;apos;s April 1 update that let you kiss enemies is now a permanent &amp;apos;smooch mode&amp;apos;</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/look-outsides-april-1-update-that-let-you-kiss-enemies-is-now-a-permanent-smooch-mode</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ For April Fools&#039; Day, the developer of Look Outside released an update that added a new option to your interactions with NPCs: kissing. Instead of just fighting or talking to enemies and surviving neighbors in the cursed apartment building, you could give &#039;em a smooch. Their dialogue and sprites were updated accordingly, too. Cue stammering eldritch horrors with bright red blushing cheeks. April Fools&#039; Day is (thankfully) over now, but there&#039;s good news for anyone who has been enjoying the lovefest or didn&#039;t get a chance to try it. Developer Francis Coulombe has built in a way for players to access &quot;smooch mode&quot; going forward.   &quot;If you started a game on April 1st and kissed the wounded neighbor, that save file is now permanently in smooch mode!&quot; Coulombe posted on social media. &quot;You can also activate smooch mode on a new save file by naming Sam &#039;Casanova&#039;.&quot; I immediately started a new save to confirm and, yes, doing this does indeed allow you to go on a kissing spree. While you can&#039;t smooch every single person/abomination you&#039;ll run into, you sure can kiss a lot of them.Want to kiss the Rat King? Go wild. Pierre? Yup. That weird bug guy in the basement who eats bandages? Unfortunately yes, he&#039;s kissable too. This truly is the game that keeps on giving. We&#039;re apparently getting a real, non-silly update in the near-future as well, so Look Outside fans are eatin&#039; good. Now, please excuse me while I get back to my Kiss Everyone (except Lyle) run. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/look-outsides-april-1-update-that-let-you-kiss-enemies-is-now-a-permanent-smooch-mode-223746232.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Sony&amp;apos;s gaming division just bought an AI startup that turns photos into 3D volumes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sony Interactive Entertainment, owner of the PlayStation brand, has acquired Cinemersive Labs, a UK startup developing tools to convert 2D photos and videos into 3D volumes. The startup team will join Sony&#039;s Visual Computing Group, a research engineering team focused on graphical technology, including game rendering, video coding and generative AI models. Cinemersive&#039;s most recent product is a virtual reality app called Parallax that works as a viewer for parallax photos — three-dimensional images that you can peer around with natural head movements — captured using traditional smartphones and professional cameras with stereo lenses. The startup developed custom AI tools to convert 2D images into 3D volumes to make Parallax possible, and Sony apparently wants to apply that expertise to its own projects.&quot;Following the acquisition, the Cinemersive Labs team will join SIE’s Visual Computing Group (VCG) and contribute to our broader efforts in advancing state of the art visual computing within games,&quot; Sony says. &quot;This includes applying machine learning to enhance gameplay visuals, improve rendering techniques, and unlock new levels of visual fidelity for players.&quot;Machine learning has been a major focus of Sony&#039;s efforts to improve graphical performance on the PlayStation 5 and future hardware. The PlayStation 5 Pro was designed around a new GPU, faster storage and PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR), custom AI upscaling tech that let the console run games at a lower resolution and then upscale them to 4K. The company recently squeezed even more performance out of the Pro with an updated version of PSSR it released in March. And with AMD, Sony is working on Project Amethyst, a multi-pronged collaboration to improve ray tracing and upscaling on the future consoles.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/sonys-gaming-division-just-bought-an-ai-startup-that-turns-photos-into-3d-volumes-220648699.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro review: The king of party projectors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Every now and then, I test a gadget so wild that I can’t believe a company actually made it. Soundcore’s $5,000 Nebula X1 Pro projector is the embodiment of that: an ultra bright projector and a 400-watt Dolby Atmos 7.1 speaker system combined in a massive enclosure. With a fast and flexible setup, it lets you screen movies or watch sports nearly anywhere. 
It’s not just a projector crammed into a big speaker system, though. Everything is elegantly integrated and setup is nearly automatic, thanks to the clever design and motorization. The weight and price are the biggest strikes against it, but if you can afford it, and love hosting movie nights, the Nebula X1 Pro is one of the coolest devices you can buy. 

  
Design 
Made by Anker sub-brand Soundcore, the Nebula X1 Pro has a professional-looking enclosure housing a Nebula X1 laser projector and five speakers — a subwoofer, two front satellites and two rear satellites. With all that crammed in, the projector is big and heavy at 30 inches high and 72 pounds. Fortunately, it has a pair of wheels on the back and a telescoping handle so it’s easy to roll from room to room or dolly outside. Good luck carrying it up a set of stairs or unloading it from a vehicle by yourself, though. 

 
 
 
  Steve Dent for Engadget
 
 
Soundcore made the Nebula X1 Pro as outdoor-friendly as possible, with IP43 and IP54 ratings on the body and speakers, respectively, to withstand short periods of rain. If you want to use it away from home, the company sells optional kits with a 200-inch inflatable screen or an Anker Solix C1000 battery that can power it for several hours. 
The four wireless satellite speakers have seven horizontal and four overhead channels, and the two-speaker subwoofer is inside the main enclosure. The rear speakers pop out of a spring-loaded storage dock with a light press, same for the telescoping speaker legs. 
The front satellite speaker docking system is even more slick. To release them, you press a button on top and they fold out of the side via a motorized system. You can either leave them there or detach them at the touch of a button. All speakers can be charged externally over USB-C or inside their docks. They have eight hours of battery life, though I found the bigger front ones held a charge for slightly longer than that. 
The X1 Pro also includes a pair of high-quality Soundcore wireless microphones for DJ-ing or karaoke, tucked under the top panel. Those feature AI vocal removal from songs, one-touch reverb and 40 hours of battery life — everything you need for a karaoke party. 
There’s only a single HDMI 2.1 port at the back (which is odd considering that the Nebula X1 has two) with eARC support for Dolby Atmos sound. It also comes with two USB-C ports for external file playback, charging and a PC connection. Lastly, the power cable is retractable, which is another nice design touch. 
Features 

 
 
 
  Steve Dent for Engadget
 
 
I also reviewed the Nebula X1 projector that&#039;s inside the X1 Pro, but here’s a summary in case you missed it. The projector uses Soundcore’s proprietary “LaserForge 2.0” liquid-cooled, triple-laser engine that beams a bright, color-accurate image with very little fan noise (26 db). It promises high native contrast thanks to the 6-blade dynamic iris and NebulaMaster 2.0 image engine. The 0.9:1 to 1.5:1 optical zoom lens allows for flexible installation and employs 14 high-quality, long-lasting glass elements. 
The X1 Pro uses the same 0.47-inch DLP chip found in many other projectors (and not the bigger, better 0.67-inch chip coming soon in XGIMI’s Titan Noir). The lasers are beamed through a color phosphor wheel twice to achieve excellent 90 percent color and brightness uniformity across the screen. 
The projector’s motorized gimbal tilts 25 degrees upward so you can position it well below the screen. The “spatial adaptation” feature scans the projection area then beams the final image to precisely fit the screen or wall. It worked nicely for me, though overhead lights or other obstacles can throw it off. The projector can adapt to ambient light and the wall color, and another function called Spatial Recall lets you save all your settings for later. 
Once I detached them, the speakers paired automatically to the X1 Pro over 5.8Ghz Wi-Fi with no difficulty. I placed them around the room to maximize soundstage, then the Nebula X1 Pro’s “Flexwave” tech used a built-in four-mic array to detect their positions and calibrate the audio. I was seated off to the side, so I used the “smart sweet spot” feature to drag the center point toward my position for optimal sound balance. 
Google TV is included, offering a large library of streaming apps and an easy-to-use projector control interface via the included remote (tucked into the top so you hopefully won’t lose it). You get Netflix’s official app with support for 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos, plus the X1 Pro has Chromecast support and Google Assistant for voice control. The interface can occasionally be sluggish, though Soundcore has improved its latency since I tested the Nebula X1. 
Image quality 

 
 
 
  Steve Dent for Engadget
 
 
Even after testing other high-end projectors including Valerion’s VisionMaster Max, the Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro is still the brightest and sharpest I’ve seen. The company’s luminosity claim is accurate; I measured 3,514 ANSI lumens in “Standard” mode from the center of the screen and 3,310 in the cinematic “NebulaMaster” mode. It can output a whopping 4,175 lumens in Conference mode, albeit with a heavy blue color cast. 
That brightness allowed me to comfortably watch content on a sunny day with the shades up. The X1 Pro also offers high dynamic contrast up to 56,000:1, aided by the automatic iris and NebulaMaster image engine, which also keeps the image from washing out in daytime conditions. 
When used in more ideal dark conditions, the image was bright, sharp and incredibly color accurate. Soundcore claims 110 percent coverage of the challenging BT.2020 HDR color space (with a Delta E less than 0.8), putting the X1 Pro in elite company with a few select models from Samsung, Hisense and a few others. I measured around 94 percent BT.2020 coverage in ISF mode, which falls short of the company’s claim but is still impressive. 
The high color accuracy meant that the TV series and movies I watched like Iron Man 2, Dune 2, Andor and F1 looked beautifully cinematic. If the colors aren’t quite to your liking, you can make fine adjustments manually. Like other 4K projectors with a 0.47-inch DLP chip, the X1 has a slight amount of light spill around the edge of the screen, but it’s only noticeable when the projected image is particularly dark. 
With HDMI 2.1 the Nebula X1 Pro supports 4K 120 fps sources, but can only display 4K at 60 fps. Because of that, and the relatively high input lag, it’s not ideal for gaming. 
Audio 

 
 
 
  Steve Dent for Engadget
 
 
The 400-watt audio setup is what elevates the Nebula X1 Pro above its rivals. Thanks to their Wi-Fi connectivity, the satellites have a latency of just 25 milliseconds, compared to 150 milliseconds or more for typical Bluetooth speakers. That keeps sound and picture perfectly synced, something that can be a problem with other wireless speaker setups. 
The X1’s two internal subwoofers can pump out sound as low as 38Hz at up to 87 decibels. That allowed for the loud and punchy (but not boomy) bass I love for action movies like Spider-Man: No Way Home and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. At the same time, that bass is clear and subtle for less bombastic films like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. To avoid vibrating the projector, the subwoofer is mounted on a suspension system, and I found it didn’t affect the picture even during loud scenes. 
With the four wireless speakers spread around a big room, I got an outstanding soundstage with Dolby Atmos-supported content including Star Wars: A New Hope and The White Lotus: Season 3. The speakers delivered crisp and accurate highs, while the dedicated front voice drivers let me hear even soft dialogue, though midrange sound could occasionally be a bit tinny. It faithfully reproduced tricky film soundtracks like Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and did justice to the industrial metal and symphonic music in The Matrix. Yes, you’d get better sound from a dedicated high-end 7.1 Dolby system, but with far more setup hassle and zero portability. 
Wrap-up 

 
 
 
  Steve Dent for Engadget
 
 
Soundcore’s Nebula X1 Pro is a home theater marvel that’s so well-designed almost anyone can set it up. By integrating one of the best triple-laser projectors with a 400-watt Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 surround system, and then putting all of that on wheels, you can enjoy an immersive cinema experience nearly anywhere. 
This Nebula X1 Pro has no true rivals, but competitors with similar projectors (but no sound systems) include the Valerion VisionMaster Max and XGIMI Horizon 20 Max, both triple-laser systems with comparable brightness and color accuracy. Once you add an audio surround system, though, you’ll be spending the same amount and won’t get the X1 Pro’s convenience and portability. 
The catch, of course, is the $5,000 price. However, if you have the money and want the ultimate home theater experience that’s portable and easy to use, Soundcore’s beastly Nebula X1 Pro is actually a good deal.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/soundcore-nebula-x1-pro-review-the-king-of-party-projectors-010018484.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ In January, a Finnish-Estonian startup proclaimed it had developed a truly solid state battery, a holy grail for the technology industry. Donut Labs’ cell wasn’t just solid state, however. It claimed it was made from cheap and easily available materials, would charge to full in a few minutes and last for hundreds of years. If real, such a device would change the face of the world, which is why plenty of people don’t think it is. And, as the company makes more effort to demonstrate it is telling the truth, the more holes people are finding to poke their fingers into. So, what the hell is going on with Donut Labs’ battery? After many weeks of research, I’m throwing my hands in the air, tired of the endless dog and pony show the company is putting on.
Solid state batteries
Conventional batteries have improved a lot in the last few decades but remain imperfect in many ways. Cells found in electronics and EVs commonly use liquid or gel polymer as an electrolyte. These electrolytes are the cause of thermal runaway, where the heat of a battery increases exponentially, and can become a primary cause of battery failure and fire. Plus, they’re pretty fussy, requiring a consistent temperature for peak performance and to be treated pretty delicately. It’s why the industry has raced to develop a solid state battery that eliminates the liquid or gel polymer.
Because of their higher energy density, solid state batteries should be lighter and smaller per watt than conventional batteries. These benefits would be enjoyed widely but are vital for an EV where weight and size dictate so much of how it operates. Solid state batteries are at far less risk of thermal runaway, and should work in a much wider temperature window. Now, we are already seeing plenty of semi-solid batteries coming into the market, with fully-solid cells expected in the near future. Chinese battery giant CATL told BatteriesNews at the end of 2025 that its first small-scale production of solid state batteries is anticipated to begin in 2027. However, those first production runs are likely to be limited rather than global rollouts.
Donut Lab
Enter Donut Lab. The startup is a subsidiary of Finnish motorcycle maker Verge Motorcycles, famous for its Tron-style hubless (in-wheel) rear-wheel motor. Verge says it has built the “world’s most powerful electric motor family,” and that it made “all the components needed to build an electric vehicle.” Verge’s motors have since been incorporated into Longbow Motors’ recently announced Speedster EV.

At CES 2026, Donut Lab announced it had built the world’s “first full all-solid-state battery.” It said this wasn’t just a prototype, but was “ready to power up production vehicles now.” In a glossy promotional video, the company said it had solved the issues the whole industry had been working to solve for decades. There was nothing but upside, with none of the trade-offs its competitors had been forced to make while developing their own solid state batteries. And, it was ready to be incorporated into EVs starting today. Verge Motorcycles announced it would add the battery into its TS Pro, with shipments expected to begin Q1 2026.
Donut Labs’ battery
The company’s extensive list of claims begins by saying the cell has an energy density of 400Wh per kilogram, roughly twice the energy density of the best lithium ion battery on the market. Right now, you should expect to get around 1,000 charge and discharge cycles out of any half-decent battery. Donut Labs is promising its cell will last for a whopping 100,000 cycles, even if you’re fast-charging the cell. The company promises users will be able to reach an 80 percent charge from zero in around five minutes, and get to full in under six. Donut said the cell offers a “clay-like” freedom of design, adapting to the specific needs of a specific product, rather than the other way around.
Naturally, pumping all of that power into such a small cell will mean it’ll need a lot of babying, right? Not according to Donut Lab, which says its battery will operate in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit) or as hot as 100 degrees Celsius (212 Fahrenheit). And, to top it off, it’s made from common, easily-available and cheap materials which are “geopolitically safe,” rather than from rare-earth minerals sometimes held by rival nations. All of that means the cell will be cheaper to produce than the equivalent lithium ion cell and, best of all, Donut said the battery is ready for scaled production.
A battery that promised some of these features would be world-changing; one offering all of them would be world-shattering. It would upend supply chains, shift the global balance of power, potentially eliminate reliance on so-called rare earth minerals and supercharge EV adoption. But Donut Lab offered no proof for its claims, no hint as to what its process was based upon, and no sign it had the manufacturing capacity to deliver on its promises. Naturally, a lot of people just didn’t believe what they were seeing and hearing, and called BS.
People are suspicious
Yang Hongqin, CEO of Chinese battery maker Svolt, was quoted by CarNewsChina as saying “any person with even a basic understanding of the technology would think it’s a scam.” Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported that CATL’s venture capital head Ulderico Ulissi described the matter as “clearly fake.” That comment prompted Donut CEO Marko Lehtimäki to respond on LinkedIn, saying that Ulissi would “regret the arrogance.” Tom Bötticher, CEO of battery startup Litona, posted on LinkedIn his belief Donut’s technology is actually tied to a company Donut invested in, Nordic Nano. Bötticher found a pitch deck, which is no longer available (but is here at the Internet Archive) which described Nordic’s energy storage technology as a supercapacitor.

Some have pointed out that Lehtimäki has a track record of making strong claims about his products. On May 15, 2025, he announced an AI startup, ASILAB, and said in a similarly glossy launch video that his team had created a “synthetic counterpart” to the human brain. Its first product, ASINOID, Lehtimäki said, is a “dynamic self-developing organism designed to grow in capability and in consciousness.” The company said it would open up access to ASINOID, but I’ve been unable to find any evidence that any such access has been granted. ASILAB has not responded to our request for comment.
Similarly salty write-ups can be found in ElectronicDesign, MIT Tech Review, Interesting Engineering, InsideEVs and just about every Reddit, YCombinator and Hacker News thread discussing the technology.
I Donut Believe.com

In response to the minor social media backlash, Donut Labs went on the offensive. It launched the website IDonutBelieve.com promising a weekly drop of so-called evidence to support its claims. In a polished video introduction, Lehtimäki said the criticism comes from parties with vested interests, such as competitors. He addressed the above attack lines directly, saying people have been assembling theories from scraps of online data to create an untrue picture. He also denied claims the battery was a supercapacitor.
In the same video, Lehtimäki said the media has amplified “so-called experts” from the battery industry, taking their opinions at “face value.” Naturally, rival researchers who would stand to gain by taking down a potential challenger have a natural desire to rubbish Donut’s claims. But because many of them are credentialled experts in the field, their authority was elevated above his own.
Crucially, Lehtimäki said Donut didn’t publish validation tests at the time of announcement as it would have been similarly dismissed by those same biased voices. By holding the proof back, he said it forced Donut’s competitors to essentially show their hand, making it easier to refute them. To do so, Donut engaged VTT Finland, a government-owned research organization which offers testing services to third parties. VTT has conducted specific tests on cells supplied by Donut, the results of which the company has released piecemeal over several weeks.
It’s important to note that VTT’s reports don&#039;t make any statements which could be seen to support Donut’s claims. For instance, it says it was asked to “conduct independent charging performance tests on the energy storage devices supplied by the customer, which the customer identified as solid-state battery cells.”
The tests
Donut Lab published a test for five weeks, each one each one designed to show off one key feature of the battery. Test One saw VTT fast charge a cell beyond the limit of a regular battery, after which it still had close to 100% of its charge available for use. In Test Two, VTT charged the cell to full, and then discharged it in high-temperature environments. Once that was done, the cell was charged again at a normal temperature, but researchers noted that the pouch lost vacuum. Donut Lab later said the vacuum loss was caused by the packaging materials not being able to withstand the temperature, rather than an issue with the battery itself.
A VTT spokesperson told me “during the final stage of manufacturing, all gases are removed from the cell, and the cell is sealed tightly under vacuum conditions. The cell feels firm. If the cell loses its vacuum, it usually becomes slightly soft and swollen.” Essentially, if a battery loses its vacuum, it means it’s started swelling, which is visible in the photos from the report. Swelling is fatal to a traditional lithium ion battery and, potentially, the device it’s connected to.
Test Three purported to disprove the idea that Donut was secretly selling a supercapacitor, so VTT charged the cell to full and let it sit idle for 10 days. At the end of that time, the charge level of the battery appeared to hold steady, with a small drop commonly seen in all batteries. Which appeared to confirm the cell was a battery, rather than a capacitor which may struggle to hold its charge over longer periods of time. Test Four was conducted by Donut Lab itself, taking a prototype of its battery in a Verge motorcycle to a fast charger. The cell had a rated capacity of 18kWh and it was charged from 9 percent to 80 percent — around 14.5kWh — in 12 minutes.
Test Five focused on the cell from Test Two which lost its vacuum, to prove it was not broken. VTT’s report says it cycled the broken cell 50 times (up to 90 percent of its full charge) to see what happened. VTT’s researchers said it was possible to cycle the cell, but that its capacity began to degrade after the first few, and by the end of the process, it had fallen to nearly half of its original figure. The cell itself had swelled, however, with VTT saying “the cell thickness had increased by 17 percent, and the cell pouch was firm.” Donut Lab boasted that while a lithium ion battery in this condition would likely explode, its own cell still worked.
When contacted, VTT said it did complete an assignment for Donut Lab but declined to make any specific comment on confidential client assignments.
On March 31, Verge Motorcycles posted a video claiming the TS Pro Gen 2, the first to carry Donut’s solid state battery, was ready to ship. Given March 31 is the last day of Q1, it’s the latest possible day the company could announce this and say it has honored its promise. The accompanying write-up said the bike will ship with either a standard-range 20kWh battery with a range of 350km (217 miles) or a long-range 33kWh battery that should run for 600km (372 miles).
April 1

Then, on April 1, the company posted a video beginning with a fakeout scene of Lehtimäki admitting the whole thing had been a scam. One hard cut later, and the clip pivots into a Q&amp;A, with an off-screen interviewer asking why anyone would believe Lehtimäki on April Fools Day. He dryly responded that people don’t believe him the rest of the time, but that the ambiguity provided by the occasion was a benefit. He would be able to speak more freely with less fear of censure, or so he claimed.
Lehtimäki said the series of I Donut Believe tests already published were another part of his “3D chess” strategy to get battery rivals to show their hand. And that the tests undertaken by VTT were on a first-generation battery while the company was already working on the second. He did concede that the claims around cycle life were based on estimates, and that if they wanted to prove it, they would have needed to start testing a decade or more ago. But he batted away questions about energy density, weight and size, saying you “wouldn’t ask a woman her age, and you never ask a battery its weight.” He added those questions would be answered in future, in more episodes of the I Donut Believe “complete multimedia experience.”
Donut Lab (YouTube)
Consequently, the weekly video series will continue until the full details of the first generation battery have been revealed. Lehtimäki then teased that this cell would be shipping, and the videos will shift focus to the second-generation cell with far better specs. But producing the I Donut Believe series — which, it’s worth mentioning is a marketing function of the company trying to sell us a new product — was costly, and had run over budget, which has led the company to open its own merch store, including $70 t-shirts and $141 hoodies.
If you’re already facing credible accusations of perpetuating a scam, and your big reveal is to double down on misdirection, it’s not a good look. Lehtimäki ended the video by talking about how much better Donut Labs’ second-generation battery was, with a staged outtake showing a notepad listing the specs for a third-generation battery with 1,000 Wh/kg energy density, 100C charge speed and durability for a million cycles — due to be announced at a future CES.
Analysis
The release of these tests has seen interested parts of the internet engage in a near-Zapruder level of interrogation. People have pored over every facet of the reports and videos trying to work out what exactly is inside Donut Lab’s battery. A number of prominent YouTubers have produced deep dives on the matter, each one claiming the cell is real, or not. There are countless Reddit threads where people are picking apart the voltage graphs and claims in the reports. And it seems every week there is a new revelation about what Donut’s technology is and where it came from. Plenty of people online are chasing down threads tied to energy technology companies like Holyvolt and CT-Coating, or examining the charge graphs against a nickel manganese cobalt cell. I’ll spare you the details (for now). Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti decried the results of the fifth test, saying the cell didn’t lose its vacuum. It quoted Finnish battery expert Juho Heiska, who said the company has just used a traditional cell that is sufficiently hardy to withstand this abuse in the short term.
Donut Labs (YouTube)
Even to a non-expert, there’s clearly a gap between what Donut promised and what its tests are showing. For instance, the company said it would be able to fast charge a Verge TS to full in less than 10 minutes. But, in Test Four, it took 12 minutes to get from 9 percent to 80 percent — not a bad charging time, but certainly not as swift as the company pledged. That said, if we take the company’s claims at face value, then being able to fast charge a battery at that sort of speed with just air cooling is noteworthy. At least, it will be if you can do that regularly, and one or two trips to the charger don’t leave you with what Reddit likes to call a Spicy Pillow afterward.
Unfortunately, it’s been difficult to find battery researchers willing to go on the record about Donut Labs. I sought out experts in academia who were not tied to industry backing, and so wouldn’t be accused of having a vested interest in the matter. But all of them refused to go on the record. More than one I contacted said they were well aware of the saga, and had plenty of feelings about the matter. But they were unwilling to expose themselves to the potentially intensive social media scrutiny that comes from weighing in.
I’m Donut skeptical
Personally, I’ve been suspicious of how Donut Labs has gone about demonstrating its technology. After all, if you were actually confident about your product and its technology, you would surely be able to share basic information about it. Table stakes stuff, like the weight and size of the battery cell you handed over for testing. As ElectronicDesign notes, data like that would help us all see if its energy density claims hold water. Instead, the company has engaged in an ornate kabuki which only serves to further undermine its case. You can go a long way on the back of very little trust, but the grander the promises get and the less eager you are to share evidence, the faster that trust evaporates.
And, you know how someone spends a lot of time talking around something, so as to not be caught in a deliberate lie? Donut Labs’ videos can feel a lot like that, since there are so many things it’s intentionally not making clear. Rather than taking the chance to offer even a small amount of substantive evidence to support its initial claims, it has instead moved the goalposts. So, rather than talking about the efficacy of its first-generation product, it’s dangling the second and third in front of us to hopefully distract us.
Look, I want to be even-handed, and give the company the fairest shake that I can, and obviously if the cell can deliver on its promises, I’ll be overjoyed. But we’ve all seen scams before, and until Donut Lab starts offering up a lot more data, it hasn’t earned anything close to the benefit of the doubt.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/whats-going-on-with-donut-lab-173007121.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jay Blahnik, who served as Apple’s Fitness chief for almost 13 years, has announced that he’s retiring this July. According to The New York Times, Blahnik told employees in an email that he was leaving “to spend time with his family and make an exciting move to New York City.” Blahnik is retiring less than a year after The Times reported on allegations that he was &quot;verbally abusive, manipulative and inappropriate” towards his employees, creating a toxic workplace environment. Approximately 10 out of the 100 employees under his leadership had reportedly sought extended leaves of absence for mental health concerns since 2022. One employee had sued him and Apple, accusing him of bullying her, and the case will go to trial in 2027. Apple had also allegedly settled a complaint by another employee, accusing him of sexual harassment. The company had conducted an internal investigation after employees reported him, The Times said, and found no evidence of wrongdoing from his side. Employees told the publication that they felt Apple was more concerned with protecting the image of a notable executive than addressing their issues. Blahnik oversaw the company’s Fitness+ subscription service during his time with the company. Prior to that, he helped create Apple Watch’s fitness features and was also known for creating Apple’s famous activity rings. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/apples-controversial-fitness-vp-jay-blahnik-is-retiring-115232410.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Google&#039;s $20 per month AI Pro plan, which includes Gemini, Veo and Nano Banana, got a big storage boost and some other new perks. Users of the plan (also available for $200 per year) will see their cloud space jump from 2TB to 5TB at no extra cost. That extra storage can be used not only for AI but also Gmail, Google Drive and Google Photos backups.
Gemini can now pull context from Gmail and the web for Drive, Docs, Slides and Sheets, provide summaries for your Gmail inbox and proofread emails before you send them. It&#039;s also introducing additional agentic help with Chrome auto browse &quot;that handles those tedious, multi-step chores — like planning a trip or filling out forms,&quot; Google VP Shimrit Ben-Yair wrote on X. 
Finally, Google announced that it&#039;s bundling its Home Premium subscription into AI Pro, a perk that usually costs $10 per month by itself. The storage and extra features are now available for new and existing subscribers. You may not see the benefits appear in your plan yet but it&#039;s definitely not an April Fool&#039;s joke, Ben-Yair assured X commenters. 
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/googles-20-per-month-ai-pro-plan-just-got-a-big-storage-boost-044502621.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Google releases Gemma 4, a family of open models built off of Gemini 3</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ When Google released Gemini 3 Pro at the end of last year, it was a significant step forward for the company&#039;s proprietary large language models. Now, the company is bringing some of the same technology and research that made those models possible to the open source community with the release of its new family of Gemma 4 open-weight models.Google is offering four different versions of Gemma 4, differentiated by the number of parameters on offer. For edge devices, including smartphones, the company has the 2-billion and 4-billion &quot;Effective&quot; models. For more powerful machines, there’s the 26-billion &quot;Mixture of Experts&quot; and 31-billion &quot;Dense&quot; systems. For the unfamiliar, parameters are the settings a large language model can tweak to generate an output. Typically, models with more parameters will deliver better answers than ones with less, but running them also requires more powerful hardware. With Gemma 4, Google claims it&#039;s managed to engineer systems with &quot;an unprecedented level of intelligence-per-parameter.&quot; To back up this claim, the company points to the performance of Gemma 4&#039;s 31-billion and 26-billion variants, which claimed the third and sixth spots respectively on Arena AI&#039;s text leaderboard, beating out models 20 times their size.     All of the models can process video and images, making them ideal for tasks like optical character recognition. The two smaller models are also capable of processing audio inputs and understanding speech. Separately, Google says the Gemma 4 family is capable of generating offline code, meaning you could use them to do vibe coding without an internet connection. Google has also trained the models in more than 140 languages.    Google is releasing the Gemma 4 family under an Apache 2.0 license. The company made previous Gemma models available through its own Gemma license. The move will give people a greater deal of freedom to modify the new systems to their needs.  &quot;This open-source license provides a foundation for complete developer flexibility and digital sovereignty; granting you complete control over your data, infrastructure and models.&quot; Google said. &quot;It allows you to build freely and deploy securely across any environment, whether on-premises or in the cloud.&quot; If you want to give one of the systems a try for yourself, the model weights are available through Hugging Face, Kaggle and Ollama. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/google-releases-gemma-4-a-family-of-open-models-built-off-of-gemini-3-160000332.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Uber is expanding its EV incentive program across the US. The company began testing the service in select cities last year. This is a program in which Uber offers drivers a $4,000 grant to switch from their current vehicle to an EV.
These grants are available for both new and used electric vehicles, which is nice because new cars are expensive and could be out of financial reach for many Uber drivers. This program is available to Platinum and Diamond drivers who complete 100 eligible rides by December 31. These drivers can apply for the grant on the platform&#039;s website, with applications processed from April 16.
The $4,000 grant isn&#039;t the only incentive on offer here. Drivers who purchase a new or used EV through the platform TrueCar can get an additional discount of $1,000. Also, Kia is partnering up with Uber to offer $1,000 off the purchase of a Niro or EV6 and $1,500 off the EV9 SUV. All of that adds up.
No matter how you slice it, however, it doesn&#039;t add up to $7,500. This program exists because President Trump&#039;s &quot;Big, Beautiful Bill&quot; wiped out the federal tax credit on EVs. Data indicates that full-time Uber drivers make an average of $42,000 per year. 
A Kia EV9 starts at $55,000, which goes down to $49,500 with Uber&#039;s grant and Kia&#039;s discount. The math is still wonky, as I can&#039;t think of many other jobs that require workers to spend more than a full year of salary to purchase the necessary tools to get going. The federal tax credit did provide $4,000 with the purchase of a used EV, which Uber&#039;s policy does match. 
The rideshare platform has been attracting EVs. Uber says there are more than 286,000 EVs on the app globally. The company also says that Uber drivers adopt EVs at a much faster rate than typical car owners in the US, Canada and Europe.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/uber-expands-its-ev-incentive-program-across-the-us-152923864.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ The four history-making Artemis II crew members are cooped up with each other in a tiny space for 10 days. And yet the most uncomfortable aspect of the mission might be having to deal with not one, but two instances of Microsoft Outlook. Commander Reid Wiseman sent a literal &quot;Houston, we have a problem&quot; message to mission control in the early hours of Thursday. He sought tech support for internet connectivity issues on a PCD (personal computing device), which is a Microsoft Surface Pro. Before you ask, yes, Wiseman did try turning the device off and on again before requesting help, but that didn&#039;t resolve the problem. NASA detected that the PCD was actually on a network. It asked the commander for permission to connect to the tablet remotely so it could look into a problem with the Optimus software. &quot;I also see that I have two Microsoft Outlooks and neither one of those are working,&quot; Wiseman responded, per a clip shared by Niki Grayson on Bluesky. &quot;If you wanna remote in and check Optimus and those two Outlooks, that would be awesome.&quot; I scrubbed through some of NASA’s livestreamed feed of its communications with Orion, but didn’t hear any resolution to the problem. Perhaps tech support was looking into the matter while the astronauts were asleep. Engadget has contacted NASA for comment.Tablet trouble isn&#039;t exactly the biggest problem the crew had to deal with thus far. The astronauts reported an issue with a fan in the toilet, which handles urine collection. Although there are contingency urinal bags on board Orion, the issue was thankfully resolved within a few hours. Still, dealing with Outlook means that the astronauts will have the sympathy of many office workers. Here&#039;s hoping they don&#039;t have to use Teams as well.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/artemis-ii-crew-is-just-like-us-needs-help-with-microsoft-outlook-issues-145230968.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ With gas prices rising across the country, consumers are turning to electric vehicles as a way to save money on their commute. And while there weren’t a ton of all-new EVs on display at the 2026 New York International Auto Show, we did see some notable debuts from automakers including Subaru, Kia, Hyundai and more. So here’s a look at some of the most interesting upcoming EV models on display today, including a handful of previously announced vehicles that we haven’t had a chance to see in person before. Subaru GetawaySadly, Toyota didn&#039;t bring the Highlander EV to the NY Auto Show, so I couldn&#039;t make a direct comparison to Subaru&#039;s new three-row EV SUV. Sam Rutherford for EngadgetBuilt on the same platform as Toyota’s Highlander EV,  the Getaway isn’t just Subaru’s first three-row EV SUV, it’s also its most powerful with up to 420 horsepower. Naturally, the car comes standard with the company’s signature Symmetrical all-wheel drive tech while the 95.8kWh battery on the long-range model delivers more than 300 miles. Sadly, with a lackluster expected charging speed of 150kW, the Getaway will need about 30 minutes to bring its battery from 20 to 80 percent. The Getaway is expected to arrive sometime in late 2026, and while Subaru has yet to reveal official pricing, it’s also planning on releasing a more affordable standard range model with a 77kWh power pack in the first half of 2027.Hyundai Boulder ConceptHyundai&#039;s SangYup Lee on stage to show off the new Boulder SUV concept. Sam Rutherford for Engadget2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Hyundai’s entrance into the US auto market. To help celebrate the occasion, the company showed off a new concept car called the Boulder. While concrete details are sparse, the prominent grille and body on frame construction strongly suggest that it won’t be a full BEV (battery EV). We’re looking at a hybrid or range-extended EV at best. That said, the Boulder showcases what Hyundai is calling its “Art of Steel” design philosophy which looks to emphasize the strength, flexibility and beauty of its metal exterior while looking a lot more approachable than a Tesla Cybertruck. Notably, while there’s no guarantee that the Boulder will look this big and brawny if it ever reaches production, Hyundai says this platform will underpin a future midsize pickup slated to arrive sometime in 2030. Kia EV3After going on sale in Europe in late 2024, the Kia EV3 is finally coming to the US.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetThe EV3 has been on sale in Europe for about a year and a half, but today at the New York International Auto Show, Kia debuted the new 2027 model of EV3 that will go on sale here in the US sometime before the end of the year. As the smaller sibling to the EV9, the EV3 features a similar design that combines the chunky body of an SUV with clean, futuristic lines, but in a more compact vehicle similar in size to the Sportage. While Kia hasn’t released official pricing, the EV3 is expected to arrive in two main configurations: a standard-range model with a 58.3kWh battery and up to 220 miles of range that could start as low as $35,000, or a more premium long-range variant that promises 320 miles of range. Sadly, its 400-volt architecture means it won’t charge quite as quickly as some of Kia’s more premium EVs. But as a nice bonus, the company says the EV3 will come with vehicle-to-load technology, so you can use the car’s battery to power other devices like tools, lights or your home. Genesis GV60 MagmaThe GV60 Magma is drop dead gorgeous and a more luxurious take on the Ioniq 5. Sam Rutherford for EngadgetWhile it shares the same chassis and platform as Hyundai&#039;s Ioniq 5N, the Genesis GV60 Magma looks to deliver a more luxurious take on what an electric hot hatch can be. And it looks damn good, especially with its molten orange paint job. Compared to the regular GV60, the Magma features exclusive 21-inch wheels along with streamlined canards, a much larger rear wing and a redesigned bumper that delivers better airflow. But the best part is that while it might seem like a custom creation designed solely to get attention at car shows, Genesis is actually going to put this thing into production with an expected release some time in mid to late 2026.Polestar 4 Arctic Circle EditionEven away from the frozen north, the Polestar 4 Arctic Circle Edition looks fantastic. Sam Rutherford for EngadgetYellow isn’t my favorite color, but between its striking paint job and new cold-weather augments, the Arctic Circle version of the Polestar 4 looks absolutely fantastic. It also features 20-inch wheels from OZ Racing, a bunch of extra exterior lights and a rack for skis. And because the Polestar 4 relies on rear-facing cameras and a display built into its rearview mirror, you can still see out the back without anything getting in the way. Unfortunately, because this is a one-off model built for the F.A.T. International Ice Race, you won’t be able to buy one for yourself. Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRTThe Ioniq 5 XRT is basically a do-everything EV hot hatch. Sam Rutherford for EngadgetA year and a half ago when I was in the market for a car, the Ioniq 5 was high on my short list. While I eventually went with a Mach-E, if this XRT edition had been available back then, it might have tipped the scales in Hyundai’s favor. This model combines the Ioniq 5’s signature pixelated good looks with some nice off-road touches to create a well-equipped midsize EV that can handle practically any situation. I especially like the addition of bright orange tow hooks that serve as a nice contrast to the subtle digital camo print on the XRT’s front bumper. And while its chunkier tires result in range that’s a touch lower than what you get from an equivalent Limited model (259 vs 269 miles), the XRT makes up for that by including Hyundai’s HTRAC All Wheel Drive system by default without a huge jump in price. Corvette CX ConceptThe CX Concept is meant to be a peek at what future Corvettes could be.Sam Rutherford for EngadgetWith the 2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X already boasting more than 1,200 horsepower, it’s kind of scary to think what the Corvette CX Concept could bring if it ever reaches production. Described as the vision of the future, the CX is Chevy’s take on an electrified hypercar while also serving as a template for future Corvettes as a whole. And while its proportions and styling are so extreme that it&#039;s hard to believe they will make it onto a consumer vehicle, this thing sure is nice to look at. Rolls Royce SpectreIf I had infinite money, the Spectre would definitely be in my dream three-car garage. Sam Rutherford for EngadgetFor a brand as old and steeped in tradition as Rolls Royce, it’s easy to forget that the luxury automaker began its transition to the EV era back in 2022. And while the company wasn’t officially in attendance at the New York Auto Show, Manhattan Motorcars was nice enough to bring a Spectre to the show floor for plebs like us to gawk at. In many ways, this car is an ideal showcase of the advantages of electrification, as the Spectre offers ample power (up to 650hp for the Black Badge variant) and massive torque, but without all the commotion you get from an internal combustion engine. Despite weighing around 6,500 pounds (making it one of the heaviest passenger cars on the market), it still delivers more than respectable range, with up to 277 miles depending on the specific config. Although, it’s not like any Spectre owners are actually going to take this thing on a cross-country road trip. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/the-hottest-evs-from-the-2026-new-york-auto-show-plus-one-brawny-concept-120000557.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Flipboard&amp;apos;s &amp;apos;social websites&amp;apos; are a new spin on decentralized social media</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Flipboard has been one of the biggest boosters of decentralized social media. Now, the company, which is known for its social news reading app, is rolling out its latest experiment, &quot;social websites.&quot; The project offers publishers and creators an easier path into what&#039;s often called the &quot;open social web,&quot; which includes the fediverse, as well as other protocol-based platforms like Blueksy. The company says it could also help creators of all stripes wrest back control of their audiences from mainstream social media platforms and other &quot;walled gardens.&quot;In practice, social websites are essentially microsites that allow creators and publishers to bring together posts from decentralized platforms and RSS feeds into a single place where people can browse blogposts, newsletters, podcast episodes alongside relevant commentary from Bluesky, Mastodon and other federated services. It&#039;s also the first web-based offshoot of Surf, Flipboard&#039;s reader app designed for the open social web. The company has already teamed up with a handful of publishers and creators who have made their own &quot;social websites&quot; on top of Surf. For example, Rolling Stone created a dedicated site for its political coverage, which features posts from its writers alongside news stories. Creator David Rushing created a site called &quot;All Net&quot; inspired by the NBA fan community on Threads. All Net features Bluesky, Threads and Mastodon posts, alongside clips from NBA podcasters and creators on YouTube. Fans can not just follow along the feeds of these social websites, but can join in the conversation around the posts from disparate platforms in a single space.&quot;The social web is really promising and really awesome, but it is kind of complex and it&#039;s hard to use,&quot; Flipboard CEO Mike McCue tells Engadget. &quot;What we&#039;re trying to do is actually make it [so] like in 15 minutes you can make one of these communities.&quot; Eliminating complexity is definitely something the wider protocol-based social web could benefit from. And the Surf website is refreshingly free of words like &quot;protocol&quot; and &quot;federation.&quot; You can see content from Mastodon, Pixelfed (the fediverse version of Instagram), PeerTube (fediverse YouTube) without ever having to log in and figure out how to use those platforms. But there&#039;s also a lot of upside for individual publishers and creators, according to McCue. He&#039;s had a front-row seat to the years of volatile dynamics between publishers and social media platforms thanks to Flipboard. &quot;They are really done with investing in yet another audience on yet another billionaire&#039;s platform where the discovery is totally black-boxed,&quot; he said. &quot;Creators and publishers are looking for some way to basically take social media back, to own their own communities and their own relationships with their audience.&quot; Whether this experiment will result in meaningful traffic to publishers is less clear. The rise of Twitter alternatives hasn&#039;t always resulted in traffic gains to websites, which are also grappling with increasing pressure from AI search. For now, Flipboard has just ten social websites from publishers, though anyone can now start to tinker with the site and make their own.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/flipboards-social-websites-are-a-new-spin-on-decentralized-social-media-150000323.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Apple Arcade just got two indie gems</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two fantastic indie titles just dropped for Apple Arcade. The platform has received versions of Dredge and Unpacking, both of which have been optimized for mobile devices.

Dredge+ is the complete edition of the game, with all released DLC content. This is pretty much a perfect video game that combines fishing with bone-chilling horror. During the day, you sail around and fish, which involves a fishing minigame and a &quot;pack the fish in the bag&quot; minigame. At night, you are hunted by Lovecraftian monsters that may or may not be real. The developers threw in some tricks to make players doubt their own sanity, just like the Gamecube classic Eternal Darkness.

Unpacking+ is the original game, but optimized for touchscreen controls. It&#039;s basically a block-fitting puzzle game, in which players arrange items in a home as they, well, unpack. Despite this extremely simple premise, the story is quite moving. There&#039;s a reason why it has racked up numerous accolades, including one for Cultural Impact at the 2023 App Store Awards. It&#039;s also a fantastic title for short bursts of gameplay.
The pet sim My Very Hungry Caterpillar+ also arrives for the platform today. Otherwise, pre-existing titles are getting updates throughout the month. The word-based puzzle game Disney SpellStruck just got more Star Wars content and Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop gets a new game mode on April 9.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/apple-arcade-just-got-two-indie-gems-133056009.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Samsung&amp;apos;s new Frame Pro and OLED TVs are now available to order</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After sharing pricing and availability for its new Mini LED TVs in March, Samsung is ready to detail some of the other TVs it introduced at CES earlier this year. The 2026 versions of Samsung&#039;s The Frame Pro and OLED TVs are both available to order today – save for some notable exceptions – and they start for as little as $1,200.The Frame Pro was originally introduced in 2025 as the more premium version of Samsung&#039;s popular The Frame art TVs. The big advantage of stepping up to a Pro model over a normal Frame is you get a Neo QLED panel with better backlighting, and support for Samsung&#039;s Wireless One Connect box, which lets you avoid cluttering your TV with extra cables. The 2026 version doesn&#039;t really change that formula. You still get a glare-free QLED panel, a refresh rate of up 144Hz or up to 240Hz when the TV is connected to a PC and access to the Wireless One Connect box. The key differences are The Frame Pro now comes in a smaller 55-inch size (joining Samsung&#039;s 65-inch, 75-inch and 85-inch models) and one of the TV&#039;s Micro HDMI ports supports eARC for improved audio quality with connected sound bars.Samsung&#039;s new S95H OLED for features a new design that lets it mount flush against a wall.SamsungSamsung&#039;s improvements to its OLED TVs line is a bit more substantial. The company&#039;s flagship S95H features what Samsung calls a &quot;FloatLayer Design&quot; with a metal bezel that lets the TV mount flush against a wall, and the option to use a Wireless One Connect Box to hide cable clutter. Both the S95H and the cheaper S90H feature brighter OLED HDR Pro or OLED HDR+ displays, and Samsung&#039;s glare-free treatment to hide reflections. The TVs are also NVIDIA G-Sync compatible and support AMD FreeSync Premium Pro to prevent stuttering and screen tearing when you&#039;re playing games, and use Samsung&#039;s NQ4 AI Gen 3 Processor to handle 4K upscaling and other AI features. The cheapest OLED option, the S85H, now also comes in a smaller 48-inch size.Most, but not all, of Samsung&#039;s 2026 The Frame Pro models are available to purchase from Samsung and other retailers starting today. The 65-inch The Frame Pro is available for $2,000, the 75inch model is $2,800 and the 85-inch model is $4,000. Samsung has yet to share pricing or availability for the 55-inch The Frame Pro, or the 2026 versions of the entry-level The Frame.All the company&#039;s 2026 OLED TVs are also available to purchase. A 55-inch S95H is $2,500, the 65-inch model is $3,400, the 77-inch model is $4,500 and the 83-inch model is $6,500. The mid-tier S90H lineup starts at $1,400 for a 42-inch model and goes all the way up to $5,300 for an 83-inch model. Samsung&#039;s S85H, meanwhile, starts at $1,200 for a 48-inch model and goes up to $4,500 for an 83-inch model.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/home-theater/samsungs-new-frame-pro-and-oled-tvs-are-now-available-to-order-150000440.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Russia closes loophole to fully block payments for Apple services</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Russia has closed a loophole that allowed its citizens to pay for Apple digital services. &quot;As of April 1, 2026, payment processing is no longer available for purchases made on the App Store or other Apple Media Services in Russia,&quot; the company wrote in a support document (via 9to5Mac).The change affects all Apple services. However, the company says iCloud+ subscribers&#039; data will remain available after their subscriptions end, even after losing premium cloud storage. Customers&#039; previous purchases will still be accessible, as will existing Apple Account funds until they run out.Why is Russia doing this? Well, the (state-aligned) Russian news outlet RBC reported that government officials said it was to prevent users from paying for VPN apps. Earlier this week, Reuters reported that the country has stepped up its attack on the services as part of its &quot;great crackdown&quot; on online information and speech. By mid-January, it had reportedly blocked 70 percent more VPN apps than late last year.With Russia&#039;s war with Ukraine now in its fifth year, Putin&#039;s regime apparently wants to shore up domestic support the way autocrats do: by limiting access to information. (VPNs allow Russians to circumvent the country&#039;s strict online censorship.) The country’s crackdown has also included blocking WhatsApp, slowing down Telegram and repeatedly jamming mobile internet in Moscow.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/russia-closes-loophole-to-fully-block-payments-for-apple-services-163228262.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Super Mario Galaxy Movie cast singing a gloriously silly ballad is a fun time</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The cast of &quot;The Super Mario Galaxy Movie&quot;, led by Jack Black, teamed up on &quot;The Tonight Show&quot; to sing &quot;The Ballad of Super Mario&quot;. ]]></description>
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<title>The 50&#45;inch Fire TV 4 Series has dropped to its lowest&#45;ever price at Amazon — save $160</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Get the best TV deal. Save 40% on the Amazon Fire TV 4 Series 50-inch at Amazon. ]]></description>
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<title>Lego has dropped a World Cup collection featuring Messi and Ronaldo: Here’s where to pre&#45;order now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lego is teaming up with Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi, and Vini Jr. to celebrate the 2026 World Cup. Where to buy now. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for April 2, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Answers to each clue for the April 2, 2026 edition of NYT&#039;s The Mini crossword puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>The Daily Show reacts to judge halting Trumps White House ballroom</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ After demolishing the White House&#039;s East Wing, Donald Trump&#039;s $400 million ballroom has hit a wall. &quot;The Daily Show&quot; host Desi Lydic takes a look. ]]></description>
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<title>Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones are half price right now at Amazon — save over $200</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 2, the Sennheiser Momentum 4 headphones are on sale for $226.37 at Amazon, 50% off their list price of $449.95. ]]></description>
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<title>Stephen Colbert reacts to the Artemis II moon mission</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stephen Colbert has reacted to NASA&#039;s Artemis II moon mission, which launched on Wednesday. ]]></description>
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<title>Amazon has slashed $22 off the Lego Star Wars C&#45;3PO buildable droid figure — buy now for under $120</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 2, the Lego Star Wars C-3PO buildable droid figure (#75398) is marked down to $117.99 at Amazon, 16% off its list price of $139.99. ]]></description>
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<title>Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on April 2</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ See the Moon phase expected for April 2, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected. ]]></description>
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<title>Sonys excellent ULT Wear noise&#45;cancelling headphones are still over $100 off at Amazon</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Sony ULT Wear noise-cancelling headphones are on sale at Amazon for over $100 off post-Spring Sale. Snag a pair for only $148. ]]></description>
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<title>Prime members can get a free e&#45;book every month with Amazon First Reads: See the April 2026 picks</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For Prime members, Amazon First Reads gives you your choice of a free e-book every month. Here&#039;s what to know about the program plus the books in April&#039;s First Reads collection. ]]></description>
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<title>The PlayStation 6 could ditch the built&#45;in disc drive</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sony might finally abandon disc drives with the PS6, whenever it actually comes out. ]]></description>
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<title>iPhone 18 Pro will be missing a popular color, leaker says</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ An Apple leaker has shared some bad news if you were hoping to get a black iPhone 18 Pro later this year. ]]></description>
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<title>This 55&#45;inch Samsung OLED 4K TV is under $900 at Amazon — save $500</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The 55-inch Samsung OLED 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $897.99, down from the list price of $1,397.99. That&#039;s a 36% discount. ]]></description>
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<title>The Guess Who? Pokémon Edition game just dropped. Heres where to buy it before it sells out.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Find the new Hasbro Guess Who? Pokémon Edition at Amazon for $24.99. ]]></description>
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<title>The Testaments review: The Handmaids Tale sequel finds new power in its YA perspective</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;The Testaments,&quot; a dystopian coming-of-age tale set in Gilead, premieres April 8 on Hulu. ]]></description>
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<title>Claude Code leak suggests Anthropic is working on a &amp;apos;Proactive&amp;apos; mode for its coding tool</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ What should have been a routine release has revealed some of the features Anthropic has been working on for Claude Code. As reported by Ars Technica, The Verge and others, after the company released Claude Code&#039;s 2.1.88 update on Tuesday, users found it contained a file that exposed the app&#039;s source code. Before Anthropic took action to plug the leak, the codebase was uploaded to a public GitHub repository, where it was subsequently copied more than 50,000 times. All told, the entire internet (and Anthropic&#039;s competitors) got a chance to examine more than 512,000 lines of code and 2,000 TypeScript files. In the aftermath, some people claim to have found evidence of upcoming features Anthropic is working to develop. Over on X, Alex Finn, the founder of AI startup Creator Buddy, says he found a flag for a feature called Proactive mode that will see Claude Code work even when the user hasn&#039;t prompted it to do something. Finn claims he also found evidence of a crypto-based payment system that could potentially allow AI agents to make autonomous payments. In a Reddit post spotted by The Verge, another person found evidence that Anthropic might have been working on a Tamagotchi-like virtual companion that &quot;reacts to your coding&quot; as a kind of April Fools joke.    &quot;A Claude Code release included some internal source code. No sensitive customer data or credentials were involved or exposed,&quot; an Anthropic spokesperson told Bleepingcomputer. &quot;This was a release packaging issue caused by human error, not a security breach. We&#039;re rolling out measures to prevent this from happening again.&quot; As with any other leak, it&#039;s worth remembering plans can and often do change. Just because a company has written the code to support a feature doesn&#039;t mean it will eventually ship said feature. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/claude-code-leak-suggests-anthropic-is-working-on-a-proactive-mode-for-its-coding-tool-150107049.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Lucid Motors recalls over 4,000 Gravity SUVs over seat belt defect</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Lucid Motors has recalled over 4,000 Gravity SUVs after discovering a problem with seat belts. The company told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that some of the anchors for the second-row seat belts weren&#039;t welded properly. This means that there&#039;s a chance they won&#039;t actually hold passengers during a collision.
The company blames the issue on a seat supplier changing its manufacturing process &quot;without notice to or approval by Lucid.&quot; It says it has reverted to the original design and that newer models aren&#039;t impacted by the recall. Vehicles manufactured after February 14, 2026 are good to go.
Lucid will have to inspect each and every Gravity SUV affected by the recall and potentially install a new bracket or a whole new seat. Owners will receive instructions to bring their vehicles to service centers. The company hasn&#039;t reported any injuries related to the defect, which is good news.
4,000 may not sound like a particularly high number, but this isn&#039;t Toyota or Ford. The number accounts for nearly every Gravity SUV manufactured since it launched last year, according to The Tech Buzz. It&#039;s been reported that the company sold around 15,800 vehicles in 2025, but that accounts for every model in the lineup.
NEWS: Lucid&#039;s CEO says he replaced the company&#039;s entire software leadership team following the extremely buggy launch of their Gravity SUV.&quot;We&#039;re working through this. We will be over the hump by end of January, latest, latest, end of March.&quot; https://t.co/D9ARNVwA5Q— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 12, 2026
 


This isn&#039;t the first issue that has popped up regarding Lucid&#039;s Gravity SUV. The company had to recall many vehicles due to an issue with the airbags at the tail-end of last year. The model has also been plagued by software issues, though numerous patches seem to have cleared that up. The three-row electric SUV starts at $80,000.

The company has been burning through cash without too much to show for it, according to Autoblog. This would doom other manufacturers, but Lucid has an extremely wealthy benefactor. The majority stakeholder is The Saudi Public Investment Fund, which has invested billions in the company. Lucid&#039;s VP of Communications, Nick Twork, says the country &quot;stands behind us as a long-term partner.&quot;This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/lucid-motors-recalls-over-4000-gravity-suvs-over-seat-belt-defect-155321460.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>MindsEye will litigate its own launch &amp;apos;sabotage&amp;apos; controversy in DLC form</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ MindsEye developer Build a Rocket Boy remains so convinced that corporate foul play contributed to the disastrous launch of its debut game that it’s now planning to prove it to its audience via in-game content.
In a wide-ranging interview with GamesBeat, BARB CEO and CTO Mark Gerhard said MindsEye will soon receive a multiplayer update, as well as a new mission called Blacklist in which the studio will &quot;share some of the evidence of the sabotage with the community.&quot; Gerhard didn’t elaborate further, beyond revealing that the new mission will also introduce a playable female character, but promised further updates to the game in the coming months.
BARB hopes its DLC will inspire the MindsEye community to create their own user-generated content with its Arcadia platform, which was always the long-term plan for the troubled action game. &quot;The end state we want to be at is where the community can make their own [content] and can dream up their own creations, and again, without being a studio or needing to program or anything,&quot; Gerhard told GamesBeat. &quot;They can actually make really fun and compelling experiences for themselves and their friends. That’s our mission. And I think that’s going to be more and more evident over the next few months.&quot;
MindsEye was riddled with bugs and performance issues when it launched last June, resulting in players demanding refunds and the studio hurriedly attempting to patch things up. Layoffs soon followed, with BARB co-CEO Lezlie Benzies reportedly addressing the remaining staff to reassure them of the game’s future. According to an IGN report, the former president of Rockstar North and GTA producer told employees at the time that saboteurs both external and within the company were to blame for the game’s nightmarish rollout.
In his new interview with GamesBeat, Gerhard took responsibility for the bugs and crashes that led to what he admitted was &quot;without doubt, the worst launch in history,&quot; but echoed Benzies’ previous comments about the reputational damage the game suffered. &quot;Obviously, we were kind of caught flat-footed on that,&quot; he said. &quot;We didn’t counter the negative narrative. We weren’t sophisticated enough to have done that. But, we’re aware. We’ve called that out. Some of the negativity has been orchestrated around this, and thankfully, as a result, it stopped.&quot;
Gerhard said that the studio has collected &quot;very strong evidence&quot; of the alleged leaks following months of &quot;thorough investigations,&quot; adding that the case is now in the hands of authorities in the UK and US.
BARB recently parted ways with co-publisher IOI Partners (a subsidiary of Hitman developer IO Interactive), and will be solely responsible for publishing responsibilities on MindsEye going forward. As a result, the planned MindsEye and Hitman crossover event is no longer going ahead.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mindseye-will-litigate-its-own-launch-sabotage-controversy-in-dlc-form-152344593.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The United app adds airport security wait times after lines return to normal</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s a feature that would&#039;ve been a lot more useful before this week. Amid recent hours-long airport lines, United is adding security wait times to its app. However, the feature arrives a few days after security lines began returning to normal. Hey, at least it&#039;ll be there for the next shutdown.At launch, the feature is only available for United&#039;s hub airports. That includes Chicago O&#039;Hare, Denver, Houston, LAX, Newark, San Francisco and Washington Dulles. Passengers traveling through any of those locations will find the feature in the Travel section of the United app. It will display separate wait times for standard security and TSA PreCheck lines.However, timing is everything, and that&#039;s where United comes up short. This week, airport security lines finally returned to normal as TSA workers began receiving their first paychecks in over a month. Go figure: That led to better attendance and, therefore, short wait times.Over 60,000 TSA employees had been working without pay since the partial government shutdown began in February. The DHS shutdown continues, but President Trump belatedly ordered the agency on Friday to begin processing back pay for TSA employees. When asked why he hadn&#039;t signed the order much earlier, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt cited an &quot;existential crisis&quot; at airports. (Translation: It contributed to an existential polling crisis for the president.) This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/the-united-app-adds-airport-security-wait-times-after-lines-return-to-normal-164315823.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>SpaceX has reportedly filed for the biggest IPO in history</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ SpaceX has reportedly taken the step many onlookers have long expected: filing paperwork to hold an initial public offering (IPO) on the stock market and become a publicly traded company. Rumors had long pointed toward the IPO taking place by July. The company filed draft IPO registration paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission confidentially, according to Bloomberg. As such, the public won’t get a chance to closely scrutinize SpaceX’s finances just yet. Taking the confidential approach means SpaceX can obtain feedback from the SEC before making the details public and announcing key factors like the price range and number of shares it’s planning to sell at the outset.SpaceX is said to have designs on holding the largest IPO in history. It’s reportedly looking to raise $75 billion in the offering, which would far exceed the current record held by Saudi Aramco, which pulled in $24 billion in its 2019 IPO. It’s expected that SpaceX will seek an IPO valuation of $1.75 trillion. When the Elon Musk-led business swallowed up the Elon Musk-led xAI earlier this year (which means SpaceX is now the parent of X and Grok), the entire company was valued at $1.25 trillion.SpaceX is reportedly planning to use the funds it brings in from its IPO to turbocharge its various ambitions, including its struggling Starship program. The company also has designs on building a base on the moon, going to Mars and putting AI data centers in orbit. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/spacex-has-reportedly-filed-for-the-biggest-ipo-in-history-154547537.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>April&amp;apos;s PS Plus Monthly Games include Lords of the Fallen and a trio of remastered Tomb Raider ports</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Sony just revealed a trio of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for April and it&#039;s a pretty stacked lineup. These will all be playable on April 7 for subscribers on any tier. After downloading, the games will stay in a player&#039;s library as long as the subscription remains active.

First up, there&#039;s Lords of the Fallen for PS5. This is a sequel to 2014&#039;s Lords of the Fallen, despite having the same exact name. The 2023 release boasts a much larger world than the original, but similar fast-paced gameplay. It&#039;s an action RPG with nine character classes and hundreds of weapons to choose from. There&#039;s also a dual-world mechanic that&#039;s (sort of) like The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. It was generally well-reviewed and a success with players. There&#039;s another sequel scheduled for release later this year.

Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is a collection of ports first released back in 2024. These updated versions of old-school PlayStation classics boast updated graphics, with the ability to instantly switch back to the retro polygonal look. There&#039;s a new challenge mode that offers players the ability to replay levels with customized modifiers to complete achievements. This is a great entry point for Lara Croft fans who never got to play the originals. The collection is available on PS4 and PS5.

Sword Art Online Fractured Daydream is a live-service action RPG for PS5 owners with a heavy emphasis on co-op gameplay. Around 20 players can adventure simultaneously in teams of five parties scattered throughout the world. The story is a bit of a mess, pulling in characters from across the franchise&#039;s many entries. This approach sort of reminds me of something like Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, which uses narrative trickery to allow characters from multiple games to team up.
As always, the introduction of new titles means that some old games have gotta go. PS Plus members have until April 6 to download March&#039;s lineup, which include PGA Tour 2K25, Monster Hunter Rise, Slime Rancher 2 and The Elder Scrolls Online Collection: Gold Road.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/aprils-ps-plus-monthly-games-include-lords-of-the-fallen-and-a-trio-of-remastered-tomb-raider-ports-172105756.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Mr. Resident Evil signs a deal with Mr. Stellar Blade</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Resident Evil legend Shinji Mikami&#039;s new studio, Unbound Inc., has been acquired by Shift Up, the company behind Stellar Blade and Goddess of Victory: Nikke. Unbound&#039;s unannounced games will be fully supported and distributed by South Korean publisher Shift Up, which is led by CEO Hyung-Tae Kim.
Mikami is an icon of Japanese horror as the director of Resident Evil, its 2002 remake and Resident Evil 4, as well as a founder of PlatinumGames and Tango Gameworks. Tango was responsible for The Evil Within series, Ghostwire Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush. Shift Up recently developed the hit action game Stellar Blade, with Kim as director.
Even with an adorably grotesque introduction video, it&#039;s unclear exactly what Unbound is working on at the moment, but the studio is targeting the global PC and console market. Its concepts involve plenty of monsters, as is tradition.

Consider even the surface-level possibilities here: The campy horror of Resident Evil blended with the melodramatic beauty of Stellar Blade. The frenzy of Hi-Fi Rush amped up by the anime stylings of Goddess of Victory: Nikke. The Evil Within III, but make it sexy. These are jokes, but the sentiment remains — this partnership makes a lot of sense and it&#039;ll be exciting to see what shakes out.
“We believe we can respect each other as creators and make games together,” Mikami said in a Shift Up blog post about the deal. “And I think with Hyung-Tae, we can even enjoy the hard parts.... Seeing my own vision and ideals come into focus like this, and finding someone whose direction aligns so closely is something I’ve rarely experienced before in my career. I hope we keep building together for a long time.”
It&#039;s also heartening to see stability for Mikami&#039;s new studio. His previous team, Tango Gameworks, was acquired by Microsoft in 2021, and Mikami left in 2023 after the release of Hi-Fi Rush. Microsoft shuttered Tango in 2024 during a period of mass game industry layoffs, and its remaining team was eventually sold to Krafton. Mikami has been quietly building up his own studio since 2022.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/mr-resident-evil-signs-a-deal-with-mr-stellar-blade-180158872.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>What’s going on with Donut Lab?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In January, a Finnish-Estonian startup proclaimed it had developed a truly solid state battery, a holy grail for the technology industry. Donut Labs’ cell wasn’t just solid state, however. It claimed it was made from cheap and easily available materials, would charge to full in a few minutes and last for hundreds of years. If real, such a device would change the face of the world, which is why plenty of people don’t think it is. And, as the company makes more effort to demonstrate it is telling the truth, the more holes people are finding to poke their fingers into. So, what the hell is going on with Donut Labs’ battery? After many weeks of research, I’m throwing my hands in the air, tired of the endless dog and pony show the company is putting on.
Solid state batteries
Conventional batteries have improved a lot in the last few decades but remain imperfect in many ways. Cells found in electronics and EVs commonly use liquid or gel polymer as an electrolyte. These electrolytes are the cause of thermal runaway, where the heat of a battery increases exponentially, and can become a primary cause of battery failure and fire. Plus, they’re pretty fussy, requiring a consistent temperature for peak performance and to be treated pretty delicately. It’s why the industry has raced to develop a solid state battery that eliminates the liquid or gel polymer.
Because of their higher energy density, solid state batteries should be lighter and smaller per watt than conventional batteries. These benefits would be enjoyed widely but are vital for an EV where weight and size dictate so much of how it operates. Solid state batteries are at far less risk of thermal runaway, and should work in a much wider temperature window. Now, we are already seeing plenty of semi-solid batteries coming into the market, with fully-solid cells expected in the near future. Chinese battery giant CATL told BatteriesNews at the end of 2025 that its first small-scale production of solid state batteries is anticipated to begin in 2027. However, those first production runs are likely to be limited rather than global rollouts.
Donut Lab
Enter Donut Lab. The startup is a subsidiary of Finnish motorcycle maker Verge Motorcycles, famous for its Tron-style hubless (in-wheel) rear-wheel motor. Verge says it has built the “world’s most powerful electric motor family,” and that it made “all the components needed to build an electric vehicle.” Verge’s motors have since been incorporated into Longbow Motors’ recently announced Speedster EV.

At CES 2026, Donut Lab announced it had built the world’s “first full all-solid-state battery.” It said this wasn’t just a prototype, but was “ready to power up production vehicles now.” In a glossy promotional video, the company said it had solved the issues the whole industry had been working to solve for decades. There was nothing but upside, with none of the trade-offs its competitors had been forced to make while developing their own solid state batteries. And, it was ready to be incorporated into EVs starting today. Verge Motorcycles announced it would add the battery into its TS Pro, with shipments expected to begin Q1 2026.
Donut Labs’ battery
The company’s extensive list of claims begins by saying the cell has an energy density of 400Wh per kilogram, roughly twice the energy density of the best lithium ion battery on the market. Right now, you should expect to get around 1,000 charge and discharge cycles out of any half-decent battery. Donut Labs is promising its cell will last for a whopping 100,000 cycles, even if you’re fast-charging the cell. The company promises users will be able to reach an 80 percent charge from zero in around five minutes, and get to full in under six. Donut said the cell offers a “clay-like” freedom of design, adapting to the specific needs of a specific product, rather than the other way around.
Naturally, pumping all of that power into such a small cell will mean it’ll need a lot of babying, right? Not according to Donut Lab, which says its battery will operate in temperatures as low as -30 degrees Celsius (-22 Fahrenheit) or as hot as 100 degrees Celsius (212 Fahrenheit). And, to top it off, it’s made from common, easily-available and cheap materials which are “geopolitically safe,” rather than from rare-earth minerals sometimes held by rival nations. All of that means the cell will be cheaper to produce than the equivalent lithium ion cell and, best of all, Donut said the battery is ready for scaled production.
A battery that promised some of these features would be world-changing; one offering all of them would be world-shattering. It would upend supply chains, shift the global balance of power, potentially eliminate reliance on so-called rare earth minerals and supercharge EV adoption. But Donut Lab offered no proof for its claims, no hint as to what its process was based upon, and no sign it had the manufacturing capacity to deliver on its promises. Naturally, a lot of people just didn’t believe what they were seeing and hearing, and called BS.
People are suspicious
Yang Hongqin, CEO of Chinese battery maker Svolt, was quoted by CarNewsChina as saying “any person with even a basic understanding of the technology would think it’s a scam.” Finnish newspaper Iltalehti reported that CATL’s venture capital head Ulderico Ulissi described the matter as “clearly fake.” That comment prompted Donut CEO Marko Lehtimäki to respond on LinkedIn, saying that Ulissi would “regret the arrogance.” Tom Bötticher, CEO of battery startup Litona, posted on LinkedIn his belief Donut’s technology is actually tied to a company Donut invested in, Nordic Nano. Bötticher found a pitch deck, which is no longer available (but is here at the Internet Archive) which described Nordic’s energy storage technology as a supercapacitor.

Some have pointed out that Lehtimäki has a track record of making strong claims about his products. On May 15, 2025, he announced an AI startup, ASILAB, and said in a similarly glossy launch video that his team had created a “synthetic counterpart” to the human brain. Its first product, ASINOID, Lehtimäki said, is a “dynamic self-developing organism designed to grow in capability and in consciousness.” The company said it would open up access to ASINOID, but I’ve been unable to find any evidence that any such access has been granted. ASILAB has not responded to our request for comment.
Similarly salty write-ups can be found in ElectronicDesign, MIT Tech Review, Interesting Engineering, InsideEVs and just about every Reddit, YCombinator and Hacker News thread discussing the technology.
I Donut Believe.com

In response to the minor social media backlash, Donut Labs went on the offensive. It launched the website IDonutBelieve.com promising a weekly drop of so-called evidence to support its claims. In a polished video introduction, Lehtimäki said the criticism comes from parties with vested interests, such as competitors. He addressed the above attack lines directly, saying people have been assembling theories from scraps of online data to create an untrue picture. He also denied claims the battery was a supercapacitor.
In the same video, Lehtimäki said the media has amplified “so-called experts” from the battery industry, taking their opinions at “face value.” Naturally, rival researchers who would stand to gain by taking down a potential challenger have a natural desire to rubbish Donut’s claims. But because many of them are credentialled experts in the field, their authority was elevated above his own.
Crucially, Lehtimäki said Donut didn’t publish validation tests at the time of announcement as it would have been similarly dismissed by those same biased voices. By holding the proof back, he said it forced Donut’s competitors to essentially show their hand, making it easier to refute them. To do so, Donut engaged VTT Finland, a government-owned research organization which offers testing services to third parties. VTT has conducted specific tests on cells supplied by Donut, the results of which the company has released piecemeal over several weeks.
It’s important to note that VTT’s reports don&#039;t make any statements which could be seen to support Donut’s claims. For instance, it says it was asked to “conduct independent charging performance tests on the energy storage devices supplied by the customer, which the customer identified as solid-state battery cells.”
The tests
Donut Lab published a test for five weeks, each one each one designed to show off one key feature of the battery. Test One saw VTT fast charge a cell beyond the limit of a regular battery, after which it still had close to 100% of its charge available for use. In Test Two, VTT charged the cell to full, and then discharged it in high-temperature environments. Once that was done, the cell was charged again at a normal temperature, but researchers noted that the pouch lost vacuum. Donut Lab later said the vacuum loss was caused by the packaging materials not being able to withstand the temperature, rather than an issue with the battery itself.
A VTT spokesperson told me “during the final stage of manufacturing, all gases are removed from the cell, and the cell is sealed tightly under vacuum conditions. The cell feels firm. If the cell loses its vacuum, it usually becomes slightly soft and swollen.” Essentially, if a battery loses its vacuum, it means it’s started swelling, which is visible in the photos from the report. Swelling is fatal to a traditional lithium ion battery and, potentially, the device it’s connected to.
Test Three purported to disprove the idea that Donut was secretly selling a supercapacitor, so VTT charged the cell to full and let it sit idle for 10 days. At the end of that time, the charge level of the battery appeared to hold steady, with a small drop commonly seen in all batteries. Which appeared to confirm the cell was a battery, rather than a capacitor which may struggle to hold its charge over longer periods of time. Test Four was conducted by Donut Lab itself, taking a prototype of its battery in a Verge motorcycle to a fast charger. The cell had a rated capacity of 18kWh and it was charged from 9 percent to 80 percent — around 14.5kWh — in 12 minutes.
Test Five focused on the cell from Test Two which lost its vacuum, to prove it was not broken. VTT’s report says it cycled the broken cell 50 times (up to 90 percent of its full charge) to see what happened. VTT’s researchers said it was possible to cycle the cell, but that its capacity began to degrade after the first few, and by the end of the process, it had fallen to nearly half of its original figure. The cell itself had swelled, however, with VTT saying “the cell thickness had increased by 17 percent, and the cell pouch was firm.” Donut Lab boasted that while a lithium ion battery in this condition would likely explode, its own cell still worked.
When contacted, VTT said it did complete an assignment for Donut Lab but declined to make any specific comment on confidential client assignments.
On March 31, Verge Motorcycles posted a video claiming the TS Pro Gen 2, the first to carry Donut’s solid state battery, was ready to ship. Given March 31 is the last day of Q1, it’s the latest possible day the company could announce this and say it has honored its promise. The accompanying write-up said the bike will ship with either a standard-range 20kWh battery with a range of 350km (217 miles) or a long-range 33kWh battery that should run for 600km (372 miles).
April 1

Then, on April 1, the company posted a video beginning with a fakeout scene of Lehtimäki admitting the whole thing had been a scam. One hard cut later, and the clip pivots into a Q&amp;A, with an off-screen interviewer asking why anyone would believe Lehtimäki on April Fools Day. He dryly responded that people don’t believe him the rest of the time, but that the ambiguity provided by the occasion was a benefit. He would be able to speak more freely with less fear of censure, or so he claimed.
Lehtimäki said the series of I Donut Believe tests already published were another part of his “3D chess” strategy to get battery rivals to show their hand. And that the tests undertaken by VTT were on a first-generation battery while the company was already working on the second. He did concede that the claims around cycle life were based on estimates, and that if they wanted to prove it, they would have needed to start testing a decade or more ago. But he batted away questions about energy density, weight and size, saying you “wouldn’t ask a woman her age, and you never ask a battery its weight.” He added those questions would be answered in future, in more episodes of the I Donut Believe “complete multimedia experience.”
Donut Lab (YouTube)
Consequently, the weekly video series will continue until the full details of the first generation battery have been revealed. Lehtimäki then teased that this cell would be shipping, and the videos will shift focus to the second-generation cell with far better specs. But producing the I Donut Believe series — which, it’s worth mentioning is a marketing function of the company trying to sell us a new product — was costly, and had run over budget, which has led the company to open its own merch store, including $70 t-shirts and $141 hoodies.
If you’re already facing credible accusations of perpetuating a scam, and your big reveal is to double down on misdirection, it’s not a good look. Lehtimäki ended the video by talking about how much better Donut Labs’ second-generation battery was, with a staged outtake showing a notepad listing the specs for a third-generation battery with 1,000 Wh/kg energy density, 100C charge speed and durability for a million cycles — due to be announced at a future CES.
Analysis
The release of these tests has seen interested parts of the internet engage in a near-Zapruder level of interrogation. People have pored over every facet of the reports and videos trying to work out what exactly is inside Donut Lab’s battery. A number of prominent YouTubers have produced deep dives on the matter, each one claiming the cell is real, or not. There are countless Reddit threads where people are picking apart the voltage graphs and claims in the reports. And it seems every week there is a new revelation about what Donut’s technology is and where it came from. Plenty of people online are chasing down threads tied to energy technology companies like Holyvolt and CT-Coating, or examining the charge graphs against a nickel manganese cobalt cell. I’ll spare you the details (for now). Finnish newspaper Kauppalehti decried the results of the fifth test, saying the cell didn’t lose its vacuum. It quoted Finnish battery expert Juho Heiska, who said the company has just used a traditional cell that is sufficiently hardy to withstand this abuse in the short term.
Donut Labs (YouTube)
Even to a non-expert, there’s clearly a gap between what Donut promised and what its tests are showing. For instance, the company said it would be able to fast charge a Verge TS to full in less than 10 minutes. But, in Test Four, it took 12 minutes to get from 9 percent to 80 percent — not a bad charging time, but certainly not as swift as the company pledged. That said, if we take the company’s claims at face value, then being able to fast charge a battery at that sort of speed with just air cooling is noteworthy. At least, it will be if you can do that regularly, and one or two trips to the charger don’t leave you with what Reddit likes to call a Spicy Pillow afterward.
Unfortunately, it’s been difficult to find battery researchers willing to go on the record about Donut Labs. I sought out experts in academia who were not tied to industry backing, and so wouldn’t be accused of having a vested interest in the matter. But all of them refused to go on the record. More than one I contacted said they were well aware of the saga, and had plenty of feelings about the matter. But they were unwilling to expose themselves to the potentially intensive social media scrutiny that comes from weighing in.
I’m Donut skeptical
Personally, I’ve been suspicious of how Donut Labs has gone about demonstrating its technology. After all, if you were actually confident about your product and its technology, you would surely be able to share basic information about it. Table stakes stuff, like the weight and size of the battery cell you handed over for testing. As ElectronicDesign notes, data like that would help us all see if its energy density claims hold water. Instead, the company has engaged in an ornate kabuki which only serves to further undermine its case. You can go a long way on the back of very little trust, but the grander the promises get and the less eager you are to share evidence, the faster that trust evaporates.
And, you know how someone spends a lot of time talking around something, so as to not be caught in a deliberate lie? Donut Labs’ videos can feel a lot like that, since there are so many things it’s intentionally not making clear. Rather than taking the chance to offer even a small amount of substantive evidence to support its initial claims, it has instead moved the goalposts. So, rather than talking about the efficacy of its first-generation product, it’s dangling the second and third in front of us to hopefully distract us.
Look, I want to be even-handed, and give the company the fairest shake that I can, and obviously if the cell can deliver on its promises, I’ll be overjoyed. But we’ve all seen scams before, and until Donut Lab starts offering up a lot more data, it hasn’t earned anything close to the benefit of the doubt.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/whats-going-on-with-donut-lab-173007121.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections is a New York Times word game that&#039;s all about finding the &quot;common threads between words.&quot; How to solve the puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 2, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Pips hints, answers for April 2, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The New York Times&#039; latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 2, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day&#039;s puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Hurdle hints and answers for April 2, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Hints and answers to today&#039;s Hurdle all in one place. ]]></description>
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<title>Roland Go:Mixer Studio review: Portable, professional and plenty of polish</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Way back in 2017, Roland carved out a little niche for itself with the introduction of the Go:Mixer line. The small, portable audio interfaces are a convenient way to connect a mic and multiple musical instruments (or audio sources) to your phone for more professional public performances or on-the-go recording. At this year’s NAMM show, the company unveiled the latest in the family — the Go:Mixer Studio — and it’s the most premium version to date. 
The Studio adds a display, multitrack output and onboard effects along with a far more luxurious design. At $300, there’s also a far more luxurious price tag. The Go:Mixer Pro-X was already a capable option, and competing products from Mackie and Zoom are also vying for your hard-earned musical dollars. The big question, then, is can the Studio make a case for itself at this elevated price point?

 
Right off the bat, in terms of usefulness, the Studio is a solid step up from the Pro-X thanks to the addition of a second XLR port. So if your band is a duo, or you simply need two microphones, each performer can now have their own. This also opens the Studio up for basic podcast situations, too. Technically, you could always connect more microphones through other inputs, but now you can do so without adapters or additional hardware like preamps. The rest of the connectivity remains similar with ¼-inch line-in and guitar ports, headset mic support, a 3.5mm aux input and USB-C for audio from your phone and connecting to the app.
Other headline upgrades include a much higher maximum sample rate of 24bit/192kHz (the Pro-X capped out at 16bit/48kHz) and there’s MIDI connectivity for the first time in the Go:Mixer series. The new effects consist of a compressor, EQ and reverb. EQ and compression are available at the channel level, allowing for a good amount of creative control over your mix, while reverb is global. There’s a decent selection of different types of reverb, too, with enough controls to configure them to your taste. I found some of them to be a bit robotic, or not very musical, but others sounded more traditional and appropriate for my vocals and synthesizers.
The Go:Mixer series was doing just fine without a display up until this point, but the benefits of having one are instantly clear. On the Pro-X, the only visual feedback for your levels was a solitary LED that indicated your audio was in the red. If you had multiple inputs, you might not even know which one was too loud. The first benefit of the Studio’s display, then, is visible VU meters. They’re not huge, and the display only shows information for three tracks at a time. This means you might have to page through a few screens to see the one you want, but it’s infinitely more useful than before.

 
  
 

The next obvious advantage of the screen is being able to control settings on the device via a menu. Navigation is intuitive, with the screen divided into three sections, corresponding to the three knobs just below it. The default screen, for example, shows the channels Mic 1, Mic 2 and Guitar/Bass. Turn the first knob clockwise to change the gain of Mic 1. The second knob for Mic 2 and so on. Click a knob and, where applicable, you’ll enter a sub-menu where those three dials control whatever is shown above them. This dynamic system works pretty well and took seconds before it felt natural. 
The main limitation is that you can only see three of the mixer channels on screen at a time and there’s no way to manually reorder them. If you have a microphone connected and USB audio playing at the same time, you can’t see the levels or control both of those things from the same screen. You have to keep paging screens back and forth.
The good news is that Roland’s Go:Mixer Cam mobile app does offer a visual mixer that lets you see more or less every channel on screen at once and adjust levels quickly that way. It’s primarily designed for creating videos of your performance, but it doubles as a remote mixer if needed. There is one caveat with the app, though, which is that you won’t be able to use your phone as a USB audio source — say, for backing tracks — if you want to record video with the Go:Mixer Cam app. That’s something to be mindful of.

 
 
  Roland &#039;s Go:Mixer Studio has a display for the first time in the series
 
 
  James Trew for Engadget
 

The app does have a cool feature, which could also be a lifesaver: You can change the “mix” after recording. If you record a performance, but find that your vocals are a bit low, or your synth is too high in the mix, you can adjust the levels and re-export it with better balance. You have options to export as video or audio only, so you can share one to YouTube and then a version for Soundcloud all from the same app. Small detail, but if you want to use the app and have the mixer sample rate set to something other than 48kHz, it’ll warn you that it needs to revert to 48kHz and restart the device before you can carry on.
If you prefer recording on the desktop, there’s also a GoMixer Editor app for Windows and Mac. It’s actually a much easier way to change settings and see what’s going on thanks to the extra visual real estate. The EQ section for each channel looks like a regular software EQ where you raise or lower points on a frequency chart. The compressor also has visual feedback to show when it’s active, which is lacking on the device itself. Obviously, the Studio has a mobile focus, but the desktop app has two big selling points. 
First, if you prefer to set your mix levels, compression amount and so on at home, you can do that more easily with the desktop app and then save it in a memory slot. You can then quickly recall this “Scene” on the device while out at a gig. The second is that, for the first time in the series (according to me at least), the Studio is a viable mixer and audio interface for the desktop. The build quality is solid and weighty, not like the light plastic of previous models. It feels premium and this could just as well be used at home for streaming and podcasting as much as on the go. The desktop app makes it even more useful in this scenario.
In terms of what’s missing, this might be very use-case specific. I enjoy using this for electronic music production or pseudo DJ type performances. As such, I’d love to see at least one fader rather than just knobs, but this is true of every model to date. I’d also love for there to be a way to see all the channels at once on the device’s screen. I know it’d be a bit cramped and there’d be no easy way to adjust the mix at the same time, but as an overview you could drop into, it might be handy. And if we’re out here making wishes for any Studio Pro model, an SD card slot for native recording would really elevate the portability element so you wouldn’t need to connect a phone, just a power bank.

 
 
  The Go:Mixer Studio has two XLR inputs
 
 
  James Trew for Engadget
 

Roland has a few competitors in this space, most notably IK Multemida which makes a few portable interfaces. Perhaps the most similar is the iRig Pro Duo and Quattro. The Duo comes in a little cheaper than the Studio at around $235 but lacks a display and build quality. I also personally find IK Multimedia’s apps, while functional, less user friendly. Mackie has the M Caster Studio ($200) which adds Bluetooth connectivity but has fewer physical ports — that one too is a little older. Zoom’s interfaces often center on their ability to record directly onto the device, but have more of a vocal/spoken word focus. The H5 Studio ($299) has a display, built-in mic and onboard recording, but its mixer functionality and outputs for live performance are secondary features.
For musical performers, Roland continues to dominate this niche, and the Go:Mixer Studio is clearly the company’s most refined interface to date. The connectivity covers most use cases, even podcasting, and the layout of the dials makes it easy to use in live environments. The display is a welcome addition that goes a long way to making this feel both more useful and more premium. Perhaps the biggest selling point this time around is that the Studio no longer feels like an extra interface you bring with you for live gigs. It can easily be your main desktop audio interface too, making that $300 price tag suddenly feel a lot more palatable.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/audio/roland-gomixer-studio-review-portable-professional-and-plenty-of-polish-130000723.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Robosen Soundwave review: A childhood dream made real</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There&#039;s just something magical about a robot that can convert into a car, tank or plane. It seems that Hollywood agrees as there are several major franchises based around that concept. As someone who grew up in the 80s and 90s, Transformers hold a special place in my heart, despite Michael Bay&#039;s best efforts at tarnishing its legacy. I spent countless hours as a kid playing with Hasbro and Takara&#039;s plastic figures, but there was one type of toy I always wanted but never got: a robot that could transform on its own just like the ones I watched on TV. That changed a few years ago when Robosen launched its line of officially licensed auto-converting models, and from what I&#039;ve seen, its latest release featuring Soundwave might be its best yet. 

 
Design: More than meets the eye
As a follow-up to previous bots featuring Optimus Prime, Megatron, Bumblebee, Grimlock and others, Soundwave was a superior choice, and Robosen has done a more than respectable job of bringing him to life. Not only can he spit out classic lines performed by original voice actor Frank Welker, both his robot and alt modes are a vision straight out of the first-generation (G1) cartoon. Everywhere you look, there are a ton of lovingly crafted details like the working eject button for the cassette slot and all sorts of lights. Robosen&#039;s head sculpt is spot on, and it even includes additional LEDs for his eyes and shoulder cannon. Granted, there is a bit of kibble (aka what fans call out of place parts leftover from transformation), like hands that don&#039;t properly fold away when Soundwave turns into a boombox, but that&#039;s really nitpicking. Between his incredibly accurate design, vocoder-powered vocals and an imposing stature that stands at around 14 inches tall, there&#039;s no way you can call this rendition of Soundwave uncharismatic. 

 
 
  A simply superior head sculpt.
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

However, the real magic happens when you turn him on (there&#039;s a little button on his back) and say &quot;Hey, Soundwave.&quot; From here, you can use more than 50 different voice commands to boss him around like you&#039;re the leader of the Decepticons. This includes asking him to say iconic lines, respond to an Autobot attack or just wishing someone a happy birthday. Naturally, the most impressive request is asking him to transform, at which point 28 high-precision servo motors and multiple motion sensors coordinate. This allows Soundwave to convert from boombox mode to robot and back again, complete with the required sound effects. Even as a jaded adult, there&#039;s still something incredibly enchanting about watching a Transformer actually transform on its own. But that pales in comparison to the one-of-a-kind reaction my four-year-old son gave me when I repeated the process for him. There was a joy in his face I&#039;m not sure a grown-up can truly express, as he gets to experience this without knowing this bot costs a cool $1,400. 

 
 
  Robosen&#039;s free mobile app features a D-pad so you can easily tell the robot where to walk. 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

While testing Soundwave&#039;s various commands, I did notice that his voice recognition can be somewhat hit or miss. I found that even a little background noise can cause issues. To be consistently heard, you have to speak louder than you think you should. The real key is being very deliberate with a sharp &quot;Hi&quot; or &quot;Hey&quot; to activate Soundwave&#039;s wake phrase properly. Alternatively, if you prefer not to yell at your robots, there&#039;s also a free companion app that allows you to send commands by simply pressing a button, which was super easy to set up and quickly became my preferred control scheme. 

 
 
  Here is Robosen&#039;s version of Soundwave (right) compared to the Studio Series 86 figure (left). 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

In addition to making it easier to get Soundwave to walk around (it&#039;s much more fun to use a virtual D-pad than yell &quot;Walk forward&quot; all the time), the app also provides a more straightforward way of discovering what he can do while reducing the ambiguity of voice commands. There are handy buttons for all his voice lines and poses, plus there’s a toolkit for creating some of your own. You can also download more from the app, though there weren&#039;t any for me to test out because Soundwave wasn&#039;t officially out yet at the time of writing. There&#039;s even a Mini Theatre mode that allows the bot to perform short skits, and if you&#039;re lucky enough to own some of Robosen&#039;s other Transformers toys, like Megatron, some of these scenes can even be performed in tandem. 

 
 
  I don&#039;t think any Autobots have a chance against a Soundwave this big. 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

One awkward thing about Roboen&#039;s more sophisticated approach to toy robots is that Soundwave loses some of his structural integrity when his motors are off. For example, when you power him down in robot mode, he bends over backwards and gets stuck halfway between his humanoid and boombox forms. I assume this is to prevent him from falling over, which is a good thing; it just looks kind of weird. On the flip side, if you pick him up while in stereo mode, his limbs tend to droop. However, perhaps the biggest downside to Soundwave is one inherent to his design. Because his alt mode is a boombox instead of a vehicle like Optimus, Bumblebee and others, he can&#039;t pull double duty as a remote control car. But what Soundwave lacks in mobility, he makes up for with his signature acoustic skills.
Audio: Not just a bot, he&#039;s a real boombox too

 
 
  From the front, Soundwave&#039;s boombox alt mode looks damn near perfect. 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

Soundwave turning into a boombox that can&#039;t play music just wouldn&#039;t make sense. Thankfully, that&#039;s not an issue as this bot&#039;s buttons aren&#039;t just for show. Hitting Play lets you listen to original tracks from the G1 cartoon, complete with the ability to pause or skip to the next track. You can also hold the record button to save a personal message for later, though I found this feature has a bit of a learning curve as Soundwave tends to cut out one or two seconds from the beginning and end of a clip. 

 
 
  Inside the app, there&#039;s also a big list for all of Soundwave&#039;s voice lines and poses. 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

Most importantly, if you want Soundwave to play other tunes, you can pair it with your phone or pretty much any other mobile device and use him just like a typical Bluetooth speaker. Now it probably won&#039;t be a surprise when I say that Soundwave&#039;s audio quality is mediocre at best. With all the various sensors, motors and moving parts, there probably isn&#039;t a ton of room for fancy drivers, so things sound tinny and flat. But in a way, that&#039;s kind of endearing because the vast majority of portable speakers back in the 80s didn&#039;t sound great either. The one thing I wish Robosen had included was a proper cassette player to really capitalize on Soundwave&#039;s classic audio capabilities. That said, even though I still have stacks of CDs and DVDs in my house, I don&#039;t have any tapes (despite their resurgence), so I get why that feature didn&#039;t make it. 
Battery life

 
 
  It may not be period accurate, but the addition of a USB-C port around back for power is a really nice touch. 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

Soundwave comes with a built-in 1,650mAh battery which takes about 120 minutes to charge from dead to full while offering a standby time of around 60 minutes. During my testing, I found you can get a solid 20 to 30 minutes of playtime out of him, which felt like plenty. Of course,that depends a ton on how much moving around you tell him to do. And while it certainly isn&#039;t period authentic, I really appreciate the inclusion of a USB-C port for charging. 
Wrap-up
The funny thing about Robosen&#039;s Soundwave is that a toy like this would have been priceless to me as a child. But now that I&#039;m older and I have to attach a value that goes beyond its basic price, things are a lot trickier. 
I love Robosen&#039;s attention to detail. The figure looks incredible and getting voice lines from the original actor shows there&#039;s more than meets the eye to the robot’s design. But most importantly, seeing Soundwave transform on his own and stomp around like he does in the show will never get old. 

 
 
  As you&#039;d expect from a toy this expensive, Robosen&#039;s packaging is excellent. 
 
 
  Sam Rutherford for Engadget
 

On the other hand, $1,400 can buy the whole family a nice three-day vacation or more than two dozen regular Transformers toys. That kind of math makes it difficult to add this Cybertronian to the household register. But for anyone who has a budget similar to a Michael Bay movie, this take on Soundwave really does feel like a dream come true. Aside from some of Robosen&#039;s other products, this robot is certainly made of sterner stuff. 
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/robosen-soundwave-review-a-childhood-dream-made-real-120000804.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>An immersive &amp;apos;Black Mirror Experience&amp;apos; is launching in Montreal</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/an-immersive-black-mirror-experience-is-launching-in-montreal</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Banijay is launching the Black Mirror Experience, starting with Montreal in May with additional locations to be announced in the future. Specifically, it will be produced by Banijay Live Studio, the new subsidiary of the production company that owns Black Mirror, in partnership with VR firm Univrse. The studio describes it as an interactive virtual reality experience that blends “physical space and VR… designed to blur the lines of fiction and reality in which you become the main character.” While it is based on the hit TV show, you apparently don’t need any prior knowledge of the series to be able to enjoy it. The experience, which will span 60 minutes, can accommodate one person and groups of up to six people. Players 12-years-old and above are welcome to participate. It puts the players in the showroom of a fictional tech giant called Phaethon that’s unveiling the LifeAgent, a robotic AI companion that’s supposed to make their owners’ life easier. LifeAgent does a full-body scan of its owner so it would know their needs before they do. But in true Black Mirror fashion, “once it sees through [their] eyes, it knows exactly how to help… whether [they] asked it to or not.” You can take part in the event at Infinity Experiences in Montreal, where you’ll be able to play it in French, English and Spanish.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/an-immersive-black-mirror-experience-is-launching-in-montreal-115915992.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Slack&amp;apos;s upgraded AI can analyze how you work</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/slacks-upgraded-ai-can-analyze-how-you-work</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Salesforce has unveiled the newest version of Slack, which comes with a whole host of new AI features to add to its ever-growing catalog. Naturally, many of these tools are embedded into Slackbot, which the company had already pledged to turn into a “personalized AI companion.” The new features include the stuff you’d expect, such as transcription, note taking and deep research, as well as integrations with the rest of the Salesforce family. But it’ll also get “reusable skills,” which sound a lot like automations, where a team can define a task from start to finish, and then the bot will run it whenever it’s called for.
In fact, there’s a big focus on sharing and co-developing tools within organizations, so if you find a prompt that actually gets useful data out of Slackbot, you can share that with your team. And Slackbot will now analyze how you work as it attempts to discern your preferences, workflows and shortcuts. Which, if you read it in one way, sounds as if it’s actively looking to work out how to do your job so it can just replace you. Of course, that probably won’t happen, right? Right?
Salesforce is also using these new Slack tools as a way to gently upsell small businesses toward its bigger products. New Slackbot is equipped with “native customer management,” reading your channels, learning what goes on, and keeping your “deals, contacts and call notes up to date automatically.” In its release, it even says that growing firms can “start simple inside Slack, scale up to Salesforce when ready.” Similarly, every Salesforce customer will now be getting Slack bundled in, to help ensure all of your relationships and work remain in the same place under Slackbot’s helpful eye.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/slacks-upgraded-ai-can-analyze-how-you-work-103007261.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Watch the first crewed Artemis mission take flight</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Artemis II, the first crewed mission under the Artemis program, is scheduled to launch today, April 1. NASA is opening a two-hour window for its lift off, starting at 6:24 PM Eastern time, at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The agency said the forecast for launch day “shows an 80 percent chance of favorable weather conditions” and that, on March 31, its engineers had finished critical health checks on the Space Launch System rocket that the mission will use. On the evening of March 31, the engineers shifted the launch system into its final configuration. In the early hours of April 1, they will activate the ground launch sequencer. You can start watching Artemis II’s launch event at 7:45AM ET when the Artemis team will load propellant into the SLS rocket. Full launch coverage begins at 12:50 PM ET on NASA+, Amazon Prime or the YouTube video embedded below. The Artemis II mission will take NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, as well as Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day trip around the moon. It will be NASA’s first flight with a crew onboard the SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft system, and it will be humanity’s first foray into deep space since the Apollo program. During their 10-day mission, the astronauts will observe how journeys beyond Earth’s orbit affect human health. Artemis II was supposed to launch in February, but the attempt had failed due to a hydrogen leak. Another attempt in March was delayed yet again due a helium issue. If the launch doesn’t take place today as planned, NASA’s next launch opportunity is on April 6. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/watch-the-first-crewed-artemis-mission-take-flight-092800981.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>What to expect from WWDC 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ WWDC 2026, the latest version of Apple&#039;s yearly developer conference, runs from June 8-12, and by all appearances the company has some important updates to outline. In comparison to Liquid Glass, the design material Apple introduced last year and now uses across all its operating systems, the new features the company is rumored to announce might not be aesthetic, but they could make just as big of a splash. Namely because Apple might finally be ready to show off its second stab at an overhauled version of Siri.If you&#039;re curious to see the company&#039;s new plans for yourself, you can watch Apple&#039;s WWDC 2026 keynote live on its website, YouTube channel or the Apple Developer Bilibili channel in China. Apple will also host its Platforms State of the Union stream and individual developer workshops on its developer website if you want to learn even more details about the software updates the company will release later this year. Luckily, we do have some sense of what Apple has in store, and it looks like stability improvements and AI are the company&#039;s big focuses for the updates coming to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS and tvOS this fall.A Snow Leopard-esque approach to stability and performanceApple released Mac OS X Snow Leopard in 2009, primarily as a way to clean up the performance and refine the new features the company released with Mac OS X Leopard two years prior. The decision to essentially &quot;take a year off&quot; to focus on making everything about the company&#039;s desktop operating system feel better was well-received, and Apple is apparently planning to have iOS 27 serve a similar role.Bloomberg reports that Apple&#039;s upcoming update will be &quot;focused on improving the software’s quality and underlying performance&quot; and that the company&#039;s &quot;engineering teams are now combing through Apple&#039;s operating systems, hunting for bloat to cut, bugs to eliminate and any opportunity to meaningfully boost performance and overall quality.&quot; Those fixes will presumably extend to the company&#039;s other operating systems, too.Some of this effort may also be focused on cleaning up the visual changes introduced in Apple&#039;s big switch to Liquid Glass. The design overhaul has been controversial among the company&#039;s diehard fans, and Apple has already introduced tweaks in updates that arrived after the release of iOS 26 to make Liquid Glass interfaces more legible. Bloomberg reports the company could go a step further in its next updates and add a system-wide slider that will allow users to adjust the intensity of Liquid Glass (visual effects like translucency and reflectivity) they want in the interface.The chatbot-ification of SiriWhile stability and performance improvements will be a major focus of this year&#039;s updates, Apple is also rumored to be making some major changes to Siri. When the company first introduced Apple Intelligence at WWDC 2024, it promised to launch an updated version of the voice assistant that could use your personal context (like the information securely stored on your iPhone) to act across apps. Apple delayed those features in March 2025 and then announced a partnership with Google in January 2026 to use Gemini models to presumably make them possible. Those features might finally arrive in this year&#039;s updates, but Apple is reportedly also changing how users interact with Siri by making the assistant more like a chatbot, according to Bloomberg. This would make the assistant more interactive and natural to speak to, and could open up other possibilities, like letting users direct Siri to perform two actions at the same time. Developers will reportedly also be able to integrate their own AI assistants with Siri, much like OpenAI has with ChatGPT.New places to talk to AIThe chatbot version of Siri will be accessible in the usual ways, but also reportedly through a standalone Siri app. The new app will let users prompt the assistant to take care of tasks on their device, search the web and even access news, not unlike current Gemini and ChatGPT apps. Bloomberg writes that the app will also be a way to review past conversations with Siri and receive suggestions of prompts to try with the new chatbot version of the assistant.Users will also be able to interact with Siri inside Apple&#039;s other apps via a new feature called &quot;Ask Siri.&quot; This may appear as an option in app menus, and allow you to ask the AI assistant questions about content in the app. It&#039;s not clear if this will be as in-depth or capable as Google&#039;s Ask Maps or Ask Photos features, but it at least seems like Apple&#039;s thinking along the same lines as its partner.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/what-to-expect-from-wwdc-2026-110000086.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Kia shows off the 2027 EV3 at the NY Auto Show</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A couple of years after its overseas debut, Kia’s EV3 will finally come to the US. The automaker said at the New York International Auto Show that the 2027 edition of the subcompact electric SUV will arrive stateside later this year. Kia won&#039;t announce pricing until closer to its sale date, but it has previously said it would target a starting price of $35,000.The EV3 could be a welcome addition for Americans shopping for a smaller electric SUV. Compact ones that won&#039;t break the bank are a relative scarcity in the US, especially after Volvo killed the EX30. The EV3 is close to a 1:1 match with the Kia Sportage, the automaker’s best-selling model, in terms of size and target price.Kia&#039;s SUV will be available in standard-range (58.3 kWh) and long-range (81.4 kWh) options. The former has an advertised range of 220 miles, while the larger one ups that to 320 miles.The EV3 has a native NACS charging port on the front passenger side.KiaThe EV3 uses Kia&#039;s 400-volt architecture, so it won&#039;t charge as quickly as the EV9 and other 800-volt models. Still, Kia says DC fast charging can power the EV9 from 10 to 80 percent in 29 minutes for the standard model or 31 minutes for the long-range tier. The vehicle includes a native NACS charging port on the front passenger side. Meanwhile, Kia&#039;s Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) feature, which can provide power to your home during peak usage hours, will be available as a premium option.As for how much the EV3 will cost, Kia said in 2023 it would target a price range of $35,000 to $50,000. However, the world has changed slightly since then, so we&#039;ll have to wait until later this year to confirm. You can learn more on Kia’s website.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/kia-shows-off-the-2027-ev3-at-the-ny-auto-show-132500658.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The AI Doc&amp;apos;s director was &amp;quot;scared shitless&amp;quot; by AI, so he made a movie about it</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ If you&#039;re feeling anxious about AI and what it means for the future of humanity, you should watch The AI Doc: Or, How I Became an Apocaloptimist. As I noted in my review, the film aims to deliver some clarity amid all the hype. Now that it&#039;s in theaters, we sat down with director Daniel Roher, who won an Oscar for his film Navalny, to dive deeper into his complicated feelings around AI.The entire topic made him nervous, Roher said, so he decided to team up with similarly anxious colleagues to demystify AI using film. He describes the goal of the project to be a sort of &quot;first date&quot; with AI, a way to hear about its potential benefits from AI boosters, while also taking in the many negatives brought up by critics. It’s probably too late to stop AI entirely, but he thinks we can at least try to find ways to limit the worst impulses of the tech industry. &quot;I wanted to make this movie because I was scared shitless, that&#039;s the crux of it,&quot; he said in an interview on the Engadget Podcast. &quot;I didn&#039;t understand what AI was. I didn&#039;t understand why everyone was talking about it and why it seemed to be this thing that came outta the woodwork and all of a sudden, people were talking about it like it was the apocalypse or like it was gonna be the most optimistic, greatest thing ever.&quot;Ultimately, Roher arrived at the term “apocaloptimist,” which balances the contradictory ideas that AI can both seriously harm society, and that we can still shape the future by criticizing or outright rejecting it. &quot;It&#039;s a worldview. It&#039;s choosing not to buy into a binary that&#039;s asking us to see this as either apocalypse and the end of the world, or through the rose-colored glasses of unvarnished optimism, which is also sort of a fallacy,&quot; he said.On the one hand, he&#039;s well aware the major players pushing AI are, at best, flawed. When I mentioned Marc Andreessen’s recent comments about proudly having no inner thoughts, Roher added,” They&#039;re just fucking weird. They&#039;re just nerds who became billionaires because they were born at the right time and they had the right interests. They&#039;re brilliant in their own way and they have abilities, but they don&#039;t understand what it is to exist. They don’t know what real human beings navigate and go through.They have a very narrow worldview that&#039;s callous and cold and calculated.” For many, the overnight ubiquity of this largely untested technology and the collective wealth and power of those supporting it means rampant negative externalities are all but guaranteed. But Roher&#039;s apocaloptimism (we&#039;ll see if the term quite catches on) chafes against cynicism and doomsaying. He points to OpenAI’s Sora video generation app, which was heavily criticized as a tool that could lead to more realistic deepfakes, but was unceremoniously killed last week.&quot;I think people were [made] uncomfortable by it, and good,” Roher said. “And, shame on OpenAI for releasing this thing without any thoughtfulness. I guess the low bar of like, at least they had the decency to pull back and retract it, but only after public condemnation.&quot; He added, &quot;to the cynical people saying we&#039;re all fucked, I&#039;m like, no fuck you, we&#039;re not. Collective action matters.” And notably, the entire goal is to think more deeply about the uses of technology than the people actually creating it. &quot;These guys, when you actually sit down with them, they don&#039;t have clarity, they can&#039;t make you feel better. They don&#039;t know themselves. They&#039;re just motivated by the unbridled optimism of the greatest profit-making technology in the history of humanity. &quot;This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-ai-docs-director-was-scared-shitless-by-ai-so-he-made-a-movie-about-it-145747961.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Getaway is Subaru&amp;apos;s first three&#45;row electric SUV</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Today at the New York International Auto Show, Subaru announced its first three-row electric SUV: the Getaway. Like Subaru&#039;s other EVs, the Getaway is based on Toyota&#039;s e-TNGA platform and it shares many features and specs with the 2027 Highlander EV. Initially, all models will come with the company&#039;s Symmetrical all-wheel drive system, 420 horsepower and a native NACS-compatible charging port. That said, charging speeds don&#039;t look especially impressive as the Getaway&#039;s estimated 150kW system is expected to refill its battery from 10 to 80 percent in around 30 minutes. The first batch of Getaways will arrive late this year as 2027 models featuring a 95.8kWh battery that Subaru says will provide more than 300 miles of range on a single charge and a zero to 60 time of under five seconds. It will also come with preconditioning tech to help maintain charging speeds in cold weather (down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit). Then later in the first half of 2027, Subaru will release a standard-range model with a 77kWh power pack and AWD. The EV SUV offers 8.3 inches of ground clearance while its X-Mode system provides settings for Snow/Dirt, Deep Snow/Mud, Grip control and Downhill Assist along with a tow rating of up to 3,500 pounds. The Getaway&#039;s infotainment system is based around a 14-inch touchscreen with support for both Android Auto and CarPlay.SubaruOn the inside, the Getaway will offer seating for up to seven people by way of a second-row bench, though if you don&#039;t mind dropping the passenger count to six, you can also opt for two captain&#039;s chairs. Its infotainment system is based around a 14-inch touchscreen with support for both wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, while the driver gets a secondary 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster. As you&#039;d expect from a Subaru, the Getaway also comes with a lot of outdoorsy features like ladder-type roof rails on &quot;most&quot; trims, plus the option of 19 or 20-inch wheels and up to 45.6 cubic feet of cargo space with the third row seats folded down. Heated front seats will also come standard, with the ability to upgrade to ventilated seats in the first two rows and a heated steering wheel on more premium trims. Subaru claims the Getaway has more cargo space than a Kia EV 9 with the third row folded. SubaruIn the end, while the Getaway might not be the most original EV SUV due to its similarities to Toyota&#039;s upcoming Highlander EV, for any Subaru fans with larger families, this vehicle could be just what they need to make the jump from gas to electric. Specific details on pricing and trim levels are expected closer to the Getaway&#039;s official release date in late 2026. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/the-getaway-is-subarus-first-three-row-electric-suv-142500177.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The new Storm Radar app is a treasure trove of data for weather nerds</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The horrible winter of 2026 is behind us in New England; now we’ve moved on to the season where there’s a threat of rain basically every day. Given that, the updated Storm Radar app from The Weather Company (owners of the Weather Channel app) caught my eye. There are tons of good weather apps out there, and I’m the kind of nerd that likes to try them all, and Storm Radar feels pretty unique to me. The main interface is, as you’d expect, your local radar. Tapping on any point of the map calls up a detailed forecast for that exact point, with data coming via The Weather Company’s “gridded forecast on demand” (FOD) system. The default view is precipitation, but there are multiple other layers you can add including temperature, cloud cover, nearby lighting strikes, wind and so forth. There are also overlays for storm cells being tracked; you can tap on those and see things like the direction, speed and range of the storm. In addition to that standard radar view, Storm Radar has just added something called high-res single site radar. As the name suggests, it pulls data specifically from a single weather station in much greater detail than the typical radar map; The Weather Company says the standard view is based on its FOD system which uses a variety of sources, including the company’s own APIs. The single-site radar, on the other hand, includes reflectivity data, which measures the amount of energy returned to a radar receiver from precipitation. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says reflectivity is “he most frequently used product by forecasters to indicate where precipitation and severe weather is occurring.” That&#039;s a level of specificity I find delightful.Naturally, there’s some AI baked into the updated app as well. In my testing, it responds pretty clearly to natural language questions like “what’s the best time to go for a run.”There’s a more conversational element to the AI experience that should be rolling out in the coming weeks, as well. Like the standard Weather Channel app, you can use Storm Radar for free, but its most advanced featuers require a premium subscription. $4 a month or $20 per year unlocks all of Storm Radar’s features; you can also get a Weather Channel Premium Pro subscription for $5 a month or $30 a year which includes Storm Radar as well as removing ads and providing more detailed data (like hourly forecasts for eight days rather than two). That pricing is about in line with what other weather apps are charging for premium features these days. So if the basic iPhone weather app isn’t cutting it, Storm Radar may be worth a look. It’s only on iOS for now, but it’ll eventually come to Android too.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/the-new-storm-radar-app-is-a-treasure-trove-of-data-for-weather-nerds-133646812.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Last One Laughing UK is the best comedy show youre not watching</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ &quot;Last One Laughing UK&quot; Season 2 is just as silly, fun and surreal as its first outing. Review. ]]></description>
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<title>The Shark AI Ultra robot vacuum is still on sale after Amazons Big Spring Sale — save over $250</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 1, the Shark AV2501S AI Ultra robot vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $269.99. This is 51% off its list price of $549.99. ]]></description>
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<title>The 11&#45;inch Apple iPad has dropped to its best&#45;ever price at Amazon — save over $100</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Find the best Apple iPad at Amazon. Save 22% on the Apple iPad 11-inch (A16) at Amazon. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for April 1, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Answers to each clue for the April 1, 2026 edition of NYT&#039;s The Mini crossword puzzle. ]]></description>
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<title>Youtube AI slop is a generational threat, child safety experts warn in new petition</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A coalition of hundreds of experts and child safety organizations have sent a letter to Google and YouTube CEOs, demanding an end to AI slop made for kids. ]]></description>
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<title>Apple to issue emergency patch to protect iPhones from DarkSword spyware</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple will issue a special patch to protect iPhones still running iOS 18 from the DarkSword spyware. ]]></description>
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<title>The Hisense 85&#45;inch Class U8 Mini&#45;LED ULED 4K TV hits record&#45;low price at Amazon — save $700 right now</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 1, the Hisense 85-inch Class U8 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon of $1,499.96. This is 35% off its list price of $2,297.99. ]]></description>
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<title>The Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box is now $88 at Walmart — save vs. Amazon and TCGplayer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Walmart has the Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Elite Trainer Box for $87.75, below Amazon and live TCGplayer listings. ]]></description>
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<title>Burrito Day 2026 deals: Score free food from Chipotle, Qdoba, El Pollo Loco, and more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The best Burrito Day 2026 deals. Get free food from Chipotle, Qdoba, El Pollo Loco, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Tinders fake height verification is now a real feature on another app</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Matchmaking app Tenr has a &#039;height verification&#039; feature using the iPhone&#039;s LiDAR Scanner. ]]></description>
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<title>Jon Stewart has a brutal reaction to Trump waffling about pens</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Jon Stewart has responded to Trump waffling about pens during a recent press appearance. ]]></description>
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<title>Stuff Your Kindle Day is back: How to score hundreds of free romance books this week</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The latest Stuff Your Kindle Day is live on April 1-2. Romance Spotlight, hosted by Book Below, is offering free romance books for your Kindle. ]]></description>
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<title>Dunkin’ is giving away over a million coffees for free today — how to claim yours on April Fools Day</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ For the second year in a row, Dunkin’ is giving away a massive amount of coffee on April Fools’ Day. ]]></description>
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<title>Apple celebrates 50th birthday with homepage animation</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Apple is 50 years old today, and the company is celebrating with an animated short story on its homepage. ]]></description>
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<title>Krispy Kreme is celebrating NASAs Artemis II mission with a new space&#45;themed doughnut — how to try</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ To mark the launch of NASA’s Artemis II mission, Krispy Kreme has dropped a limited-edition space-themed doughnut. ]]></description>
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<title>A24s Mother Mary trailer is worth it for the FKA twigs track</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A24&#039;s latest trailer for David Lowery&#039;s film &quot;Mother Mary&quot; blends Anne Hathaway and FKA twigs into a pop star dream. ]]></description>
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<title>Amazons Big Spring Sale is done and dusted, but these Apple deals are still live</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Amazon Big Spring Sale is now over, but we’re tracking the last remaining Apple deals on AirPods, MacBooks, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Google&amp;apos;s &amp;apos;Performance Advisor&amp;apos; Steph Curry teases probable new wearable</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Basketball player Stephen Curry has long collaborated with Google, and last year took on the role of “Performance Advisor” at the company as part of a multi-year partnership. It appears the first product of this union is “coming soon,” based on a video posted to Curry’s Instagram account. The 15-second clip shows shots of Curry playing with a basketball, and a gray-and-orange band sits conspicuously on his left wrist.  Interspersed are the words “A new relationship with your health coming soon,” and the video ends on the Google logo.We reached out to Google for comment and details, and the company said “Our Performance Advisor has been working with the team to cook up something special 👀. More to share soon.”        View this post on Instagram            
In a voiceover in the video,  Curry says, “I’m excited for what this is going to mean for the world, for health, for wellness. It’s the first of its kind in a way. I won’t spoil it — you kind of have to see it for yourself.”Based on what we see in footage, the band seems to resemble a Whoop wearable, although a screen or any module is never shown. It’s unclear how Google’s product would be different, although it wouldn’t be a stretch to guess that AI might feature somehow. Whoop was started in 2012, and announced today that it had raised $575 million with a valuation of $10 billion. Whoop’s investors include athletes like LeBron James and Cristiano Ronaldo, among other celebrities.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/wearables/googles-performance-advisor-steph-curry-teases-probable-new-wearable-183612209.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The UK&amp;apos;s antitrust regulator is looking into Microsoft&amp;apos;s possible monopoly power</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The UK&#039;s Competition and Markets Authority is once more turning its lens on Microsoft. The tech company will be the focus of an investigation by the regulator to see if it can be assigned strategic market status (SMS). The CMA already has &quot;a major concern&quot; with Microsoft&#039;s alleged limiting of competition in the cloud space via productivity software like Word and Excel, chat app Teams, AI companion Copilot and even Windows itself. The SMS designation &quot;would allow the CMA to act&quot; against the company. The investigation will begin in May.In addition, the UK regulator is also following up on an inquiry into Microsoft and Amazon from 2025, where it sought to exert more control over the domestic cloud services market. As a result of that action, the CMA said Amazon and Microsoft have agreed to a plan involving egress fees and interoperability around cloud services. &quot;These changes will reduce expense and effort for UK customers when using more than one cloud provider,&quot; the CMA bulletin states.The CMA has frequently had Microsoft in its sights. The company sparked an investigation in 2023 for its relationship with OpenAI and in 2024 for its actions hiring staff from Inflection AI.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-uks-antitrust-regulator-is-looking-into-microsofts-possible-monopoly-power-182221704.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Super Mario Bros. cartoon is back, but looks really weird and AI might be to blame</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Adults of a certain age will no doubt remember The Super Mario Bros. Super Show, a cartoon from 1989 that starred our favorite sibling plumbers decades before they would take over multiplexes with an animated film franchise. The broadcast channel MeTV Toons has begun airing old episodes of the show, likely to trade on the buzz emanating from the pending theatrical release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. There&#039;s just one problem. The episodes seem to have been sloppified by an AI upscaling algorithm, according to a report by Kotaku.
The Super Mario Super Show has started airing on MEtv using some kind of AI upscaling ,and the results are as good as you&#039;d expect pic.twitter.com/WrdFbOe2iW— Super Mario Wiki (@SMWikiOfficial) March 31, 2026
 


The original series wasn&#039;t exactly a visual delight. It was a cash grab cartoon from the 1980s. However, it looks even worse now. MeTV seems to have run the footage through a bargain bin AI upscaler and the results are, in a word, weird.
Everything looks smoothed over in an off-putting way, with some characters looking markedly different from the original footage. Many of the episodes are available on YouTube, so it&#039;s easy to do your own comparisons.
The upscaler also seems to have changed the title card to &quot;The Suele Mario Bros. Super Show.&quot; These AI tools have never been great with visual representations of written text, but you&#039;d think someone at the station would have given things a look over. Engadget has reached out to MeTV to ask what happened and we&#039;ll update this post when we find out.

For the uninitiated, The Super Mario Bros. Super Show ran for just a single season. But this was 1989, so a full 65 episodes aired throughout the year. Seasons didn&#039;t mess around back then. It was famous for its live-action segments that starred professional wrestler &quot;Captain&quot; Lou Albano as Mario. It also turned into a Legend of Zelda cartoon every Friday. There&#039;s where the famous &quot;well, excuse me princess&quot; meme comes from.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-super-mario-bros-cartoon-is-back-but-looks-really-weird-thanks-to-ai-171536332.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Meta will &amp;quot;substantially reduce&amp;quot; describing Instagram teen accounts as PG&#45;13</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Meta has agreed to &quot;substantially reduce” its use of the PG-13 ratings system in relation to its Teen Accounts on Instagram starting April 15.
Last year, the Motion Picture Association objected to Meta directly referencing its movie content rating, which cautions parents against letting their pre-teens engage with certain media. In a cease-and-desist letter seen by The Wall Street Journal at the time, the MPA said that Meta claiming its teen accounts were comparable to PG-13 ratings was &quot;literally false and highly misleading.&quot;
The MPA argued that its guidelines for the established movie-ratings system and Meta’s own explanation of the revamped accounts for minors did not align, and that drawing a link could have a detrimental effect on the MPA’s public image by association. It also said that Meta’s system seemingly relies heavily on AI to determine what younger users see on the social media platform.
When introducing the changes in 2025, Meta said that the risk of seeing &quot;suggestive content&quot; or hearing certain language in a movie rated 13+ was a good way of framing something similar happening on an Instagram teen account. It added that it was doing all it could to keep such instances to a minimum. 
Meta has now updated that initial blog post about the changes after coming to an agreement with the MPA, adding a lengthy disclaimer that reads, in part, &quot;there are lots of differences between social media and movies. We didn’t work with the MPA when updating our content settings, they’re not rating any content on Instagram, and they’re not endorsing or approving our content settings in any way.&quot;
Meta goes on to explain that it drew &quot;inspiration&quot; from the MPA guidance given its familiarity with parents, as well as feedback it had received from parents, and will continue to do so. The difference is that it won’t make the connection so explicitly in its communications going forward.
&quot;Today’s agreement clearly distinguishes the MPA’s film ratings from Instagram’s Teen Account content moderation tools,&quot; said Charles Rivkin, Chairman and CEO of the MPA. &quot;While we welcome efforts to protect kids from content that may not be appropriate for them, this agreement helps ensure that parents do not conflate the two systems – which operate in very different contexts. The MPA is proud of the trust we have built with parents for nearly sixty years with our film rating system, and we will continue to do everything we can to protect that trust.&quot;This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/meta-will-substantially-reduce-describing-instagram-teen-accounts-as-pg-13-175912683.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>DoorDash partners with Rivian spinoff Also for autonomous delivery vehicles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ DoorDash&#039;s autonomous delivery plans will get an assist from the Rivian spinoff Also. On Tuesday, the companies announced a strategic partnership in which the delivery company will invest in Also. They intend to &quot;develop and accelerate deployment of autonomous delivery at scale.&quot;The companies didn&#039;t specify which micromobility vehicles will be used. Also, which Rivian spun off as a separate company in 2025, is currently focused on models that combine pedals and motorized assist.Also&#039;s first consumer product is the $3,500 TM-B e-bike with a virtual drivetrain. Seemingly more tailored to DoorDash&#039;s needs is the TM-Q. This four-wheeled EV is designed to haul cargo while still fitting in bike lanes. (Have fun with that, cyclists!) The larger (commercial) version, pictured below, looks like it could haul quite a few food orders at once.The TM-Q with its most robust modular storage cabin (left) and without any attachments (right)AlsoIn a statement, Also co-founder and president Chris Yu said the partnership will deploy autonomous vehicles in &quot;areas not yet fully solved for.&quot; These include &quot;the intersection of roadways, bike lanes, and road adjacent spaces.&quot; In October, Amazon agreed to buy thousands of TM-Q vehicles for last-mile deliveries.As part of the deal, DoorDash co-founder Stanley Tang will join Also as a board observer. TechCrunch reports that the partnership boosts Also&#039;s valuation to above $1 billion.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/evs/doordash-partners-with-rivian-spinoff-also-for-autonomous-delivery-vehicles-163240124.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Rec Room, a Roblox&#45;style VR game, is shutting down</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Roblox-like VR title Rec Room is shutting down after operating for a decade. The free-to-play social game is closing its doors because the developers &quot;never quite figured out&quot; how to make it profitable, despite attracting 150 million players.
&quot;We spent a long time trying to find a way to make the numbers work,&quot; the team wrote in a blog post. &quot;But with the recent shift in the VR market, along with broader headwinds in gaming, the path to profitability has gotten tough enough that we’ve made the difficult decision to shut things down.&quot;

The shut down officially happens on June 1, but the platform is already making serious changes. Starting today, users will no longer be able to make friends, create new accounts or subscribe to the premium service. However, many features locked behind that subscription paywall will be free from now until June.
The devs are also allowing users to download some of the assets connected to rooms they created. This could, in theory, let them port their creations to other platforms in the future. Snapchat owner Snap has already bought up a bunch of Rec Room&#039;s assets and some employees will join the social media company, according to a report by GeekWire.

Rec Room first appeared all the way back in 2016, years before the standalone Meta Quest entered the VR scene. It was a massive hit on the PSVR platform before being ported to other hardware. There&#039;s even a traditional version of the game available for non-VR platforms. Just like Roblox, it lets folks design their own spaces to hang out in.
VR is in a tough spot right now. Meta was an industry leader, but the company has been laying off hundreds of people from its Reality Labs division. This is the team that makes VR/AR hardware and software. It&#039;s been reported that, instead, the company has been funneling more money into ongoing AI efforts. Sony&#039;s PSVR2 was also not a gigantic hit.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ar-vr/rec-room-a-roblox-style-vr-game-is-shutting-down-154350384.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Delta picks Amazon Leo for in&#45;flight Wi&#45;Fi starting in 2028</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In-flight Wi-Fi on Delta flights will be provided by Amazon Leo beginning in 2028, the two companies have announced. In a blow to Elon Musk’s Starlink, Amazon’s deal with Delta will see its satellite internet service installed on 500 Delta aircraft initially, each equipped with its own Leo antenna.
Amazon promises low-latency Wi-Fi with download speeds up to 1Gbps and upload speeds up to 400Mbps, allowing passengers to stream movies and TV shows, play games and work as if they were on the ground. If you’re a Delta SkyMiles member you’ll be able to use Leo-powered Wi-Fi for free when traveling to any of the more than 300 locations Delta flies to.
Amazon currently has around 200 satellites in low Earth orbit, and plans to aggressively accelerate production this year. Delta already uses Amazon Web Services (AWS) for its reservation systems and applications, 600 of which have been migrated to the cloud since 2020.
Amazon rebranded its satellite network to Amazon Leo (an acronym for low Earth orbit) last year, as it looks to take the battle for in-flight Wi-Fi supremacy to the more established Starlink. SpaceX has struck deals with Alaska Air, United and British Airways among others in the last few years, so Amazon is playing catch-up with its not yet operational network.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/delta-picks-amazon-leo-for-in-flight-wi-fi-starting-in-2028-153024212.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>All Google users in the US can now change their Gmail address</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of April 1, Gmail will have been around for 22 years. Many of us have a poorly chosen email address that&#039;s laced with regret, but we&#039;re now stuck with it. We&#039;ve perhaps had it for longer than most college students have been alive and that&#039;s how others get in touch with us. Google is now giving us a chance to move on and change our Gmail address to something more appropriate.All users in the US can now change their Google Account username — the bit before the @ in your Gmail address. Google said in December that it was gradually rolling out this option to all users.To change your Google Account username, go to the email settings page. From there, click or tap on Personal info &gt; Email &gt; Google Account email. If the ability to alter your username has been enabled on your account, you&#039;ll see a Change Google Account email option. Click on this to start modifying your username.You&#039;ll only be able to change your username once every 12 months. If you do change the address, Gmail will retain all of your previous emails. Handily, your former Gmail name will remain as an alternate email address. As such, people will be able to get in touch with you via either address. You can also sign into Google services using both email addresses.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/all-google-users-in-the-us-can-now-change-their-gmail-address-141818676.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Two pieces of good gaming news today. First: Dinosaur Polo Club has shadow dropped a brand new game today. Second, it&#039;s available for free on both PC and Mac from Itch.io. The project is called Read the F*cking Manual, or RTFM, and it is a co-op game based on working in tech support.Dinosaur Polo Club is known for previous games Mini Metro and Mini Motorways. Both are stellar examples of simple, elegant game design, and a small group within the company took this game jam concept from passion project to a fully fledged release. Per the description, &quot;Players must work together — or not — in this atmospheric game of trust and communication.&quot; The premise is that one player, the Troubleshooter, has the manual for the console, while the other player, the Terminal Operator, has to describe what&#039;s on their screen, which stays out of the Troubleshooter&#039;s sight. The workplace setting seems particularly apropos, because this is the sort of team-building activity you might do on the job that could be really fun or downright torturous depending on how much you like your colleagues. And the whole experience seems to dance around the horror genre, because there seem to be different endings depending on how much each person stretches the truth about what&#039;s really happening.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/dinosaur-polo-club-has-released-a-new-co-op-game-and-its-free-214638400.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Backrooms trailer combines creepypasta dread and A24 prestige horror</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Against all odds, A24’s adaptation of The Backrooms actually looks like a proper elevated horror movie. Hell, it’s even got Oscar winner Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Serenity) and Cannes favorite Renate Reinsve (Sentimental Value) onboard. Judging from the film’s fist trailer, which combines The  Backrooms creepypasta-born dread around liminal spaces, and A24’s slick horror aesthetic, you couldn’t tell that its director can’t even legally drink in the US yet. Yes folks, Kane Parsons is just 20.Parsons, AKA Kane Pixels, made a splash four years ago with his original Backrooms shorts, the first of which has amassed over 73 million views on YouTube. Those were relatively simple episodes created in Blender, but they did an admirable job of feeling genuinely creepy. Parsons has also dabbled in live action horror shorts with his series The Oldest Room. While Parsons certainly has a ton of internet clout behind him, he also has a strong eye for slow-burn horror. This trailer alone is making me feel uneasy about heading into my dimly lit basement office.  He also won’t be the first internet creator to reach cinemas this year. Markiplier’s adaptation of the indie game Iron Lung was particularly notable, since he funded both the production and theatrical distribution on his own.The Backrooms joins Genki Kawamura’s adaptation of the game Exit 8 as another new horror film about spooky liminal spaces. It’ll be interesting to see how the two compare. The former started as 4chan stories and images around eerily empty buildings, while the latter was a game where you slowly walked through a repetitive Tokyo subway. There’s more room for Parsons to turn The Backrooms into a narrative of his own, whereas Exit 8 is somewhat restricted by the original game.  This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-backrooms-trailer-combines-creepypasta-dread-and-a24-prestige-horror-213602238.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Toyota&amp;apos;s still trying to make hydrogen fuel cells happen</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Toyota is teaming up with Daimler and Volvo to work on fuel cell technology. The Japanese company is signing on to the joint venture cellcentric that Volvo and Daimler launched back in 2020. Once it officially joins, Toyota and cellcentric will collaborate on managing the development and production of fuel cell unit cells. &quot;We are deeply grateful for the opportunity to soon be joining Daimler Truck and Volvo Group as partners in building a hydrogen society,&quot; Toyota President and CEO Koji Sato said. &quot;cellcentric which possess deep expertise in commercial fields together with Toyota ‘s over 30 years of fuel-cell development in the passenger car sector, can combine their strengths to deliver one of the world-leading fuel cell systems for heavy commercial vehicles.&quot;It&#039;s a move that runs counter to where the auto industry has been trending. Last year, Stellantis announced that it would end its hydrogen fuel cell development program. That&#039;s the company that owns brands including Chrysler, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot. GM also gave up on hydrogen in 2025. Even Toyota had rethought some of its commitment to hydrogen last year, pivoting to emphasize industrial applications rather than commercial ones.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/toyotas-still-trying-to-make-hydrogen-fuel-cells-happen-202237728.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Tesla&amp;apos;s robotaxis are reportedly remotely driven by humans, sometimes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In a letter shared with Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Tesla admitted that its robotaxis are sometimes driven remotely by human operators, Wired reports. Competing self-driving car companies sometimes rely on human operators to tell robotaxi software how to get itself unstuck, but letting operators actually drive those cars remotely is more unusual.&quot;​​As a redundancy measure in rare cases … [remote assistance operators] are authorized to temporarily assume direct vehicle control as the final escalation maneuver after all other available intervention actions have been exhausted,” Karen Steakley, Tesla’s director of public policy and business development, shared in a letter to Markey. In those situations, operators are reportedly able to take over Tesla&#039;s robotaxis when they&#039;re moving at speeds around 2mph or less, and then drive the car at up to 10mph if software permits it.Engadget has contacted Tesla to confirm the details shared in Steakley&#039;s letter. We&#039;ll update the article if we hear back.As Wired notes, that&#039;s a bit different than how other self-driving car companies handle human intervention. For example, Waymo&#039;s Driver software can call on human help — Waymo calls them &quot;fleet response&quot; — to offer context and answer questions to help it navigate complicated driving situations. The company claims these workers never drive the robotaxi themselves, but they are able to see the car&#039;s environment through its sensors to help it get unstuck. Self-driving car companies typically avoid remote operation, Wired writes, because technical limitations like latency and the limited perspective of a robotaxi’s sensors can make it hard to drive them easily and safely.Tesla&#039;s approach to self-driving has always cut against the grain, though. Whereas competitors continue to rely on a mix of radar and other sensors to navigate, Tesla has exclusively focused on using cameras for its Full Self Driving (FSD) system. The company has also had to deal with a number of high-profile crashes related to FSD, which prompted a probe by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in October 2025.The company launched its robotaxi service in Austin, Texas in June 2025, in a limited capacity and with human safety drivers sitting in the driver&#039;s seat in case of emergency. Tesla is also reportedly testing rides without safety drivers in the same area, which might be why it has contingencies for remote operators to step in.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/transportation/teslas-robotaxis-are-reportedly-remotely-driven-by-humans-sometimes-200639550.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>TikTok adds in&#45;app Cameo integration for creators</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/tiktok-adds-in-app-cameo-integration-for-creators</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ TikTok and Cameo are teaming up to make it easier for TikTok users to request personalized videos. The two companies announced a new integration that makes Cameo accessible directly from TikTok for creators and fans. With the update, TikTok creators can add Cameo links directly to their videos and viewers can request a personalized clip without leaving the TikTok app. Creators who aren&#039;t currently on Cameo can also sign up for the service without having to onboard through Cameo. Up to now, Cameo has been known for its personalized videos from celebrities, but TikTok stars are &quot;among the fastest-growing talent segments&quot; on the app, according to the company. The new integration should make it easier for those creators to reach fans and promote their presence on Cameo.It&#039;s not surprising that Cameo would see TikTok creators as a potentially large untapped audience for its service. It&#039;s not as clear what TikTok is getting out of the arrangement. The company could have created its own Cameo-style feature for personalized shoutouts. The app already has several features that allow fans to interact with creators, including by sending virtual gifts in livestreams. Cameo didn&#039;t immediately respond to questions about whether TikTok gets a cut of the transactions made via its app or if there are differences in pricing structure between the two apps.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/tiktok-adds-in-app-cameo-integration-for-creators-195411895.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>A Palworld horror&#45;themed dating sim spinoff is on the way</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Palworld developer Pocketpair just announced a bizarre spinoff called Palworld: More Than Just Pals. This looks to be a dating sim with horror elements in which you can romance the various Pals from the original game.
The gameplay description suggests it&#039;s set at a mysterious school, and players can not only fall in love with these creatures, but also &quot;dismantle and eat them.&quot; The original game already let you eat Pals, but the ability to romance the gun-toting animals is new.
🚨Love is in the air!A special announcement video about Pal♡world! ~More Than Just Pals~An unbelievable reveal that will shock Pal Tamers around the world!Wishlist today!(This is NOT an #AprilFoolsDay) pic.twitter.com/NALIhnuQdO— Palworld (@Palworld_EN) March 31, 2026
 


We don&#039;t know too much about the specifics of gameplay, though there is a trailer. Developer Pocketpair insists this is not an April Fool&#039;s Day joke, despite today&#039;s date. There&#039;s an active Steam page complete with system requirements, for whatever that&#039;s worth. We don&#039;t have a release date or price for this one just yet.
This isn&#039;t the first Palworld spinoff. The company recently announced Palworld: Palfarm, which is a farming sim where players can punish Pals that aren&#039;t working hard enough. There&#039;s no release date for that one yet either.

The original Palworld has proven to be a huge hit. It&#039;s a cheeky and violent take on Pokémon that has attracted plenty of negative attention from Nintendo. There&#039;s no way to date or eat Pokémon in any of Nintendo&#039;s games, though Pokopia lets players move in with the creatures and sleep next to them. Many people are particularly fond of turning Machoke into a house husband, who is basically just a big and buff man.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/a-palworld-horror-themed-dating-sim-spinoff-is-on-the-way-185429664.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Iran threatens imminent attacks on US tech companies in the Middle East</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of Iran&#039;s armed forces, has threatened to target US tech companies&#039; operations in the Middle East. It told employees of 18 companies — including Apple, Google, Meta and NVIDIA — “to leave their workplaces immediately to save their lives,” as CBS News reported. Those living close to the companies&#039; facilities in the region were instructed to evacuate immediately as well. Microsoft, Oracle, Tesla, HP, Intel, Palantir, Boeing, Dell, Cisco and IBM are also among the companies that the IRGC named. &quot;Since the main element in designing and tracking terror targets are American [information and communications technology] and AI companies, in response to this terrorist operation, from now on the main institutions effective in terrorist operations will be our legitimate targets,&quot; the IRGC said in a statement. The military force warned it will start targeting the companies on Wednesday evening if more Iranian leaders are killed.Iran previously pledged to attack companies and banks tied to the US and Israel, though the warning it issued on Tuesday had a specific deadline. Earlier this month, Iranian drones struck Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, disrupting Amazon Web Services operations in the region. The US reportedly used Anthropic&#039;s AI in its initial airstrikes against Iran at the onset of the war in late February. Israel has been using a new AI platform of its own to help it track the movements of Iranian officials. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/iran-threatens-imminent-attacks-on-us-tech-companies-in-the-middle-east-184841155.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>50+ deals under $50 live on the last day of Amazons Big Spring Sale: Headphones, Switch games, hair tools</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/50-deals-under-50-live-on-the-last-day-of-amazons-big-spring-sale-headphones-switch-games-hair-tools</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ A ton of budget deals are still live on the last day of Amazon&#039;s Big Spring Sale: Echos, Legos, L&#039;Ange hair tools, and more are under $50. ]]></description>
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<title>AI&#45;generated fruit slop is taking over the internet</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/ai-generated-fruit-slop-is-taking-over-the-internet</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Explainer on the rise of Fruit Love Island and other AI furit slop that has dominated the internet for the past week ]]></description>
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<title>The best deals under $25 in Amazons Spring Sale — save on Lego, Fire TV Sticks, Owala, and more before the sale ends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Our shopping experts curated the best deals under $25 from the Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026. See affordable finds from brands like Lego and Hydro Flask before the sale ends. ]]></description>
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<title>Dyson deals are live in the Amazon Big Spring Sale — save on vacuums and air purifiers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shop the best Dyson deals during the Amazon Big Spring Sale. ]]></description>
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<title>Grab these sweet Fire TV Stick deals before the Amazon Spring Sale ends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shop the best Amazon Fire TV Stick deals in the Big Spring Sale, including over 50% off the Fire TV Stick 4K Select and 4K Plus. ]]></description>
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<title>Im a tech editor, and these are the 30+ tech deals Id tell a friend to buy before Amazons Spring Sale ends</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Mashable&#039;s tech editor pulls the best deals on Apple devices, Bose headphones, QLED TVs, and more on the last day of Amazon&#039;s Big Spring Sale. ]]></description>
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<title>Level up your fitness journey with Garmin smartwatches still discounted during the Amazon Big Spring Sale</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/level-up-your-fitness-journey-with-garmin-smartwatches-still-discounted-during-the-amazon-big-spring-sale</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ As of March 31, save big on these Garmin smartwatches during the last day of the Amazon Big Spring Sale. ]]></description>
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<title>This $67 tool handles meeting notes while you pay attention</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/this-67-tool-handles-meeting-notes-while-you-pay-attention</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Save on MeetScribe Pro for $67 (reg. $584) and get AI-powered meeting transcription, summaries, and task tracking across Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet. ]]></description>
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<title>An $8 month of Microsoft 365 for temporary workloads</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ A flexible 1-month Microsoft 365 subscription for $7.99 — ideal for short-term work and projects. ]]></description>
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<title>How to watch Mexico vs. Belgium online for free</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ How to watch live football for free. Live stream Mexico vs. Belgium in a 2026 International Friendly for free. ]]></description>
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<title>Live updates on Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026: Last chance to grab Apple MacBooks, DJI drones, Sony headphones on sale</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/live-updates-on-amazon-big-spring-sale-2026-last-chance-to-grab-apple-macbooks-dji-drones-sony-headphones-on-sale</link>
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<description><![CDATA[ Get real-time updates on the Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026. We found record-low prices on Apple MacBooks, DJI drones, Sony XM5 headphones, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Last chance to grab the best deals on open earbuds in Amazons Big Spring Sale: Save on Shokz, Bose, and Soundcore</title>
<link>https://eunewsweek.com/last-chance-to-grab-the-best-deals-on-open-earbuds-in-amazons-big-spring-sale-save-on-shokz-bose-and-soundcore</link>
<guid>https://eunewsweek.com/last-chance-to-grab-the-best-deals-on-open-earbuds-in-amazons-big-spring-sale-save-on-shokz-bose-and-soundcore</guid>
<description><![CDATA[ The best deals on open earbuds from the final hours of the Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026. Save on Shokz, Bose, Soundcore, and more. ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[ Grab the best deals on Sony headphones, Legos, and robot vacuums before Amazon&#039;s Big Spring Sale wraps up tonight. ]]></description>
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<title>Sony headphones deals have mostly ended during Amazons Spring Sale — but 1 great 1 remains</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ In the final hours of Amazon&#039;s Spring Sale, most Sony headphones and earbuds are back up to their full price. The WH-1000XM5 headphones, however, hit a new record low for the final day of the sale. ]]></description>
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<title>Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026: Kindle deals are back for the final hours of the sale</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ There are just a few days left of Amazon&#039;s Big Spring Sale. The Kindle Colorsoft is back down to its lowest price ever. Get it now for just $169.99, saving you $80 off. Plus, save $150 on the Kindle Scribe. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:00:39 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Amazons Spring Sale ends tonight: We found 150+ best&#45;ever deals on Apple, Bose, Lego, and Ninja</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon&#039;s Big Spring Sale runs until March 31. Take $100 off Apple Watch Series and 30% off Shark vacuums, plus Legos from $19.99. ]]></description>
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<title>Amazons Big Spring Sale is down to the final hours — snag these AirPods and MacBooks on sale while you still can</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ It’s the final hours of the Amazon Big Spring Sale. We’re tracking the last remaining deals on AirPods, MacBooks, and more. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 03:00:37 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>The Shark BlastBoss is a leaf blower that can be used indoors</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Shark just introduced a new product called the BlastBoss that&#039;s basically a leaf blower rated for both indoor and outdoor use. This means it can actually be used to blow leaves around in the yard, but is also handy for tidying up debris in the house.
It offers adjustable airflow up to 190 mph, making it a &quot;versatile solution for the garage, patio, car, inside the home and beyond.&quot; I imagine this would also make it the bane of every dog and cat in the neighborhood.
It&#039;s pretty light, at under 1.5 pounds, and cordless. The BlastBoss ships with several attachments, including an extension wand and precision nozzle for getting into tight spots like under appliances or between couch seams. The adjustable airflow means that the power can be dialed down for dusting and other less-intensive cleaning tasks.
Shark 
It also comes with an attachment called the BlastBroom, which is exactly what it sounds like. This is a broom attachment that blows out air, which can be used to &quot;loosen, lift and clear debris in one pass.&quot; The company says this is &quot;ideal for patios, garages and walkways.&quot;
The BlastBoss is available to purchase right now and costs $150. It&#039;s available in a bunch of different colors, which is a bit odd for a leaf blower but cool for those who like to accessorize.
Shark
Shark has been pumping out some pretty wild products lately. There&#039;s a personal cooling device called the ChillPill and a skin-care gadget that performs aqua peels.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/home/the-shark-blastboss-is-a-leaf-blower-that-can-be-used-indoors-123011878.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:01:09 +0100</pubDate>
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<title>Proton adds a secure video conferencing service called Meet to its toolbox</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ We’ve written about the Swiss company Proton’s moves to take on Google and Microsoft with an expanding variety of privacy-focused internet services, and the company is announcing yet another new tool today. Proton Meet, as the name suggests, is a video-calling service that sounds comparable to Zoom, Microsoft Teams and, naturally, Google Meet. As with everything Proton does, Meet is end-to-end encrypted, but the company is taking extra steps towards security and anonymity here. You don’t need a Proton account to join a Meet call, which should help service gain traction — you can use Proton and not totally throw off everyone else who’s still using other systems. Proton says that Meet can be used anonymously and no logs are kept. The company even says that a Proton account isn’t needed to host a meeting. If you visit the Proton Meet site, you can start an anonymous call with up to four participants for free.Proton says that anyone with an account (even a free one) can start Meet call with up to 50 participants for up to one hour, but it is also offering a dedicated Meet Professional plan for $8 a month with fewer restrictions (though we don’t have the specifics yet). Meet joins the other core Proton tools including Mail, Calendar, VPN, Drive and a password manager. Drive in particular has gotten some notable upgrades recently — it offers collaborative documents and spreadsheets, just like Google. With the addition of Meet, Proton has most of the core services that Google offers covered. There’s even a little AI bot if that’s your thing.Proton is using this launch as an opportunity to rebrand its services, gathering them all under the new Proton Workspace (another name pulled directly from Google’s offerings). In addition to the dedicated Meet Professional plan, Proton is offering Workplace Standard for $13 per month (billed annually) or $15 a month (billed monthly). That includes the aforementioned tools and 500GB of space by default. There’s also a Premium plan ($20/month annually or $25/month billed monthly) that adds more storage, access to the Lumo chatbot, expanded Meet participant limits and a few other tidbits. The company says it’ll continue offering its other plans, including a Mail-only option that costs $36 a year as well as other bundles for an individual, two users or a whole family. But Proton is obviously looking to expand its business client base with Meet in addition to growing its user base (currently more than 100 million). Proton says it has about 100,000 enterprise customers, and adding a tool like Meet to its portfolio should make it easier to court companies as well as individuals. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/proton-adds-a-secure-video-conferencing-service-called-meet-to-its-toolbox-121729143.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>SpaceX loses contact with one of its Starlink satellites</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ SpaceX has lost contact with Starlink satellite 34343 after it suffered an unspecified anomaly on March 29 while it was in orbit, the company has announced on X. The event happened while the satellite was approximately 348 miles above our planet. Since that is a relatively low altitude, SpaceX’s analysis showed that the remains of the satellite pose no risk to the International Space Station or the upcoming launch of the Artemis II mission. It also won’t affect the company’s Transporter-16 mission, which launched with small satellites from its clients on March 30. In its statement, SpaceX also said that it will monitor any trackable debris, indicating that the satellite is no longer in one piece. LeoLabs, an American company tracking satellites in Low Earth Orbit, said it detected a “fragment creation event” involving Starlink 34343 on March 29. It also mentioned that this event is similar to another incident that happened on December 17, 2025. SpaceX had lost Starlink satellites to events like geomagnetic storms in the past, but it doesn’t seem like these two recent incidents were caused by external factors. The company has yet to announce what led to the anomalies, but LeoLabs believes that both of them were “likely caused by an internal energetic source rather than a collision with space debris or another object.” At the moment, the Starlink team is still working on determining the root cause of the incidents. SpaceX said that once it has come to a conclusion, the company will “rapidly implement any necessary corrective actions.”On Sunday, March 29, Starlink satellite 34343 experienced an anomaly on-orbit, resulting in loss of communications with the satellite at ~560 km above Earth.Latest analysis shows the event poses no new risk to the @Space_Station, its crew, or to the upcoming launch of NASA’s…— Starlink (@Starlink) March 30, 2026


This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/science/space/spacex-loses-contact-with-one-of-its-starlink-satellites-115538554.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>The Morning After: Meta tests Instagram Plus subscription service</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Screenshots promoting &quot;Instagram Plus&quot; have been spotted by users in the Philippines and Mexico in recent days. According to social media consultant Matt Navarra, a subscription to Instagram Plus includes several Story-focused features not otherwise available to Instagram users. This includes the ability to create multiple audiences for Stories posts, search the list of people who have viewed your Story, extend Stories longer than 24 hours and create &quot;spotlight&quot; Stories. It also mentions something called “super hearts” for reacting to Stories.
A spokesperson for Meta confirmed the test to Engadget, saying that Instagram Plus is currently available in “a few countries.” The spokesperson added that “preview” would allow people to see some of another user’s Story without “showing up as a viewer”. There’s nothing quite like paying to be sneakier on social media.
The idea, as we’ve seen so far, seems closely modeled after Snapchat+, which also offers bonus features to the app&#039;s power users. Launched in 2022, the service has now become a significant driver of non-advertising revenue for the company.
– Mat Smith
The other big stories (and deals) this morning

This Frankenstein PlayStation PCB reads games from microSD and has HDMI output
How to use Apple&#039;s Playlist Playground to make AI-generated mixes
Beat-based dungeon crawlers, card-battling soccer sims and other new indie games worth checking out
Project Hail Mary is already Amazon MGM&#039;s highest-grossing film ever


50 years of Apple: Pushing tech forward (for better or worse)
RIP headphone jack.

Apple has been around for fifty years. It reimagined personal computers, catalyzed the era of the smartphone, enlarged an iPhone and called it the iPad and garnered a strong position in wearable tech through its Watch series and its AirPods. It also popularized software and services like its App Store, FaceTime, iCloud, iMessages and many more.
However, Apple gives and it takes away. For the MacBook Air to exist, the disk drive had to go; ditching the home button led to edge-to-edge iPhone screens. The weight of Apple&#039;s influence has led to entire product categories following suit. Or, more typically, there&#039;s resistance, complaining and (eventually) following suit.
Continue reading.

Meta&#039;s next AI glasses are reportedly designed for prescription lenses
Bloomberg says this isn&#039;t the next generation of Meta&#039;s Ray-Ban AI glasses, though.
Engadget
Two new models of Meta Ray-Ban AI glasses are on the wayand they&#039;re going to be catered to those who use prescription lenses, according to a Bloomberg report. While these are supposed to be announced next week, the report noted that these won&#039;t be a &quot;new generation&quot; of Meta&#039;s smart glasses.
You can already add prescription lenses to Meta Ray-Ban&#039;s AI glasses, so who cares? Well, the upcoming models will come in rectangular and rounded styles and will be sold through traditional prescription eyewear channels. It seems like a way to get Meta’s wearables in front of a new group of prospective customers.
Continue reading.

The White House app is just weird
When you don’t want to escape from the chaotic news cycle.
The White House
Now available on the App Store and Google Play Store, the official White House App claims to give Americans &quot;a direct line to the White House.&quot; According to the press release, the app provides &quot;unfiltered, real-time upgrades straight from the source.&quot; The White House App&#039;s News tab features a carousel of about 35 articles that seem suspiciously cherry-picked, favoring the Trump administration. As Engadget’s Jackson Chen notes, in the Affordability window, the app points out year-over-year price drops for items like eggs, milk and bread, but conveniently omits the recent surge in gas prices.
In the Social tab, there&#039;s even a button to &quot;Text President Trump,&quot; which auto-populates a new text with &quot;Greatest President Ever!&quot;
Continue reading.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-111408830.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>AT&amp;amp;T now offers a single subscription for both wireless service and home internet</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ AT&amp;T just announced OneConnect, a new service that lets customers sign up for both wireless service and fiber home internet under a single subscription. Pricing starts at $90. This could end up saving some serious bucks, especially for those who are paying around $100 per month for each from separate providers.
These plans offer unlimited mobile data, which is great. The home internet speed caps at 1Gbps, which is a decent enough metric.
Pricing starts at $90 per month, which includes a single phone line, unlimited data. This plan also covers mobile data for three devices of the user&#039;s choosing, like smartwatches and tablets.
AT&amp;T
Family plans shoot all the way up to $225 per month, but the pricier subscriptions increase the number of covered mobile devices to ten and allow up to ten concurrent phone lines. This could be a huge money-saving opportunity for large families. 
The company hasn&#039;t said anything about throttling users once they reach a certain cap on mobile data, which should please customers. This is similar to how T-Mobile handles its Magenta Max plan. Taxes and fees are included in the quoted prices, which means there shouldn&#039;t be any surprises when the bill comes around.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/att-now-offers-a-single-subscription-for-both-wireless-service-and-home-internet-091501503.html?src=rss ]]></description>
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<title>Amazons Spring Sale is still live: We found 100+ deals on Apple, Kindle, Bose, and Sony</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Amazon&#039;s Big Spring Sale runs until March 31. Take $100 off Apple Watch Series 11, 60% off Shark robot vacuums, and Kindles for $95. ]]></description>
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<title>Anker charger deals are powering Amazons Big Spring Sale — last chance to save on smart chargers and charging stations</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Check out the best deals on Anker chargers from the Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026, from a smart charger to charging stations, and more. ]]></description>
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<title>Stephen Colbert gleefully recaps the best signs at the No Kings protest</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Stephen Colbert ran through some notable signs and inflatables from the latest No Kings protests over the weekend. ]]></description>
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<title>Wordle today: Answer, hints for March 31, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Here&#039;s the answer for &quot;Wordle&quot; #1746 on March 31 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself. ]]></description>
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<title>NYT Strands hints, answers for March 31, 2026</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. ]]></description>
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