Recent News from Engadget

The AI Doc explores how we can survive an uncertain AI future 

Anxiety, more so than technological rigor, sits at the heart of The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist. Director Daniel Roher is anxious about the future he’s bringing a child into — will it be an AI-driven utopia? Or does it spell certain doom, something explored in countless sci-fi stories. To figure it […]

The PS5 is getting more expensive… again

It was only last August that Sony raised PS5 console prices in the US, blaming a “challenging economic environment” at the time. Today it has slightly tweaked the phrasing to “continued pressures in the global economic landscape,” but the outcome is the same: price rises across the board, this time even affecting the PS Portal […]

Engadget Podcast: Can Microsoft fix Windows 11 by dumping AI?

It turns out people don’t actually love having Copilot shoved into their faces. This week, Devindra and PCWorld Senior Editor Mark Hachman discuss Microsoft’s surprising plan to “fix” Windows 11 by refocusing on customization and core features, instead of bringing Copilot AI into tons of apps. Is there any enthusiasm left for Windows? Or will […]

The Morning After: Sony and Honda’s debut EV is dead before it even arrived

Honda and Sony announced that they are discontinuing both the Afeela 1 and 2, their electric cars. The company is reviewing its “business direction,” but it’s hard to expect much from a car company that’s cancelled all of its cars. The Afeela 1, casually called the PlayStation Car, was meant to be a fusion of […]

MLB The Show 26 is turning me into more of a baseball fan

There were two questions I was looking to answer as I fired up MLB The Show 26. First, how much does the game cater to a baseball newbie like me? Second, will it keep me hooked enough to keep playing after my first few games?I think it’s important to share some personal context. I have […]

Fender Mix review: Well-designed headphones that just fall short of greatness

I know what you’re thinking: “Isn’t Fender a guitar company?” It sure is, and has been one of the most iconic names in guitars and amplifiers since 1946. So what is the company doing making headphones and speakers? Well, it isn’t, exactly. Like Zound Industries used to do with Marshall (before buying the amp business), […]

RGG’s Stranger Than Heaven game will span five time periods

Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio has revealed more details about its upcoming title, Stranger Than Heaven, at the Xbox Partner Preview stream. While previous teasers showed that it was going to be set in the 1910s and 1940s, it turns out its gameplay will span five different time periods: 1915, 1929, 1943, 1951 and 1965. The […]

Court temporarily blocks US government from labeling Anthropic as a ‘supply chain risk’

The court has granted Anthropic’s request for a preliminary injunction, preventing the government from banning its products for federal use and from formally labeling it as a “supply chain risk,” at least for now. If you’ll recall, things turned sour between the company and the Trump administration when Anthropic refused to change the terms of […]

Google Gemini now lets you import your chats and data from other AI apps

Google is adding a pair of new features to Gemini aimed at making it easier to switch to the AI chatbot. Personal history and past context are big components to how a chatbot provides customized answers to each user. Gemini now supports importing history from other AI platforms. Both free and paid consumer accounts can […]

Apple discontinues the Mac Pro

Apple has discontinued the Mac Pro, the desktop tower-shaped computer that was last updated in 2023. As 9to5Mac notes, the computer no longer appears in the lineup of Macs on Apple’s website or in its storefront. Engadget has contacted Apple to confirm the Mac Pro has been discontinued, but all signs point to the Mac […]