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Google’s NotebookLM introduces Data Tables feature

Google’s latest addition to its NotebookLM artificial intelligence research platform is a feature called Data Tables. The tool can collect and synthesize information across multiple sources into a chart that can be exported to Google Sheets. All Pro and Ultra users will have access to the feature today, and Data Tables will roll out to […]

LG will let you delete the previously unremovable Microsoft Copilot shortcut on its smart TVs

Several LG smart TV owners, including some Engadget staff, were surprised to find what looked like an unremovable Microsoft Copilot app suddenly installed on their devices earlier this week. After all the raised eyebrows, a representative from LG has reached out to say that the company “will take steps to allow users to delete the […]

AirTags are back on sale, with a four-pack retailing for $65

Apple keeps most of its product pricing on a tight leash, but we do see the company’s AirTags go on sale pretty frequently. Another cost cut has come around for this item just in time for the holidays. Amazon is currently selling a four-pack of AirTags for $65. At a third off the regular cost, […]

Auto chip shortage: Honda will pause production in Japan and China

The ripples of the auto industry’s chip shortage are still being felt, as evidenced by Honda. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the automaker will suspend production in Japan on January 5 and 6. (Honda didn’t specify the affected factories.) In addition, all three of the automaker’s Guangqi Honda Automobile plants in China will shut down […]

The Displace Hub can make your normal TV wireless

Displace first tried its hand at reimagining the TV in 2023, with a wireless screen that suctions onto walls and features built-in rechargeable batteries. At CES 2026, the company is not only introducing new versions of its own TVs, it’s also showing off the Displace Hub, an accessory that can make other TVs wireless.The Displace […]

Apple is bringing even more ads to the App Store

Apple just announced it will be integrating more ads into the App Store because our poor eyeballs must be assaulted at all times. The company plans on littering search results with advertisements beginning next year. Currently, the App Store only has one ad spot. That’s at the very top of search results. If you search […]

Trump Mobile’s T1 still doesn’t exist, but the company is now selling refurbished phones

The T1 smartphone from Trump Mobile remains non-existent vaporware, but the company is still finding new ways to take people’s money. Anyone who desperately wants to fund this sham can now buy a refurbished phone from the company. The business’s website has listings for “Renewed” models of the Samsung S24 and S23 and the iPhone […]

Apple opens up iOS in Japan in response to new regulations

You can add Japan to the list of regions where Apple has been forced to do something it would rather not: open up the App Store. On Thursday, the company announced changes to iOS in Japan to comply with the nation’s Mobile Software Competition Act (MSCA). The tighter regulations for Apple and Google, which overlap […]

Save on Crunchyroll annual subscriptions this holiday season

If you’re struggling to find your next binge-watch, you can’t go wrong with anime. For the holidays, you can save on a Crunchyroll subscription, giving you access to its vast library of anime series to watch. Through December 29, you can sign up for an annual Fan subscription for $67, down from the usual $80, […]

Alexa+ can now answer your Ring doorbell and talk to people

Amazon just introduced a new feature for Alexa+ called Greetings. This lets Alexa+ answer the doorbell and converse with visitors, which certainly sounds futuristic in a “gated community as dystopia” kind of way. There are several caveats here. First of all, it only works with certain newer Ring video doorbell models. Customers also have to […]