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Who could have seen this coming? PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock To the surprise of nobody at all, people are continuing to abuse prediction markets to make a quick buck. Or according to accusations recently levied against a Google employee, a million quick bucks. Software engineer Michele Spagnuolo has been accused of using insider information from

Most of the reports so far came from Texas. Brockovich AI Data Center Reporting website Erin Brockovich, the American environmental activist portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film named after her, has launched a new project that aims to give people “a platform to speak up and voice concerns about AI data centers

Hope you weren’t planning to queue up for the PS5 launch window title. Lucid Games Destruction AllStars was one of the early wave of games available when Sony released the PlayStation 5, but it doesn’t seem to be sticking around for the console’s next act. Sony sent an alert out confirming that the live

The FAA grounded New Glenn after it failed to put its payload into orbit. Blue Origin Blue Origin can now make more concrete plans for New Glenn’s next flight after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared the rocket for launch. If you’ll recall, the FAA grounded New Glenn after failing to properly put

The new model arrives June 16 for $400 Sennheiser Nearly four years after Sennheiser debuted its Momentum 4 headphones, the company is back with their successor. The new Momentum 5 Wireless carries a very similar design to its predecessor, which means nearly all of the changes are on the inside. The company is

You gotta pump up those download numbers somehow. Lucky-photographer/Getty Images The Trump administration is planning to automatically install its White House app on government employees’ work phones, according to a report from Government Executive. The report detailed that at least one agency will start installing the official White House app onto government devices as

Spiders? Skeletons? Bad omens? My kind of party. khvoshch I almost don’t want to call Meshchera a match-three game because I fear that kind of undersells how captivating it is. But, it is a game you play within a six by six grid, in which you have to group matching tiles in clusters

The Konkr Pocket Block will be smaller than the company’s previous vertical handhelds. Ayaneo’s next retro gaming handheld is revisiting the iconic Game Boy design once again. The handheld maker announced the Konkr Pocket Block, an “extremely compact” device that will also pack in AI features. Ayaneo didn’t detail what these AI features are, nor what

The AI-generated version of ‘Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico’ was on display at AIPAD’s The Photography show. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust released a statement this weekend condemning the unauthorized use of the photographer’s name and work for the creation of an “AI-generated color version” of Adams’ “Moonrise, Hernandez,

It’s been a long, long time coming, but remakes of two all-time classic puzzle adventure games hit PS5 and PS VR2 this week. Cyan Worlds released this version of Myst on Meta Quest headsets in 2020; PC, Mac and Xbox in 2021; and iOS in 2022. PlayStation had been an outlier until now. It’s available

The search engine’s definitions have been replaced with AI Overviews. Karissa Bell for Engadget Google appears to be running into some hiccups after the company began rolling out its updated, and even more AI-focused search experience at I/O 2026. Currently, searching for the words “disregard,” “stop” or “ignore” on Google no longer displays

Gemini wants to talk. All the time. Google Google I/O 2026 kicked off this week, and to no one’s surprise, it was almost completely about AI.  To start with, Google is rolling out its “intelligent, AI-powered Search box” globally. Instead of just autocompleting your text, it uses AI to anticipate your intent and help

Following the initial tease of its Thus AI chip, Anker announced the first earbuds with the component during its Anker Day event. The Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro and Liberty 5 Pro Max both utilize the chip for what the company calls Whisper Clear voice performance. Of course, the usual earbud features are here — active

That’s around 10 percent of the company, according to a memo from yesterday seen by multiple outlets. Mattgush/Getty Images CEO Mark Zuckerberg issued an all-hands memo to employees confirming that Meta is laying off around 8,000 employees and transferring another 7,000, according to reports from Sky News and Business Insider. “As previously shared,

The newly “all-Apple district” will replace 30,000 Windows and Chromebook devices across its public schools. Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Kansas City Public Schools announced that it is becoming “an all-Apple district.” 9to5Mac picked up on the news that to earn this moniker, the city’s education system will replace “more than 30,000 Windows PC

Mercedes-AMG is known for its performance sedans like the GT63 SE Performance that comes with a complex 4.0-liter V8 biturbo hybrid powertrain. Now, the company has come up with its most powerful vehicle ever, but took a completely different route to get there. The new GT 4-Door Coupé is an 1,153 hp, purely electric beast with

Last year at Google I/O, we got a promising, if frustratingly limited, look at Android XR. At this year’s event, the company confirmed that the first glasses from Warby Parker and Gentle Monster are finally coming later this year. Those frames are still under wraps, though we got a bit of a preview during the

The company has yet to reveal its price and availability. LG LG has introduced what it claims is the world’s first Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) gaming monitor with a native 1,000Hz refresh rate. The company designed the new LG UltraGear with fast-paced first-person shooters in mind, where accurate aiming and speedy reaction times