An Arkansas law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of their users has been struck down by a federal judge who ruled that it was unconstitutional. The decision is a significant victory for the social media companies and digital rights groups that have opposed the law and others like it. Arkansas became the second state (after Utah) to pass an age verification law for social media in 2023 . The Social Media Safety Act required companies to verify the games of users under 18 and ge

You could call Shinichiro Watanabe's Lazarus a retread of his masterpiece, Cowboy Bebop . Thats not to say the show is bad based on the five episodes Ive seen so far, Lazarus is still an entertaining and stylish ride. But Ive just come to expect more from a legendary creator like Watanabe. Its set in the year 2052, a near-future when a renowned neuroscientist released Hapna, a drug that can erase all pain. If that sounds too good to be true, it is: Hapnas creator Dr. Skinner reveals to the

TikTok's deadline to sell off or cede its US operations is once again approaching. The 75-day extension delaying the enforcement of a nationwide TikTok ban is set to run out Saturday, April 5, unless the company finally reaches an agreement to find a new owner. Who might buy it, and what happens if no deal is reached? Here's the shape of things right now: Potential buyers President Donald Trump has suggested that a deal is imminent and could be reached before that deadline. What such an

Whether youre a true cord-cutter or you just want to watch the next season of Stranger Things when it (eventually? maybe?) drops, everyones on the lookout for streaming deals nowadays. Plenty have chosen VOD and live TV streaming services over traditional cable in recent years, but the savings that choice got you just a few years ago have somewhat evaporated now. Companies like Netflix, Disney, Max and others have been consistently raising prices to the point where you may question if streaming

Apples Find My feature has finally been enabled in South Korea, according to a company announcement translated by Apple Insider . This comes after years of public demand in which the finding network tool was absent from the country. The omission was especially odd when you consider that Apple sold AirTags throughout the region. Without Find My, they are basically just puck-shaped paperweights. The company never explicitly stated why it limited access to Find My in South Korea, but it appeared t

If you ever needed a definitive example of how money doesnt necessarily buy you success or taste, take a look at Amazons studio arm. The mega-retailers production division, now known as Amazon-MGM, has been making movies for more than a decade. Very few of the entries in its lineup have been world-beaters, but that hasnt deterred the outfit from persisting. The New York Times is today reporting that under its new head , Courtney Valenti, Amazons movie division has plans to own the in-person cine

This years Amazon Spring Sale has ended, but there are still some deals floating around that you can take advantage of. While this shopping event focused the discounts on household, outdoor and fashion gear, a number of our favorite gadgets made it into the sale. In line with the spring theme, we found great discounts on cordless vacuums, robot vacuums, air purifiers and other smart home tech, along with solid deals on headphones, streaming devices, mesh Wi-Fi systems and more. Here, we've colle

The Amazon Spring Sale might be over, but there are still lots of great deals to shop. For instance, there's a 33 percent discount on one of our favorite portable Bluetooth speakers for 2025 . The Beats Pill is down to $100 from $150 a record-low price for the speaker. Let's be honest, that first glimpse of warm weather is here and it's making us dream of sitting by the beach or picnics with friends. The Beats Pill is a solid option to provide the soundtrack to your summer. We gave it in 83 in

When we reviewed the iPhone 16 Pro last year, Apple Intelligence was barely available. Since then, the iPhone 16 series has benefitted from several new features, apps and improvements. Some (or most) of them were Apple Intelligence features that were teased back at WWDC 2024, months before the iPhone 16 Pro launched. AI features weren't the only changes this time around, with the iPhone 16 getting an entirely new button. The so-called Camera Control wasnt just a simple app shortcut, but an elabo

SpaceX has successfully launched the Fram2 private crewed mission on March 31 at 9:46 PM Eastern time on top of a Falcon 9 rocket. Fram2 is the first human spaceflight to explore the Earth's polar regions, which are not visible to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station. The crew will observe the Earth's poles through a panoramic cupola attachment from an altitude of 430 km (267 miles). SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule can fly from the North to the South Pole in around 46 m

ChatGPT's built-in image generation feature is now available to everyone. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said last week that the company is delaying its rollout to free tier for a while, because the tool was way more popular than they had expected. But the company made the feature available to free users over the weekend, allowing them to generate images from within ChatGPT and without having to switch to OpenAI's DALL-E generator. Prior to its rollout to the free tier, the tool was only availabl

Creatives in the UK are once again speaking out against AI developers accessing copyrighted material. The Society of Authors have published an open letter calling for UK Secretary of State Lisa Nandy to hold Meta accountable for possible copyright infringement regarding its LLM, Llama 3. Signatories of the letter include successful British authors Richard Osman, Kazuo Ishiguro, Val McDermid and Sarah Waters. A March 20 article in The Atlantic served as the letter's impetus. It reported that Meta

Im sidestepping the desperate attempts at April 1 shenanigans and focusing on the imminent Nintendo Direct broadcast , which is likely to confirm rumors and sink others. The last few Switch 1 games have been revealed, meaning tomorrows Nintendo Direct: Switch 2 presentation, kicking off at 9AM ET / 6AM PT will be all about the new console no distractions. (Although, Id be cool with a Silksong release date, finally .) We already know the Switch 2 will be a bigger console, with a bigger screen an

TVs are getting slimmer and sleeker, but that often comes at the expense of sound quality. Built-in speakers just dont cut it when you want room-filling audio for movies, gaming or even just hearing dialogue clearly. Thats where a good soundbar comes in an easy space-saving way to dramatically improve your TVs audio without the hassle of a full home theater system. Whether youre after a Dolby Atmos setup for immersive surround sound, a compact, budget-friendly option or a feature-packed soundba

This years Amazon Spring Sale is almost a wrap. For the past week or so, a ton of household, fashion and outdoor gear dropped to record-low prices. Tech wasn't a big focus this time around, but a decent number of our favorite gear received noteworthy discounts and remain on sale right now. The selection may not be as good as that of Amazon Prime Day in July, but it still provides a good opportunity to save on things like headphones, robot vacuums, air purifiers and more. Weve collected the best

Riot Games has unveiled new details for its upcoming tabletop game, called Riftbound - The League of Legends Trading Card Game . We first got a look at this TCG under the codename Project K in December. The latest trailer showed off new artwork for the cards, including fresh takes on the LoL characters that aren't just copies of their in-game champion portraits. The card UI has also gotten some extra polish compared with what was showed late last year. The team at Riot has been incorporating pla

With a Tomodachi Life sequel teased and the last few Switch 1 games announced , the deck is cleared for Nintendo's next video presentation on the Switch 2 . The appropriately titled Nintendo Direct: Switch 2 presentation is slated for April 2 at 9AM ET / 6AM PT, and will stream on Nintendo's YouTube channel . Nintendo revealed what the new console looks like in a short teaser video in January, which confirmed details like the device's larger screen, and teased things like a new Mario Kart and so

OpenAI has been doubling its audience for ChatGPT at a rapid rate, and the addition of its latest image generation feature has increased the AI assistant's popularity. Today, CEO Sam Altman posted to X that the service added one million users in the last hour, calling it a biblical demand for the image generation. the chatgpt launch 26 months ago was one of the craziest viral moments i'd ever seen, and we added one million users in five days. we added one million users in the last hour. Sam A

Substack is taking one more step towards becoming an all-in-one social media / creator platform by adding a vertical video feed to its app. Technically, the new TikTok-style feed is a redesign of the existing Media tab that the company added to the app in 2024, but either way Substack's intentions are clear: It wants a piece of the short-video pie currently being shared by Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. The feed features scrollable videos from creators you're subscribed to and others that have b

The only real way to increase the storage of an Xbox Series X/S is to use a specialized expansion card. Luckily, a really good one is heavily discounted right now. The WD 1TB C40 storage card is down to $110 as part of the Amazon Spring Sale. This is a discount of 30 percent, as the regular price is around $158. This is an officially-licensed product, so itll be a plug-and-play experience. It also delivers roughly the same performance as the internal drive. Its important to note that this allows

If theres one thing you can count on with AI tools is that theyll launch without most of the promised features. It happened with Apple Intelligence . It happened with Galaxy AI . Now, its happening with Alexa+, Amazons AI-heavy upgrade to its virtual assistant . The tool is officially available but it doesnt do a whole lot, according to reporting by The Washington Post . The paper reviewed a number of internal company documents that noted the delay of many features. These documents suggest that

Apple has released iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4 and visionOS 2.4, bringing a grab bag of new features to the companies devices and expanding Apple Intelligence to new countries and languages. As previously announced by Apple iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 include a new Apple News+ Food section in the News app that collects recipes and food-oriented articles, including exclusive recipes for Apple News+ subscribers. The updates also introduce new emoji, AI-sorted Priority Notifications

A pair of cult classics from Sony's PlayStation Portable library are heading to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and PC. As part of the Nintendo Direct showcase this March, Bandai Namco announced Patapon 1 + 2 Replay , a package that brings together brand new remasters of 2007's Patapon and 2008's Patapon 2. Originally developed by Pyramid and Sony Japan Studio, which shuttered in 2021 , the two games combine elements from strategy and rhythm games. As the player, you must guide a trib

The Looney Tunes film Coyote vs. Acme wont be rotting away in David Zaslavs basement for the next 50 years. Warner Bros. Discovery has sold the rights to the movie to Ketchup Entertainment, the same company that just released The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie . Ketchup ponied up around $50 million for the film and itll hit theaters in 2026, according to reporting by Deadline . Warner Bros. funded the creation of the movie but then shelved it for a tax write-off . You know the drill

Regular YouTube users have likely noticed an abundance of AI-generated fake movie trailers this past year or so. This annoying AI slop is all over the platform. As it turns out, major movie studios have actually been making money from the videos, according to reporting by Deadline . The scheme worked sort of like a mob shakedown. Hollywood studios would not enforce copyright on these videos. Instead, they struck a deal with YouTube to ensure they got the ad revenue instead of the people that typ

There may come a point where you want to break ties with Amazon maybe youre cutting down on impulse buys, trying to escape the subscription rabbit hole or just rethinking where your money goes. Whatever the reason, Amazon gives you two main options: you can cancel your Prime membership to stop the monthly (or yearly) payments, or you can go all in and delete your entire Amazon account including your order history, personal data and access to services like Kindle and Prime Video. This guide will

If youre looking for a budget-friendly robot vacuum that can handle both vacuuming and mopping, iRobots Roomba Combo Essential just hit its lowest price ever. Thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale , its down to $149 from $275, matching the lowest price weve seen. It previously dipped to $149 during the holiday season and earlier this year, but its unclear how long this deal will stick around this time. As you can see in our roundup of the best budget robot vacuums , weve consistently rated iRobots ma

The Amazon Big Spring Sale has reached it's last day, but a number of the deals we've been tracking for the past week are still going strong but we don't imagine that'll be the case tomorrow. Like last year, the discounts appear to be more focused on kitchen, fashion and cleaning supplies than all-out tech categories, but as cooking gear gets more tech-reliant we've tested out more than a few cooking gadgets. Weve reviewed Instant Pots , air fryers , coffee gear , sous vide machines and more. S

How can we push CPUs forward? That's the question the computing industry has been asking since the Intel 4004 processor launched in 1971. Chipmakers have tried cranking up clock speeds, adding multiple cores and miniaturizing chip architectures to make them faster and more efficient. The conflict between RISC and CISC chip instruction sets (ISAs) educed designs versus complex ones rages on to this day with RISC-V . For the past few years, AMD has been exploring a unique approach to speeding u

Amazons Big Spring Sale has finally reached its last day. Like last year, the deals are focused less on tech and gadgets and more on home, cleaning and fashion discounts. That's not Engadget's area of expertise except when it comes to robot vacuums, where home cleaning and hi-tech neatly intersect. Weve tested dozens of these handy automatic floor cleaners and put the results in two buying guides one for budget models and one covering the best of the best . We've also tried out a few cordless v

It's the last day of Amazon's week-long Big Spring Sale , and while the event has mostly focused on things like apparel and outdoor goods, it still does include a few noteworthy deals on electronics. Weve been highlighting the best of those across Engadget, but if youre on a tighter budget, weve also dug up a few decent discounts on gadgets and services we like that are available for less than $50. As a reminder, you dont need to be an Amazon Prime subscriber to see most of the price drops. Best

Levoit's Core 400S air purifier is down to $190 from its usual $220 price, thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale . While its not the lowest price weve seen the air purifier briefly hit $177 last year its still a solid discount on one of the most convenient air purifiers for large spaces. Just clip the $30 on-page coupon to get the discount. This deal is part of a larger Levoit sale during the Spring Sale that includes other air purifiers, humidifiers and more. Weve featured Levoit in our list of th

Breville makes some of our favorite kitchen tech , and now thanks to the Amazon Spring Sale , you can get a top pick air fryer for much less than usual. The Breville Smart Oven Air Fryer is currently on sale for $260, which is $90 off its usual price. That's the lowest price we've seen on this air fryer toaster oven this year, a version of which has been a top pick of ours for a long time. Brevilles Smart Oven Air Fryer combines convection baking and air frying into a single, compact appliance.

The Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive in 2025, over eight years after its predecessor. Nintendo officially revealed the successor to its best-selling home console in a brief trailer on January 16. Now it's time for the other shoe to drop: A special Nintendo Direct streaming on YouTube at 9AM ET on April 2 is expected to reveal the price, release date and pre-order details and maybe even show off some new games, too. Thanks to the January teaser trailer, we already know quite a lot about Nintendo's

Amazons latest Big Spring Sale is into its final day, and while the week-long event hasn't been as big on tech as Black Friday or Prime Day, it's still served up a few genuinely decent discounts on Apple devices. If youre looking for a new iPad, pair of AirPods or Beats speaker, weve rounded up the best Apple deals going on right now below. In truth, most of these offers arent explicitly tied to the Spring Sale, and more than a few have expired since the sale began. Still, a number of Apple gadg

We've reached the final day of Amazon's Spring Sale, but there are still plenty of great deals to shop. That list includes a $50 price cut on our pick for best MacBook overall this year, Apple's 2025 MacBook Air M4 . The 13-inch, 16GB model is available for $949, down from $999. Apple only released the new MacBook Air M4 in mid-March. It scored a 92 in our review , thanks to features like its M4 chip. The 13-inch base model boasts a 10-core CPU, 8-core GPU and 16-core Neural Engine. It also has

Whether youre a casual player or a competitive gamer, finding the right controller can make all the difference when playing Switch games. While the Joy-Con controllers that come with the console are versatile, theyre not always the most comfortable for long sessions especially if youre diving into fast-paced action titles or competitive multiplayer matches. With the Switch 2 on the horizon, nows a great time to pick up one of the best Nintendo Switch controllers to upgrade your current gaming e

Tablets have become the all-purpose gap-fillers of the gadgets world. If youre on a plane and you want something portable but slightly bigger than your phone for reading comics or watching movies, theres nothing better. Alternatively, if you want a shared device for the living room to control smart home stuff, do a bit of shopping or doomscrolling (its ok, were not judging), having a slim little slate that lives on your coffee table is super convenient. And if you want something sleek to carry a

According to Mark Gurman in the Power On newsletter this weekend, we may see at least two devices with Apples upcoming M5 chip before the end of the year. Gurman reports that the M5 iPad Pro has reached the late stages of testing, putting it on track for production in the second half of this year. And the M5 MacBook Pro should be here sometime in the fall, in line with the timing of the past few years releases. This years iPad Pro likely wont be the generation that adopts Apples in-house modem,

An AI overhaul may be on the horizon for Apples Health app. In the Power On newsletter, Bloomberg s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is working on a much more comprehensive version of its Health app under the code name Project Mulberry, with plans to integrate an AI agent that would somewhat replicate a doctor and act as a personal health coach. In addition to making lifestyle recommendations based on users health data, the app will reportedly include educational videos from real doctors about an

Non-paying Gemini users can now play around with Googles newest model, the experimental version of Gemini 2.5 Pro. The company announced this weekend that its making Gemini 2.5 Pro (experimental) free for everyone to use, albeit with tighter rate limits for non-subscribers. Google introduced Gemini 2.5 Pro just last week , touting it as its most intelligent AI model yet, and rolled it out to Gemini Advanced users first. Its available now in Google AI Studio and the Gemini app. While free users c

Back at CES , Samsung teased some of its upcoming high-end appliances for 2025. But more recently, I got a chance to check out the entire lineup all in one place. It seemed like a perfect time to do a quick rundown of some of the most interesting new products and features coming to Samsungs Bespoke portfolio later this year. The centerpiece of the Bespoke line remains Samsungs 4-door French-Door refrigerator , which is now available with two different-sized screens. Theres a model with a smaller

Were coming up on the 10-year anniversary of Undertale s release, and to mark the occasion, a 25-piece orchestra will perform the games soundtrack for a one-night-only concert at London's Eventim Apollo this summer. The event, dubbed The Determination Symphony , will be held on June 22, and tickets are on sale now. The Determination Symphony is described as a musical journey from your initial fall at Mount Ebott, leading you through Froggit Village, the Snowdin Forest, Temmie Village and so much

The Nintendo Direct livestream on Thursday brought some unexpected news for Tamagotchi fans: the Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop game series of the early 2000s is being resurrected with a new entry, Tamagotchi Plaza . But it seems the announcement trailer left out the best part. As spotted by Tama-Palace , Bandai Namco says on the games official website that Tamagotchi Plaza will be compatible with the Tamagotchi Uni . Players will be able to link their Uni devices to the game to access speci

Amazons latest sales event is underway. The so-called Spring Sale runs through March 31, and while it mostly focuses on things like apparel and outdoor goods, it still includes a handful of discounts on electronics. Per usual with these big Amazon events, most of those arent anything special. But if youre on a budget and looking to grab a new gadget on the cheap, weve rounded up a few actually decent tech deals that are available now and priced below $50. Some of the discounts below have technic

Food is probably the third most-discussed topic in Engadgets Slack rooms. Having more than a few cuisine-obsessed folk on staff means when theres an opportunity to review a new bit of cooking tech, we jump at the chance. Right now, thanks to Amazons Spring Sale , a long list of the kitchen tech weve covered is on sale. Were seeing discounts on brands like KitchenAid, Breville, Instant Pot and more. So if its time to update your meal prep situation or invest in a time saver for weeknight dinners,

Amazon has kicked off another sitewide sales event this week. The Amazon Spring Sale, as this one is called, is aimed at apparel and outdoor goods more than electronics, but weve tried to cut through the noise and pull out a few actually decent tech deals anyway. If youre specifically looking for grab a new Apple device, good news: A handful of AirPods, iPads, Apple Watches and Beats headphones are at or near their lowest prices to date. Many of these discounts arent explicitly tied to the sale,

One notable trend at CES earlier this year was the quirky robot vacuum. It seemed every third booth had a new model that could climb stairs , pick up socks , serve drinks and, oh yeah, suck up dirt from your floor. Now that Amazons Spring Sale is here, were seeing lots of discounts not on those wacky prototypes, but on robo vacs that make keeping your floors clean easier and automated. Engadget has two guides to these handy home gadgets, based on years of testing and reviewing products from bra

This years Amazon Spring Sale is in full swing, and as promised, a ton of household, fashion and outdoor gear has dropped to record-low prices. Tech isnt a huge focus for this sale, but there are a decent number of devices on sale right now for some of the best prices weve seen all year. The selection may not be as good as that of Amazon Prime Day in July, but it still provides a good opportunity to save on things like headphones, robot vacuums, air purifiers and more. Weve collected the best Am

Back in 2022, Sony hired Garrett Fredley to join its then newly formed Preservation team, which has been working to find and save documentation of PlayStation's 30-year history since then. Now, Fredley spoke at Game Developers Conference to give an update about his team's efforts. In his Game File newsletter , Stephen Totilo has shared the details about Fredley's talk. Apparently, the team formed what it's calling the PlayStation Studios Vault to store everything it could find ab