2025-04-25

Get two years of ProtonVPN for 64 percent off

A VPN (virtual private network) can come in handy on a regular basis to keep you safe online, and you can save on one of our favorites right now. Our top pick for the best VPN, ProtonVPN, is on sale f [...]

2025-04-25

Slate Auto unveils its US-made barebones electric pickup costing just $20,000

A company backed by Jeff Bezos, Slate Auto, just came out of stealth mode to unveil its first EV, and it's incredibly interesting. The Slate Pickup is a tiny and boxy, almost Kei-like truck that [...]

2025-04-25

Engadget Podcast: The death of 4chan (for now)

4chan, one of the trolliest places on the internet, could be gone for good following last week's hack. In this episode, Devindra and Cherlynn break down what 4chan was and why it's influence [...]

2025-04-25

The Morning After: The Switch 2 pre-order struggle

Nintendo may not have enough Switch 2 consoles for everyone, it seems. It’s struggling to meet demand both in Japan and the US, where pre-orders were already delayed due to the tariff fiasco. The of [...]

2025-04-25

Self-Authenticating Images Through Simple JPEG Compression

Concerns about the risks posed by tampered images have been showing up regularly in the research over the past couple of years, particularly in light of a new surge of AI-based image-editing framework [...]

2025-04-24

Nvidia's G-Assist adds a plug-in builder so you can create your own PC AI automations

With its G-Assist tool and a new plug-in builder, Nvidia introduces a system for AI-assisted PC control. Developers can create their own commands to manage both software and hardware functions.<br [...]

2025-04-24

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders: Sold out at most retailers including GameStop, Walmart, Target, Best Buy and others

After (what felt like) a long delay, Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders have opened in the US and Canada. Nintendo finally opened up pre-orders in both regions on April 24, after previously announcing (and [...]

2025-04-24

Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are available now at Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy and others starting at $450

The day has arrived — Nintendo Switch 2 pre-orders are now open in North America. The new console will be widely available on June 5, but if you signed up on Nintendo’s site in anticipate of pre-o [...]

2025-04-24

Perplexity is building a browser in part to collect customer data for targeted ads

AI company Perplexity announced in February that it was building its own browser called Comet. In a recent interview with the TBPN podcast, CEO Aravind Srinivas gave some insight as to why the busines [...]