iFixit’s new app uses AI to help you repair your stuff

We’ve all been there: You can’t (or won’t) get help when something breaks, but the YouTube clip doesn’t cover your specific issue. It’s what repair gurus at iFixit want to solve with FixBot, [...]

Mistral’s first reasoning model, Magistral, launches with large and small Apache 2.0 version

The company is signaling that the future of reasoning AI will be both powerful and, in a meaningful way, open to all. [...]

The EU’s strategic rebalancing of research partnerships with China

In 2026, one of Europe’s most ambitious scientific ventures, Horizon Europe, a seven-year, roughly €93 billion framework dedicated to research and innovation, underwent a quiet but significant tra [...]

Meta is cutting 8,000 jobs to pay for AI. It is also asking the survivors to train their replacements.

Summary: Meta is cutting approximately 8,000 employees (10% of its workforce) beginning 20 May, cancelling 6,000 open roles, and planning additional cuts for H2 2026. The layoffs, announced via an int [...]

World open-sources ProveKit to bring private ID checks to everyday smartphones

The technology behind World ID can let people prove their age, nationality or possession of a valid ID without handing over the personal information behind it World is opening up one of the privacy te [...]

Engadget Podcast: iPhone Air and 17 reviews, Meta throws a screen on smart glasses

We're still in iPhone mode this week, as all of our reviews of Apple's new hardware are rolling out. In this episode, Senior Writer Sam Rutherford joins us to chat about his experience with [...]

My favorite Bose products are on sale plus an extra 25% discount - if you buy refurbished

Bose's latest promotion rewards an extra 25% off of discounted refurbished products, including the QuietComfort Ultra headphones, Ultra Open earbuds, and SoundLink Flex speaker. [...]

I'm glad I gave Wuthering Waves a chance even with a disastrous launch

When Wuthering Waves launched about half a year ago on iOS, Android and Windows, there were serious issues on day one. While some can be forgiving when a game launches, especially a live-service game [...]

Evals are the new PRD, Expedia’s AI chief tells VB Transform 2026

“The new PRD are the evals,” Xavi Amatriain, Expedia Group’s first chief AI and data officer, told the VB Transform 2026 audience last week in Menlo Park. “So basically, you encode what you wa [...]