OpenAI buys Jony Ive's design startup for $6.5 billion

OpenAI is buying Jony Ive's startup, io, for $6.5 billion, as first reported by The New York Times. The company confirmed the news in a blog post on its website headlined by the photo you see abo [...]

A weekend ‘vibe code’ hack by Andrej Karpathy quietly sketches the missing layer of enterprise AI orchestration

This weekend, Andrej Karpathy, the former director of AI at Tesla and a founding member of OpenAI, decided he wanted to read a book. But he did not want to read it alone. He wanted to read it accompan [...]

Engadget Podcast: Why would Apple want to make an AI pin?

Apple is reportedly working on an AI pin of its very own to compete with OpenAI's non-existent pin. No, it doesn't really make much sense to us, either. In this episode, Devindra and Engadge [...]

Nothing Phone 4a Pro hands-on: A premium design with a price to match the Pixel 10a

Nothing has announced its latest premium midrange device, the Phone 4a Pro. The company says it's the thinnest full-metal phone on the market, measuring in at 7.95mm. It also looks notably differ [...]

Google officially introduces the Pixel 9a for $499

Google has followed up an ocean's worth of leaks with the official announcement of its Pixel 9a smartphone, which will retail for $499. Possibly the biggest change to the new A-series model is in [...]

Advantage, Alexa – Apple's smart home hub reportedly 'postponed' due to Siri slowdown

Apple’s smart home hub with AI-powered Siri has been delayed, a new report claims–and that could leave the door wide open to Amazon's Alexa+ in 2025. [...]

JBL just announced two new portable speakers that support AI Sound Boost technology

JBL just announced a pair of portable speakers that take advantage of the company’s AI Sound Boost technology. This software analyzes the signal and maxes out the driver while minimizing distortion. [...]

Apple Looking to Samsung and Intel for Chips Amid Shortages, Report Says

Apple is reportedly keeping its options open beyond its main supplier, Taiwan Semiconductor. [...]

FTC pushes the enforcement of its 'click-to-cancel' rule back to July

The Federal Trade Commission has delayed the start of a rule that aims to make the process of canceling subscriptions less of a nightmare. Last year, the FTC voted to ratify amendments to a regulation [...]