Is Instagram Map showing your location? How to check and turn it off

Instagram could be sharing your precise location whenever you open the app, but it's off by default and requires opt-in. Here's how to see what you're sharing and with whom. [...]

Trump's deal to take a cut of Nvidia's chip sales in China could open national security 'up for bidding'

The arrangement raised worries about a U.S. AI chip firm seemingly buying access into China with national security taking a backseat. [...]

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 [...]

United Airlines CEO is closing the door on big mergers — but not on buying assets

Scott Kirby said consolidation is now a "low probability" for United but left open the possibility of acquiring slots, gates, or other airline assets [...]

Claude beat human researchers on an alignment task, and then the results vanished in production

In a controlled experiment, nine autonomous Claude instances dramatically outperformed human researchers on an open alignment problem. But when Anthropic tried to transfer the winning method to its ow [...]

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: The Galaxy S26 lineup and everything else we expect

Samsung’s 2025 was filled with new foldables, an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google's XR platform. After making some announcements at CES 2026, the company is expected to host [...]

Apple TV+ is now just Apple TV

It’s been an interesting few months in the realm of streaming service branding. Warner Bros. Discovery reverted Max back to HBO Max after a baffling decision to trim the name in the first place. Dis [...]

The best Amazon deals for Prime Day include two Blink Mini 2 cameras for $35

Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days are coming up, and you can get a jump on things today. A mainstay of Prime Day sales, a pair of Blink Mini 2 cameras is on sale for only $35. That's 50 percent o [...]

Engadget Podcast: 2025 was the year of AI, smartglasses and spineless Big Tech

This week, Engadget Managing Editor Cherlynn Low joins us to look back at some of the highlights (and lowlights) of 2025. We dive into our favorite gadgets of the year, the many ways Big Tech bowed to [...]