Engadget Podcast: iPhone 16e review and Amazon's AI-powered Alexa+

The keyword for the iPhone 16e seems to be "compromise." In this episode, Devindra chats with Cherlynn about her iPhone 16e review and try to figure out who this phone is actually for. Also, [...]

The CES companies hoping your brain is the next big thing in computing

At every CES I’ve ever been to, there’s been one or two gadgets promising to boost your mental health. In recent years, the number of companies making forays into this space has grown, and will li [...]

A Neuralink Rival Just Tested a Brain Implant in a Person

Paradromics, a brain-computer interface startup, inserted its brain implant in a person—briefly—in an early test of its technology. [...]

OpenAI and Sam Altman are reportedly creating a startup rival to Elon Musk's Neuralink

Sam Altman is preparing to co-found a new company funded by OpenAI that will go up against Elon Musk's Neuralink, The Financial Post reported. The startup, called Merge Labs, will use AI for its [...]

Sam Altman is planning a brain implant startup to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink

OpenAI is planning to invest in a brain implant startup called Merge Labs, which aims to merge humans and machines through artificial intelligence. [...]

Elon Musk's Neuralink plans a brain speech trial in October

Neuralink plans to begin another US clinical trial in October, using the implant to translate thoughts into text. The study will be held through an FDA investigational device exemption. "If you&# [...]

Engadget Podcast: We've survived two days of CES 2025

In this bonus episode, Cherlynn and Devindra discuss the latest innovations in robot vacuums, new AI PC hardware from AMD and Intel, and Dell's decision to nuke its PC brands in favor of Apple-es [...]

Elon Musk's Neuralink is getting more competition

A brain-computer interface (BCI), a fusion of man and machine, has sparked human imagination since the Industrial Revolution. This week, the small field of BCI developers — which includes Elon Muskâ [...]

This Chinese Startup Wants to Build a New Brain-Computer Interface—No Implant Required

Gestala is the latest company to emerge from China’s burgeoning brain-computer interface industry. It plans to access the brain with noninvasive ultrasound technology. [...]