The first PlayStation Plus games of 2025 include The Stanley Parable and Suicide Squad

Sony just revealed the first set of PlayStation Plus games in 2025 available for all subscribers, regardless of what service tier they're signed up for. Up this month are Suicide Squad: Kill the [...]

The Morning After: Tech’s biggest losers in 2024

Welcome to 2025. Wave farewell to yesteryear with the biggest losers in tech. Picking our favorite villains in 2024 was challenging when it simply wasn’t a great time for tech. With the depressing s [...]

The first known AI wrongful death lawsuit accuses OpenAI of enabling a teen's suicide

On Tuesday, the first known wrongful death lawsuit against an AI company was filed. Matt and Maria Raine, the parents of a teen who committed suicide this year, have sued OpenAI for their son's d [...]

Tech's biggest losers of 2025

It’s the end of another year, so it’s time for the Engadget staff to compile a list of the year’s biggest losers. We scour over articles from the previous 12 months to determine the people, comp [...]

Another lawsuit blames an AI company of complicity in a teenager's suicide

Another family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against popular AI chatbot tool Character AI. This is the third suit of its kind after a 2024 lawsuit, also against Character AI, involving the suicid [...]

OpenAI reportedly asked for memorial guest list in teen suicide case

The family of Adam Raine has filed an amended lawsuit against OpenAI. Raine died by suicide in April, and his family claims ChatGPT enabled the tragedy. The updated lawsuit accuses the company of weak [...]

Gemini encouraged a man commit suicide to be with his 'AI wife' in the afterlife, lawsuit alleges

The family of 36-year-old Jonathan Gavalas is suing Google after he died by suicide following months of conversations with its Gemini chatbot, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The l [...]

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, [...]

Bipartisan GUARD Act proposes age restrictions on AI chatbots

US lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have introduced a bill called the "GUARD Act," which is meant to protect minor users from AI chatbots. "In their race to the bottom, AI compani [...]