Officials Are Worried About Traffic as Amazon’s 50k Seattle Workers Return to the Office This Week

Yet another downside to the tech giant's unpopular mandate may be more traffic jams. [...]

Researchers used 1,600 YouTube fail videos to show AI models struggle with surprises

YouTube fail videos reveal a major blind spot for leading AI models: they struggle with surprises and rarely reconsider their first impressions. Even advanced systems like GPT-4o stumble over simple p [...]

Battle of the dirt-cheap tablets: Amazon Fire HD 8 vs. Walmart Onn 8

Apple’s iPads get all the headlines, and with good reason: They’ve long been considered the best tablets for most people. But none of them come cheap. For folks on a tighter budget, I’ve spent t [...]

Where are Engadget's CES 2025 winners now?

With CES 2026 slated to officially start next week, the focus is understandably on all the new products that will be announced at this year's event. But before diving into what’s new, we though [...]

AirStudio One is a portable microphone that’s full of surprises

This isn’t just any retro-styled microphone, but an all-in-one tool for music creators looking to record vocals when on the go. It’s the creation of Hisong, a startup looking to build a more elega [...]

Matthew McConaughey says AI is alright, alright, alright only if he holds the trademark rights

Alright, alright, alright: Matthew McConaughey has trademarked his famous catchphrase and other aspects of his persona to protect himself against AI counterfeiting.<br /> The article Matthew McC [...]

Anthropic holds firm against Pentagon on autonomous weapons and mass surveillance as deadline looms

The Pentagon threatens Anthropic with a law from the Korean War to force the AI company to cooperate. Anthropic refuses and stands alone among the major AI companies.<br /> The article Anthropic [...]

Samsung's Beverage Center is the best fridge feature competitors can't copy

In case you haven't noticed, Engadget has been expanding our smart home and kitchen coverage. However, we don't get to test out as many fridges as we like simply because they're large a [...]

Cyber Monday Lego deals you can still shop today: Up to 50 percent off Star Wars, Disney, Harry Potter and more toy sets

Were you a Lego set kid or a giant-bucket-of-Legos kid? I was a sets kid all the way — I loved, and still love, the zen feeling of building something incredible a little bit at a time. Also, every t [...]