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2025-04-15

LinkedIn’s AI action figure fad is ‘obviously unsustainable,’ warns UK tech mogul


If you’ve been scrolling social media over the past week, you may have noticed miniature action figure versions of friends, family, or colleagues neatly wrapped in a blister pack. These plastic-fantastic portraits are the latest AI-powered photo trend to sweep the internet — especially LinkedIn. After digital avatars and Studio Ghibli-inspired selfies, we now have the action figure, produced using ChatGPT’s free image generator.  It’s all fun and games, right? But look closer, and behind the gloss and giggles lies some pretty crucial fine print. [...]

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2025-01-08

A closer look at the slick Honda 0 SUV and Saloon prototypes at CES 2025

Last year, Honda teased its first two homegrown EVs with the Series 0 Saloon and Space-Hub. But now at CES 2025, those vehicles are getting one step closer to production by graduating from concepts to [...]

Match Score: 133.99

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2025-01-11

CES 2025: The best tech and gadgets we saw in Las Vegas

CES 2025 has come to a close — Friday was the final day of the show — and team Engadget has departed Las Vegas. Our reporters and editors spent the week scouring endless carpeted convention halls [...]

Match Score: 96.77

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2025-01-09

The best of CES 2025

CES 2025 is coming to a close, and team Engadget is ready to leave Las Vegas. Our reporters and editors have scoured endless carpeted convention halls, braved lines of chain smokers and fielded thousa [...]

Match Score: 90.28

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2025-01-11

Our unofficial, silly and meaningless CES 2025 awards, just for fun

CES (formerly the Consumer Electronics Show) is the biggest tech convention of the year. It helps set the stage for all the wonderful gadgets we're going to see over the next 12 months. However, [...]

Match Score: 66.58

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2025-02-14

The best President's Day tech deals on Apple, Samsung, Dyson, Blink and more

Apparently President's Day was created to honor George Washington's birthday. But now on a Monday in February we celebrate every US president by shopping for deals. Nixon, Taft, Coolidge, Po [...]

Match Score: 63.74

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2025-03-24

Nothing Phone 3a and 3a Pro review: Rising above the boring competition

The Nothing Phone 2a was one of the most memorable smartphones of 2024. It offered a fast display, big battery and personality, all for just $349. For a follow-up, Nothing could have simply refreshed [...]

Match Score: 62.53

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2025-02-27

iPhone 16e review: What's your acceptable compromise?

I’ve been traveling through time this week. Reviewing the iPhone 16e feels at once like I’m visiting my younger self and also forced to live in olden times, especially since I’ve been using an i [...]

Match Score: 60.54

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2025-01-31

Get four Apple AirTags for $70, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

It's time for another edition of Engadget's weekly deals roundup where we bring together worthwhile tech deals from the past week. If you're in the market for home entertainment gear, y [...]

Match Score: 59.14

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2025-01-02

The 6 best Mint alternatives to replace the budgeting app that shut down

It's been almost one year since Intuit shut down the popular budgeting app Mint. I was a Mint user for many years; millions of other users like me enjoyed how easily Mint allowed us to track all [...]

Match Score: 58.38