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Nintendo's 1986 commercial-use Famicombox is rare, but a Japanese love hotel reportedly has one in almost every room.

DeepMind's award-winning AlphaFold team is no more.

OpenAI's investigation starts shedding light on the activities of its rogue agent that hacked Hugging Face.

Valve says that no one on its Steam Machine waitlist is leapfrogging over anyone currently holding a reservation.

Elon Musk's xAI has filed a lawsuit to block Minnesota's new law that would ban apps that can generate nonconsensual intimate imagery from being enforced.

It's part of a national security strategy to kickstart domestic production of emerging technology.

Ina and David Steiner will receive compensation after a 2019 campaign to silence their critiques of the company.

A new lawsuit accuses Tesla of overextending the safety operators overseeing its robotaxis.

A thousand workers from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and more have signed the letter.

Double Fine lays off about a third of its staff.

Make a plan before you use the new Apple Upgrade program to avoid potential fees down the road.

The CW's live sports programming is coming to ESPN on August 4.

The retro console is still a favorite for gamers who appreciate simplicity of older tech but still want online play.

The HBO Max app now has shorts, because everything needs to have shorts.

60-60 is a good rule of thumb for protecting your hearing.

WhatsApp now supports encrypted calls on the web.

For people who want the power of a phone that transforms into a miniature tablet, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 offers a better way to watch shows and movies.

If you've got an older iPhone hanging out in the junk drawer, grab it out and bring it back to life with these tips.

Don't worry, the Trump administration won't let a little acid rain get in the way of more data centers.

An Xbox executive said yesterday's outage was due to "a licensing service that sits outside of Xbox."

Why can't I just wear my AirPods in the pool?

Better bass and a much newer processor are the main differences between the old Echo Dot and the newer Echo Dot Max.

Keeping phones out of landfills and doing useful things is a good thing.

The free Android app shares knowledge from members of the Rainy Lake Ojibwe community.

Apple's new program gives you lease options for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.

Researchers investigating Hugging Face found the majority of its models would generate non-consensual deepfakes.

As it promised last year, Baidu has started testing its robotaxis in London along with partners Lyft and Freenow.

ChatGPT has been refusing to imitate the writing of famous authors, both living and dead.

With plenty of range and stellar ride quality, the new C-Class is a brilliant EV with a dashboard that's a little too in your face.

Only Premium and Premium X subscribers get the privilege of banking with Elon for now.

Two gremlins rolled through Spotify today.

Apple's latest software updates are primarily focused on security fixes.

Here's what the rumor mill tells us Google might be preparing for its next Pixel launch.

The ports look the same, but one is much faster than the other.

Amazon's Leo subsidiary has launched more than 390 satellites so far and plans to launch thousands more.

Ad-supported Peacock will be available for free to YouTube Premium subscribers early next year.

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Here's a list of the best wireless headphones you can buy right now, as reviewed by Engadget editors.

Meta AI is coming to Threads DMs, following availability inside Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp DMs.

Xbox is down, and users are even having trouble playing disc-based games.

Like the Konami code, but for Roku remotes.

After canning an extraction shooter in the franchise, it seems a new open-world Far Cry game is in development.

The budget Apple Watch lacks some features present in other models, but their absence may not bother you.

Nike wants to make sure no one gets cold feet

If you can't find the watch face you want in the Play Store, you can create your own Galaxy Watch face from scratch.`

Canon's EOS R6 V is a video-focused hybrid camera that's outstanding for vlogging.

NVIDIA has gathered together some of the biggest tech companies in the world to form the Open Secure AI Alliance with the aim to improve cybersecurity.

AppleCare insurance for multiple devices including iPhones, Watches and MacBooks, is finally expanding outside the US.

The Smart LED Monitor Stand is currently available for $169.99.

If you don't mind using more data, make these changes to step up your listening experience in the YouTube Music app.