Steam reviews tend to be a medley of serious, helpful, jokey and meme-y, but Valve is looking to switch that vibe up a bit. The company has started publicly testing a new “helpfulness” system that will bring useful reviews to the top and effectively demote the fun ones, depending on what the user wants to … Read more
An iPad-like tabletop device, Apple’s reported take on Echo Show and Nest Hub-style touchscreen devices, might still happen. According to Bloomberg, it could debut as soon as 2026, with a thin robotic arm that moves around a large display. In my mind, it’ll look like a mid-00s piece of technology, like something from Portal or … Read more
X announced today that it is rolling out support for passkeys on its Android app. The social media platform formerly known as Twitter introduced this security option for iOS users in the US in January, then globally in April. Passkeys started to take off as an option from tech companies and online services last year. … Read more
Remember when Elon Musk ordered Twitter staff two years ago to “click yes” in an email to promise to work in “extremely hardcore” mode or risk losing their jobs? One of those employees who didn’t click “yes” just won a major ruling, according to the Irish news service RTÉ. Ireland’s Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) ruled … Read more
Electric vehicle company Polestar has started production for the Polestar 3 in South Carolina. Polestar 3 cars from this location are intended for consumers in the US and Europe. The Volvo-owned company’s first SUV debuted in 2023, but the shift to a US production facility will help it to avoid huge tariffs for importing EVs … Read more
Halide is one of the best camera alternatives for the iPhone, a lovingly-crafted app that gives users plenty of manual control over the images they take. And today they just pushed out a major update with an intriguing proposition: an “anti-intelligent” camera. Of course, more advanced digital photographers will already be familiar with the RAW … Read more
A bunch of the Engadget crew loves the Playdate, the tiny, quirky portable console with a load of great indie games and a crank on the side. I’ve long had my eye on it, but never pulled the trigger for one reason or another. I do get Playdate emails, though, and a surprising and hilarious … Read more
Reporter Jkersti Flaa congratulated Blake Lively on her pregnancy at the time, only to receive a sharp response from the actress. Reporter Jkersti Flaa congratulated Blake Lively on her pregnancy at the time, only to receive a sharp response from the actress.
“Date night, very rare but it happens … boobies out, scars out,” Teigen said in a clip while wearing a plunging black dress. “Date night, very rare but it happens … boobies out, scars out,” Teigen said in a clip while wearing a plunging black dress.
The Sleep Room in The Outlast Trials is named after a real-life space at McGill University’s Allan Memorial Institute in Montreal, where from 1957 to 1964, doctors conducted mind-control experiments on patients as part of the CIA’s MK-Ultra initiative. Led by Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron, these tests included electroshock therapy, sensory deprivation and heavy doses … Read more