Generative AI, we are repeatedly told, is a transformative and complicated technology. So complicated that its own creators are unable to explain why it acts the way it does, and so transformative that we’d be fools to stand in the way of progress. Even when progress resembles a machine for undressing strangers without their consent … Read more

Sony just announced January’s Game Catalog additions for PS Plus subscribers and it’s a fantastic lineup. All of these titles will be ready to play on January 20. First up, there’s Resident Evil Village. This is a direct sequel to 2017’s Resident Evil 7: Biohazard. It’s a full game with plenty of jump scares and … Read more

Verizon’s network appears to be having technical issues that are impacting calls and wireless data. Users on X have reported seeing “SOS” rather than the traditional network bars on their smartphones, and even Verizon’s own network status page is struggling to load. Based on the experience of Verizon users on Engadget’s staff, the services that … Read more

The first-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra headphones are on sale right now for $280, marked down from $430. That 35 percent savings is an even steeper discount than we saw last year Black Friday. In our review of the first-generation Ultras, we gave them a score of 86 out of 100, noting their best-in-class active noise … Read more

For a number of very obvious reasons, we don’t want to roll back the clock to early 2020. No thank you. But if there was a feel-good lockdown story, it was the perfectly timed arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which allowed friends who could no longer meet up IRL to do so virtually on … Read more