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A presidential refresher on wireless terminology, courtesy of Trump Mobile
Next-gen wireless technology for dummies. Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual,...
This Tetris-playing watch struggles with the one thing it should be great at
The Tetris: My Play Watch may look like an Apple Watch, but it eschews most of the functionality you'll typically find on a smartwatch to focus on two things: playing Tetris and celebrating the game...
F1: The Movie now streaming on Apple TV following a long theatrical run
F1: The Movie, the cinematic love letter to Formula One and — quite possibly even more so — consumer products made by Apple, is finally available to stream on Apple TV if you’re a subscriber. It...
The alarming rise in antibiotic use by the meat industry
Three-month-old pigs stand in a pen at a farm in Iowa. | Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images Around a decade ago, the US implemented new rules to limit the widespread use of antibiotics in meat...
In 2025, AI and EVs gave the US an insatiable hunger for power
You may be surprised to learn electricity only accounts for 21 percent of the world’s energy consumption. Fossil fuels and the rest all play their part to make the world go around, but their role is...
California woman Lanette Bashore jailed 30 months for decades-long fraud funding gambling habit
A California woman named Lanette Bashore has been sentenced to 30 months in jail and ordered to pay more than $1 million in compensation for a fraud scheme that ran for over two decades, during...
Engadget Podcast: Why Netflix is the best worst option for Warner Bros.
Last week, Netflix surprised us all when it announced plans for an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., a move that would fundamentally reshape the world of streaming video and Hollywood. But...
YouTube made its video player easier to navigate on TVs
If you’re not already seeing it, this is how the redesigned watch page is laid out. The YouTube watch screen has been given a new look on TVs. The redesign aims to provide a "more intuitive...
Get 40 percent off MasterClass subscriptions for the holiday season
If you want to learn a new skill in the new year or brush up on some skills you already have, MasterClass could be a good option for you. It's even more accessible now that the company is...
The Pluribus apocalypse gets a little quieter
Carlos-Manuel Vesga as Manousos. The theme of this week is isolation. That's always been a part of what makes Pluribus so unsettling, of course; in the show there are only a handful of human...