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The Vergecast Matter Holiday Spec-tacular
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge Happy holidays! ‘Tis the season for trimming trees, hanging lights, baking cookies... and spending two weeks at home trying to figure out why you can’t get the lights...
YouTube will crack down on 'egregious clickbait,' starting in India
Clickbait videos have always been annoying, but there are times when they can be downright harmful. YouTube has vowed to strengthen its enforcement efforts when it comes to dealing with...
Our favorite tech we bought in 2024
We at Engadget are in the unique position to test out many more gadgets than we actually use on a regular basis. It just comes with the territory of reviewing the newest smartphones or testing out...
Senators rip into automakers for selling customer data and blocking right to repair
Image: Getty A bipartisan group of senators is calling out the auto industry for its “hypocritical, profit-driven” opposition to national right-to-repair legislation, while also selling customer...
Engadget Podcast: The AI hype train stalled in 2024
This week, we're looking back at our hellish 2024 and trying to figure out where to go from here. We began the year with enormous hype around artificial intelligence, but that's cooled off after...
The Morning After: Google accused of using novices to fact-check Gemini’s AI answers
Last week, Google allegedly instructed contract workers evaluating Gemini not to skip any prompts, regardless of their expertise, TechCrunch reports based on internal guidance it viewed. Now,...
Can Trump get a Gaza ceasefire?
President-elect Donald Trump speaks at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort on December 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Is a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...
The perfect humidifier doesn’t exist
The hunt for the least-annoying humidifier can lead to contentious debates online. | Elena Bondarenko/Getty Images It’s winter, which means it’s humidifier season. If you struggle with dry skin,...
How Democrats should — and shouldn’t — moderate on immigration
The site of ongoing state-sponsored border wall construction in La Casita-Garciasville, Texas. | Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images It’s likely that no social issue has cost Democrats more votes in...
The best laptops for gaming and schoolwork in 2025
While there remain regular laptops and gaming laptops, the line that separates them has nearly disappeared. Today, if you have a fast CPU and graphics card, along with perks like a big screen and a...