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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...
Bluesky now has a mentions tab in your notifications area
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Bluesky now has a specific tab for mentions in your notifications as part of the app’s just-released 1.96 update. With the mentions tab, it’s much easier to see your...
Amazon to pay OSHA $145,000 in workplace safety settlement
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has reached a settlement with Amazon about alleged hazardous workplace conditions at ten of the tech giant's facilities. Under the terms of the...
Google Street View helped police solve a missing persons case
The Verge A Google Street View image played in role in solving a missing person investigation in Spain, according to reports from the BBC and The New York Times. The image, which can still be seen...
Waymo's driverless cars are apparently an insurance company's dream
Waymo’s fleet of driverless vehicles are operating in more cities and a study indicates that may reduce crashes on roadways. The study, a non-paid partnership between Waymo itself and reinsurer...