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How to see what's taking up space on your Windows PC

staff@engadget.com (Ben Stegner) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Use a methodical approach to see what's using the most space on your PC and easily clean it up.

The Tetris Company wants nothing to do with the White House's new copycat game

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:01:12 +0000

Tetris knockoff 'Build the Wall' is one of six new games hosted on the White House website, and The Tetris Company is not happy.

Flock cameras are officially banned on state roads in Florida

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:10:41 +0000

Florida joins a growing list of cities and states responding to the license plate reader backlash.

Nintendo just announced two Direct livestream events for next week

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:32:50 +0000

Zelda takes center stage on September 8 and everything else is being saved for September 9.

Rogue OpenAI agents took over a German coding forum in a previously undisclosed hijacking

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:02:52 +0000

OpenAI says it's investigating the incident after a group of researchers disclosed their findings.

Tesla's Cybercab is under federal investigation almost immediately after hitting the streets

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:42:01 +0000

Regulators will review the process and data Tesla used to self-certify the vehicle.

Microsoft announces Project Zenith, a clutter-free Windows experience meant to entice developers

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:05:32 +0000

But you'll need a powerful system with 64GB of RAM to use it.

Boox Go 6 (Gen II) review: A worthy Android ereader, with some tradeoffs

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0000

The Boox Go 6 (Gen II) is a versatile Android ereader with the ability to take notes directly in books.

How to edit Claude's memory

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Claude has the ability to use past chats with you as context for current and future prompts, so it's important that they are accurate.

I flossed fake teeth with Dyson's tech-riddled CameraJet toothbrush

staff@engadget.com (Mat Smith) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:56:53 +0000

Don't worry, we didn't share $500 CameraJet toothbrush.

Volkswagen confirms cutting 50,000 jobs as part of its survival plan

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:46:06 +0000

The Volkswagen Group has revealed a 'transformation program' that includes layoffs, potential factory closures and brand shutdowns.

This rugged smartphone's camera is a removable action cam

staff@engadget.com (Mat Smith) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000

RugOne's newest ruggedized phone has a waterproof action cam that you can remove.

Tesla starts offering Cybercab robotaxi rides

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:41:33 +0000

Tesla has officially launched the Cybercab, its autonomous vehicle with no steering wheel.

Audacity's new look is finally here, along with its largest feature update in years

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:50:08 +0000

The popular free audio editor gets a colorful dark mode and granular editing tools.

What Is The Best Waterproof Rating For Bluetooth Speakers?

staff@engadget.com (Jack Peachey) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0000

There's nothing like lounging by the pool, listening to your favorite tunes. But is your Bluetooth speaker waterproof enough to handle a simple splash of water?

OpenAI says GPT-6 Astra is 'the most intelligent and aligned model in the world'

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:58:12 +0000

The new frontier model is particularly competent at agentic, computer-use tasks.

Netflix has ordered a live-action adaptation of D&D's Ravenloft

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:35:24 +0000

Alfonso Cuarón will executive produce the dark fantasy vampire story based on the popular D&D campaign setting.

Ugreen's new smart home ecosystem is built around local AI hubs

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Ugreen has three new hubs that run your smart home with local AI rather than the cloud. The top model runs on Nvidia's Jetson Thor platform and costs $20,000.

SpaceXAI apologizes for outage that affected Grok and other 'compute partners'

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:52:34 +0000

Several AI companies experienced issues at around the same time.

The Apple Vision Pro was used for a successful hip surgery

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:14:11 +0000

Stryker says its SportSuite Vision software for the headset received De Novo authorization from the FDA in July.