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Engadget review recap: Razr Fold, Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker, Ultrahuman Ring Pro and more

staff@engadget.com (Billy Steele) — Sat, 16 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

A roundup of recent reviews published by Engadget.

OpenAI is offering ChatGPT Plus to citizens of Malta for a year

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 16 May 2026 16:34:06 +0000

Residents will have to go through a course on artificial intelligence before activating the subscription.

Perseverance checks in from Mars with a selfie, the mounting pollution from satellite launches, and more science stories

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 16 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

This week's science news.

NASA's Psyche spacecraft just got an assist from Mars on the way to its asteroid namesake

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 16 May 2026 15:21:20 +0000

Its target asteroid could give us insight on how Earth's core came to be.

Fresh horror from Supermassive, a Battlestar Galactica roguelite and other new indie games worth checking out

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Sat, 16 May 2026 11:30:00 +0000

Plus, a game with a perfect Tamagotchi pun for a name.

Microsoft lets Insiders choose their Windows 11 Start menu size

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 16 May 2026 10:25:22 +0000

The company is also testing the ability to reposition the Windows 11 taskbar.

YouTube's AI deepfake detection tool is now available to all creators 18 and older

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 16 May 2026 07:31:24 +0000

Even new creators can sign up for access.

Snap and YouTube have reportedly settled another major social media addiction lawsuit

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Sat, 16 May 2026 00:12:02 +0000

The companies are facing numerous other legal challenges.

New crash data highlights the slow progress of Tesla's robotaxis

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 15 May 2026 21:50:50 +0000

Two crashes since July 2025 involved robotaxis being driven by remote operators.

California lawmakers are working on a bill to preserve access to online games

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:48:53 +0000

Game preservation group Stop Killing Games advised on the bill.

Summer Games Done Quick returns this July, schedule out now

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:41:13 +0000

Who's up for a Jak & Daxter / Half-Life hybrid?

Marathon's future includes duo queues, more PvE modes and better onboarding

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Fri, 15 May 2026 19:35:52 +0000

Bungie details how it plans to grow its extraction shooter.

The cute VR platformer Moss and its sequel are heading to consoles

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:03:13 +0000

A bundle of both games, along with some DLC, arrives this summer.

ChatGPT will offer personalized financial advice (if you connect your bank account)

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:01:43 +0000

ChatGPT's new Plaid integration allows it pull information from more than 12,000 financial institutions.

The Nest app is down for many users

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:44:11 +0000

The official Nest status page claims everything is running smoothly.

Lego 2K Drive will vanish from digital storefronts on May 19

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Fri, 15 May 2026 15:41:16 +0000

The racing game's multiplayer servers will remain live for another year.

X, a bastion for hate, claims it will reduce hate content in the UK

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:50:23 +0000

Ofcom says X has committed to reviewing reported posts more quickly.

Engadget Podcast: Who needs Googlebooks?

staff@engadget.com (Devindra Hardawar) — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:00:00 +0000

We also dive into all the new features in Android 17.

The UK's tax authority is turning to AI to help identify fraud

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:08:12 +0000

Human staff members will still check the AI's findings.

Bose Lifestyle Ultra Speaker review: Versatile home audio that comes with caveats

staff@engadget.com (Billy Steele) — Fri, 15 May 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Perhaps Bose's latest speaker is better as part of a larger system.