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God of War Laufey will hit PS5 on February 16

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 19:36:07 +0000

Venture through the afterlife of the gods while playing as Faye.

EU says TikTok hasn't done enough to ensure minors' safety

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 18:19:40 +0000

The latest findings could come with a fine of up to six percent of TikTok's annual revenue.

The 20 percent rule for solar panels can help you save money in the long run

staff@engadget.com (Dave Meikleham) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Building your solar panel system with some extra capacity makes managing it a bit easier.

Meta walks back limits for its smart glasses' Conversation Focus feature, for now

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 17:08:31 +0000

A company spokesperson said that it's "still exploring all our options for the best approach."

Yes, airplane mode makes your phone charge faster — but it's not worth it

staff@engadget.com (Christine Persaud) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:30:00 +0000

If you need to juice up your phone in a hurry, there are more effective tactics than turning on airplane mode.

Qualcomm is reportedly planning to raise processor prices by the end of the summer

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:44:41 +0000

Qualcomm, the maker of processors powering numerous Android devices, is raising its prices.

How to get more storage on your Android without using a microSD Card

staff@engadget.com (Adnan Ahmed) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Cloud storage isn't your only option.

The downsides of switching from Android to iPhone

staff@engadget.com (Gabriela Vătu) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Here are a few things to know if you're leaving Android for iPhone.

How to program your Roku remote to voice control your non-Roku TV

staff@engadget.com (Adnan Ahmed) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Go hands-free with voice commands.

YouTube adds new tools to make creating thumbnails easier

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:20:45 +0000

YouTube is making it easier to add custom thumbnails for both short-form and long-form videos.

OpenAI's rogue agent went on a hacking spree that lasted days, Reuters says

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:15:05 +0000

Reuters reports that the OpenAI agent that hacked Hugging Face had been free for a week before the company noticed.

Dinos with swords, making music with gnomes and other new indie games worth checking out

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Plus, email as turn-based combat (which is really just regular email).

Amazon accused of poaching HBO employees in Warner Bros. lawsuit

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:08:37 +0000

Warner Bros. Discovery has sued Amazon for 'inducing' its employees to breach their contracts.

Roku is increasing prices across its hardware range

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 08:30:39 +0000

Roku's streaming devices got a price hike, and it's reportedly because of industry-wide memory shortages.

Meta has pulled out of a renewable energy initiative as it relies more on natural gas for data centers

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:13:24 +0000

The company has comitted to 10 natural gas plants since last year.

SpaceX's 13th Starship flight test launches with Starlink's next-gen satellites

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:54:01 +0000

Starship was carrying 20 V3 Starlink satellites as payload for its 13th test flight.

Trump threatens EU with new tariffs in response to Google fine

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:35:37 +0000

The European Commission found Google's search ranking and anti-steering violated the Digital Markets Act.

Paramount agrees to delay Warner Bros. merger into 2027

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:50:28 +0000

The extended pause will give time to hear cases for blocking the deal from states and the WGA.

Midjourney is buying horoscope app Co-Star, which users will surely be thrilled about

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:16:10 +0000

Co-Star CEO Banu Guler is also becoming the company's Chief Design Officer.

Prime Video's Blade Runner 2099 now has a trailer and release date of November 25

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:59:13 +0000

The eight-episode series stars Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer.