Engadget - Technology News & Expert Reviews

Your car's dash cam might be illegal in some states — Here's how to check

staff@engadget.com (Christine Persaud) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Dash cam laws vary from one state to the next. Check the laws of states you'll be driving through.

France's top court strikes down social media ban for children under 15

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:48:38 +0000

President Macron has asked the government to rewrite France's proposed social media ban for children.

Get the best battery life for your MacBook by changing these settings

staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Laptop batteries don't last forever, but there are some things that you can do today that may affect the lifespan of your MacBook's battery.

DeepSeek's AI models are about to cost four times more

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:58:24 +0000

DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models.

Apple proposes taking a 5-to-15 percent cut from external App Store payments

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 08:24:21 +0000

Apple and Google still aren't done facing Epic Games in court.

Trump slaps a 100 percent tariff on heavy and 'sensitive' drones

staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:12:39 +0000

President Trump has imposed tariffs up to 100 percent on drones that are "particularly sensitive" for national security.

Apple sends out warnings to targets of mercenary spyware attacks

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 05:27:46 +0000

Apple has recently sent out notifications, warning users that they'd been targeted by mercenary spyware attack.

Mico, Microsoft's weird lil' AI guy, has been demoted

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:51:31 +0000

The amorphous corporate mascot will no longer haunt Copilot Voice.

Cloud storage is great until your vendor goes out of business

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 22:04:16 +0000

A St. Louis PBS station is suing a data center provider to rescue a 70-year archive.

Netflix shuts down Oxenfree studio Night School weeks after praising its 'really solid numbers'

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:24:22 +0000

Execs praised Night School's latest game, Unhinged, before pulling the rug.

X is testing a tool that will let users see if their posts have been 'shadowbanned'

staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:10:21 +0000

The feature is rolling out as the company open-sources more of its ranking algorithm.

Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure

staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:01:57 +0000

Hosting provider Namecheap is down after data center cooling failure.

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf

staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:52:06 +0000

US government to allow private companies to carry out cyberattacks on its behalf.

The best Spotify alternatives to ease your conscience

staff@engadget.com (Nathan Ingraham) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:30:00 +0000

There are loads of options for getting new music into your ears if you're fed up with Spotify.

Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:25:34 +0000

Flock tries to make its cameras harder for cops to misuse.

Use this space to roast the new Instagram logo

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:06:30 +0000

Use this space to roast the new Instagram logo.

Save space in your Google storage by changing this one Android setting

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

If your Google One plan is reaching its data limit, try this before you pay more for storage.

Apple is reportedly turning to publishers for help with Siri AI

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:53:53 +0000

Apple appears to be trying to secure access to new content and other information for Siri AI.

Spotify has roped the indie publisher Kobalt into its AI platform for covers and remixes

staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:49:07 +0000

Spotify's forthcoming paid add-on lets fans generate content via "AI-powered creative tools."

The most popular GameCube emulator is no longer the only one

staff@engadget.com (Deven McClure) — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Everyone thinks of Dolphin for GameCube emulation, but what if there was another option? This newcomer emulator could be your next party night choice.