Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad

Apple reportedly developing foldable iPhone and iPad

The next big upgrade to Apple’s mobile devices could be foldability, according to multiple reports published Sunday. According to The Wall Street Journal, Apple is aiming to launch two foldable devices in the next few years. There’s a larger model with a 19-inch screen that could compete with desktop monitors, as well as a smaller…

Esports World Cup Foundation offers $20M in partner club expansion

Esports World Cup Foundation offers $20M in partner club expansion

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced this week that it is expanding its Club Partner Program, its initiative to support the esports club ecosystem around the world. The program is expanding to 40 clubs, up 10 from its previous number, and has a $20 million investment to put towards this expansion. Interested clubs can…

The new technology we’re expecting and hoping to see in Las Vegas

The new technology we’re expecting and hoping to see in Las Vegas

The holiday season has barely begun, but some of us are already getting ready for CES 2025. Shortly after New Year’s Day, many from the Engadget team will be packing our bags to fly to Las Vegas, where we’ll be covering tech’s biggest annual conference. As usual, our inboxes are already flooded with pitches from…

Saltwater Could Contaminate 75% of Coastal Freshwater by 2100

Saltwater Could Contaminate 75% of Coastal Freshwater by 2100

Rising sea levels cause visible damage to coastal communities—but we should also be worried about what’s happening beneath our line of sight, as upsetting new research suggests. New research from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) suggests that that seawater will contaminate underground freshwater in roughly 75 percent of…

The best of The Game Awards and the redemption of Geoff Keighley | The DeanBeat

The best of The Game Awards and the redemption of Geoff Keighley | The DeanBeat

Geoff Keighley redeemed himself with his tenth anniversary show for The Game Awards. It was an evening full of memorable moments, new game trailers and well-deserved awards. I was in the Peacock theater for more than three hours to witness it all on Thursday night. We held our own GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games…

Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems

Trump’s team reportedly wants to end NHTSA reporting requirement for car crashes involving automated systems

According to a report from Reuters, president-elect Donald Trump’s transition team is trying to kill a rule set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that requires automakers to report crashes if advanced driver assistance technology or automated driving systems were in use within 30 seconds of the crash. The NHTSA issued the Standing…

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 15

Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Dec. 15

Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today’s Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands and Connections puzzles. The New York Times Mini Crossword was fun today. It’s one of those no-space grids that I love, because if you get all the Across answers, you…

9 Best Mechanical Keyboards (2024), Tested and Reviewed

9 Best Mechanical Keyboards (2024), Tested and Reviewed

Other Good Keyboards Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% Photograph: Henri Robbins These keyboards are not quite good enough for the spots above or just don’t have standout features. They’re still worth a look. Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% for $300: Razer’s newest and highest-end keyboard does almost everything right but it’s just way too expensive…

Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack

Rhode Island says personal data likely breached in social services cyberattack

State officials said hundreds of thousands of Rhode Island residents could be affected by a cyberattack on the state’s online portal for social services, with a “high probability” that  personally identifiable information was breached. According to an update from Governor Dan McKee’s office, the attack targeted RIBridges, which Rhode Island residents use to apply for…

Synthetic data has its limits — why human-sourced data can help prevent AI model collapse

Synthetic data has its limits — why human-sourced data can help prevent AI model collapse

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More My, how quickly the tables turn in the tech world. Just two years ago, AI was lauded as the “next transformational technology to rule them all.” Now, instead of reaching Skynet levels and taking over the…

Arlan Hamilton announces changes at Backstage Capital, will step into advisory role

Arlan Hamilton announces changes at Backstage Capital, will step into advisory role

Arlan Hamilton, founder of Backstage Capital, announced Friday that her role at the firm she started in 2015 will evolve.  “After 12 years of being deeply involved in the day-to-day operations, I’ve decided to transition into a chairperson and advisory position,” she wrote in a statement released online. She was previously a managing partner at…

Cohere’s smallest, fastest R-series model excels at RAG, reasoning in 23 languages

Cohere’s smallest, fastest R-series model excels at RAG, reasoning in 23 languages

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Proving its intention to support a wide range of enterprise use cases — including those that don’t require expensive, resource-intensive large language models (LLMs) — AI startup Cohere has released Command R7B, the smallest and fastest…