Five iPhone 18 Pro features you’ll want to try as soon as you unbox it
From variable aperture to faster charging, here’s what to test first. Filipe Espósito for Engadget The iPhone 18 Pro is finally here, and while it doesn’t look as exciting as the new iPhone Duo, there’s plenty to try once you take it…
An AI couldn’t beat humans at StarCraft, so it decided to cheat
StarSkirmish pits AI-created StarCraft robots against each other, as well as against human-made robots. OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra and Claude Opus 5.5 were essentially tied as the highest-scoring AI-created robots, but they couldn’t surpass…
NYT Strands Tips and Answers for October 4, 2026
Today’s NYT Strands cheats will be easy if you like to play. Strands, the New York Times‘, an elevated word search game, requires the player to perform a variation of the classic word search. Words can be made up of linked letters – up, down,…
Apple Weekend Deals: AirPods Pro 3 for $179, MacBook Air for $200 off, AirTag 2, Prime Day HomeKit discounts, more
Update 10/4: While we’re still waiting for some of the big fall Prime Day deals on select Apple products, there are already notable discounts up for grabs right now, like the $500 price drop on this M5 Pro 2TB MacBook Pro, the new Beats 360 with…
Assassin’s Creed Exclusive Character Hexe, Story Details Leaked
With the release of the Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag remake, Ubisoft is now considering a different type of Assassin’s Creed. For a while now, they’ve been working on Codename Hexe, a mainline entry that would have abandoned the massive…
Exclusive Fitbit Edge images show Google’s replacement for the Fitbit Charge
There has been talk of Google launching another Fitbit device this year, similar to the Fitbit Air but with a screen. We now have exclusive product images of this new device, called “Fitbit Edge”. Google already leaked this device during the launch of…
Modders are furious as Claude-powered mashup mods flood social media
Longtime mod creators aren’t happy with the latest trend taking over their corner of the internet – the bullshit “trend” of AI-generated, or “vibration-coded,” mods. As first reported by IGN, the backlash is growing…
This tool-free modular lever wallet is the coolest one I’ve stuck to my phone
This tool-free modular lever wallet is the coolest one I’ve stuck to my phone. Pull the built-in elastic lever and your cards unfold. Do you want a thicker or thinner wallet? Press in the right place and it disassembles without tools, allowing you…
Redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED to feature ‘significantly lighter’ design: report
Apple’s major MacBook Pro redesign is fast approaching and is expected to begin in about a month. This will be the first MacBook with a touchscreen, as well as the first with Tandem OLED. Beyond that, the new MacBooks are expected to be…
AirPods Pro 3 drops to $179 ahead of October Prime Day
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale doesn’t start until Tuesday, October 6, but the AirPods Pro 3 are already down to $179, a 28% discount and their second lowest price yet. Check price on Amazon AirPods Pro 3 offers the best active noise…