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Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff/Getty Images Think of any topic vaguely related to raising kids imaginable, and there’s probably a post about it on Mumsnet, the long-running, enormously popular, controversy-spurring UK-based parenting forum for mothers. Over its more than two decade-long history, Mumsnet has amassed an archive of more than six billion words written by its highly engaged user base, on topics such as dirty diapers and lazy husbands. (Not to mention a bonkers rant about dolphins .) This spring, after Mumsnet discovered that AI companies were scraping its data, the company says it decided to try to strike licensing deals […]

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Flappy Bird Foundation A decade ago, Flappy Bird became a sensation among smartphone users, with many of us spending far too long getting the little yellow guy to climb higher and higher along pipes. But, it didn’t last long, with it soon pulled from app stores. Here at Engadget , we were excited by the news last week that Flappy Bird is coming back to our devices in 2025. However, there’s one person who isn’t psyched: Flappy Bird ‘s creator, Dong Nguyen. He took to X (formerly Twitter) to confirm he isn’t involved in or profiting off the new […]

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Engadget has been testing and reviewing consumer tech since 2004. Our stories may include affiliate links; if you buy something through a link, we may earn a commission. Read more about how we evaluate products . Billy Steele for Engadget The H2 chip unlocks ANC and several convenient tools. billy steele Senior reporter, reviews With a big redesign to the “regular” AirPods, Apple delivers two new models. Sure, they have a similar look, and share a few features, but the biggest change from the third-gen version is the addition of active noise cancellation (ANC) for an added cost. The […]

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Credit: Dmitriy Prayzel / Shutterstock.com Fortnite is back on mobile : For the past four years, the massively popular battle royal game has been nowhere to be found on iPhone and Android. If you wanted to play Fortnite , you mostly needed to look elsewhere to get your fix. Starting today, however, the game has made its return to smartphones and tablets—at least, for some of us. If you have an Android device, you can play Fortnite without issue. If you have an iOS device, however, things are a bit more complicated: Those of us with an iPhone or […]

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Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images On Monday, Apple is expected to reveal its iPhone 16 models along with other new products, in a livestreamed event called “It’s Glowtime.” The latest generation of iPhones will mark what one analyst called Apple’s “biggest upgrade cycle in its history.” The event is scheduled to take place on September 9 at 1 p.m. Eastern time at the tech company’s Cupertino, California, headquarters. All eyes will be on Apple’s latest line of iPhones, all models of which will be powered by Apple Intelligence — Apple’s response to the generative AI revolution — which will […]

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The iPhone 16 is nigh as Apple prepares to debut its next smartphone lineup on Monday, September 9th, at 1PM ET / 10AM PT. The company is expected to officially announce four phones as usual, with two standard iPhone 16s and two iPhone 16 Pro models, all likely packed with Apple Intelligence AI features. You can catch the livestream at Apple’s own website , on its YouTube channel , and even on an Apple TV. (Apple usually makes sure you see this when you scroll from the home screen of the Apple TV app, but you can search for […]

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Even so, NASA officials said they learned a lot from the mission. Contributing Reporter NASA Boeing’s Starliner capsule has undocked from the ISS at 6:04PM Eastern time on September 6 and has safely and gently landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 12:01AM on September 7. Calypso, as the capsule is called, didn’t have a crew onboard despite flying to the ISS with astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore. NASA decided in late August that the astronauts will come home on a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule in February for safety reasons. Wilmore and Williams merely provided […]

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Roborock’s Qrevo Curv is a complete redesign of the company’s robot vacuum and dock. With the ability to lift itself up to get over room transitions as high as 40mm, fluffy rugs, and other possible obstacles, Roborock’s new Qrevo Curv could be a sign that the stair-climbing robot vacuum is almost here. To be clear, Roborock hasn’t said this, but based on how fast this company — and others — are innovating in this space, it feels like we’re really not that far away. SharkNinja also announced a new robot vacuum with lifting capabilities this week, and the other […]

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Google says its new Pixel 9 smartphones are twice as durable as their predecessors , with Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus 2 enveloping a 100 percent recycled aluminum frame. But glass is still glass. There’s still a high chance even a 4-foot drop from your hand to the pavement will result in a cracked screen. Protect your investment! These Pixels are among the most expensive to date , so it’s worth finding a nice case or screen protector to keep them pristine. Fair warning: Having a case on your phone doesn’t mean it’s invincible. It just reduces the chances of […]

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You May be scoffing as you read this. Folding phones ? Really? Aren’t those just gimmicks? I’m here to tell you they’re pretty darn useful. And yes, there are now quite a few of them , so you have options to choose from. Folding phones are an evolution of the traditional single-screen slab of glass we’ve all been using for nearly two decades—and we might even see a folding iPhone in the future . They predominantly come in two forms—a folding flip phone or a folding booklike phone—enabling you to either relive the glory days of small phones or […]

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