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TikTok will let you stream full songs in its app if you're an Apple Music subscriber

TikTok will soon let you stream full songs in its app via a new integration with Apple Music . The company's new Play Full Song feature makes it possible to link your Apple Music account toTikTok, and play any song that strikes your fancy directly in the app while you're scrolling. Starting a song is as simple as tapping a button in the Sound Details page or your For You page. Assuming you pay for Apple Music, TikTok will then open up a streamlined version of Apple's music player,

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 2:33 PM

Microsoft's full screen 'Xbox Mode' will roll out to Windows 11 PCs in April

Microsoft first debuted its full screen Xbox experience for Windows in the ROG Ally Xbox handheld , in a bid to compete with Steam's nearly 15-year-old Big Picture Mode . That Xbox interface eventually made its way to other Windows 11 gaming portables last year. Today at GDC, Microsoft revealed that its big screen Xbox UI is headed to all Windows 11 devices (including laptops and desktops) in April. Oh yah, and it's now simply called "Xbox Mode." Xbox Mode will only be ava

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 2:10 PM

Microsoft will start providing game studios with Project Helix consoles in 2027

Microsoft plans to begin shipping early units of its next generation console, codenamed Project Helix , to game studios starting sometime next year. “We're sending alpha versions of Project Helix to developers starting in 2027,“ said Jason Ronald, vice-president of next generation for Xbox, according to IGN , which was present at the company’s GDC 2026 presentation where it shared early details about the new device. Ronald did not clarify what he meant by “alpha version,” but given the k

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 2:03 PM

Poppi founder on TikTok, Super Bowl ads, and her return to Shark Tank

For years, venture capitalists have been skeptical of beverage startups, citing thin margins and brutal distribution as reasons most brands never break out. But a new wave of “functional soda” companies has been challenging that assumption, including Poppi, the prebiotic soda brand that grew from a kitchen experiment into a $1.95 billion acquisition by PepsiCo.  On this episode of […]

techcrunch.comMar 11, 2026 1:47 PM

Tembo might just be the world's cutest drum machine

A new company called Musical Beings has officially unveiled the Tembo , which might be the cutest drum machine ever made. Just look at this thing! It's got a wooden chassis that resembles a standard drum machine, but with one key difference. The sequencer is tactile. Users arrange beats by placing magnetic pucks that trigger samples. This seems like a really good way to introduce the basics of sequencing and beatmaking to kids and young adults, being that DAWs and grooveboxes can featur

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 1:39 PM

Meta will let kids under 13 use WhatsApp with parent-managed accounts

Meta has announced that it’s introducing parent-managed accounts on WhatsApp. Designed to allow young people under the age of 13 to use the messaging platform more safely, these accounts feature new controls that enable a parent or guardian to restrict who can send them messages. Parent-managed accounts can also only be used for messaging and calling, so additional features like Channels, location sharing and Meta AI integration aren’t included. To set up an account, you’ll need to put you

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 1:20 PM

Most AI chatbots will help users plan violent attacks, study finds

Eight of the 10 most popular AI chatbots were willing to help plan violent attacks when tested by researchers, according to a new study from the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), in partnership with CNN. While both Snapchat's My AI and Claude refused to assist with violence the majority of the time, only Anthropic's Claude "reliably discouraged" these hypothetical attackers during testing. Researchers created accounts posing as 13-year-old boys and tested ChatGPT,

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 12:36 PM

The PS Plus Games Catalog is getting Space Marine 2 and Persona 5 Royal in March

Sony has announced its latest additions to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog. While they might not top last month's introduction of Marvel's Spider-Man 2 , Extra and Premium subscribers are still getting access to some notable games. In March, the new additions include Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (PS5) , one of Engadget's picks for the Best Games of 2024 , and Persona 5 Royal (PS5 and PS4). The PS4 version of Persona 5 Royal – Ultimate Edition , the complete ve

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 12:27 PM

Fortnite's original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16

Fortnite's original Save the World game mode will be free to play beginning on April 16 . This is not the battle royale mode that went on to take over the world, but rather a PvE co-op campaign that focuses on crafting and survival. It currently costs $9 but that ends soon. As a matter of fact, Epic Games will stop selling the paid version of the content tonight, March 11, at 8PM ET. If you have $9 burning a hole in your pocket to spend on something that'll be free next month, go

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 12:07 PM

New NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super Delivers 5x Higher Throughput for Agentic AI

Launched today, NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super is a 120‑billion‑parameter open model with 12 billion active parameters designed to run complex agentic AI systems at scale.  Available now, the model combines advanced reasoning capabilities to efficiently complete tasks with high accuracy for autonomous agents. AI-Native Companies: Perplexity offers its users access to Nemotron 3 Super for […]

blogs.nvidia.comMar 11, 2026 12:00 PM

Rabbit's Cyberdeck is a modern take on a netbook

When you think of an AI-forward PC, you might think of something like NVIDIA's $3,999 DGX Spark — a computer with enough computing power to run complex large language models locally. That's not what Rabbit is trying to build with Project Cyberdeck. Instead, the company's goal is to produce a device tailored for vibe coding, and Engadget was given an exclusive first look at the upcoming PC.  Rabbit began working on Project Cyberdeck after the company's CEO, Jesse Lyu, saw

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 11:19 AM

Larry 'Major Nelson' Hryb joins Commodore to help build its community

Phil Spencer leaving his long-held role at Xbox might have made all the headlines last month, but a few years ago the big story was company veteran Larry "Major Nelson" Hryb’s departure from Microsoft. Hryb recently seemingly hinted at a return to the company at which he spent more than two decades, but he’s now landed at Commodore instead. The ex-Xbox icon joins the recently revived 80s computer brand as a Community Development Advisor, where his job will be to "help

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 10:59 AM

Looking Glass' Musubi showcases its holographic display in a consumer-friendly package

Looking Glass has been doggedly committed to making holographic displays the next big thing since 2019, and with its new Musubi digital photo frame, it might finally be offering its tech at a price that's hard to deny. Musubi is scheduled to start shipping in June, and unlike the company's previous, more developer-focused kits, the company's new display only costs $149. Musubi is a 7-inch frame with a glass border and white matte that acts as the home for whatever content you conv

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 9:00 AM

The 7 best cordless vacuums for 2026

A good cordless stick vacuum cleaner gives you the freedom to move from room to room without dragging a cable or hunting for the nearest outlet. They’re lighter than a typical corded vacuum and often easier to store, making them ideal for quick jobs as well as deep cleans. Many of the best vacuum cleaners now come in bagless designs, with powerful suction and smart features that make it simple to clean up anything from crumbs on the kitchen floor to dust on high shelves. Some models go beyond b

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 8:00 AM

Anthropic is opening an office in DC while battling Pentagon in court

Anthropic has launched a new research initiative called Anthropic Institute and has revealed that its Public Policy team is opening its first office in Washington, DC this spring. The company has made the announcement just a couple of days after it sued the US government to challenge the supply chain risk designation it received from the Defense Department. As Axios notes, Anthropic is tripling its Public Policy team at a time when AI companies are establishing a presence in Washington

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 7:57 AM

Meta rolls out new features for scam protection

Meta announced new features today aimed at cracking down on scams perpetrated via its platforms. First, Meta is launching AI tools for identifying impersonator of brands and celebrities, as well as for detecting deceptive links, which should help it to quickly take down frauds. Second, it is adding new alerts to caution against interacting with a potentially fraudulent account. Facebook will roll out alerts for suspicious friend requests, WhatsApp is getting warnings for device linking requests,

www.engadget.comMar 11, 2026 7:00 AM

Google starts rolling out Gemini in Chrome to users in Canada, India and New Zealand

At the start of the year, Google brought a host of new Gemini-powered features , including built-in Nano Banana image generation, to Chrome. After debuting in the United States, those features are now making their way to Chrome users in Canada, India and New Zealand, with support for 50 additional in tow. Among the new languages Gemini in Chrome can now converse in are French, Gujarati, Hindi and Spanish.    To try out Gemini in Chrome, tap the sparkle icon at the top right of t

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 10:30 PM

Social Security watchdog investigating claims that DOGE engineer copied its databases

The inspector general's office of the Social Security Administration is investigating allegations of a security breach by a member of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency operation spearheaded by Elon Musk. A whistleblower has claimed that a former software engineer from DOGE said he possessed two databases from the SSA, "Numident" and the "Master Death File." The person reportedly asked for help transferring the databases from a thumb drive "to his pers

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 5:27 PM

Metadata company Gracenote is the latest to sue OpenAI for copyright infringement

AI companies have been spending a lot of time in court arguing copyright cases over the past year and the latest plaintiff is Gracenote, the metadata company owned by Nielsen. Axios reports that Gracenote is suing OpenAI for the unauthorized and unpaid use of both its metadata and its framework for connecting that information. Gracenote specializes in entertainment metadata, creating descriptions and identifiers for content that clients such as TV providers use to help their own customers

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 4:03 PM

Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite's V-Bucks currency

The real world price of impulse-buying Fortnite skins is going up, Epic has announced . Not because skins themselves are getting more expensive on paper, but because V-Bucks, Fortnite 's digital currency, is. The same prices you paid for bundles of V-Bucks in February will now effectively earn you fewer bucks starting on March 19, along with several other Fortnite -related pricing changes. Epic will still offer bundles of V-Bucks starting at $8.99 and running all the way to $89.99, but

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 2:58 PM

Amazon wins a temporary injunction against Perplexity's Comet browser

Amazon has secured a temporary win in its fight with Perplexity over the use of AI shopping bots. Bloomberg reported that a San Francisco federal court has determined that Perplexity must stop using its Comet web browser's AI agent to make purchases for users on Amazon's marketplace. The AI company will have a week to appeal the decision, otherwise it has been ordered to stop accessing any password-protected areas of Amazon's systems and destroy its copies of Amazon's data wh

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 2:40 PM

Wordle’s creator is back with a new game, and it’s a real chin scratcher

Josh Wardle had a hell of a tough act to follow. His last game, Wordle , became incredibly popular thanks to its blend of simplicity, clarity and shareability. Over four years (and a seven-figure sale of Wordle to The New York Times ) later, Wardle has released his follow-up game.  Like Wordle and its myriad clones, Parseword offers up one puzzle per day. It taps into the mechanics of cryptic crossword clues. So it might ask you to replace one of the words with a synonym, rev

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 2:26 PM

Here's the final trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is nearly upon us , as the hotly-anticipated sequel arrives in theaters on April 1. Nintendo recently dropped the final trailer for the film , which is filled with quick visual gags and nods to the source material. There aren't too many actual reveals in this footage, as it covers a lot of the same ground as previous trailers. However, it does show that fan favorite Lumalee is returning as a prison guard of some sort, reversing the storyline from th

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 2:18 PM

ChatGPT will now generate interactive visuals to help you with math and science concepts

OpenAI is rolling out new interactive responses in ChatGPT it says are designed to make the chatbot more useful for learners. Starting today, ChatGPT will generate dynamic visuals when you ask it to explain select scientific and mathematical concepts, including the Pythagorean theorem, Coulomb's law and lens equations. When ChatGPT responds with an interactive visual, you'll be able to tweak any variables and the equation itself, allowing you to see how those changes affect the solution.

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 1:00 PM

Yoshi and the Mysterious Book will be released for Switch 2 on May 21

Nintendo's next platform adventure, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book , will be released for Switch 2 on May 21. The company announced the release date as part of its annual Mar10 Day celebration. This is a made-up holiday that exists because the date spelled out like that sort of looks like the word Mario. In any event, there's a new trailer for the perpetually hungry dinosaur's latest adventure . It looks super cute. It sort of resembles a children's picture bo

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 12:47 PM

Google to Provide Pentagon with Gemini-powered AI agents

Google is rolling out Gemini AI agents to the Department of Defense's more than 3 million civilian and military employees, according to Bloomberg . The agents will initially operate on unclassified networks, with talks underway to expand them to classified and top-secret systems, according to Emil Michael, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. Eight pre-built agents will automate tasks like summarizing meeting notes, building budgets and checking proposed actions

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 12:10 PM

Live Nation settlement avoids breakup with Ticketmaster

To keep Ticketmaster , Live Nation is going to have to make some major changes. As first reported by Politico , Live Nation reached a settlement with the Department of Justice in its antitrust case that accused the live entertainment giant of monopolistic practices. Live Nation will reportedly pay at least $200 million in damages to states that were part of the lawsuit filed in May 2024, but avoid selling off Ticketmaster. Live Nation will also be required to make a few changes to its bu

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 11:37 AM

NVIDIA is reportedly working on its own open-source AI agent platform

NVIDIA is reportedly working on its own open-source AI agent platform, according to Wired . The chipmaker has been pitching the product to enterprise software companies. Reporting indicates it's going to be called NemoClaw, suggesting that the entire industry is going to embrace this whole "claw" naming convention moving forward. Just like OpenClaw, this will be a platform in which users dispatch AI agents to perform a variety of tasks. However, NVIDIA's effort looks to have an

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 11:32 AM

GeForce Now adds GOG syncing and 90fps game streaming in VR headsets

NVIDIA's GeForce Now game streaming platform has added a few minor but useful updates, especially for GOG and VR headset users, the company announced at Game Developer's Conference (GDC). The biggest technical improvement is for virtual reality headsets that support GeForce Now like the Apple Vision Pro and Meta Quest. Starting next week (March 19), those devices will be able to stream at 90 fps for Ultimate members (up from 60 fps) for improved smoothness, responsiveness and realism. 

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 11:30 AM

Meta is buying Moltbook, the ridiculous social network populated by AI bots

Meta is snapping up Moltbook, a Reddit-like social network for AI agents that has been around since January and remains completely ridiculous . The company hasn't disclosed the terms of the deal. Moltbook and its creators Matt Schlicht and Ben Parr will be joining Meta Superintelligence Labs (MSL) when the deal closes. That's expected to happen in the coming days, according to Axios . “The Moltbook team joining MSL opens up new ways for AI agents to work for people and businesses," a Meta

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 11:27 AM

Google brings Gemini-powered content creation tools to Docs, Sheets, Slides and Drive

Google is rolling out a batch of Gemini updates across its Workspace apps that give the AI assistant the ability to generate first drafts in Docs, build entire spreadsheets in Sheets, design presentations in Slides and answer questions about files stored in Drive. The features started rolling out on March 10 in beta for Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers and Gemini Alpha business customers, in English only. In Docs, a new "Help me create" tool produces a formatted first

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 10:47 AM

A Resident Evil Requiem story expansion is in the works

It takes around 30 hours to experience everything Resident Evil Requiem has to offer. If you've already enjoyed all the thrills and spills and you're itching for more, there's some positive news. Capcom has some updates on the way. The biggest of those is a story expansion, which is now in development. Just don't expect it to arrive imminently. "In this story, we will delve deeper into the world of Requiem ," game director Koshi Nakanishi said in a short video

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 10:05 AM

The Sonos Play puts the best parts of the Era 100 in a portable speaker

Sonos has just announced its first new products since 2024, when the company’s plans went sideways after a disastrous update to its app . First up is the Sonos Play, the company’s latest portable speaker. Long-time Sonos watchers will recognize the name from the old Play:1, Play:3 and Play:5 speakers, but this new model has little to do with those products of the past. The $299 Play is a Wi-Fi and Bluetooth speaker that sits between the $179 Roam 2 and $499 Move 2 and could be the “goldilocks”

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 9:30 AM

NVIDIA and Thinking Machines Lab Announce Long-Term Gigawatt-Scale Strategic Partnership

NVIDIA and Thinking Machines Lab announced today a multiyear strategic partnership to deploy at least one gigawatt of next-generation NVIDIA Vera Rubin systems to support Thinking Machines’ frontier model training and platforms delivering customizable AI at scale. Deployment on the NVIDIA Vera Rubin platform is targeted for early next year. The partnership also includes an […]

blogs.nvidia.comMar 10, 2026 9:00 AM

MacBook Neo review: Apple puts every $600 Windows PC to shame

I really don't know how Apple did it. The MacBook Neo is a $600 laptop that doesn't feel like an afterthought, which is a curse that has befallen so many cheap Windows notebooks. Sure, it has a slower A-series processor and it's limited to 8GB of RAM. But the MacBook Neo still feels as deeply considered as Apple's most premium hardware. Its screen, trackpad and overall usability is so far ahead of the competition, every Windows PC maker, including Microsoft, should be ashamed.  I've arg

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 9:00 AM

X says it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 over spam and manipulation

X has told UK’s MPs or Members of Parliament that it suspended 800 million accounts to combat state-backed campaigns on the website, according to The Guardian . Wifredo Fernández, X’s head of global government affairs, told the officials that the suspensions happened over a 12-month period in 2024 and that the accounts were suspended for violating X’s rules on platform manipulation and spam. Russia was allegedly behind most of the accounts that were flooding the website with spam, followed b

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 8:30 AM

Shark's ChillPill puts a mister, fan and cold-plate in one portable package

Shark has been making some intriguing devices lately, and its newest offering is one I’m personally very excited about. The company has just announced the ChillPill — a gadget it’s describing as a “3-in-1 personal cooling system.” It’s a modular system that offers a fan, mister and cold plate in one portable accessory, and is available today (March 10) for $150. Just in time for the summer, I guess. I’ve had a ChillPill to test for a few days and while I think it’s a bit pricey, I’m impressed by

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 8:30 AM

The best robot vacuums on a budget for 2026

If vacuuming is your least favorite chore, employing a robot vacuum can save you time and stress while also making sure your home stays clean. While once most robo-vacs landed on the higher end of the price spectrum, that’s not the case anymore. Sure, you could pick up a $1,000 cleaning behemoth with mopping features, but it would be incorrect to assume that you need to spend that much money to get a good machine. Now, you can get an autonomous dirt-sucker with serious cleaning chops for $500 —

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 8:01 AM

You can now use ChatGPT to open Shazam instead of... just opening Shazam

Shazam is now available within ChatGPT , if you don’t want to launch the music discovery app on your phone for, well, reasons. You will have to link the Shazam app with the chatbot first from its Apps page , after which you can summon it in-chat to identify whatever song is playing. To summon Shazam in-chat, you can use prompts like “Shazam, what’s playing?” or “Shazam, what is this song?” A box will pop up that you can tap on to launch the music discovery service, which will then listen to

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 7:40 AM

FAA opens up real world testing for air taxi startups

US regulators have approved eight pilot programs across 26 states that will allow Archer , Joby and other eVTOL companies to finally start testing aircraft this summer, according to a US Department of Transportation (DoT) press release . That will allow those manufacturers to run trials for use cases like urban air taxi services, regional passenger transportation, cargo, emergency medical operations and autonomous flight technology.  The new projects were made possible by the White Ho

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 7:22 AM

The Morning After: The new iPad Air M4 is Apple's best overall tablet

Now that Apple is designing and engineering its own silicon, the updates come fast. It’s been less than two years since the company released the M2-powered iPad Air and we’re already on our third iPad Air iteration, one with the M4 inside. That’s the same chip that was inside the iPad Pro in 2024. That’s one way of expressing how powerful 2025's iPad Air now is – and it remains a step above the base iPad in most ways. However, there’s room for improvement. Apple has stuck with the same d

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 7:15 AM

The Oversight Board says Meta needs new rules for AI-generated content

The Oversight Board is once again urging Meta to overhaul its rules around AI-generated content. This time, the board says Meta should create a separate rule for AI content that's independent of its misinformation policy, invest in more reliable detection tools and make better use of digital watermarks among other changes.  The group's recommendations stem from an AI-generated video shared last year that claimed to show damaged buildings in the Israeli city of Haifa during the Is

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 6:00 AM

TikTok can continue its operations in Canada after agreeing to enhanced security measures

TikTok doesn’t have to close its offices in Canada after all. The country will allow TikTok to keep its business operational after a national security review, Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly has announced . This is a complete 180 of the country’s decision back in 2024 to order TikTok to shut down its operations, citing unspecified “national security risks” posed by the company and its China-based parent ByteDance. Canadian authorities said back then that their decision was based on evidence

www.engadget.comMar 10, 2026 5:52 AM

Rode’s Rodecaster Video Core makes livestreaming even cheaper

Rode’s not done releasing trimmed-down versions of its production tools with an eye on budget conscious creators. Today, it’s launching Rodecaster Video Core, an all-in-one studio setup which sits below its flagship Rodecaster Video and its (now) mid-range Video S . It’s aimed at folks who are either dipping a toe into this world, or already have audio gear and just want to broaden out to HD video as well. Arguably, the biggest change is the lack of any controls on the hardware itself, as y

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 7:00 PM

You can (sort of) block Grok from editing your uploaded photos

People can block the xAI's Grok chatbot from creating modifications of their uploaded images on social network X. Neither X or xAI, both Elon Musk-owned businesses, have made a public announcement about this feature, which users began noticing on the iOS app within the image/video upload menu over the past few days.  This option is likely a response to Grok's latest scandal, which began at the start of 2026 when the addition of image generation tools to the chatbot saw about 3 m

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 5:53 PM

Dutch intelligence services warn of Russian hackers targeting Signal and WhatsApp

The Netherlands’ military intelligence service and domestic intelligence agency have issued a join warning claiming that Russian hackers have launched "a large-scale global cyber campaign to gain access to Signal and WhatsApp accounts belonging to dignitaries, military personnel and civil servants." According to the Dutch alert, hackers are imitating support chatbots to trick key targets into revealing their PINs for those communication platforms, which allows the bad actors to acces

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 4:37 PM

Bluesky's CEO is stepping down after nearly 5 years

Bluesky CEO Jay Graber, who has led the upstart social platform since 2021, is stepping down from her role as its top executive. Toni Schneider, who has been an advisor and investor in Bluesky, will take over the job temporarily while Graber stays on as Chief Innovation Officer.  "As Bluesky matures, the company needs a seasoned operator focused on scaling and execution, while I return to what I do best: building new things," Graber wrote in a blog post. Schneider, who was previously CEO

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 4:19 PM

Apple reportedly delays its planned smart display launch to fall

Mark Gurman at Bloomberg is back with the latest rumors about what's afoot with Apple's future plans, and how its ongoing difficulties with artificial intelligence seem to be creating further delays for its next wave of product launches. His sources say that Apple is expected to postpone the debut of its smart home display until later in 2026, likely September when it often introduces new gadgets. Although the hardware has reportedly been finished for months, this delay is being cred

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 3:45 PM

Uber expands its program that helps pair women riders and drivers

Uber has expanded its program that helps pair women riders and drivers. The Women Preferences feature is now available nationwide , after being tested in several cities . It has previously been available in many countries around the globe and started in Saudi Arabia back in 2019 . It's pretty easy to use. Women riders will see an option for Women Drivers when requesting a trip, and this also works when making a reservation in advance. Users can also make a preference for a woman drive

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 2:48 PM

Samsung promises 120 games will be playable via its glasses-free 3D monitor tech by the end of the year

Samsung just announced that 120 games will be playable via its Odyssey 3D Hub platform by the end of the year. This is the platform that provides content for glasses-free 3D monitors like recent Odyssey displays. The company made this claim at GDC 2026 , while also noting that the platform currently offers around 60 playable titles. Samsung has only announced a couple of games headed to the platform this year, which include Cronos: The New Dawn and Hell is Us. These are both s

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 2:01 PM

EA laid off staffers across Battlefield studios to 'better align' its teams

EA axed an undisclosed number of employees across the game studios behind the Battlefield franchise. As first reported by IGN , EA told affected employees that the layoffs were part of a "realignment" across the Battlefield studios, which include Dice, Criterion, Ripple Effect and Motive Studios. When asked about the report, an EA spokesperson said in a statement that "we’ve made select changes within our Battlefield organization to better align our teams around what matters most to our commu

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 1:36 PM

Hyper Light Drifter studio workers form union after rounds of layoffs

Workers at Heart Machine, the independent studio behind Hyper Light Drifter and Solar Ash , have formed a union with Communications Workers of America (CWA) Local 9003. The wall-to-wall unit covers all 13 frontline employees at the studio, which voluntarily recognized the union in February after a supermajority of eligible workers voted for the measure. The organizing effort follows a rough stretch at Heart Machine, after the studio laid off employees in November 2024, then

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 12:58 PM

Anthropic sues US government over supply chain risk designation

Anthropic has filed a lawsuit to prevent the Pentagon from adding the company it a national security blocklist. This comes days after the Department of Defense sent a letter to Anthropic confirming the company was labeled a supply chain risk; at the time CEO Dario Amodei had all but guaranteed Anthropic would fight back with legal action. The lawsuit claims the designation is unlawful and violated free speech and due process rights. “These actions are unprecedented and unlawful. The Constitut

www.engadget.comMar 9, 2026 12:01 PM

ABB Robotics Taps NVIDIA Omniverse to Deliver Industrial‑Grade Physical AI at Scale

ABB Robotics and NVIDIA today announced a breakthrough partnership that brings industrial‑grade physical AI to the factory floor.  By integrating NVIDIA Omniverse libraries directly into its RobotStudio programming and simulation suite, ABB Robotics will now deliver physically accurate simulation capabilities in its platform, dramatically cutting engineering time, reducing deployment costs by up to 40% and […]

blogs.nvidia.comMar 9, 2026 11:00 AM

NVIDIA Advances Autonomous Networks With Agentic AI Blueprints and Telco Reasoning Models

Autonomous networks — intelligent, self-managing telecommunications operations — are moving from a future vision to a current priority for telecom operators. In the latest NVIDIA State of AI in Telecommunications report, network automation emerged as the top AI use case for investment and return on investment. Automation is different from autonomy. Beyond executing predefined workflows, […]

blogs.nvidia.comMar 1, 2026 2:00 AM

From Radiology to Drug Discovery, Survey Reveals AI Is Delivering Clear Return on Investment in Healthcare

AI is accelerating every aspect of healthcare — from radiology and drug discovery to medical device manufacturing and new treatment methods enabled by digital twins of the human body. NVIDIA’s second annual “State of AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences” survey report reveals how the industry is moving from AI experimentation to execution, reaping return […]

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 24, 2026 9:00 AM

NVIDIA Brings AI-Powered Cybersecurity to World’s Critical Infrastructure

As technologies and systems become more digitalized and connected across the world, operational technology (OT) environments and industrial control systems (ICS) — from energy and manufacturing to transportation and utilities — are increasingly depending on enterprise networks and the cloud. This expands OT and ICS capabilities — but also their exposure to cyber threats. Unlike […]

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 23, 2026 11:00 AM

Survey Reveals AI Advances in Telecom: Networks and Automation in Driver’s Seat as Return on Investment Climbs

AI is accelerating the telecommunications industry’s transformation, becoming the backbone of autonomous networks and AI-native wireless infrastructure. At the same time, the technology is unlocking new business and revenue opportunities, as telecom operators accelerate AI adoption across consumers, enterprises and nations. NVIDIA’s fourth annual “State of AI in Telecommunications” survey report unpacks these trends, underscoring […]

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 19, 2026 9:00 AM

Railway secures $100 million to challenge AWS with AI-native cloud infrastructure

Railway , a San Francisco-based cloud platform that has quietly amassed two million developers without spending a dollar on marketing, announced Thursday that it raised $100 million in a Series B funding round, as surging demand for artificial intelligence applications exposes the limitations of legacy cloud infrastructure. TQ Ventures led the round, with participation from FPV Ventures , Redpoint , and Unusual Ventures . The investment values Railway as one of the most significant infrast

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 22, 2026 9:00 AM

Claude Code costs up to $200 a month. Goose does the same thing for free.

The artificial intelligence coding revolution comes with a catch: it's expensive. Claude Code , Anthropic's terminal-based AI agent that can write, debug, and deploy code autonomously, has captured the imagination of software developers worldwide. But its pricing — ranging from $20 to $200 per month depending on usage — has sparked a growing rebellion among the very programmers it aims to serve. Now, a free alternative is gaining traction. Goose , an open-source AI agent develope

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 19, 2026 9:00 AM

Listen Labs raises $69M after viral billboard hiring stunt to scale AI customer interviews

Alfred Wahlforss was running out of options. His startup, Listen Labs , needed to hire over 100 engineers, but competing against Mark Zuckerberg's $100 million offers seemed impossible. So he spent $5,000 — a fifth of his marketing budget — on a billboard in San Francisco displaying what looked like gibberish: five strings of random numbers. The numbers were actually AI tokens. Decoded, they led to a coding challenge: build an algorithm to act as a digital bouncer at Berghain, the Ber

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 16, 2026 9:01 AM

Salesforce rolls out new Slackbot AI agent as it battles Microsoft and Google in workplace AI

Salesforce on Tuesday launched an entirely rebuilt version of Slackbot , the company's workplace assistant, transforming it from a simple notification tool into what executives describe as a fully powered AI agent capable of searching enterprise data, drafting documents, and taking action on behalf of employees. The new Slackbot, now generally available to Business+ and Enterprise+ customers, is Salesforce's most aggressive move yet to position Slack at the center of the emergin

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 13, 2026 8:00 AM

Anthropic launches Cowork, a Claude Desktop agent that works in your files — no coding required

Anthropic released Cowork on Monday, a new AI agent capability that extends the power of its wildly successful Claude Code tool to non-technical users — and according to company insiders, the team built the entire feature in approximately a week and a half, largely using Claude Code itself. The launch marks a major inflection point in the race to deliver practical AI agents to mainstream users, positioning Anthropic to compete not just with OpenAI and Google in conversational AI, but w

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 12, 2026 6:30 AM

Nous Research's NousCoder-14B is an open-source coding model landing right in the Claude Code moment

Nous Research , the open-source artificial intelligence startup backed by crypto venture firm Paradigm , released a new competitive programming model on Monday that it says matches or exceeds several larger proprietary systems — trained in just four days using 48 of Nvidia's latest B200 graphics processors . The model, called NousCoder-14B , is another entry in a crowded field of AI coding assistants, but arrives at a particularly charged moment: Claude Code , the agentic programming t

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 7, 2026 3:00 PM

The creator of Claude Code just revealed his workflow, and developers are losing their minds

When the creator of the world's most advanced coding agent speaks, Silicon Valley doesn't just listen — it takes notes. For the past week, the engineering community has been dissecting a thread on X from Boris Cherny , the creator and head of Claude Code at Anthropic . What began as a casual sharing of his personal terminal setup has spiraled into a viral manifesto on the future of software development, with industry insiders calling it a watershed moment for the startup. &qu

venturebeat.comby [email protected] (Michael Nuñez)Jan 5, 2026 2:45 AM