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The next Assassin's Creed game loses its creative director

Ubisoft's shakeups continue unabated. The creative director of the next Assassin's Creed game, codenamed Hexe , has left the company. The departure of Clint Hocking, a 20-year veteran of the company over two stints, was reportedly announced in a staff meeting this week. Hocking's resume at Ubisoft included serving as creative director on Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory , Far Cry 2 and Watch Dogs: Legion . The details of why he's leaving the company haven't been reported.

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 4:01 PM

Canadian government demands safety changes from OpenAI

Canadian officials summoned leaders from OpenAI to Ottawa this week to address safety concerns about ChatGPT. The crux of the government concerns was that OpenAI did not notify authorities when it banned the account of a user who allegedly committed a mass shooting in British Columbia earlier this month.  "The message that we delivered, in no uncertain terms, was that we have ‌an expectation that there are going to ⁠be changes implemented, and if they're not forthcoming very quick

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 3:49 PM

Xbox consoles now support 1440p streaming

Microsoft has announced that its rolling out support for streaming games at 1440p on Xbox consoles. Game streaming is a key benefit of paying for a Game Pass subscription, and as of 2025 , now also includes games players own that aren't part of the larger Game Pass library. The higher bitrate streaming option will let subscribers with an Xbox Series X or S, Xbox One X or Xbox One play their games at a higher resolution, provided the game and their display supports it. Microsoft previousl

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 3:41 PM

Welcome to the post-hype crypto market

Crypto is creeping back into the startup conversation, but at ETHDenver last week, the buzz was as much about Washington as it was about tokens. Policy shifts are rippling through the market as Tether and stablecoins face scrutiny, players like Stripe re-enter the conversation, and startups either find traction or flame out. The hype cycle is over, or at least taking a break. So what comes next?  On […]

techcrunch.comFeb 25, 2026 3:22 PM

Tecno just unveiled a ridiculously thin modular smartphone concept design

Tecno just unveiled a rather intriguing modular smartphone concept design at MWC 2026. The standout feature here is likely the size. Most modular smartphone concepts start bulky and only get bulkier once attaching accessories. Tecno's base smartphone is just 4.9mm thin, which is significantly thinner than a pencil and the iPhone Air . Of course, the size increases with each attached module. However, snapping on the power bank module makes the thickness comparable to a standard moder

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 2:47 PM

HP says RAM now accounts for more than a third of its PC costs

The cost of PC components has been skyrocketing as AI infrastructure buildout creates extraordinary demand amid limited supply. HP says that squeeze is now hitting PC memory especially hard, with RAM now accounting for 35 percent of a system’s overall cost. "We did share last quarter that memory and storage costs made up roughly 15 percent to 18 percent of our PC bill of materials, and we now currently estimate this to be roughly 35 percent for the year," said CFO Karen Parkhill on t

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 2:29 PM

Kalshi fined a MrBeast editor for insider trading

Kalshi, one of several online prediction markets that have exploded in popularity in the last few years, has suspended one of YouTube MrBeast's video editors for insider trading, NPR reports. Besides being suspended from the platform for two years, Kalshi says the editor will also be required to pay a financial penalty that's five times his initial trade size. The editor, Artem Kaptur , traded in markets related to YouTube and specifically, MrBeast. Kalshi says his transactions w

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 2:10 PM

Anthropic weakens its safety pledge in the wake of the Pentagon's pressure campaign

Two stories about the Claude maker Anthropic broke on Tuesday that, when combined, arguably paint a chilling picture. First, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is reportedly pressuring Anthropic to yield its AI safeguards and give the military unrestrained access to its Claude AI chatbot. The company then chose the same day that the Hegseth news broke to drop its centerpiece safety pledge. On Tuesday, Anthropic said it was modifying its Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP) to lower safety guardr

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:34 PM

March's PS Plus Monthly Games include Monster Hunter Rise and Slime Rancher 2

Sony just divulged the list of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for March , and there's a little something for everybody. These will all be playable on March 3 for subscribers on any tier. After downloading, the games will stay in a player's library as long as the subscription remains active. First up, there's Monster Hunter Rise . This was initially a Nintendo Switch exclusive before making the jump to other platforms. This is a decent Monster Hunter game with a focus o

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:26 PM

Samsung Galaxy S26 vs. Galaxy S25: What’s changed and which one should you buy?

Following Samsung’s Unpacked event , the Samsung Galaxy S26 is available for pre-order, and it looks very familiar. That is not necessarily a bad thing. Like recent updates in the Galaxy S line, Samsung is refining its flagship rather than dramatically reinventing it. Both phones share a lot of core DNA, including compact designs, high-refresh AMOLED displays and similar camera hardware. The S26 does introduce a handful of meaningful updates, however, including a slightly larger battery and

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:15 PM

Samsung Galaxy S26 vs. S26+ vs. S26 Ultra: Comparing the three new phones

Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26+ and Galaxy S26 Ultra, and the company is once again leaning heavily on AI, camera upgrades and refined hardware to move the lineup forward. While the overall design remains familiar, there are some meaningful differences between the three models, particularly when it comes to display tech, charging speeds and camera hardware. Across the board, the S26 family is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy chip and runs A

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:10 PM

How to pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S26 phones and Galaxy Buds 4

During its Unpacked event today , Samsung announced three new Galaxy S-series phones as well as the latest generation of its earbuds, the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro. Pre-orders are now open and the new devices are set to ship March 11. As expected , this year’s models aren’t drastically different from last year’s, but all the phones are equipped to better handle the Galaxy AI experiences such as Now Nudge that offers suggestions based on your activities and a more conversational assit

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:05 PM

Google announces new Android AI features coming to the Galaxy S26 and Pixel 10 series

Google unveiled a new batch of Android updates, including more Gemini-powered tools and improved scam detection features at Samsung’s Galaxy S26 launch on Wednesday. A new feature in the Gemini app will let users hand off multi-step tasks , like ordering a rideshare or building a grocery cart. The feature, which will first arrive in beta, runs in the background while users perform other tasks. Gemini's progress can be monitored live via notifications, so users can see what it's

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Samsung Galaxy S26 hands-on: A lot more of the same for a little more money

As we prepare to leave the winter months, Samsung announced another family of Galaxy S flagships for those looking to upgrade. As usual, the company put its best components and features into the Galaxy S26 Ultra, but it also added more to the base S26 and S26+. The company has hit its groove with its smaller (and cheaper) flagships, delivering solid devices with increasingly better cameras, occasionally even offering feature parity with its most expensive smartphone. In 2026, that’s what we’re

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Samsung's redesigned Galaxy Buds 4 lineup has retooled sound, improved ANC and new features

Samsung isn’t waiting a full year to reveal its latest Galaxy Buds. The company debuted the Galaxy Buds 4 and Galaxy Buds 4 Pro at its Galaxy S26 Unpacked event where the hot topic was three new phones. When it comes to Samsung’s earbuds, the company has overhauled the shape and design while improving sound quality, active noise cancellation (ANC) and adding new features. As always, the best of what the Galaxy Buds 4 lineup has to offer will be reserved for people with a recent Samsung p

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Samsung's Galaxy S26 Ultra offers a subtle set of hardware improvements

Samsung has announced the latest version of its flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, and just like last year , the high-end phone is where the company is making some of its biggest changes. The S26 Ultra includes a new processor, a new privacy-focused display technology, an improved camera system and like Samsung's other phones, a crop of new AI-powered software features. On first blush, the Galaxy S26 Ultra isn't all that different from the Galaxy S25 Ultra . Samsung is

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Everything announced at Samsung Unpacked: Galaxy S26 lineup and more

Mobile World Congress is right around the corner, but Samsung got out ahead of many rivals that will be showing off new handsets at that event by running the latest edition of Unpacked on Wednesday. The company took the opportunity to reveal the Galaxy S26 lineup, which includes the base S26, the S26+ and the S26 Ultra. We've got some hands-on impressions of all three handsets as well. In addition to those, Samsung announced the Galaxy Buds 4 along with (you guessed it) some AI updates.

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Google's Circle to Search can now identify multiple objects in an image

To coincide with the release of Samsung's new Galaxy S26 family of phones, Google is pushing out a small but meaningful update to Circle to Search. As a reminder, Circle to Search allows you to carry out a Google Search from almost anywhere on your phone. Just tap and hold your device's home button, and then circle the passage or image you want to know more about.  With previous iterations of Circle to Search, the tool's underlying AI system was limited to searching against a s

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra hands-on: Meaningful tweaks plus a slick new Privacy Display

Last year, it felt like Samsung relied a bit too much on AI when trying to convince people to upgrade to its flagship phone. And while there’s no shortage of features that utilize machine learning on the new Galaxy S26 Ultra, it feels like Samsung has done a much better job of filling out the rest of the phone’s kit with fresh hardware, faster charging and a more cohesive design. It’s still rather expensive, but its price has stayed flat year-over-year at $1,300, which when combined with

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Samsung's S26 and S26+ offer familiar designs, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chips and new software features

The wait is over. At its Unpacked event today, Samsung took the wraps off its new S26 family of phones. Unlike the S26 Ultra, the S26 and S26+ represent mostly iterative updates. Samsung has tweaked the design of the two devices, making it so they share the same rounded corners of their more expensive sibling. Additionally, the S26 has a slightly larger 6.3-inch AMOLED display and a higher capacity 4,300mAh battery inside. As for the S26+, it still has a 6.7-inch screen and 4,900mAh battery.&nbs

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 1:00 PM

Hacker used Anthropic's Claude chatbot to attack multiple government agencies in Mexico

Here's yet another troubling story about this "golden" era of AI. A hacker has exploited Anthropic's Claude chatbot to carry out attacks against Mexican government agencies, according to a report by Bloomberg . This resulted in the theft of 150GB of official government data, including taxpayer records, employee credentials and more. The hacker used Claude to find vulnerabilities in government networks and to write scripts to exploit them. It also tasked the chatbot

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 12:12 PM

Amazon abandons open-world racing game by former Forza Horizon devs

An open-world racing game from a studio formed by ex-Forza Horizon developers was due to be published by Amazon, but that is no longer the case. As reported first by The Game Business , UK-based Maverick Games is now in "active dialogue" with prospective new publishing partners for its currently untitled debut game, which remains in development. Maverick was founded in 2022 by Mike Brown, who served as the Horizon series’ creative director during his stint at Playground Ga

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 12:02 PM

ASUS ProArt GoPro Edition PX13 review: An incredible if pricy Windows creator laptop

With its ProArt lineup , ASUS has commendably addressed a glaring hole in the PC market by targeting video editors and other creative pros. Its latest model even uses a popular camera marque in its name: the ProArt GoPro Edition PX13. It’s a true co-branding exercise, with GoPro-like styling, a dedicated GoPro hotkey, mil-spec durability for extreme outdoor users and 12 months of GoPro’s Cloud Plus Premium. It has a lot going for it on the inside, too. The AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor offe

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 12:00 PM

Amazon introduces three personality styles for Alexa+

Amazon is offering a new way for Alexa+ users to customize the AI assistant's communication style. The company has introduced three personalities for Alexa+, so the assistant can adopt an attitude that is Brief, Chill or Sweet.  The Brief style will be exactly that: no small talk and no extra conversation. Chill is easygoing and seems to be inspired by caricatures of the surfer/stoner type, while the Sweet mode is almost aggressively perky and chipper. In the audio sample provided, w

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 9:00 AM

Spotify can reorder your playlists by BPM and key

Spotify is rolling out a new feature that’s meant to make transitions in between tracks even smoother. If you’ll recall, the streaming service released the ability to create customized transitions within playlists in August last year. It gave people a way to create uninterrupted progressions and eliminate awkward silences between songs. Now, Premium users will be able to make sure the songs in their playlists flow seamlessly even further by reordering tracks based on their keys and BPM or beat

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 9:00 AM

Uber previews its Dubai air taxi service

Uber is one step closer to going airborne. On Wednesday, the company previewed its air taxi booking service ahead of an expected launch in Dubai later this year. The inaugural Uber Air program will let travelers book Joby Aviation's electric air taxis through a familiar process in the Uber app. The experience of booking an air taxi will be much like reserving a four-wheeled Uber. In the app, after entering your destination, Uber Air will appear as an option for eligible routes. The Uber a

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 8:00 AM

Honor says its 4.8mm thick MagicPad 4 is the world's slimmest Android tablet

Ahead of a full release at Mobile World Conference (MWC), Honor has teased the MagicPad 4 that it calls the world's thinnest Android tablet. The new model is just 4.8mm thick (not counting that camera bump), a full millimeter thinner than the MagicPad 3 and slightly less than the 5.1mm iPad Pro and Samsung Galaxy Tab S11, the company revealed. On top of being thinner, the MagicPad 4 has a new 12.3-inch 165Hz OLED display. While slightly smaller than before, it should be considerably better

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 6:43 AM

xAI's trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI has been dismissed

OpenAI has successfully convinced the court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s xAI, accusing the company of stealing its trade secrets . In her decision, US District Judge Rita F. Lin wrote that xAI’s complaint “does not point to any misconduct by OpenAI” and instead attributes all listed misconducts to its eight former employees who “ left for OpenAI at around the same time.” Lin said that xAI accused two of its former employees of stealing its source code before leaving at a time w

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 5:19 AM

The best cheap kitchen gadgets in 2026

Outfitting a kitchen can get expensive fast, but you don’t need high-end appliances or flashy tools to cook more efficiently. Some of the best kitchen gadgets are simple, affordable gadgets that quietly make everyday tasks easier — whether that’s prepping ingredients, measuring accurately or keeping your workspace organized. These are the kinds of tools you reach for again and again, not one-off purchases that end up buried in a drawer. This guide focuses on inexpensive kitchen gadgets that p

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 5:01 AM

Apple introduces age verification for apps in Utah, Louisiana and Australia

Now that Apple has started blocking users under 18 in certain regions from downloading apps, the company has introduced new age verification tools. Those will help developers "meet their age assurance obligations under upcoming US and regional laws, including in Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Utah and Louisiana," the company said in a news release on its Developer site .  As of February 24, 2026, users in Australia, Brazil and Singapore won't be able to download apps rated

www.engadget.comFeb 25, 2026 3:08 AM

LG's massive 52-inch ultra-wide gaming monitor costs $2,000

LG kicked off the year by unveiling a new lineup of gaming monitors, and today the company has priced out the biggest of the bunch. The UltraGear evo G9 (52G930B) is now available for pre-order, and the massive screen will cost just $2,000.  Yes, you can buy a perfectly excellent gaming monitor for much less, but $2,000 is a surprisingly low price tag for this 52-inch ultrawide monitor with a 1000R curve, which LG is billing as "the world's largest 5K2K gaming monitor."

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 6:29 PM

Apple's touchscreen MacBook will reportedly have a dynamic interface

Apple's plan to add touchscreens to its premium MacBook Pros is coming into focus. Bloomberg reports that when the new laptops launch this fall, they'll feature a Dynamic Island , not unlike Apple's iPhones, and an interface that changes depending on where you touch your Macbook's screen. This "dynamic interface" is reportedly designed to make the transition between mouse input and touch input smoother on Apple's new laptops. Bloomberg says that if users t

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 6:19 PM

1Password plans are getting more expensive soon

1Password is increasing prices for its individual and family plans. The individual rate is increasing from nearly $36 a year to $48, while the family option will cost $72 instead of $60. In emails sent to users, the business announced that the new rates will take effect for users at their next subscription renewal after March 27.  It's a sizable price hike, but 1Password hasn't been incrementally inching its fees higher every couple years like we see so often for streaming subscrip

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 4:32 PM

Discord delays age verification to address user concerns

Earlier this month, Discord said it would be enacting an age verification policy. The platform faced some initial concerns from users about turning over their IDs and personal information, particularly given how poorly similar policies have been going elsewhere. Discord announced today it will delay and make some changes to its plans in response to the ongoing backlash. The first change is that Discord is postponing the global rollout of its age verification plans until the second half of 2

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 3:55 PM

The Pentagon has reportedly given Anthropic until Friday to let it use Claude as it sees fit

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will reportedly give Anthropic until Friday to drop certain guardrails for military use, as reported by Axios . The outlet also reported that CEO Dario Amodei met with Hegseth yesterday as the Pentagon ratcheted up pressure on the AI company to give in to its demands. The makers of Claude have reportedly been offered an ultimatum: Either yield to the government's demands to remove limits for certain military applications, or potentially be forced t

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 3:35 PM

Google sent an AI-generated push alert that included a racial slur

Google sent out an AI-generated news alert that included the N-word, according to reporting by Deadline . The push notification featured a link to a story by The Hollywood Reporter regarding an incident at the recent BAFTA Film Awards. The word appeared in the notification under the link. This was first spotted by Instagram user Danny Price , who accompanied a screengrab with a caption reading "what an interesting Black History Month this has turned out to be." Google has

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 2:59 PM

Here's the first teaser for A24's adaptation of The Backrooms

Three years after announcing plans to produce a film based on the viral YouTube short, The Backrooms (Found Footage) in 2023, A24 has released the first teaser for its adaptation. Backrooms , as the film is now called, is directed by the short's original creator, Kane Parsons, and will be released on May 29, 2026. The teaser offers little to go on for anyone who hasn't watched the original short or the series of videos Parsons made after it, but it is replete with The Backroom

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 2:43 PM

Waymo will start offering robotaxi rides in four more cities

Waymo had set out some big plans for expanding its autonomous vehicle taxi program across the US in 2025 and it appears to be continuing that pace into 2026. Today, the company announced that the first public riders can begin using its fully autonomous ride-hailing service in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio and Orlando.  To start, these robotaxi rides will only be available for a small number of people with the Waymo app in those cities. "We will be inviting new riders on a rolling bas

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 2:28 PM

Sony reveals the Death Stranding 2 required PC specs

We're less than a month from the availability of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach on PC, and today Sony released the required specs. Despite designer Hideo Kojima being known for spectacle in his projects, the minimum specs are quite reasonable. The low graphics preset runs on an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 or AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB, and that will give players average performance of 1080p at 30 frames per second, which is rough but at least makes the game available for players who have

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 1:44 PM

Someone made an app to warn you if smart glasses are nearby

A new app will notify users if smart glasses are likely nearby. The aptly named Nearby Glasses was developed in response to media coverage outlining how glasses like Meta's Ray-Bans have been used to film people without their consent. As first reported by 404 Media , the app detects the unique Bluetooth signature emitted by smart glasses and sends a push alert that someone wearing the device may potentially be nearby. “I consider it to be a tiny part of resistance against surveillance

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 1:33 PM

iPhone Fold rumors: Everything we know right now, including the leaked design, upgrades, price and more

Apple still hasn’t revealed a foldable iPhone, but the steady drip of leaks suggests the project is moving closer to reality. Over the past few months, analysts and supply-chain watchers have continued to fill in key details, with most reports still pointing to a launch sometime in the second half of 2026. While Apple hasn’t confirmed anything publicly, the overall picture is starting to look more consistent. As always, plans for unreleased Apple hardware can change at any time. Features may sh

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 1:16 PM

Marvel's Wolverine will hit PS5 on September 15

As spicy as the PlayStation State of Play that took place a couple of weeks ago was overall, there was one major first-party game that was notably absent from the showcase: Marvel’s Wolverine . Insomniac Games’ latest superhero blockbuster was already slated for a fall release and now the studio has revealed exactly when you’ll be able to get your claws on it. Marvel’s Wolverine is coming to PS5 on September 15. That’s it. That’s the announcement. There’s no new trailer to accompany the

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 12:55 PM

For All Mankind's latest trailer teases a war on Mars

Apple just dropped a full trailer for the fifth season of its hit sci-fi show For All Mankind . This is the first real look at the upcoming batch of episodes, which premiere on March 27. We got an extremely short teaser trailer last month but that only showed a guy on a motorcycle riding across Mars. This is the first real-deal trailer and it's absolutely stuffed with footage indicating where the next season will take viewers. I'm going to get into some spoilers here, so read

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 12:48 PM

Reddit fined $19.6 million over age verification checks in the UK

A common theme in online age verification laws is the tension between user privacy and preventing children from accessing harmful or inappropriate content. Now the UK is sending a not-so-subtle message to Reddit on the subject, to the tune of £14.5m ($19.6 million). The nation's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) accused the company of using children’s data and potentially exposing them to inappropriate content. “Children under 13 had their personal information collected and used

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 12:37 PM

Google claims it's building data centers that barely use any water

Google is building another data center in Texas and says this one will use "advanced air-cooling technology" to limit water consumption . Google is claiming that water use will be limited to "critical campus operations" like kitchens. These specifics follow the previously announced two-year $40 billion investment the company has pledged in the Lone Star State. The company is also touting some 7,800 megawatts of net energy generation and capacity it has contra

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 12:14 PM

YouTube's Premium Lite tier gets background play and downloads

YouTube is adding new features to its Premium Lite plan. The tier will offer background play and downloads for the mostly ad-free plan. The update comes a year after YouTube first launched the lower-cost plan. The Premium Lite tier is notable because for $8 per month you get most videos ad-free, emphasis on most . Currently, it still uses ads for YouTube music (along with random other videos), but the new update is bringing more Premium tier features without the $14 per month price tag.

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 12:00 PM

Blizzard finally revealed its long-rumored Overwatch mobile game

Blizzard is finally bringing Overwatch to mobile devices, but not exactly in the way you think. The company isn't making a port of the mainline game. Rather, it just announced a spinoff called Overwatch Rush, which is being described as a "top-down hero shooter designed specifically for mobile set in the Overwatch universe." There have been rumors about an Overwatch mobile game for what seems like a lifetime . Most people assumed this would appear as a straight port, but a b

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 11:29 AM

Netflix, Disney+ and other major streaming services face stricter UK oversight

Netflix , Disney+, Amazon's Prime Video and other major video on-demand (VOD) streaming services are set to face stricter regulation in the UK. Platforms with a monthly average of more than 500,000 UK viewers will be deemed “Tier 1" services that are subject to similar oversight as broadcasters like the BBC and ITV under the eye of media watchdog Ofcom .  Streaming services run by public broadcasters like ITVX and Channel 4 will have to abide by the new rules as well. BBC servi

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 11:01 AM

Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2026: The Galaxy S26 series, AI and other products we might see on February 25

Samsung’s 2025 was filled with new foldables , an ultra-thin new form factor and the launch of Google's XR platform . After making some announcements at CES 2026 , the company has announced its first Galaxy Unpacked of the year will take place on February 25, where it is expected to introduce the Galaxy S26 lineup. Official invites have been shared, but actual information on what devices are arriving then is still not completely confirmed. But as usual, we know a lot about what’s expected a

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 10:48 AM

Ryan Coogler's X-Files reboot gets the green light at Hulu

Good news for all Ryan Coogler fans: The Sinners director is bringing back a beloved TV show. Hulu has officially green lit a pilot of Coogler's X-Files reboot, a project three years in the making, Deadline reports . Coogler has a five-year exclusive television deal with Disney, Hulu's parent company.  Coogler is directing and writing the pilot episode, with Jennifer Yale coming on as showrunner. She previously held the role on The Copenhagen Test . Actress Danielle Deadwy

www.engadget.comFeb 24, 2026 9:07 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 Read Article

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

Seattle Ultrasonics C-200 review: This is the future of kitchen knives

There’s a type of knife tech often seen in science fiction that revolves around vibrating a blade to increase its sharpness. We’ve seen examples of this in franchises like Star Wars (vibroblades), Evangelion (the prog knife), Dune (pulse-swords) and the Marvel universe (vibranium), but what might surprise you is that the underlying science is sound. By vibrating a cutting tool at high frequencies, not only do you reduce friction, you essentially turn the blade into a saw, as tiny oscillations en

www.engadget.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 Read Article

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 Read Article

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

India’s Global Systems Integrators Build Next Wave of Enterprise Agents With NVIDIA AI, Transforming Back Office and Customer Support

Agentic AI is reshaping India’s tech industry, delivering leaps in services worldwide. Tapping into NVIDIA AI Enterprise software and NVIDIA Nemotron models, India’s technology leaders are accelerating productivity and efficiency across industries — from call centers to telecommunications and healthcare. Infosys, Persistent, Tech Mahindra and Wipro are leading the way for business transformation, improving back-office Read Article

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 17, 2026 7:30 PM

NVIDIA and Global Industrial Software Leaders Partner With India’s Largest Manufacturers to Drive AI Boom

India is entering a new age of industrialization, as AI transforms how the world designs, builds and runs physical products and systems. The country is investing $134 billion dollars in new manufacturing capacity across construction, automotive, renewable energy and robotics, creating both a massive challenge and opportunity to build software-defined factories from day one. At Read Article

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 17, 2026 7:30 PM

New SemiAnalysis InferenceX Data Shows NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra Delivers up to 50x Better Performance and 35x Lower Costs for Agentic AI

The NVIDIA Blackwell platform has been widely adopted by leading inference providers such as Baseten, DeepInfra, Fireworks AI and Together AI to reduce cost per token by up to 10x. Now, the NVIDIA Blackwell Ultra platform is taking this momentum further for agentic AI. AI agents and coding assistants are driving explosive growth in software-programming-related Read Article

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 16, 2026 12:00 PM

Leading Inference Providers Cut AI Costs by up to 10x With Open Source Models on NVIDIA Blackwell

A diagnostic insight in healthcare. A character’s dialogue in an interactive game. An autonomous resolution from a customer service agent. Each of these AI-powered interactions is built on the same unit of intelligence: a token. Scaling these AI interactions requires businesses to consider whether they can afford more tokens. The answer lies in better tokenomics Read Article

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 12, 2026 11:00 AM

NVIDIA DGX Spark Powers Big Projects in Higher Education

At leading institutions across the globe, the NVIDIA DGX Spark desktop supercomputer is bringing data‑center‑class AI to lab benches, faculty offices and students’ systems. There’s even a DGX Spark hard at work in the South Pole, at the IceCube Neutrino Observatory run by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The compact supercomputer’s petaflop‑class performance enables local deployment Read Article

blogs.nvidia.comFeb 12, 2026 10:00 AM

Mercedes-Benz Unveils New S-Class Built on NVIDIA DRIVE AV, Which Enables an L4-Ready Architecture

Mercedes-Benz is marking 140 years of automotive innovation with a new S-Class built for the AI era, bringing together automotive safety and NVIDIA’s advanced autonomous driving platform to enable a level 4-ready architecture designed for trust. The new S-Class with MB.OS, which will be equipped with the NVIDIA DRIVE Hyperion architecture and full-stack NVIDIA DRIVE Read Article

blogs.nvidia.comJan 29, 2026 1:00 PM

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