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The Morning After: Nissan and Honda plan to merge

December 24, 2024

Mat Smith

Honda and Nissan have officially confirmed the rumors that they’re pursuing a merger. Both would still operate under their brands but with a new joint holding company as parent. If Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi also came on board, the combined group would become the world’s third-largest automaker by sales volume, with a net worth of up to…
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The Morning After: Apple’s next AirPods Pro could offer heart rate and temperature monitoring

December 23, 2024

Mat Smith

Apple is working on the next generation of AirPods Pro, and they may have some new health features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman – although it’s a rumor we heard before, back in 2021. The company has reportedly started testing features like tem…
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The Morning After: Google accused of using novices to fact-check Gemini’s AI answers

December 20, 2024

Mat Smith

Last week, Google allegedly instructed contract workers evaluating Gemini not to skip any prompts, regardless of their expertise, TechCrunch reports based on internal guidance it viewed. Now, contractors have allegedly been instructed not to skip promp…
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author_name|Mat Smith, Internet & Networking Technology, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

The Morning After: US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s ban appeal

December 19, 2024

Mat Smith

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok owner ByteDance’s appeal of a law that could ban the app. The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is set to go into effect on January 19, the day before President-elect …
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The Morning After: The OnePlus 13 will shrug off high-pressure water jets

December 18, 2024

Mat Smith

OnePlus will launch its new flagship series, the OnePlus 13, on January 7, 2025. It’s getting increasingly difficult for smartphone makers to differentiate or push the envelope, but OnePlus is at least trying. Its new phone series will have IP68 and IP…
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author_name|Mat Smith, Internet & Networking Technology, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

The Morning After: What to expect at CES 2025

December 17, 2024

Mat Smith

The holidays haven’t even kicked off, but we’re already looking to next year when, almost immediately, some of the Engadget team will head to Las Vegas for tech’s biggest annual conference. The pitches from companies, both legit and unhinged, are alrea…
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The Morning After: PlayStation vs. Xbox in 2024

December 16, 2024

Mat Smith

The current generation of consoles landed in roughly the same week in November 2020. At launch, the PS5 had seven new exclusive games to the Xbox Series’ two. Sony had a better showing too, with the likes of Demon Souls (sure, a remake) and Spider-Man:…
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author_name|Mat Smith, Consumer Discretionary, Game Consoles, language|en-US, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News, Technology & Electronics, Video Games

PlayStation 5 review (2024): A smaller console with a bigger game library

December 13, 2024

Mat Smith

With over 60 million PS5s sold, Sony is so far dominating this generation of game consoles. Four years since the PlayStation 5 debuted, the company has rounded out its gaming lineup with the refined PS5 Slim (both with and without a disc drive) and the…
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author_name|Mat Smith, Consumer Discretionary, language|en-US, Media, provider_name|Engadget, region|US, site|engadget, Tech Industry, Tech News

The Morning After: The Game Awards had some surprises this year

December 13, 2024

Mat Smith

The Game Awards delivered. While the games I thought deserved to win did so (Astro Bot! Balatro! Metaphor!), we got some wildcard trailers, like an entirely new game from Last of Us studio Naughty Dog. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet takes plac…
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The Morning After: Apple’s customizable Genmoji are here to derail your texts

December 12, 2024

Mat Smith

After a particularly lean week for tech news, yesterday exploded. We’ve got Google’s next-generation AI model, Gemini 2.0, a barrage of games to intrigue us in 2025, MasterClass is going AI and, finally, Apple’s most headline-grabbing AI tricks and fea…
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The Morning After: Nissan and Honda plan to merge

The Morning After: Apple’s next AirPods Pro could offer heart rate and temperature monitoring

The Morning After: Google accused of using novices to fact-check Gemini’s AI answers

The Morning After: US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s ban appeal

The Morning After: The OnePlus 13 will shrug off high-pressure water jets

The Morning After: What to expect at CES 2025

The Morning After: PlayStation vs. Xbox in 2024

PlayStation 5 review (2024): A smaller console with a bigger game library

The Morning After: The Game Awards had some surprises this year

The Morning After: Apple’s customizable Genmoji are here to derail your texts

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