4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (659+ words) Anthropic has announced that its chatbot Claude will remain ad-free. This is in direct contrast to rival company OpenAI, which recently brought ads to ChatGPT for many users. The company says that "including ads in conversations with Claude would be…...

6+ hour, 8+ min ago   (582+ words) Amazon's next-generation AI assistant is now available to everyone in the US for $20 per month, or for free if you're a Prime member. Amazon has also introduced a try-before-you-buy free tier for non-Prime members, but it's limited to text-based chat....

8+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1751+ words) When X's engineering team published the code that powers the platform's "for you" algorithm last month, Elon Musk said the move was a victory for transparency. "We know the algorithm is dumb and needs massive improvements, but at least you…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (380+ words) If you had trouble using ChatGPT today, you aren't alone. The AI chatbot experienced a partial outage for many users this afternoon, with Down Detector saw reports reaching more than 12,000 reports around the peak point of the issue today.. OpenAI…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1228+ words) So you've decided you need a virtual private network to hide your browsing activity from your ISP, change your virtual location, stay safe on public Wi-Fi and enjoy all the other benefits. The inevitable next question is: "Should I pay…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (222+ words) Notepad++ says it was hijacked by Chinese state-sponsored hackers'Engadget Last year, the creator of Notepad++ rolled out an update for the text and source code editor after security experts reported that bad actors were hijacking its update mechanism to redirect…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (691+ words) Apple has just released Xcode 26.3, and it's a big step forward in terms of the company's support of coding agents. The new release expands on the AI features the company introduced with Xcode 26 at WWDC 2025 to give systems like Claude…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (691+ words) Proton VPN two-year subscriptions are 70 percent off right now'Engadget 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…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (217+ words) TurboTax Deluxe is on sale for $45 before tax season'Engadget 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…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (455+ words) Moltbook bills itself as a social network for AI agents. That's a wacky enough concept in the first place, but the site apparently exposed the credentials for thousands of its human users. The flaw was discovered by cybersecurity firm Wiz,…...