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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt)·27 Aug 2026

Meta's teen safety commitments are US-only (for now) The UK government wants similar teen time limits on Facebook and Instagram.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate)·27 Aug 2026

HuggingFace and Pollen Robotics open pre-orders for the $399 Microduck The small robot is highly mobile and can pick up objects with its articulated beak.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)·27 Aug 2026

Google deploys support for Encrypted Client Hello on Android 17 The new internet standard adds a layer of protection to your data.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Husain Parvez)·27 Aug 2026

What is Android System Intelligence and what happens if you turn it off? This background Android component quietly handles several features you probably use every day.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Sam Rutherford)·27 Aug 2026

The Samsung Galaxy S26 FE looks like a perfectly cromulent budget flagship It’s basically a more affordable version of the S26+ with slightly reduced specs.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Ian Carlos Campbell)·26 Aug 2026

Panic is refunding tariff fees paid by Playdate owners The console was subject to added fees under the Trump administration's original (and illegal) tariff regime.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Anna Washenko)·26 Aug 2026

OpenAI details the failures that led to Hugging Face breach in official report Transparency from the company is good, but real trust in its people would be better.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Filipe Espósito)·26 Aug 2026

Mac mini vs Mac Studio: Which desktop is right for you? The price difference is huge. With fall just around the corner, all eyes are on the upcoming iPhones.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Will Shanklin)·26 Aug 2026

Meta reportedly abandoned an AI-focused restructuring plan that would have laid off thousands The problem with the AI restructuring is the AI wasn't good enough.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt)·26 Aug 2026

Google says its latest Gemini transcription model can turn your ramblings into structured text The company says Gemini 3.5 Transcribe will soon let you use speech-to-text in any web field in...

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt)·26 Aug 2026

Rockstar calls GTA 6 leaks 'heartbreaking for our team' and says the game is nearly finished Ahead of the extended look at GTA 6 on Netflix, Rockstar has addressed leaked gameplay videos in a...

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Lawrence Bonk)·26 Aug 2026

Bluesky now supports 10-minute videos File sizes have also been increased and uploads should be faster. Bluesky has increased video length limits to 10 minutes.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate)·26 Aug 2026

IKEA and Xbox have fully unveiled their new furniture collection at Gamescom Who hasn’t dreamt of sitting on a green stool modeled like a thumbstick?

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Filipe Espósito)·26 Aug 2026

How to transfer data from your old iPhone to a new one Quick Start makes things a lot easier. Until a few years ago, setting up a new iPhone always meant losing something. Half your settings gone.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Karissa Bell)·25 Aug 2026

Adam Mosseri says it's 'news to me' that Instagram employees limited his exposure to teen safety data The head of Instagram is the first high-profile exec to testify in the latest social media...

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Max Miller)·25 Aug 2026

BenQ's first dual-monitor desk lamp will give your screens a glow up I love lamp, but BenQ's most luxurious lighting comes at a steep cost. We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Alec Hively)·25 Aug 2026

SpaceX to use NVIDIA GPUs for its Starmind project — Here's what they'll face in space Elon Musk wants to harness solar energy for AI.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon)·25 Aug 2026

How to turn off Find My iPhone (and when you definitely should) There are times when turning off Find My is necessary, but you should always have it on otherwise to keep your phone safe.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Dave Meikleham)·25 Aug 2026

How Xbox controllers have changed in the last 25 years Across four generations, the Xbox controller has changed a lot, though much has stayed the same.

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Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Steve Dent)·25 Aug 2026

Apple M5 Ultra vs M3 Ultra: What's changed? Here's how the company's most powerful chip ever stacks up with the previous generation.

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