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Google shoves more AI into Search, including a dynamic Search box and agentic features

Google shoves more AI into Search, including a dynamic Search box and agentic features

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

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Google's Circle to Search feature can tell you if an image was AI-generated

Google's Circle to Search feature can tell you if an image was AI-generated

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Kansas City has bought more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for its students

Kansas City has bought more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for its students

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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AMD prices its Ryzen AI Halo PC at $3,999, unveils Ryzen AI Max 400 chips

AMD prices its Ryzen AI Halo PC at $3,999, unveils Ryzen AI Max 400 chips

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Project Genie adds Google Street View integration and goes live for global AI Ultra users

Project Genie adds Google Street View integration and goes live for global AI Ultra users

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Google's Universal Cart will keep an eye on your shopping

Google's Universal Cart will keep an eye on your shopping

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Google's newest app is an AI-powered image editor

Google's newest app is an AI-powered image editor

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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The Google AI Ultra plan now starts at $100 a month

The Google AI Ultra plan now starts at $100 a month

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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The SpaceX IPO plans are now public

The SpaceX IPO plans are now public

A fresh space update is giving scientists and engineers another useful data point, the kind that can matter long after the launch photo or mission headline fades.

The value of space work is often delayed. The public moment is the mission update; the real payoff comes from the data, the engineering lessons and the experiments that follow.

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OpenAI may go public as soon as September

OpenAI may go public as soon as September

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The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Google is bringing new AI-powered ad formats to search

Google is bringing new AI-powered ad formats to search

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Android Auto's big 2026 makeover is Gemini at its most practical

Android Auto's big 2026 makeover is Gemini at its most practical

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Quantic Dream is shutting down its MOBA Spellcasters Chronicles

Quantic Dream is shutting down its MOBA Spellcasters Chronicles

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Airbnb expands into hotel bookings and even grocery deliveries

Airbnb expands into hotel bookings and even grocery deliveries

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Engadget Podcast: Google I/O 2026 was AI all the way down

Engadget Podcast: Google I/O 2026 was AI all the way down

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Cuneflow's e-paper writing tablet uses AI to record and transcribe meetings

Cuneflow's e-paper writing tablet uses AI to record and transcribe meetings

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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I/O 2026 is bringing more AI to Google Play

I/O 2026 is bringing more AI to Google Play

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Mercedes-AMG's 1,153 hp electric GT 4-Door takes on Porsche's Taycan

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Samsung faces strike from nearly 48,000 union workers

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The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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Google's Gemini Omni can generate 'anything from any input,' starting with video

A new gadget story is only interesting if it survives contact with ordinary life: charging, durability, usefulness, price and whether people still reach for it after the novelty fades.

The gadget market is crowded. A product earns attention when it solves a daily problem clearly, not when it merely adds another line to a spec sheet.

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