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One of Nintendo’s most creative Super Nintendo games is now on the Switch

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Last night, Nintendo quietly added Mario Paint to the Nintendo Switch Online’s catalog of Super Nintendo games. Originally released back in 1992, Mario Paint was a unique SNES title, because although it included a handful of mini games, it was first and foremost a creative tool letting players draw, paint, animate, and even compose music using th

Meta's AI spending spree is Wall Street's focus in second-quarter earnings

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Meanwhile, revenue growth in the second quarter likely slowed to 15%, down from 22% a year earlier, according to LSEG. It would be the slowest rate of expansion for the company since early 2023, and analysts are expecting lower levels of growth in the coming quarters. Although Meta's AI talent grab may not result in the company raising its projection for 2025 total expe

Apple @ Work Podcast: Solving access management and control for small businesses

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Eddie Murphy Gives an Update on His ‘Shrek’ Spin-Off

While promoting his upcoming movie The Pickup, Eddie Murphy talked to Screen Rant about his Donkey standalone movie from the Shrek universe, as well as where things are with the fifth movie in the Shrek franchise. Regarding Shrek 5, Murphy said that he and his co-stars, including Mike Myers (Shrek), Cameron Diaz (Princess Fiona), and newcomer Zendaya (as Shrek’s daughter), are still recording dialogue. “We’re still in the booth, and literally, we’re still doing Shrek,” he said and added that so

Wolf Memory Foam Hybrid Premium Firm Mattress Review: A New Alpha

Not too unlike wolves moving in a pack, the WIRED Reviews team often bands together to help one another out with product reviews. I’ve tested hundreds of beds and brands over the years, so I get pretty jazzed when something I haven't tried is on the prowl, but I'm a singular tester with only so many nighttime hours a week. Thankfully, my teammate Molly Higgins stepped in to test Wolf's 12-Inch Memory Foam Hybrid Essential Medium-Firm Mattress. Not to spoil anything, but it made our list of the b

EE to launch phone plans which restrict internet for teens

EE to launch phone plans which restrict internet for teens 51 minutes ago Share Save Liv McMahon & Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter and editor Share Save Getty Images EE is introducing new phone plans next month which it says will restrict the internet for teens - so long as they don't use wi-fi. Its new Sim-only mobile plans will filter the web at different levels depending on the age of the child using it, with three separate tiers of protections. The plans will also have other features suc

Exclusive: Galaxy S26 series could represent a major shake-up in Samsung’s flagship lineup

C. Scott Brown / Android Authority TL;DR The Galaxy S26 series could not only ditch the Plus model, but could also kill the standard model. Evidence found in an internal One UI 8 build suggests a lineup of the Galaxy S26 Pro, Galaxy S26 Edge, and Galaxy S26 Ultra. That means Samsung may rename the base model to “Pro” and replace the “Plus” model with Edge. Samsung’s next major release is the Galaxy S26 series, with the launch of its latest foldables now behind it. Earlier reports suggested S

There’s bad news for all you T-Mobile Money users out there

T-Mobile is making a big push for the T-Life app , envisioning it as the super app that does everything for you. The carrier has retired several older apps into T-Life, like the erstwhile T-Mobile and the T-Mobile Tuesdays apps. Now, the carrier is sunsetting yet another app in favor of T-Life. If you are an avid user of the T-Mobile Money app, you must make your peace with the T-Life app. Reddit users have received an email from the carrier announcing that the T-Mobile Money experience will so

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Google Search's AI Mode is rolling out in the UK

Earlier this year, Google rolled out AI Mode to Search users in the US. Now, the notoriously inaccurate "tool" is coming to the UK. While Google's AI overviews have been available in the UK since last summer, AI Mode provides more conversational responses and fewer links to other pages. Google touts AI Mode as a more intuitive method for asking multi-part questions or follow-ups. It uses Google's Gemini 2.5 model to detail how-tos, compare products or plan a trip. Instead of searching for somet

The best budgeting apps for 2025

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 we evaluate products . Managing your finances doesn’t have to be complicated, and there are so many tools available now that can make things easier (and even partially automated) for you. I was a Mint user for many years, but I was forced to find a new budgeting app after the service shut down in March 2024.

Waymo plans to bring its robotaxi service to Dallas in 2026

A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Alphabet's Waymo unit plans on bringing its robotaxi service to Dallas next year, adding to a growing list of prospective U.S. markets for 2026, including Miami and Washington, D.C. Rental car company Avis Budget Group will be managing the Waymo fleet in Dallas, via a new partnership the companies announced Monday. Avis CEO Brian Choi said in a statement that the agreement marks a "mil

The remote-controlled mower that's changed the way I cut grass is $400 off right now

Mowrator S1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower costs $3,999. This mower makes fun work of yard maintenance; perfect for someone with mobility issues, has a long-lasting battery, and fast RC response. Unfortunately, it is an expensive device, at $3,999, and it's not meant to perform completely hands-free cleaning like a robot mower can. $3,599.1 at Amazon The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower is on sale at $400 off, so you can get it for $3,599 for a limite

Should you buy an electronic turntable? I ditched my Bluetooth speaker for one and didn't regret it

Victrola Harmony ZDNET's key takeaways The Victrola Harmony turntable system is available for $299 in the colors Natural, Walnut, and Black. This system includes a full-size turntable, two bookshelf speakers, and an A-T ATN3600L cartridge, all great components for beginners. At its $300 price point ($100 up from its debut in Jan.), people willing to spend this kind of money may be ready for a more advanced system. View now at Victrola If you've ever considered "getting into audio," prepare to

You should turn off this default TV setting ASAP - and why even experts recommend it

Kerry Wan/ZDNET For many people, motion smoothing on TVs is only appropriate for gaming and watching live sports; enthusiasts typically prefer turning off the feature to watch anything else because it can detract from the filmmaker's original intent, making on-screen images seem artificial or hyper-realistic. This is what's called the "soap opera effect." Also: How to turn off ACR on your TV (and why you shouldn't wait to do it) It's a perfectly descriptive metaphor that probably requires no

Chinese startup Z.ai launches powerful open source GLM-4.5 model family with PowerPoint creation

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Another week in the summer of 2025 has begun, and in a continuation of the trend from last week, with it arrives more powerful Chinese open source AI models. Little-known (at least to us here in the West) Chinese startup Z.ai has introduced two new open source LLMs — GLM-4.5 and GLM-4.5-Air — casting them as go-to solutions for AI reasonin

Waymo taps Avis to manage robotaxi fleet in Dallas

Waymo said it plans to launch a robotaxi service next year in Dallas, the latest city to be added to the Alphabet-owned company’s growing commercial footprint that already includes Los Angeles and San Francisco. This time around, Waymo is partnering with Avis Budget Group to manage its fleet of all-electric autonomous Jaguar I-Pace vehicles. Avis will handle general depot operations, including charging and maintaining the vehicles. Users will be able to hail a robotaxi through the Waymo app. W

July Mortgage Rate Forecast: The Fed Isn't Rushing to Lower Interest Rates

Buyers should keep an eye on the possibility of rate cuts in the next few months. Tharon Green/CNET For the past several months, the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate has sat between 6.5% and 7%. Prospective homebuyers shouldn't hold their breath for that to change anytime soon. On July 30, the Federal Reserve is expected to keep borrowing rates the same at its fifth monetary policy meeting this year. Although the central bank doesn't directly dictate mortgage rates, its policy decisions ind

The first company to complete a fully successful lunar landing is going public

Firefly Aerospace seeks to raise more than $600 million through a public stock offering, an arrangement that would boost the company's market valuation to near $5.5 billion, according to a document filed with the SEC on Monday. The launch of Firefly's Initial Public Offering (IPO) comes as the company works to build on a historic success in March, when Firefly's Blue Ghost lander touched down on the surface of the Moon. Firefly plans to sell 16.2 million shares of common stock, at a price of be

Harmonic, the Robinhood CEO’s AI math startup, launches an AI chatbot app

Harmonic, an AI startup co-founded by Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, announced Monday the beta launch of an iOS and Android chatbot app where users can access its AI model, Aristotle. With this launch, the company aims to broaden access to Aristotle, which Harmonic claims to offer “hallucination-free” answers for questions involving mathematical reasoning — a bold claim given the reliability problems of today’s AI models. Harmonic is focused on creating “mathematical superintelligence” or MSI; the s

Deal: Take $100 off the Samsung Smart Monitor M7, which can replace your TV

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority If you’re looking for a monitor, you’ll quickly realize the market is flooded with options. How do you find the right one? I am a big fan of options like the Samsung 43-inch Smart Monitor M7 (M70F). It’s large, capable, and even doubles as a TV! More importantly, it is also at a pretty nice price, thanks to today’s $100 discount. Buy the Samsung 43-inch Smart Monitor M7 M70F for just $399.99 ($100 off) This offer is available from Amazon as a “limited time d

Sony calls Tencent game ‘slavish clone’ of Horizon in new lawsuit

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Sony is suing Tencent to attempt to stop the release of Light of Motiram, which Sony describes as a “slavish clone” of its Horizon series of games, as reported by Reuters. Light of Motiram was announced last year with a trailer featuring an aesthetic that’s quite similar to the Horizon franchise — including huge robot animals and even a title font that resembles the Horizon ga

Microsoft trials Copilot Mode in Edge

Microsoft has debuted a Copilot Mode for its Edge web browser. When enabled, this experimental feature can search across multiple open browser tabs and analyze the information on each page. An example posted on X by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella shows Copilot Mode examining several papers published by the company's researchers and assessing if they make any similar points. Today we’re introducing Copilot Mode in Edge, our first step in reinventing the browser for the AI age. My favorite featur

This $90 network KVM solves one of my biggest server room hassles - and it's travel-friendly

GL.iNet Comet KVM ZDNET's key takeaways The GL.iNet Comet KVM lets you replace keyboard, mouse, and monitor with an Ethernet connection It works well, with good performance, a nice web interface, and specialty options for custom needs At $90, it's fairly pricey, especially when adding to a bunch of PCs, but it does the job. View now at Amazon It's always a happy day when I find a new gadget. It's a particularly happy day when that gadget solves an existing problem or (even better) removes a p

Superhero Movies Have Stopped Obsessing Over Origins

There’s a repeating theme across 2025’s major superhero movies—Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, Superman, and Fantastic Four: First Steps. All four have interesting, sometimes conflicting relationships with time and how far along their characters are into their superhero tenures, making these movies simultaneous continuations and introductions. Time has always been a key part of superhero movies, and it used to be that their starting points could be whenever a creative team chose

I've used a remote-controlled mower for a year and it's the most fun way to cut grass

Mowrator S1 ZDNET's key takeaways The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower costs $3,999. This mower makes fun work of yard maintenance; perfect for someone with mobility issues, has a long-lasting battery, and fast RC response. Unfortunately, it is an expensive device, at $3,999, and it's not meant to perform completely hands-free cleaning like a robot mower can. $3,599.1 at Amazon The Mowrator S1 remote-controlled lawnmower is on sale at $400 off, so you can get it for $3,599 for a limite

‘Weapons’ Is a Terrifying, Fascinating, Excellent, Character-Driven Horror Movie

Zach Cregger’s latest movie, Weapons, is unforgettable. And not only because it’s intense, gross, and fascinating, which it is. It’s that the premise of the movie is so smart, seductive, and deeply disturbing that we’d gladly watch a bad movie about it just to find out more. Thankfully, Cregger is able to build off his ingenious idea and deliver a constantly surprising and often horrific mystery that blends drama and scares in a way that creates something truly special. The aforementioned premi

Former Chaturbate Moderator Sues Site Over ‘Psychological Trauma’

A former content moderator for the porn site Chaturbate has sued the platform and its affiliates, claiming that he was psychologically harmed by his ongoing exposure to the sexual material on the site. Neal Barber, who was hired as a moderator for the porn site in 2020, claims in a class action lawsuit that his employers knowingly and intentionally failed to “provide their content moderators with industry-standard mental health protections, such as content filters, wellness breaks, trauma-infor

‘Rick and Morty’ Exec Producer Dan Harmon Is Already Thinking 2 Seasons Ahead

Last night brought the season eight finale of Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty—a surprisingly poignant (by Rick and Morty standards) look at how Rick and the two Beths have coped with the loss of Diane, Rick’s wife and their mother. As you’d expect, sci-fi weirdness complicates their grief—but the episode, titled “Hot Rick,” brought a sense of closure as well as the suggestion that Rick’s emotional evolution will continue in future seasons. While fans of Rick and Morty have grown used to long wait t

How much pollution does AI create? Mistral breaks it down

What just happened? Mistral AI, a Paris-based venture focused on developing open-weight, open-source large language models, is now contributing to the AI discourse with a comprehensive lifecycle analysis of one of its models – guided by the same principles of openness that define its work. Mistral recently published an analysis of the environmental impact of one of its large language models. As chatbots and other AI-powered technologies become increasingly embedded in the global economy, Mistra

I might've found the best fix for headless server frustration - and it's highly customizable

GL.iNet Comet KVM ZDNET's key takeaways The GL.iNet Comet KVM lets you replace keyboard, mouse, and monitor with an Ethernet connection It works well, with good performance, a nice web interface, and specialty options for custom needs At $90, it's fairly pricey, especially when adding to a bunch of PCs, but it does the job. View now at Amazon It's always a happy day when I find a new gadget. It's a particularly happy day when that gadget solves an existing problem or (even better) removes a p