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A new year is the perfect time to get your spending in order, and if you’re not trying to build your own spreadsheet, budgeting apps are one of the best ways to do it. To save yourself some money in the process, you can pick up a year-long subscription to Monarch Money, one of Engadget’s favorite budgeting apps, for just $50 if you use code NEWYEAR2026 at checkout and you’re a new subscriber. That’s a 50 percent discount on the service’s normal $100 price.Monarch Money makes for a capable and detailed budgeting companion. You can use the service via apps…
1Password has a new tool designed to counteract the advantages AI has given to phishing scammers. A new feature for the company’s browser extension gives you a “second pair of eyes” to help you catch a bogus website before entering your login info.Before AI, phishing attempts often included telltale signs like obvious typos or rudimentary graphic design. Now that AI makes it much easier to design and code convincingly, scams are on the rise. According to Fortune, 60 percent of companies reported an increase in fraud-related losses from 2024 to 2025. And the advent of AI browsers could make things…
US President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted ‘Board of Peace’, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours.”Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada’s joining,” Trump said on Truth Social in a post addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney, who made headlines this week when he warned of a “rupture” in the US-led global order. Canada had indicated that while it would not pay to be on the board, it would join. Meanwhile, EU chief Antonio Costa said…
TikTok has finalized the deal for its US entity, with its parent company ByteDance selling majority of its stake to a group of non-Chinese investors. The deal was closed just before the Trump Administration’s latest deadline, banning the app in the US unless it was divested from ByteDance, which will only retain 20 percent of the new entity. TikTok’s investors will own 80 percent, with Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, an Emirati-state owned investment firm, taking 15 percent each. Other investors include the investment firm of Dell’s CEO.The terms of the deal were first leaked last month, after TikTok CEO…
After adding Personal Intelligence to Gemini as an opt-in experience, Google has announced that it’s also integrating the feature into AI Mode in Search. What Personal Intelligence does is pull information from your Google apps to tailor its responses based on your history and interests. For Search, in particular, you can allow Personal Intelligence to look for information in your Gmail accounts and Google Photos libraries.If you use AI Mode to shop for clothes with the new feature enabled, for instance, Google could recommend items or models from a brand you previously purchased from. If it sees plane tickets or…
BBCYuvraj Mehta’s body was recovered hours after he fell into a waterlogged pit in NoidaThe death of a 27-year-old Indian IT professional after his car fell into an unmarked construction pit has raised questions around urban planning and road safety in India.Last Friday, at around midnight, Yuvraj Mehta was driving home in Noida, a suburb of the capital Delhi, through dense winter fog when his car reportedly hit a low boundary wall and plunged into the deep pit full of water. The site had reportedly been dug up a few years ago before work was stalled.Mehta, who didn’t know how…
Ubisoft has cancelled six video games – including its long-awaited Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time remake – as part of a “major reset” of its operations.The French developer and publisher, known for popular games such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry and Just Dance, has closed two studios and delayed seven titles as part of its changes.Ubisoft boss Yves Guillemot said the move would “create the conditions for a return to sustainable growth”.The firm’s shares plunged by 33% on Thursday morning following the announcement.The move comes at a time when studios are increasingly turning to video game remakes and…
Xbox is set to hold the fourth installment of its now-annual Developer Direct showcase on January 22. You’ll be able to watch the 2026 edition at 1PM ET on YouTube (including versions with audio descriptions and ASL), Twitch, Facebook and Steam. Xbox will stream the Developer Direct on its regional channels simultaneously, and it’ll be available on Bilibili on Friday.The YouTube stream might be the way to go, since that one will be available in 4K and 60 fps. Because we’re so nice, we’ve embedded that stream above, so all you have to do is click the play button when…
Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporterWatch: Who got nominated and who got snubbed?Awards pundits were taken by surprise from the first two words spoken at the Oscar nominations on Thursday.”Elle Fanning, for Sentimental Value,” said hosts Danielle Brooks and Lewis Pullman, as they kicked off the nominations with the best supporting actress category.Fanning’s appearance got things off to a spicy start from the earliest possible moment – she had received praise for her performance in the Norwegian family drama but few had predicted a nomination.The opening category set the tone for a string of snubs and surprises, which started coming thick and fast.…
Kerena Cobbina & Maia DaviesPool/Getty ImagesBarron Trump, the president’s fifth child, said he met the alleged victim on social mediaDonald Trump’s youngest son contacted UK police saying he witnessed a friend in London being “beat up” during a video call, a court has heard.Barron Trump, 19, told police he had friends call 999 from the US so that he could report the alleged attack in January 2025.Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of assault and two counts of rape, among other charges, against the alleged victim, who cannot be named for legal reasonsHe denies assault,…