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This year, over 4,000 exhibitors descended on Las Vegas, Nevada to showcase their wares at CES, and the Engadget team was out in full force. The week started with press conferences from the biggest companies at the show, which were often a flurry of AI buzzwords, vague promises and very little in the way of hard news.More than one company even decided to forgo announcing things during their conferences to make way for more AI chatter, only to publish press releases later quietly admitting that, yes, actually, they did make some consumer technology. It’s appropriate, I guess, that as we’re…
ReutersFour people were killed in Kyiv and 25 others injured, authorities saidRussia has confirmed that it used the Oreshnik ballistic missile as part of a massive overnight strike on Ukraine on Thursday night.Four people were killed and 25 others injured in Kyiv, where loud booms could be heard for several hours, setting the sky alight with explosions.It is believed to be the second time that Moscow has used the Oreshnik, which was first deployed to hit the central city of Dnipro in November 2024.Russia’s defence ministry said the strike was a response to a Ukrainian drone attack on Vladimir Putin’s…
First Minister John Swinney says he would be willing to send troops from an independent Scotland to Ukraine as part of a peacekeeping force. The SNP leader said he would deploy troops in the event of an “acceptable peace” with Russia.Speaking to the Political Thinking with Nick Robinson podcast, Swinney also raised concerns about the US commitment to Nato. And he warned that a long period of peace in western Europe could be under threat. The first minister said: “If there’s a peace agreement that is acceptable to the people of Ukraine, that they find is in their interests, and…
Manchester United legend Roy Keane has revealed who he wants to be Ruben Amorim’s permanent replacement at Old Trafford in the summer. The Red Devils are currently in the process of replacing Amorim, who parted company with the Premier League giants on Monday morning. Amorim‘s position became untenable after he butted heads with the director of football, Jason Wilcox, while he has also had critics over his refusal to adapt and poor performances/results. Man Utd are planning to bring in an interim replacement until the summer, at which point they will appoint a more established permanent successor to oversee a…
Perhaps you like the idea of controlling your home appliances with your voice, but aren’t super keen on a data center processing recordings of you. Fair enough. The trade-off for most smart home conveniences is relinquishing at least some of your privacy. Today at CES, I saw a line of voice-controlled home appliances from Emerson Smart that adjust power and setting via voice commands. But commands are recognized on the devices themselves, not carried through Wi-Fi and processed elsewhere.The huge array of smart plugs, fans, heaters and even air fryers require no app for setup and don’t need access to…
Ione WellsBBC South America Correspondent, in Bogotá BBCColombia’s President Gustavo PetroColombia’s President Gustavo Petro has told the BBC that he believes there is now a “real threat” of US military action against Colombia. Petro said the United States is treating other nations as part of a US “empire”. It comes after Trump threatened Colombia with military action. He said that the US risks transforming from “dominating the world” to becoming “isolated from the world.” He also accused US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of acting like “Nazi brigades”. Trump has significantly expanded ICE operations as part of what the…
High street shops, pharmacies and music venues have called on Rachel Reeves to axe the looming increases to business rates for them as well as pubs.The government is expected to announce a climbdown on the increases to business rates bills faced by pubs in England in the coming days.Landlords and pub owners have been fiercely critical of the impending hikes, with more than 1,000 pubs banning Labour MPs from their premises.But other lobby groups and backbench MPs have urged the government to widen the relief, saying many other kinds of businesses will not be able to pay the higher bills.In…
Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai has issued a warning to Premier League leaders Arsenal ahead of Thursday’s match between the two sides. Any meetings between Arsenal and Liverpool this season were expected to be six-pointers in the race for the Premier League title, but this will not be the case on Thursday night. Arsenal have emerged as the clear favourites to win the title this term, but Liverpool are enduring a really disappointing season as they face a fight to qualify for the Champions League rather than retaining their title. Following Man City’s draw against Brighton on Tuesday, Arsenal will move…
The usual suspects always show up at CES — new TVs, laptops, chips, robots and the like. But CES is also a place where companies feel free to ask some very strange questions about how technology could further infiltrate our lives. For example, should your toilet analyze your poop? Should your nails change color on command? From experimental laptops to health tech that probably didn’t need a camera, these are the weirdest gadgets we spotted at CES 2026. Also, be sure to check out our list of the best CES tech we saw this year at the show.Throne toilet computerThe…
Australians in Victoria have been warned they should prepare for “property loss or worse” as much of the country faces extreme heatwave conditions. Temperatures on Friday and Saturday are forecast to hit record highs for most states and territories, with Victoria and South Australia in particular bracing for dangerous fire conditions due to strong winds and hot temperatures.A total fire ban is in place in Victoria and all regions across the state were given a “catastrophic” or “extreme” fire danger rating.”Victorians should brace themselves for more property loss or worse,” Country Fire Authority (CFA) chief officer Jason Heffernan told the…