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Tim Cook standing in a sleek hallway inside Apple Park.

Apple’s big AI rollout at WWDC will reportedly focus on making Siri suck less

The NYT’s sources say execs realized last year the assistant looks antiquated next to ChatGPT.

Apple will reportedly focus its first round of generative AI enhancements on beefing up Siri’s conversational chops. The company will reportedly roll out a new version of Siri powered by generative AI at its WWDC keynote on June 10.

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Will Shanklin
Will Shanklin
6 hours ago
Samsung Q990D soundbar's front right corner with a TV and a Nintendo Switch console in the background.
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Samsung HW-Q990D soundbar review: A small but significant update

The home theater powerhouse got the one thing it was missing, but not much else.

Samsung's home theater powerhouse got the one thing it was missing, but not much else for this year's model.

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Billy Steele
Billy Steele
8 hours ago
GRUENHEIDE, GERMANY - MAY 10: Police confront environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla Gigafactory electric car factory on May 10, 2024 near Gruenheide, Germany. Activists have come from across Germany to demand a stop to plans by Tesla to expand the factory, which would involve cutting down at least 50 hectares of trees. Some locals also support the protest, citing stress to local groundwater reserves from the factory. (Photo by Axel Schmidt/Getty Images)

Climate protestors clash with police outside Tesla’s German gigafactory

Activists want to stop the plant’s planned expansion, which locals overwhelmingly oppose.

Climate protestors in Germany reportedly broke through police barricades on Friday, amid clashes between activists and law enforcement. The protestors either made it onto (according to protestors) or near (according to local police) the grounds of a Tesla gigafactory in Grünheide, Germany, near Berlin.

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Will Shanklin
Will Shanklin
8 hours ago
Despite the unchanged design, Apple has packed an assortment of updates into the new AirPods Pro. All of the conveniences from the 2019 model are here as well, alongside additions like Adaptive Transparency, Personalized Spatial Audio and a new touch gesture in tow. There’s room to further refine the familiar formula, but Apple has given iPhone owners several reasons to upgrade.

Apple's entire AirPods lineup is discounted, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

Including price drops on Kindles, Paramount+, LG OLED TVs and our favorite cheap mechanical keyboard.

This week's best tech deals include the AirPods Pro for $180, the Amazon Kindle for $80 and a year of Paramount+ with Showtime for $60, among others.

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Jeff Dunn
Jeff Dunn
10 hours ago

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The best smart plugs

The best smart plugs in 2024

We found one clear winner and a few others worth considering.

To find out which smart plug you should invite into your connected home, we tested ten, using Alexa, Siri and the Google Assistant.

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Amy Skorheim
Amy Skorheim
17 hours ago
The best midrange smartphones

The best midrange smartphones for 2024

Who says greatness has to be expensive?

Here's a list of the best midrange smartphones you can buy, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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I. Bonifacic, 
S. Rutherford 
05.09.2024
The best laptops

The best laptops for 2024

There's no shortage of sleek and powerful laptops and Chromebooks out there. These are our top picks.

Picking your next laptop can be a daunting task. The Engadget team has tested and reviewed dozens of laptops and these are our favorites.

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Devindra Hardawar
Devindra Hardawar
05.09.2024
The best budget Android phone

The best budget Android phone for 2024

Our favorite cheap Android phones all come in at under $500.

The Android phone space not only offers a variety of models made by different manufacturers, but also smartphones at all different price points. Here are the best budget Android phones you can buy today.

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Sam Rutherford
Sam Rutherford
05.09.2024

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