The correct way to position your router's antennas depends on your home - Engadget

Know where to place your router and how to position its antennas should get you better coverage.

SOLDATOOFF/Shutterstock

OpenAI bets on families as ChatGPT goes deeper into households

More than three years after ChatGPT’s launch brought generative AI into the mainstream, OpenAI is broadening its focus beyond individual users to families.

OpenAI is hiring a dedicated product manager in San Francisco to build experiences for families, caregivers, and older adults across its products. The role calls for experience building products for parents and families, and other trust-sensitive consumer experiences, according to the job posting.

Engadget review recap: Steam Machine, Samsung Music Studio 7, Oura Ring 5 and more - Engadget

A roundup of recent reviews published by Engadget.

Jessica Conditt for Engadget

From a major new piece of gaming hardware to the latest smart ring, our latest batch of reviews once again runs the gamut of product categories. We've also conducted in-depth testing of HP's new ultraportable laptop, a Samsung speaker and an excellent new Alienware OLED display. Read on for the details on any of those items you might've missed, and prepare for a new slate of reviews coming soon to Engadget.

Your Samsung Gallery won't be able to sync with Microsoft OneDrive soon - Engadget

Your photos don't have to go home, but they can't stay here.

Max Miller for Engadget

Those who've been Samsung Galaxy owners for long enough will no doubt have experienced a pop-up or prompt on their device encouraging users to back up their photos and videos to Microsoft OneDrive. Samsung sits in a unique position within the modern computing ecosystem. Its most popular devices run Google's Android operating system, but it also makes a healthy number of Windows PCs. It therefore has strong ties with both companies, but that integration with OneDrive is coming undone in the near future.

Engadget Indie Pitch: Penguin Colony - Engadget

“You won’t know until you do and then it is too late.”

ORIGAME DIGITAL

There are so many rad and important games coming out from smaller studios all the time, and the Engadget Indie Pitch is here to highlight some that you simply must see.

EU says Facebook and Instagram's 'addictive' design is illegal - Engadget

The European Commission says Meta’s current mitigation measures can’t prevent social media addiction.

Kenneth Cheung/Getty Images

The European Commission says Meta did implement addictive designs for Instagram and Facebook, and it is in violation of the bloc's Digital Services Act. It started investigating the company over addiction and safety concern for minors in May 2024, focusing on features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications and the apps' highly personalized recommendation systems. Now, the commission has released its preliminary findings, wherein it said that the company "did not adequately assess the risks of its addictive design on the physical and mental wellbeing of users, including minors and vulnerable adults."

Microsoft's AI drive saw its carbon emissions grow by 25 percent in 2025 - Engadget

The company said it wanted to be carbon negative by 2030.

Jean-luc Ichard/Getty Images

Microsoft's carbon emissions grew 25 percent year over year in 2025, the company has revealed in its 2026 environmental sustainability report. The report covers the company's 2025 fiscal year and measures its progress against its 2020 baseline. Microsoft says this growth in emissions is mostly caused by the expansion of its investments in AI data center infrastructure. 

Valve Steam Machine review: This would've been perfect five years ago - Engadget

The Steam Machine isn't worth the price that Valve is asking.

Engadget

RATING : 6.5 / 10

When I appeared on the Engadget Podcast last week, I casually compared the Steam Machine to the Steam Deck, essentially calling my review unit a beefed-up version of Valve's handheld. Now that I've spent a few more days with the box in my living room, and Valve has rolled out additional updates, I'm willing to admit that was a too-harsh comparison. In truth and totality, I'd compare the $1,049 Steam Machine to an entry-level ninth generation console, or perhaps a decent gaming PC back in 2021.

Google Photos adds a new AI ‘Video Remix’ tool

Google Photos is getting a new “Video Remix” feature that can edit and transform videos in seconds, Google announced

Venus Aerospace raises $90M Series B to build a new kind of rocket engine

Build a new kind of rocket engine and the world will beat a path to your door. Or at least that’s how it’s worked out for Venus Aerospace and its Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine (RDRE), an ultra-efficient way to hurl stuff into the sky.