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CES is the January trade show where the tech industry kicks off the year with a bevy of new and notable announcements — and it’s less than a week away. The CES 2026 show floor is officially open from January 6 through 9, but the fun kicks off with events on Sunday January 4 and a host of press conferences on Monday. As always, product demos, announcements and networking will be happening at the Las Vegas Convention Center and other hotels all over the city. As usual, Engadget will be covering the event in-person and remotely, bringing you news and…

Two Xiaomi electric car models in different colors are pictured here on Nov. 2, 2025.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesBEIJING — China’s electric car boom is ending in 2025 on a soft note, with sales dipping and analysts warning that a fierce price war is likely to persist.Not only did Tesla see its sales drop by 7.4% from a year ago, but market leader BYD also reported a 5.1% decline, according to data from the China Passenger Car Association covering January through November. BYD’s passenger car sales in November alone fell by an even steeper 26.5% from a year ago, while newer rivals, including vehicles powered…

If cleaning up your digital life is on your New Year’s resolution list, we’ve got good news: 1Password is offering half off its subscription plans now through December 30. This includes the Individual and Families plans.That brings the price of the Individual plan down to $24 for a year and the Families plan down to $36 for a year. The plans are nearly identical, but the Families plan accommodates five additional people. These discounts are only available to new customers and the prices expire after the year, so set a reminder to cancel or reassess.1PasswordThis provider topped our list of…

Held to a single goal for the first time since mid-November, Wisconsin fell to defending national champion Western Michigan, 4-1, in the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off championship game Dec. 30 at Fiserv Forum.The Broncos scored the final four goals, beginning with a controversial play early in the second period and culminating with an empty-netter from former Badger William Whitelaw in the final three minutes and then an insurance goal seconds after the ensuing faceoff.AdvertisementWisconsin has played for the championship in each of the six editions of the tournament, winning four of the first five. With the Badgers (13-3-2, 8-2-0 Big…

In 2024, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips finally made Arm-based Windows laptops viable. Unlike previous Arm laptops that struggled to even run Windows well, this new class offered solid performance and the best battery life on Windows, and they impressed us in Microsoft’s own Surface Laptop and Surface Pro offerings. But inconsistent app compatibility remained the biggest hurdle to running Windows on Arm. (It forced me to use the watered-down Adobe Lightroom app instead of Lightroom Classic, and that’s a sin.) And playing games, one of Windows’ greatest strengths against the walled garden of Apple’s Macs, was basically a nonstarter.Throughout 2025,…

Finally, we tested how long the lamps stayed illuminated after a full charge to find any discrepancies between reported battery life and actual battery life.What we looked for in cordless table lampsWe limited our selection to rechargeable table lamps, leaving out disposable-battery-operated table lamps. We wanted to get as many “name-brand” lamps as possible, since they are able to offer warranties and customer service that generic lamps from Amazon won’t have. But due to the sheer popularity of some of those generic lamps, we chose to test the bestsellers and highly rated cordless rechargeable table lamps from Amazon as well.We…

Healing crystals are believed to have qualities that can help them transcend and transmute emotions. Some even argue they can help alleviate headaches, eliminate negativity, cleanse our chakras, enhance communication, and promote a calm atmosphere. So, as we enter a new season and year, it’s the perfect moment to consider how we might use them as a tool to refresh the energy in our homes and personal spaces. Consider this a magical opportunity to escape the staleness of fall. Those vibes are so last season!I’ve always had a love affair with crystals (the first career I dreamed of as a…

In 2026, the leaders of America’s (former) trading partners are going to have to grapple with the political consequences of tit-for-tat tariffs. A tariff is a tax paid by consumers, and if there’s one thing the past four years have taught us, it’s that the public will not forgive a politician who presides over a period of rising prices, no matter what the cause.Luckily for the political fortunes of the world’s leaders, there is a better way to respond to tariffs. Tit-for-tat tariffs are a 19th-century tactic, and we live in a 21st-century world—a world where the most profitable lines…

Opportunities are like sunrises, if we wait too long we miss them. Too often we waste our time waiting for the ideal path to appear. But it never does of course. Because we forget that paths are made by walking, not waiting. Let this be your wake-up call today! If you always sit around until you feel 100 percent ready for the journey, you’ll likely be sitting around for the rest of your life. Most of the time you just have to get up and go for it. And no, you shouldn’t feel any more confident before you take the…

The Cleveland Browns defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers removed some of the drama with regard to the 2026 NFL Draft. As long as the Browns won, the Las Vegas Raiders and New York Giants were still going to be in a position to pick Nos. 1 and 2 regardless of Sunday’s result. By way of a 34-10 defeat, Las Vegas is now in position to pick first and has a need at the quarterback position. Although Indiana’s Fernando Mendoza and Oregon’s Dante Moore are regarded as the top two quarterback prospects, neither has declared yet.Cleveland, meanwhile, falls to No. 6 overall and…