Anthropic brings web search to free Claude users

Anthropic is continuing to trickle down features to its free users. The latest one to make the leap out of subscriber-only mode is web search, which the company introduced to its AI chatbot Claude in March. According to Anthropic, connecting Claude to the web allows it to deliver more ac

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Apple buys the maker of Sneaky Sasquatch

Apple has bought a game studio for the first time. Digital Trends reported on Tuesday that the company has scooped up RAC7. The two-person team is behind the Apple Arcade hit Sneaky Sasquatch.

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Texas enacts age-verification law for app stores

Texas is the latest state to adopt an age-verification law for app stores. Despite lobbying from big tech, reportedly including a personal

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Video Games Weekly: Grand Theft Auto is no friend to the queer community

Welcome to the initial installment of Video Games Weekly on Engadget. Expect a new story every Monday (yes, we realize today is Tuesday), broken into two parts. The first is a space for short essays, observations and ramblings about video game trends and related topics from me, a reporter who's covered the industry for more than 13 years. The second contains the video game stories from the past week that you need to know about, including some headlines from outside of Engadget.

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EU regulators are investigating Pornhub and three other sites

European regulators are investigating Pornhub. On Monday, the European Commission (EC) accused the platform of not doing enough to block underage access. Also included in the investigation are Stripchat, XNXX and XVideos.

The EC suspects the porn sites have breached the

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Cities: Skylines II delays Bridges & Ports DLC to Q4

The saga of Cities: Skylines II has involved a lot of frustration, and the years-long ride still doesn't appear to be over. The latest news from the developer is yet another delay, this time for the planned Bridges & Ports DLC. Colossal Order will release a small free update to the game on June 11 as planned, but the full expansion is now being pushed back to some time in Q4.

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The Browser Company stops active development of Arc in favor of new AI-focused product

The Browser Company has stopped active development of the popular Arc web browser, according to a blog post from CEO Josh Miller. There will still be updates to fix security issues and the like, but there will likely be no new features added to the product.

Miller says that "for most people, Arc was simply too different, with too many new things to learn, for too little re

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TCL's newest TVs will automatically calibrate wireless speakers

Dolby's automatic speaker calibration tech FlexConnect finally comes to market via TCL's 2025 QD-Mini LED TVs. The company had originally announced the technology back in 2023, and

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WhatsApp finally launches an official version for iPads

The wait is (finally) over. There's an official WhatsApp release for Apple iPads. It only took 16 years, as WhatsApp first entered the scene all the way back in 2009. As a matter of fact, the messaging platform predates the iPad itself, which launched in 2010.

The iPad offers much more screen real estate than a smartphone, and Meta seems to have made good use of the extra

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 is cheaper than ever right now

Memorial Day weekend might be over but the sales have kept coming. Current deals include an all-new low price on the

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