Ernst Öpik: How did a scientist fleeing the Red Army end up in Armagh?

pros and cons Pros A genuinely whisper-quiet Windows 11 Pro mini PC. Comes with a three-year warranty, beating the competition that mostly offers a year. Easy to upgrade the RAM and M.2 storage drive. Cons No USB-C ports limit external expansion possibilities. Only single RAM and M.2 slots, so any upgrading means having to throw…

We’re gearing up for CES 2026! Engadget will be on the ground, once again, to dive into the latest TVs, wearables and other wild tech from the world’s biggest consumer electronics show. In this episode, we chat about some new products we expect to see, like Micro RGB LED TVs and AI devices, and peer…

Every year I read through thousands of Startup Battlefield applications. And every year, I see the same pattern: The founders who belong on this stage are often the ones who almost didn’t apply. They think they’re too early. They think they need more traction. They think the program is for companies further along than they…

TikTok announced on Tuesday that it’s introducing new ad formats, including one that displays another brand’s logo alongside TikTok’s on the launch page when users open the app. The new “Logo Takeover” ad format allows companies to co-brand with TikTok in a way that captures users’ attention from the second they open the app. TikTok…

TikTok, which is under new ownership in the U.S., said Sunday that it has restored service after outages last week that marred user experiences. The social network has over 220 million users in the U.S. The company blamed last week’s snowstorm, which caused an outage at an Oracle-operated data center responsible for TikTok operations. “We…

We’re starting to hit our stride in 2026. Now that February is here, our reviews team is flush with new devices to test, which means you’ve got a lot to catch up on if you haven’t been following along. Read on for a roundup of the most compelling new gear we’ve tested recently from gaming,…